The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-11-05
COCHRAN AT THE HYPERION
THEATER WE'LL FILLED WITH
 PEOPLE.

Ex-Judge Robertson Introduced inc
 er-Congressman Cochran Says
 That the masses Are Being Plundered
 for the Beneat of the Few-Troable
 in Democratic Party Has Not Been
 Over ePrinciple'' but over Its Appli-
 cation--Discusses Capital and La-
 bor,. the Trusts and the Philippines.
 Hon. Bourl1e cockran addressed an audience at the Hyperion theater last evening which completely filled that ed flee. American flags and banners formed q large part of the decorations, and pictures of the democratic candl- dates were displayed from the boxes in the first gallery.
 At 8 o'clock exsJudge Hobart L. Hotchbiss called the meeting to order and introduced the chairman of the evening, ex-Judge Robertson, demo- cratic candidate for governor. Judge Robertson gave a brief introductory address and then introduced the speak CT of the evening, Hon Bourke Cock ran. Congressman Cochran received considerable applause as he arose to speak and he was also several times interrupted by applause while he was speaking As
 During the two hours occupied by MT. Cochran he devoted most Of the time to describing the robberies which iwere being committed by the republi- can off1ceholders and their friends at the expense of the public. He said that the democratic party stood for the masses and not for any one particular class. He said that 1t was not because the republican candidates were the best men that they were elected, but 1t was because the republican party stuck by their candidates whether right or wrong, while the democratic party stood for principle. He said that there was no question in this country among the democrats about not agreeing on principles. They all agreed in that re- spect but where the disagreement oc- cured was because they had not re- gently agreed concerning the appliea- tion of these principles The speaker thought that there was no question but what all were agreed at the present time. He said that the former condi- tion of affairs went to show that the democrats thought more of their prin- ciples than they did of merely electing their candidates.
 Continuing, the speaker said: HHis- tory shows us that when the democrat ic party is united 1t can never be de- feated. There has never been any dis pute among the democrats of this coun- try concerning the fundamental princi- ples. The only trouble has been oyer their application. All over the country l they are now united. I have often been asked to. define principle. have a simple definition for it, A government has no right to grant privileges to one that it does not grant to all. It is the supreme duty of a government to pro- tect all men, and all men should be l allowed to enjoy all things created" He then said that 1t was republican principle to take away the rights of the IIlstSSGS to GIlElCH IiiG LSYVs2 ne SdkQ GUStl he doubted if his republican friends could deny this assertion. He said that they; justified themselves in this posi- ton because it has been profitable to them, and that they would say that this prosperity has been universal. He said that no country was thoroughly prosperous unless it was enjoying all theh natural conditions of which it's re. sources were capable, and he then said that the republican party had fallen far short of bringing about this condi. tion
 The speaker said that this is tht greatest country in the world in every respect both in people and resources He said, of course we have some pros perity. We could not help but have but he did not think we had all tha belonged to us. He said that we hat the prosperity that was left after tn, republican administration had finished with it. He said that if the countr, was absolutely under democratic con trol the prosperity would be the great est possible. He said that the working man would have better hours and bet 1 ter pay because then the many Woult not be robbed for the few.
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