The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-04-24
COCHRAN s LIPS
HOT WITH SCORN
His DisdainfuI Wrath
POurs on DaIze!I.
You WORKED FOR HIRE
This Charge Launched Against the
Eloquent New Yorker, Declaring
He Aided Mckinley for Re-
publican Gold, Met with
Passionate Denial.
(By the Associated Press.)

Washington. April 23.-Two of the
heavy weight" speakers of the House of
Representatives held sway in that body
today. incidentally, the bill for com
mission to investigate the question CT
ship subsidy was passed 144 to 49,
Representative Hepburn, of Iowa, first
aroused and held Republican enthusiasm
at a high pitch. After an hour and a
half he Welded the floor, which was taken
possession of by Bourke Cochran, of New
York, who brought from his Democratic
colleagues thunderous applause and
cheers. Mr.. Cochran spoke for two
hours.
The feature of the day, which was clear
ly of the sensational order was a charge
of Mr.. Dalzell against Mr.. Cochran that
he had worked for hire for the election
of Mr.. McKinle-. The announcement of
this charge and of the gentleman who
made 1t was In language bitter with re-
sentiment and scorn.
Mr.. Hepburn referred to the criticism
of the President by Mr.. Kitchn yester,
day. Then gentleman, he said, was
member OF a coordinate branch of the
government yet you listened to the bit
ter, yea, the criminal denunciation of the
President. This was a degradation of the
nation III the eyes of the world, he de-
clared.
Referring to ''the alleged quotation from
the President that there is strain of
barbarism running through the people of
the South, Mr.. Hepburn said the gentle
man had sought to place the responsibility
tor this barbaric spirit upon the Presi-
dent of the United States, placing him as
one who was the advocate OF lynchng
and the justifier OF the horrid outrages
which take place in the section Of the
country from which the gentleman comes.
That these thlr~s did take place, Mr..
Hepburn said there was no denial but the
Presidents statement had reference to the
frontier
Mr.. Hepburn took the Democrats to
task for talking tariff before the money
question was settled.
First he asked if it was not settled.
mo, shouted Mr. Maddox (Ga.)
MI Hepburn read that part of the Dem.
ocratic platform of 1896 which said that
nc agitation of tariff changes should be
made until after the money question was
settled.
Speaking Of Democratic Presidential
possibilities Mr.. Hepburn said Hearst
that young giant of the West" was not
liked by the leaders. SO the friends OF
Cleveland, German and Olney. got togeth-
er and found a man who had never ut
tered a single political sentiment. and at
once said, This is our man."
But when the masses of the Republi.
can party shall name by reclamation
Theodore Roosevelt prolonged Republi-
can appause), it would be because they
know him.
hWen Mr. Hepburn concluded Clau5e
kItchin expressed surprise at the attack
on himself by the Gentlemen from Ohio
and Iowa (Mr. Grosvenor and Mr.. Hep
burn). He was their friend and only
tried to impeach the gentleman who had
assaulted them. He agreed with Mr.. Gros-
venor in his published estimate OF Theo-
dore Roosevelt. If the gentlemen would
listen he would show them that he was
the best friend they had. He had quoted
the President yesterday that they were
politically corrupt.
Il said to myself, am going to rescue
those gentlemen if Theodore Roosevelt
order; Qaughter). What thanks have 7
got for it? They have called me peanut
politician
Mr. Cochran after discussing the tariff
question said the difference between the
two parties, which was indicated in every
Republican song" was that the Dem1
cratic party did not know what it wanted
and did not know how to get it. the Re-
publican party knew what itwanted
Qaughter) and always knew how to reach
out for it. The Democratic party waa
essentially one of divisions.
We are going into the campaign torn
with distracted feelings; many OF Us
holding divergent views. That is a fea-
ture of Democratic procedure. That is
why we are, going to hold a convention
You are exposed to no such peril. Your
proceedings are already arranged for you
in public building at the other end of
Pennsylvania avenue"
Mr.. Cochran humorously referred to a
remark said to have been made by Presi-
dent Roosevelt about good and bad trusts
He said that naturally bad trusts aro
those which raised prices. But a great
onslaught had been made on one which
did not raise prices. the Northern Securi
ties Company, and it had only been COM
PEELED to change its dose. The trusts
which raised prices were those Whlch
were protected by tariff wall.
Mr.. Cochran continued ms argument
against protection and the protective sys-
TEN.
Mr.. Dalzell Gowa) asked Mr.. Cochran
if he held the same views when he was
making Republican speeches IN 1896.
Mr.. Cochran responded that he never
made q Republican speech III his lie; that
he supported Mckinley when the pic
had forced financial plank in the plat
form which he'd not met his (Cockran's)
approval.
Il viii state that ] have been informed
that it was profitable to the gentleman
from New York to support Mckinley when
he did, remarked MI. Dalzell, amid ap-