New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-04-27
A BITTER DEBATE.
DdLzeH AnaIyzes COckraH's Career
Latter Reiterates DeniaIs.


had another bout in the House to-day. with
Messrs- DalzeII and Cochran as the cOmbatants.
The speeches were renewal Of last Saturdays
debate. but were more personal in their char
acter. AS on Saturday. the speakers were greet
ed with vociferous applause by their respective
colleagues. and the bitterness Of party feeling
ran high. Mr.. DaIzen had Mr. Cochran on the
rack for nearly two hours during which time
he dealt largely with that gentleman's political
history, which he said showed him to have been
consecutfveIy a Greenbacker. a Sound Money
man and Free Silver man EIe reverted to his
statement of last Saturday that he mad been in
formed that Mr.. Cochran had accepted money to
support the campaign of Mckinley. and read ex-
tracts from several newspapers to show that was
the general impression at the time. A man. ne
said, who would not have replied to Mr.. Cochran
he did Saturday would have been a poll
troOn and a coward
Mr. Cochran. thoroughly indignant at times.
denied the accusation of Mr.. DalzeIL whom be
arraigned for making statements which could
not be substantiated- If what Mr.. DalzeiI had
said were true. he declared. he was unworthy OF
membership. In emphatic and positive language
Mr.. Cochran denied that he had received money
from the Palmer and BUckner campaign COM
mittee or that he had ever received money for
supporting Mckinley in 1896 If Mr.. Dalzell, he
said believed the charges against him, it was
nothing but confession Of the Republican
party's corruption. and proof that the Presiden-
tiaI election had been purchased
The climax came when he offered resolution
providing for the appointment Of select com
rnittee OF FIVE members OF the House to investi-
gate the charge which had been made agalnSs,
him by Mr. DaIzeIL He and other Democrats.
including Mr.. Williams. the minority leader de-
manded immediate consideration, but the
Speaker declined 10 pass on a point Of order
against the resolution until he had examined
precedents-
When the House took up the bill regarding the
employment of vessels Of the United States for
public purposes Mr.. DaIzen was recognized
and spoke in reply to Bourke Cochran. who ad-
dressed the House on Saturday last. He began
by saying that the time had come when the
people would be called upon to select an admin
istratiOn for the next four years, and it was
we'll to discuss some Of the issues involved
Many issues he said. that had interested the
country in the past had ceased 20 be considered
now. but he said the tariff question was one
which stfn was before the public mind He in
quired if the Democratic party was honest in
its declarations Of conservatism made before
each Presidential election for many years. or
was that party still. it always had been. a
party advocating the doctrine Of free trade
He said he would refer to the attitude Of two
Democrats Of prominence in the House. one OF
whom was Mr.. Clark MOI. who. he said, IN
1897 had advocated free trade. but whose views
had since changed. He said that if through Mr.
Clark the Democratic party was to be COM
mitted to free trade. it was long way off
What are you bowling about. them inter-
tected Mr. Clark amid Democratic laughter
OPENLY FOR FREE TRADE.
The tariff. Mr.. Dalzeu said was to be tbs
burning question at the coming election. and the
honesty of the declarations of either party was
of supreme Importance. He said that the other
Democrat TO whom he had referred was Mr.
Williams CMiss) the minority leader. who also
I'm 1891 had declared for free trade. In the
presence of the coming Presidential election. he
insisted Mr.. Williams was in favor Of a con-
servative advance toward free trade. Mr.. Dali
zen then read from the Democratic campaign
book of 1902 in which il said that reci-
procity was a sham ana humbug. and would
ever remain deIusion and a snare But" he
said the latest declaration OF the Democratic
party we had on Saturday last.
He paid tribute to Bourke Cochran as an
orator as "a representative Of Tammany,
whose speech was free trade without pretence.
frank OPEN manly free trade'-nOt pretence
that any laborer farmer manufacturer might
hope for anything by way Of tariff from the
Democratic party. "but declaration that tariff
in any shape or form was simply public plum
der
Mr. Cochran he said. had unfurled the banner
Of free trade and invited his Democratic brethren
to follow him. He referred to the great Demo-
cratic applause which had greeted Mr.. Cochran.
and said he concluded Mr.. Cochran spoke FOR
the Democratic party He read from Mr. Cock
rams speech in which Mr. Cochran said ne would
like to see every custom house closed Ihat' ne
said would be joyous news to the laboring men
OF his MIR DalzeIrs) district in Pennsylvania
Turning his attention to the Wilson DILL which
he said was at first designed as tariff for reve-
rua only he said that when II emerged from the
Senate II was a measure indescrioaole anc
.,neasure that favored the greatest trust OF this
o,,,,rv" He declared that the Democrats
senators had sold themselves to the trusts.
and he added amid screams Of approval from the
Republicans 'the bill was not two hours IN this
House until you turning to the DemoeratS.
ioined in the bargain" He was doing no intrs-
tfce he said further. TO say that upon the
faith OF your own members the Senate and
House combined to sell their constituency to the
trusts More Republican laughter and applause
greeted him when he said. "Oh. you very
much afraid Of trusts-when you are not In
partnership with them"
Mr. DaIzen referred to the merger decision
and to the charge against the administration OF
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