Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-04-27
Euunu 7uedesda april u 1904

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strain on his feelings as might be
supposed. especially With rumors in the
air of $25o,00o checks out of Hanna
educational fund"
Mr. DaiZeI! made a comparison of thf
various campaign utterances of Mr
Cochran. and said that If in 1896 he
was combating the destruction OF the
supreme court of the United States, II
1900 he was missing blow that would
have resulted in such destruction; II
in 1896 he was opposing the nulllilca'
ton or abridgment; If In 1896 he was
fighting With the fortunes that repre-
scented the fundamental conditions OF
civilized society, in 1900 he was eXer-
cising all his power to the contrary
Mr.. Dalzell closed amid wild republican
applause with a most bitter denuncia
ton of Mr. Cochran. He referred to
that gentlemans speech before the
democratic convention which sent hlm
to congress, in which Mr.. Cochran SAID:
1--WE have reached a point where the
country is regarded as an international
hoodlun." Facing the democratic side
and looking directly at Mr. Cochran,
Mr. Dalzell said that utterance was OF
as much interest to them as 1t was to
himself IF there be any hoodlums
amongst u.s." he said, speaking with
much vehemence, they are not the
product of American soil. American IN
stitutions or American civilizations. lie
was Interrupted with loud and pro-
longed republican applause. Continu-
ing. he said. They are to be found
rather amongst those adventures who.
having left their own country for their
/ country's good, find in the field OF
| American politics a prolific source OF
notoriety and pelf, men who without
conscience and without conviction. find
an opportunity now with one party.
now with another. to find a market for
their peculiar wares, among which is
not responsibility. He took MS seat
amid another storm of republican APP
| plause.
Cochran Replies.
7. Mr.. Cochran had sat thru the en-
/ tire speech of Mr.. Dalzell unmoved ans
waiting for him to finish. Then, rising
| from his seat. he was greeted with tu-
multous applause by the democrats.
/ When order was restored. Mr. Cock
ran said he could scarcely realize that
i this extraordinary display of personal
rancor and vituperation will be accept
ed by the republican party as the key
note of this presidential campaign.
| Personally, he said, he did not care TO
engage in war OF abuse with the
gentleman" from Pennsylvania. Mr..
IDalxeli he declared, had thought 1t
| proper to justify q charge OF infamy
against a fellow member by searching
the various channels thru which
Anonymous elimination circulates In
a political campaign and with hands
Inc cleaner than those with which It
deals, hurls it over a body of delib-
erative men" Many things, he said,
had been quoted which had been at
ltributed to him, some of which were
garbled extracts of speeches and some
of which We're alleged interviews he
never held. Therefore. he said, the
gentlemen perhaps. has some right to
complain that the charge which he
voiced here last Saturday had been
| left these many years unnoiced by
me-
| Denies Receiving Money.
| Mr.. Cochran denied the charge that
| he had received $4,000 from the Pal!
mer and Buckner campaign commit
tee. He also denied in the most posi-
tive manner that he ever had received
money for supporting President Nc
kinley's election In 1895.
He denied the charge that he ever
was a greenbacker and said in the
campaign of 1896 he combatted with
all his energy what he believed to be
a heresy regarding the finances, adj
vocated by Mr. Bryan. He had believ-
| lad Mr TSy-y.9 tn ha a n "a al hnn
est man. and had predicted that when
he saw his error on the financial ques-
ton he would be the first to take the
plank out of the platform. Within the
last few days, however. he said, Mr..
Bryan had demonstrated that he was
attached to an idea and would tear
down everything rather than yield.
! II Mr.. Dalzell believed the charges
he had brought against him it showed
him (Mr. DalzelD in a pitiable stage
He was in infamy and. did not know It,
He had confessed to his own party's
corruption. He had proved, If he had
proved anything, that the presidential
election had been purchased. It had
been charged that s16,000,000 had
been spent by the republican campaign
committee in that campaign. Mr..
Cochran said that he never had be-
lieved these charges himself
| He added: Il can always protect
myself from the gentleman from Penn
| sylvania, by choosing my own side Of
the street. Before l sit down shall
ask this house to agree with me on
this. that If what the gentleman has
said is true, / am unworthy of its
membership: il what he has said ba
false, he is unworthy of membership"
He continued: This will take q wider
range than our personal virtues. 7
shall ask for a committee to investi-
gate this charge, and shall ask for
power to send for persons and papers"
Mr.. Cochran then presented lengthy
resolution to this effect and ordering
the committee to report at the opening
Of the next session.
Loud democratic applause followed
Mr.. Cockran's reading Of the resolu-
ion. He then resumed and said that
when that resolution was adopted In
all it's terms something more impor-
tant than his conduct or the action Of
the member from Pennsylvania would
be made clear.
I'VE will see" he said, "just how the
election in 1895 was conducted and We
will see whether in fact the presidency
was bought or purchased or whether
1t was won in honorable political con-
fftrf or rar,raSanfa5 tho