The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-04-27
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immediate consideration, but the
speaker declined to pass on a point Of
order against the resolution until he
had examined presidents.
DaizeIPs Climax.
Mr.. Dalzeu closed his speech with a
most bitter denunciation of Mr.. Cock
ran. He referred TO that gentIeman's
speech before the Democratic cOnven-
ton which sent him to congress, in
which Mr.. Cochran said: We have
reached a point where the country is
regarded as an international h0Odlum. p
Facing the Democratic side, and look
ing directly at Mr.. Cochran, Mr.. Dali
eel declared that utterance was Of as
much interest to them as it was 10
himself
IF there be any hOodlums among
US" he said. speaking with much We
hemence, they are not the product of
American soil. American institutions
or American civilization. They are to
be found rather among those adven-
turers who, having left their own
IL
in the field of American politics pro-
life source Of nOtOriety and pelf. men
who without conscience and without
conviction find an opportunity now
with one party, now with another, to
find a market for their peculiar wares,
among which is not pectabiIity"
Cochran Hears Him Through.
Mr. Cochran had sat through the en-
tire speech Of Mr. Dalzen unmoved
and waited for him TO finish Then.
rising, he was greeted with tumuItuous
applause by the Democrats. He began
his reply by stating that from the po-
sition of the newest and most humble
member of the house 1 seem 10 have
been suddenly exalted with the dignity
Of political issue" He could, he said,
scarcely realize that this extraordinary
display Of personal rancor and vituper-
alton will be accepted by the Repub-
Iican party as the keynote Of this presi-
Dental campaign
Mr.. DaIzeu had thought it proper to
justify a charge Of fnfamy against a
fellow member by searching the vari-
Gus channels through which anony-
nous calumniation circuIates in a pc
itical campaign, and with hands no
cleaner than those with which it deals,
hurls it over a body Of delfberative
men,"
interviews Were Mythical.
Many things, he said. had been quot
ed which had been attributed to him.
some Of which were garbIed extracts Of
speeches and some of which were al
legged interviews he never held. There
fore, he said. the gentleman. per
haps, has some right TO complain that
the charge which he voiced here last
Saturday had been left these many
years unnoticed by me-
Mr.. Cochran denied the charge that
he had received $4,000 from the Palmer
and Buckner campaign committee He
also denied that he ever had received
money for supporting President Me-
Kinley's election in 1896
He denied the charge that he ever
was a Greenbacker, and said that in
the campaign of 1896 he combatted
with all his energy what he believed to
be hereSy regarding the finances. ad-
vOcated by Mr.. Bryan. He had 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 10 take the plank
out Of the platform. Within the last
few days. however, he said. Mr.. Bry-
an has demonstrated that he was at
tached 10 an idea and would tear down
everything rather than yield
Talk OF Purchased Election.
If Mr.. Dalzeu believed the charges
he had brought against him it showed
him (NIr. DalzelD in a pitiable state.
He was in infany and did not know it.
He had confessed TO his own party's
corruption. He had proved, if he had
proved anything, that the presidential
election had been purchased. 1t had
been charged that $4,000, eco had been
spent by the Republican campaign
committee in that campaign. Mr..
Cochran said he never had believed
these charges himself. He added:
I can always protect myself from the
gentleman from Pennsylvania by chOOs-
ing my own side Of the street Before
sit down 1 shall ask this house TO agree
with me on this, that if what the gentle
man has said Is true. I am unworthy Of
its membership; if what he said be false.
he is unworthy Of membership.
This viii take a wider range than our
mittee to investigate this charge and shall
ask for power to send for persons and
papers.
Character Undesirable.
Mr.. Cochran said he had a resolution
ready to offer that represents my at
titude and the attitude of the honest
man in the face of pausing and meas
uring his words one that cannot be
The Democrats interrupted with ap-
plause, but Mr.. Cochran continued:
One whosesCharacter cannot be de-
scribed because he has illustrated it
by his performance"
He then read his resolution, which
was as follows:
Whereas, the Hon John Dalzell. mem
Der Of this house and Of the committee