The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-04-27
Havveigh Of House B and Bang Bitter Words and Win Much applause

election had been purchased. 1t had been
charged that s16,0Oo000 had been spent by
the Republican campaign committee in
that campaign. Mr.. Cochran said he never
had believed these charges himself He
added II can always protect myself from
the gentleman from Pennsylvania by
choosing my own side of the street. Before
/ sit down, / shall ask this House to agree
with this, that If what the gentle
man has said is true / am unworthy of its
membership II what he said be false, he
is unworthy of membership
Mr.. Cochran was interrupted with loud
cheers from his Democratic colleagues
He continued: This will take a wider
range than our personal virtues. / shall
ask for a committee to investigate this
charge, and shall ask for power TO send
for persons and papers"
Mr.. Cochran said he had a resolution
ready to offer that represents my atti-
tude and the attitude of the honest men
! in the face off, pausing and measuring his
words. ''one that cannot be described in
interrupted with applause, but Mr.. Cock
ran continued. "One." he said, whose
character cannot be described because he
has illustrated ii by his performance"
COCKRANS RESOLUTION.
He then read his resolution. which was
as follows:
"Whereas. The Hon. John Dalzell, a men,
Der of this House and of the committee
on ways and means, charged on the floor
that William Bourke Cochran, represent
d
same committee has been paid money. by
a political party TO support the candidate
for the presidency nominated lin opposition
to the party with which the said William
Bourke Cochran had heretofore been affili-
ated, and
whereas. The charge. though attacked
specifically on the floor by the said William
Bourke Cochran, has not been withdrawn
by the said John Dalzell, and
Whereas, Said charge, If true. establishes
such conduct as should unfit any man for
mo House III
should be so declared and it's author CEN
sured severely: therefore, be 1T
Resolved, That a select committee Of five
members be appointed by the chair TO in
quire into the truth Of said charge, and
to report the testimony with their conclu-
sions thereon to this House at its session
beginning the first Monday OF December
next. Be i further
Resolved That said committee be, and
it is hereby given full power to compel the
attendance of such witnesses and the pro-
duction of such papers as the members
thereof may deem necessary TO the fuli ana
proper discharge of the duty hereby i'm
posed on them"
Loud Democratic applause followed Mr..
Cockran's reading of the resolution. He
then resumed and said that when that reso-
luton was adopted in all its terms some
thing more important than his conduct or
the action of the member from Pennsyl-
vania would be made clear.
USE OF MONEY.
eve will see," he said. Just how the
| election of 1896 was conducted. and we will
| see. whether in fact the presidency was
| bought or purchased. or whether ii was
| won in honorable political conflict. or
| whether it represented. as the gentleman
| from Pennsylvania would have us believe,
| the skill in corruption which was possessed
by the managers Of the Republican organ
| ization." If IL be true. he said. that that
campaign resulted in such use of money as
| had been described, there was but one pos
sible safety for the Republic.
The gentleman from Pennsylvania, Mr..
Cochran said, had asked him who IL was
| that We would choose for our standard
| bearer. / said there was a man out i'm
| Missouri whom We might choose TO NOM
| mate as our standard bearer. because the
main issue of this campaign will not be
| said amid wild Democratic cheers how
We are to keep the thieves from stealing
| it's proceeds.
| Republicans, said: You have dis
| tinguished candidate already named i'm
/ the White House, who is strdent of voice
| in professions OF reform. We always have
| elevated Democrats TO dignity who have
| known how To prosecute the men who
violated the law and brought reform into
disgrace. Your candidate denounces cor
ruptionists between elections and utilizes
them the primaries" More Democratic
| cheering and applause greeted this utter
| ance.
I'VE WILL" he said. "go before the people.