The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-31

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Inc resolution was adopted with a great
shou. OUT single negative vote beng
meatd 'iler Tie roar OF ayes had subsload.
ne CHAIRMAN. III declaring me resolution
ADOPTED. Smilinsly stated that because Of
me on" voice 10 the contrary. ne "ou.a
hale " 10 a'''aIe ll carried almost uhanl-
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ePr"Se"'"''Ne '""hra" speech
Hon. Charles y Cochran Of Missouri
WAS rbep iufrcdured and sr,rl,a for nearly
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In a country like ours political parues
are inevitable. There are constantly oo-
curing grave questions OF public impor-
tance. involving vital issues among me
citizens. Thus factions are formed, TIE
one favortng and the other opposing a
public proposition oi importance ana IL Is
ms Nhleh HaAes poillioai par ne lnsN MA
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iu.iaH anu tue tNeI'iSe ol po"el "l'io"-
a lew. ihfo.tihg as necessary Sohseq quehce
'he sefNl'oat oil the many Ihls parry con
TENDS. In eject. Ihat the mass OF the peo-
PIE Is incapable oi sen government ana
hence that power must be centred IN doml-
naUf class he gf her naTIN resolves nNelf
into championship Of the masses and
against the authority which seeks TO cen
iraliza government at the expense OF the
fun consideration TO which the rights OF
the people ar large are entitled
such are the respectiva aims of the Re
publican and Democratic parties Il may
be argued that the leaders OF a party do not
always represent the best interests of that
party. To this I reply that no party can be
better than It's leadership. That party
whose leaders demonstrate openlv. with
scarcely the ,,re,a,,ca ,,f concsalnenr tbs+
,hev baya so,lsb, otgioe e,cIusiyeIv for tba
means which T. ofars tbsn, for enricbing
.bs,pesl,,os s,,5 ,,,iis,,-;,,, -, ,b., Interests
of he vas1tb, classes al at The cost .f
the naonla ,1na,,es+ionabIv bslongs IN mar
pro,n which 7 ~. ,,sr,o5 se seeking ia
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against trusts and corporations. and
against that r,oiicr which has rendered the
Republican party odious even to many
OF those who have hitherto been its stanch
upholders. believe the time is at hand
when the greatness of the masses will be
revealed and by the eternal COD. be-
lieve that we. who represent the interests
Of the masses. viii rule the Democratic
party.
TT has been argued by certain gentle
men in the Democratic party that there
is no need for cur instructing delegates
to the convention but I do not believe
that q good Bryan man will object to being
instructed. II any but Bryan men were
to be nominated in the delegation of six
which We viii send to that convention.
then. perhaps We would not make the at
tempt but a Bryan man is now synonya
nous with a good Democrat. and a good
Democrat Is always willing 10 be iu-
iILcleu as 20 Tue NiaHes Oi Ihe Peopie-
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trust acting i'm the interests of his party
and of the people and he should be in
strueted as to the wishes Of those whom
..e .si'i ,s,,.S . 10 no' Iooh a 'Ne sp-
ssy. Ne ,eiII rantl,re the House of Ranra-
sanistfves and put the Democratic marty
ON irs feet again feel confden, mar
,-a are going 10 elect the next President
of The United states and ,hai his name
will ba William Jennings Rryan
WHO shall be The antagonist Of our
cbamrion which the Republican partv can
puf into the feIds We ask them in the
presence of The people here present and
OF their press to name their knight who
shall meet William Jennings BRYAN the
man who bears with him the hopes Of the
Democratic party and the political saliva
tioD of his country. Gifted with the wis
dom of an AIcibiades or A Plato the elc-
queuce OF 4. Demosthenese or A Cicero with
The bold genius Of NAPOLEON without
his vices. The diplomacy Of TaIleyrnnd
without his duplicity. and the rugged hon
esty of Andrew jackson without his OBJ
stiuacy he is the noblest representative
OF the noblest cause that ever entered the
political arena"
NJ Rhaa,. .ddr.
HOB SohA = "uea Oh hen'u'Ay was iheu
introduced and in a speech which lasted
ovp- an hour and was nuuctuaied with
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the Democrats anu ie'Ilea 'he weaknesses
and errors of The Republicans. He spoke
In part as follows
The highest privilege Of citizens is the