The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-04-27

aiming a blow that would have resulted in
such destruction; If in 1896 he was
opposing the notification or abridge-
ment, if in 1896 he was tight,
the fundamental conditions Of civilized
society, in 1900 he was exercising all his
power to the contrary.
Mr.. Dalzell closed amid wild Republican
applause with a most bitter denunciation
of Mr. Cochran. He referred to that gen
tleman's speech before the Democratic
convention which oo sent him to Go. CONGRESS,
reached a point where the country is re-
garded as an international hoodlum. y
Facing the Democratic side and looking
directly at Mr.. Cochran Mr.. Dalzell de-
clared that that utterance was of as much
interest to them it 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 institutions American
civilization" He was interrupted by loud
and prolonged Republican applause.
Continuing, he said they are to be found
rather among Adventures, who, having left
their own country for their countrys good,
find in the field of American politics prolific
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 his seat amid an
other storm of Republican applause.
MIR. COCKRANS REPLY.
Mr.. Cochran had sat through the entire
speech of Mr. Daizell unmoved, and waited
for him to finish. Then, rising from his
seat, he was greeted with tumultuous APP
plause by the Democrats. When order was
restored he began his reply by stating that
from the position of the newest and most
humble member of the House / seem to
have been suddenly exalted with the dig
nifty of a political ISSUE" He could, he
said, scarcely realize that this extraordi-
nary display of personal rancor and vitu-
peration will be accepted by the Repub-
lican party as the keynote of this presden-
tial campaign
Personally, he said, he did not care 10
engage in war of abuse with the gentle
man" from Pennsylvania, referring to Mr..
Dalzells application to himself. Mr. Dali
zell, he declared, had thought it proper to
justify charge of infamy against fellow
member by searching the various channels
through which anonymous calumniation
circulates in a political campaign and with
hands no cleaner than those with which it
deals, hurls it over body of deiiberati
men," Many things. he said, had been
quoted which had been attributed TO him,
speeches and some of which were alleged
interviews he never held. Therefore he
said 1.-The gentleman, perhaps, has some
right to complain that the charge which
these many years unnoticed by me-"
MIR. Cochran denied the charge that he
had received $1,000 from the Palmer and
Buckner campaign. He also denied in the
most positive manner that he ever had re-
ceived money for supporting President Nc
kinley's election in 1896. He denied the
charge that he ever was a Greenbacker
and said in the campaign of 1896 he COM
| bated with all his energy what he believed
| TO be a heresy regarding the finances adj
vocated by Mr.. Bryan. He had believed Mr.
| Bryan to be absolutely honest man, and
| had predicted that when he saw his error
on the financial question 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.
DALZELL ASSAILED.
Mr.. Cochran then reviewed his welcome
back TO Congress, saying it had been most
| cordial on the part of the members or
| both sides of the chamber and had been
participated in by Mr.. Dazell 1--WE are
| now told" he continued, that I was all
| the time regarded as a mercenary whose
| services were for sale.' II Mr. Dalzell be.
| lieved the charges he had brought against
| him IL showed him (Mr. DalzelD in pitia-
bic state. 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