The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-09-16
BRYAN UOULDN'T MEET COCHRAN
The Latter Speaks Alone ontTrusts in
Chicago.

Chicago, Sept. 15--The exciting Joint
debate looked for tonight between Will
liam j. Bryan and w. Bourke Cochran
on trusts at the trust convention did
not take place, Central Music hall was
packed with an eager audience, but
those present had to content themselves
without the oratory of Mr.. Bryan, who,
however. sat on the platform. Mr..
Bryan reached Central Music hall early
in the evening. He was greeted by
members of the programme committee
of the civic federation conference on
trusts, Mr.. Bryan surprised the COM
mittee by declining to speak at the
night session with Mr. Cochran, in ac-
cordanee with the programme previous
~ arranged. Mr.. Bryan explained that
he Gid not want the impression to go
out that he was to enter into d debate
with Mr.. Cochran. Mr.. Cochran was
sent for and Mr.. Bryan discussed the
situation. Mr.. Bryan asserted that he
rpVer said he would follow Mr. Cochran
with an address on the same evening.
Mr.. Cochran wanted to talk at the
same session with the Nebraskan and
offered to flip a coin to determine who
should deliver the closing address. Mr..
Bryan would not accept this PROPOSE
ton Mr.. Cochran then agreed to ap-
pear at any time the committee desired.
The programme was then changed to
meet Mr. Bryan's wishes. Mr.. Bryan
will speak at to-morroW's session.
Though disappointed in failing to see
Bryan and Cochran pitted against each
other, the audience enjoyed a rare treat,
as Mr.. Cochran was at his best and his
speech was punctuated with frequent
and prolonged applause. When Mr..
Bryan appeared a the entrance there
was tumultuous cheering, which lasted
until the moment he had taken his seat
on the stand, Mr.. Foulke of Indiana,
was in the middle of an address when
the outburst occurred and put the audi
ence in good humor by remarking: 'I
guess you came here tonight to hear
somebody else speak" Mr.. Foulke was
followed by Hon. Edward Rosewater of
close attention.
The chair then introduced Hon. w.
Bourke Cochran Of New York. At the
close of his speech the New Yorker won
the hearts of his listeners by paying
Mr., Bryan well chosen compliment,
which the democratic leader blushingly
acknowledged. Mr.. Cochran likened
Mr., Bryan to a monopoly and claimed
that he was a bigger monopoly as the
leader of the democratic party than any
financial corporation in the world Mr..
Cochran spoke for about two hours and
when he concluded cries for Bryan
came from all over the house. Finally,
Mr., Bryan arose and said that, for the
good of the conference, all partisan
feeling should be eliminated from the
and although he agreed with
Mr. Cochran in many of his arguments,
it was necessary that his side Of the
should be given to-mor-
row.
Mr.. Cockran's speech was in part as
follows: THE precise question which
we have been called to consider is the
effect upon the general prosperity of the
Of combinations, whether
of capital or labor. I shall define pros
perity as an abundance Of commodities
fairly distributed among those who pro-
produce them l hope to establish that
there cannot be abundant production
of commodities without an extensive
in the form of wages in a
wherein prosperity is based up
on freedom We can all agree that
there can be no distribution if there is
no production and that there cannot
be extensive distribution unless there
is an abundant production. If this def
nition Of prosperity is correct, Il is
plain that there is no reason why a SEN
sible man should grow excited either i'll
approval of or resentment at a combina-
ton merely as such. A combination
may be coed or bad according to its ,f-
feet An industrial system which or-
crates to swell the volume of produce
lion should be commended; any thing
hat operates to restrict it should be
"Now, whether these great combina-
ions of capital or these combinations of
abor operate to raise or to reduce it is
l subject about which there has been n |
vide diversity of opinion. Some con-
end that the tendency of these COM
1nations Of capital is to cheaper the |
product Others say that it is to ra Sc |
he price of product.