The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-04-27

OF the same committee, has been paid
money by a political party to support the
candidate for the presidency nominated in
opposition to the party with which the
said William Bourke Cochran had there
tOfOre been affiliated; and whereas, the
charge though attacked specifically on
the floor by the said William Bourke
Cochran, has not been Withdrawn by the
said John DalZell; and whereas, the said
charge. if true. establishes such conduct
as should unfit any man for membership
in this house. and if false. should be 50
declared and its author censured severely;
therefore, be II
Resolved. That a select committee OF
five members be appointed by the chair
to inquire into the truth Of said charge
and to report the testimony with their
conclusions thereon TO this house at its
session beginning the first Monday Of De-
cember next.
Another resolution calls for persons
and papers.
Promises Something More.
Loud Democratic applause followed
Mr.. Cockran's reading Of the resOIu
ton He then resumed and said that
when that resolution was adopted in
all its terms something more important
that his conduct or the action Of the
member from Pennsylvania would be
made clear. He said:
We will see just how the election IN
1896 was conducted and We viii know
whether IN fact the presidency was bought
or whether it was Won b. honorable poIit-
zeal conflict OF whether it represented
as the gentleman from Pennsylvania
would have Us believe the skill in cor
ruptiOn which was possessed by the man
ayers of the Republican organiza ton.
If it be true. he said, that that cam
palgn resulted in such use Of money as
had been described, there was but one
possible safety for the republic.
The gentleman from Pennsylvania
Mr.. Cochran said, had asked him, who
ii was that We would choose for our
standard bearer" I said there was
man out in Missouri whom we might
choose to nominate as our standard
bearer, because the main issue Of this
campaign viii not be how we are 10
collect revenue but" he said. amid
wild Democratic cheers. how we are
TO keep the thieves from stealing its
proceeds"
Touches Up Roosevelt.
Mr.. Cochran, still facing the Repub-
Hcans, said:
You have a distinguished candidate al
ready named, in the White. house. who IS
student OF voice III professions Of reform.
We always have elevated Democrats TO
dignity VINO have known how 10 prosecute
the men who violated the law and brought
reform into disgrace. Your candidate de-
n0unces corrUptionists, between elections,
and utillZes them at the primaries.
More Democratic cheering and ap-
plause greeted this utterance.
We Will" he said, go before the
people, whoever may be nominated
whether il be the young giant Of re-
form who has won his spurs in Mis-,
souri,, whether IL be that uphOlder of
the law who administers justice in
New York" at this reference to Judge
Parker the Democrats broke out into
unFestrained applause, which did not
for some time subSide-"Or whether II
be the man whose great achievement
on the Monroe doctrine evoked the
sentiment which the gentleman from
Pennsylvania read from my speech in
the usual garbled method, suppressing
the context"
Mr.. Cochran denied having referred
TO the United States as an interna-
tiona1 hOOdIum." In conclusion, he
said:
If the house win adopt my resolution I
viii promise that the unmasking and IN
yelling Of the facts is al that viii be
necessary TO the establishment of govern
ment on a solid foundation justice VIII