The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1904-04-29
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
New York Congressman Shows U
Well in a riot Debate.

New York Congressman Shows v
Well in a riot Debate.
Chicago, April 26.-Ma.ter Mcllman's
Washington ietter TO sne iieccsa i.e.,
aid says:
Bourke Cockr2n made another thun-
dering democratic speech IN the house
Saturday. 1t WAS Il great performance.
AS an orator ,he big lrishman nom
Tannnany Hall is without a peer in his
party. He has every equipment tor eff
tective public speaking-a Dag voice.
an Impressive personality, u fluent
tongue and a brain which possesses The
happy faculty of turning out wei,
rounded CONGRATULATIONS n clever cpl
grams III protuSiun. Mr.. Cochran re-
minded us that the presidential battle
is already under way. and inferentially
gave warning hat ne is prepared IL
take a conspicuous par in ii. lBe re.
puhlicans Will lie put To them trumps
to find a match for him. Mr.. CocklaL
has achieved the unique record OF max
ing two speeches in two weeks. before
the same audience, without repeating
| himself, and without leading any II
TO suggest that he tulks too much. In
fact. his performance today Was more
effective than that OF tWo Weeks age.
The man who can mak q record ike
this has power. There is something III
him. Mr.. Cochran works hard for his
forensic Victories. He is an industrious
~ 4 ~ liS cliSNStiCS 'Ii Sb
as Senator SpDoner does, turns over
and over in his mind what he is going
to say. When he takes the Hoo he is
ready.
Republicans Were Going.
He certainly had the republicans OF
the house going today. They tried in
%terrupting him They sought to bother
questions. but they met With poor sue
cess. Not for many years has there
been anything finer in either branch OF
ngres h a the ease and etfective-
ness with which Mr.. Cochran threw
off his assailants. One after another
bit the dust. Hepburn of Iowa, Dali
zell of Pennsylvania, Payne of New
York, even Grosvenor of Ohio, We're
run over as if they We're small boys
trying TO stop a big political horse
power automobile, With the evil one
himself acting as chauffeur.
Here Mr.. Cochran won new laurels.
Up to today he had never been given
credit for much ability in debate. His
reputation was wide as an orator-as
the speaker of we'll prepared and oft
rehearsed pieces. But on this occasion
he showed that he was abundantly able
to take care of himself in that rapid
fire, torpedo-like, rough-and-tumble.
watch-out-for-yourself style of discus
sion which is called debate and in
which American public men are the
most skilful of all the parliamentarians
in the world. How delightful it would
be to have Cochran and Spooner play a
match game in the senatorial arena
the best debaters OF the w political
parties face to face, With the whole
country watching the fray!
DaIzell's Discontinue.
Of all the republicans who tried to
plant a stone in the way of Mr.. Cock
rams triumphal progress probably Mi.
Dalzell of Pennsylvania suffered the
most humiliating upset. Mr.. Dalzell is
himself a pretty clever debater, but on
this occasion he had the bad taste to
ask Mr.. Cochran how much he had
been paid for making speeches for Nc
Kinley in 1896. Cochran was really
splendid in his treatment of this brutal
insult.
Does the gentleman charge that /
was paid? he Numbered. his face white
with anger.
Il have been informed that he was.'
replied Dalzell.
BY whom? Name him-name him.
shouted the orator, rising on his tip
toes n thrusting his arm toward
Dalzell.
BY his time a great crowd had as
sembled; the galleries We're packed;
! senators came over to witness the bat
tie; every one sat perfectly sill, await
ing Dalzell's answer The suspense
was painful, for sensational revelations
,oipbt he al hand: a great reputation
was in danger Of being bias ed.
VI nsianm
ANY a Good s,n,Ie
-"
Name minutes y" .I aS
ockra roaring me d iioH' ae-
mand his name
"Oh. of course, l would not give his
name here IN pupnc' saio 'he Feiiiss'-
Vanlan.
The man VINO rises i,eLe d,iu aceuses
me OF MANY retofteu CocNiaI' Mi.i'
fine scorn his voice ringing WIN reel
ing, and VINO tneh seeks 10 llue oe-
hin a person ana unnamed,
can never again interrupt me Oh the
floor OF this house!
Such a shout OF applause as Went up
from the throats OF the aeilocratlc
members had not oeen heard IN lhe nan
of the house for many a day.
Nit. ,to G n fair GX1lnDlp OF Nr. t'OcE-