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outside could not drown 1t. The crowd
listening to every word, cheered him
throughout his speech.


In fact some Of bis lurid pictures Of Presi-
dental despot did not seem to get the APP
plause that other parts Of his speech did.
Mr.. Cochran In the beginning. OF his
speech alluded to his trip to Maine, and
said that the result Of the election there
1t was within reach, but that IL required
lot Of earnest work to achieve 1t: When
he got down to his real subject OF Roose-
welt Mr.. Cochran, somewhat dramatically,
grabbed up a newspaper containing tie
Presidents letter and waved 1t In the ar,
It and pounding on the table. He said
This, letter Of the, Presidents throws VS.
clearly shown that the differences between
ths ses deeP etter shows Ra
Mr.. Roosevelt differs from Judge Parker as
widely as man who believes in the authority
%ho beeses in the a "nthorty q the
lieyes in doing things as he can regaT,d drss
Of moral restraints from man VINO peile'es
In doing things as he ought in obedience 70
the Injunction of the modern law and ~ com,
pliance with the requirements OF the law oi
the land. Applause.l
CONTEMPT or THE CONSTITUTION;
II Is enough when dangerous principles ere
Embossed upon MISGUIDED and misdifIsso ohIa
danger TO the body polite. That is PRECISELY
the condition which confronts us now, Every
page Of this letter reads nbeolute contempt
of the Constitution. He does not disguise ":
Roughly speaking. it may be divided into
two heads One part of II, and the more i'm
portant. deals with the policies which he con- n.
templates and the purposes when ne mas
formed in the event Of his reelection. me
other merely deals with the events OF the
lis own administration This again can be
subdivided into taunts Of his opponents and
into lnudntions Of himself, but the note ,t OF
contempt for the Constitution ana TOT restraint
OF law permeates It all.
At the very beginning he discusses what
was denounced on the floor OF the noust
CONSTITUTION Nay. more that he does mot not
authority. that he does not understand the
consequence Of loyalty to the principles ana
plans of the Government which he admins.
tiers, and lest do him an injustice. let me
read you precisely what he says upon this
subject: ....,;,,.
in this matter. The order in question s rev
ocable at the pleasure Of the Executive.
II our opponents act in that matter they hey.
viii treat the veterans Of % 7? 20, 70 as as pre-
sumably IN full vigor and nYt entitled TO pen pen
son VII they sg ss the
issue. II not. then we have the right to ask
why they raise an issue which. when raised
they do not venture to meet
ocabie at the pleasure OF the Executive.
What is the meaning Of that t In ,nt sne
probation Of the law as he pleasesI nat
the law, may mean one thing to day and an IN
other thing tG.morIowy tn man '1 daT to dav
Changing It as he pleases? Why, II the dec
laraton Of legislative intent, and chang hang
essat F9 it nST then V It impossible to
of what legislation consists. .,., g,
What will the Democrats do. he asks? ]
t mn ven and That is V obey the law Appausel
Whatever that law means, Demo cratic
Executive VIII dsGaT It a foI nj hst tme
THE PRESIDENTS INDIFFERENCE TO PACT.
In another paragraph there are statemente
coupled with an equal recEiessness OF i .ba;
recklessness OF statement SO b sro cSar rnai
with deliberate misrepresentation, OF when
| confess think him Incapable, put b we are
driven 10 the conclusion that ne Is ihcapaoic
OF logical processes of thought.
Ii is an extraordinary statement showing
at once an extraordinary contempt LOT IR ne
fact. ale He refers to the coal strike and the
merger suit In ADDITION TO those e. acts a 81
the whSh 1esy them
there are others which they dare not openly
assault or OFFICIALLY attack, and yet which
ovsyyth ETSsr, o the Recruitment In certain
great centres and In certain great nteresss o h
sept3lemen Of the anthracite coal BY the
individual act OF the President and the sue.
cessful suit against the Northern securities
cause q which the present administra tbsT
s a9d be epsnS sGm
challenge Mr. Roosevelt to name single
Democrat who ever openly or covertly, by
be b agent who %sfe
that exercised this, power Of criticism? Wh hs
were these powerful Interests to whom In, me
light upon this subject and we will at once
have revealed to us most important chapter
in Republican electoral methods.
TRUST SUPPORT AND ITS CAUSES.
Democrats have never criticised these two
nets OF Roosevelt and they are the only two
acts of his whole administration which they
R RaSs spf 6a ' has
been criticised by Republicans. Complaints
were openly made t" defeat his noin sn,ori
was withheld and opposition threatened IL
Why has ali that been changed Let us
| know the agents who went from Theodore
| Roosevelt to the trusts, who at one time were
| threatening him and who are today snpport-
MSat MN, WAS W the con s Of this support
| 1t was not the promise Of Mr.. Knox. the
po 70 snorce tha Which he
sustained in the Northern Securities cas-
against the other trusts, who on every sid
time subscribing TO the Republican war chest
| Who were these agents who have brought
| this miracle? There Mr.. Roosevelt car
| speak with authority. He can render 3
! browning service to political parties by de
I clarng now how II is that the trusts that op
posed him four weeks go are to-day giving
| up checks through Senator Aldrch OF fhoue
| Island to make the corruption fund.
ABOUT FACE on THE GOLD STANDARD.
There is another statement TO which de
| sire to call your attention in this.letter' u U
I an Illuminating ono: IT is worth repeating
| he claims credit here especially for the estab
| fishing OF the gold standard. and he says
| The record of the last seven years prove
| TO take the additional action necessary u
| improve and strengthen our monetary sys
| tenn and that our opponents cannot De 81
| trusted.
| Now. here. this is statement. II does no
| rest upon my authority, but upon the au'
| thori,y of records in the state Department
presided over by Mr.. Hay, the poet iaureat
| OF the Administration.
You remember that in 1897 COMMISSION
| headed by Senator Wolcott was sent aoroai
! to negotiate a bimet allic agreement VIII
various foreign boards. That commission
was in London in the month OF June. 1897
| charge here now. and ! am stating " o.
knowledge, that propose! was MADE by MI
, Wolcott and was presented by MIR. John Hay
then American Ambassador at the Court o
ST James, to the British Government. That |
the minis of India were opened TO the ire
coinage of silver mind, not the minis OF Urea
Britain; those were to remain exclusively ope
to gold-but IL the minis OF India were opene
10 the free coinage of silver, that France AM