Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-04-27
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it right. But the gentleman from
Pennsylvania would support him when
he thinks profitable
| DalZell with some feeling declared ne
had asked Cochran a civil question. l
got brutal reply" he said.
| DalZell explained his remark of last
Saturday, by saying that he had been
''informed' that it was profitable 10
Cochran to support Mckinley when he
did. He vehemently declared taht ne
was so Informed. Il say now" he eX-
claimed, that was justified in making
that charge because it current belief
to this day that the gentleman received
money for political work"
| He then read from a number of doc
uments to show that Cochran started
as Greenbacker and in 1896 stood with
the Mckinley side because he was LOT
sound money.
He has been a Bryanite and an anu
Bryanite. He was for Bryan III 1871. IS
he for Bryan now"
| So far as he could judge, DalZell s'tid'
| he was tor some gentleman up in New
York, or may be in New Jersey, ana
Republican laughter was renewed WIN
he added, IF he is for Grover Cleveland
he has more wisdom than | think some
of his brethren have"
Looking Cochran in the face, DalZell
speaking in derision said that Cochran
| mas been a Tammanyite ana as such
| has been n member of Congress- ne
has been an anti-Tammanyite ana as
such ceased to be member OF on
CESS. The gentleman from New 1ork
| is Tammanyite now again ana now
| again he is a member of congress.
The Republicans We're reused TO a
| high pitch of enthusiasm ana approval
when DalZell softly inquired. wouldn't
| that make one suspicious that 1t was
| more than Il matter Of conscience with
a gentleman having such harlGuin
| career?'
| He then read from the New York
| Journal published in August 1896 4
statement that Cochran was for Nc
Kinley "a position which" said the pub
| LEGATION, ito those who remember his
career in Congress does not seem to in
volve such strain on his feelings as
might be supposed. especially with
rumors in the air of $3.50, 900 checks out
| Of Hanna's educational fund
He quoted from an article in the
New York Tribune in 1893, in which
| the statement was made that Cochran
| evidently had been deeply incensed by
| the charge that he had sold his oratory
| to the fusion cause but had been hired
| for :: large price by Tammany. Dalzell
| then appealed to the House to know
whether or not when he was accused
| of being in politics for profit he was
| not justified in saying he had been
Informed that Cochran practiced poll
| tics for profit.
Mr.. DalZeIl closed amid Republican
applause with Il most bitter denuncl-
alton of Mr.. Cochran. He referred %
that gentlem&n's speech before tn"
Democratic convention which sent him
to Congress, in which Mr.. Cochran
said:
| I'VE have reached a point where the
country is regarded as an international
lhoodlum." Facing the DE- mocratic side
land looking directly at Mr.. Cochran,
| sir. DalZell declared that that utter
ance was of as much interest as it WIS
to himself IF there be any hoodlums
amongst u.s." he said. speaking with
much vehenence, they are not the
produce of American soil, American in
etitutions or American civilization"
| He was interrupted with loud and
prolonged Republican applause. Con-
tinuirg. he said:
| They are to be found rather amongst
those Adventures who, having left
their own country for their country s
good. fine in the field Of American poll
| tics prolific source of Gotoriety and
] pelf men who without conscience ana
without conviction find an opportunity
| now with one party. ow with another,
TO find q market for their peculi IT
wares. among which is not reSpectl-
bility."
He took his seat amid another storm
| of Republican applause.
Cochran had sat through the entire
speech Of DalZell unmOved and waited
for him to finish. Then. rising from his
| seat. he was greeted with tumultuoue
| applause by the Democrats.
Personally. he said, he did not care
| to engage in a war of abuse with the
"gentleman" from Pennsylvania re-
| ferring to DalZelrs application to him
| self.
Many things, he said, had been quot
ed which had been attributed to him
some Of which We're garbled extracts
of speeches, and some of which were
| alleged interviews he never held.
| Cochran denied the charge that he
| had received $4,000 from the Palmer
and Buckn"r campaign committee. II,
| also denied in the most positive man.
ner that he ever received money for
supporting President McKinley's cleo
ton in 1896.
He denied the charge that he ever
was Greenbacker and said in the
campaign of 1896 he cOmbatted with az
his energy what he believed to be a
heresy regarding the finances. advocat-
er by Mr.. Bryan. He believed Mr.
Bryan to be an 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 &c
an idea and would tear down every
thing rather than yield.
Cochran then reviewed his welcome
back to Congress, saying it had beer
most cordial on the part of members or
both sides of the chamber and had beer