The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-02-16

same strain, and Lewis Nixon, Tam
many Halls leader, asked for united
Democratic party in Brooklyn, New
York City and state, so that victory
in future contests would be assured.
BOurke Cochran came next
Cochran Gives Advice.
1T seems TO me- began Mr. Cochran.
that at this time when many men be-
lieve the disasters which have over
taken the Democratic party portend its
final collapse, we will honor Tilden's
memory most fittingly by recalling how
he led it from disasters more crushing
thirty years ago to a series of bril-
liant victories and a long season Of
patriotic usefulness. If there be any
difference in the conditions of the Dem
ocratic party at the beginning of 1902
md the condition at the close of 1872, it
is that its present prospects are now
less desperate than they seemed to be
then. In 1872, the Democrats made an
alliance with an Off-shOot Of the Re
publican party called the Liberal Re
publicans-and the renewal of the ex-
pertinent has resulted in d repetition
Of the experience.
- ne deTeat of the party then was so
Overwhelming that its final destruction
was anticipated by the opposition. just
as Republican orators and newspapers
affect to believe that its extinction has
/ been irrevOcably decreed by recent re-
verses.
Republican aScendancy seemed so
I secure that in 1874 it was difficult to
! find a candidate who would accept. The
campaign proceeded amid an apathy
characteristic of a foregone and newt
able conclusion; hardly a meeting was
/ held, scarcely bet was recorded; the
utmost that the most sanguine Demo-
crat hoped to accomplish was the re-
duction of the Republican majority, yet
| when the votes were counted at the
/ close Of a very peaceful and apparently
! listless election day, it was found that
! the ground on which Republican con-
! fidence appeared TO rest in absolute
safety had been rent and torn by a
4 political earthquake. Republican SUI
/ preHacy was subverted by a revolution
ildering in its completeness. The
Use of representatives, which had
Overwhelmingly Republican.
lame Democratic by an equally
/ decisive preponderance. States which
had been loyal to the Repub-
iiCsn party STREETS foundation
I elected Democratic administrations.
/ Even Massachusetts and Penusylva MIA
broke loose from their Republican
moorings, while in this state the ma
| jOrity of $1,000 cast for Dix in 1872 was
/ reversed, and Samuel j. Tilden was
elected governor by a majority of al
most equal proportions. The party
which had been pronounced dead awoke
to a new life. During the twenty years
which followed the Democracy elected
it's candidate for the presidency three
times and twice it inaugurated him. 1t
controlled the house of representatives
continuously, with the exception of two
congresses.
Unity of Republicans.
Mr.. Cochran asked if it was then
unreasonable to hope that what has
happened before may happen again.
and proceeded to point out at length
that IF the Democracy is to win in
1902 it must accept the lesson taught
| by Tilden's leadership in 1874
Our opponents said he, differ
more widely on great public questions
than we do, but among Republicans
divergence on the views never inter
feres with their cooperation in pur-
suit Of Office. Their speeches show
radical conflict on every public ques-
ton; on reciprocity, on ship subsidies,
on imperialism. on the retention Of the
Philippines. on the treatment of Cuba,
yet these differences have never him
dered them and never viii hinder ITEM
| from supporting unitedly and enthusi-
astically the party candidates
The reason continued the speaker
why divisions of opinion do not pre-
vent Republicans from remaining
united at the polls, while differences
much less serious suffice TO tear the
! Democracy into factions and reduce
, it to impotence is perfectly plain. Re
, publicans are in politics for themselves
: Democrats for their country. Repub-
, licans profess principles to secure pow
: er: Democrats seek power to enforce
5 principles Republicans allow nothing
/ 10 interfere with success in getting
t possession of office; Democrats viii
5 sacrifice all prospects of Office rather
} than suppress or compromise an opin-
{ ion"
Mr.. Cochran said there was no need
to seek an issue and added:
Imperialism, with its iuseparable OBJ
! ject. plunder, was the issue in 1874. as
it is and must be the issue now. Thu
= same predatory purposes dominated
e the Republican party then that dom
mate it now. It's defeat is essentia
f to the safety of the republic now a!
!. it was then" Edward Nj. Shepard alsC
2 spoke