Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-05-02

rectly at Mr.. Cochran, Mr.. DalZel de-
cIared that the utterance was Of as
much interest TO them as it was TO
himself. III there be any hCOdlums
amongst US, he said, speaking with
much vehemence, they are not the
product of American soil, American
institutions or American civilization"
He was interrupted with loud and pro-
Ionged republican applause Continu-
ing. he said. They are 10 he found
rather among those adventures who,
having left their own country for their
country's good, find in the field Of
American politics a prolific source of
nOtoriety and men who, without con-
science and without conviction, find an
opportunity now with one party and
then with another a market for their
peculiar wares. among which is not
responsibility" Mr.. Cochran denied
the accusation OF Mr.. Dalzell, whom
he arraigneG for making statements
which could not be substantiated. Mr.
Cochran denied that he had received
money from the Palmer and Buckner
campaign committee as Mr.. Dalzell had
intimated, or that he had received
money for supporting Mr.. Mckinley
in 1896 If Mr.. DalZell, he said, be-
lieved the charges against him, it was
nothing but a confession of the Tepub-
lican party's corruption and proof
that the presidential election had been
purchased. He denied the charge that
he ever was a greenbacker and said
that il the campaign of 1896 he com
batted with all his energy what he be-
lieved to be a heresy regarding
finances, advocated by Mr.. Bryan. He
had believed Mr.. Bryan 10 be an
absolutely honest man and had pre-
dicted when he saw his error on the
financial question he would be the first
to take the plank out of the platform.
Within the last few days, however, he
said, Mr. Bryan had demonstrated that
he was attached TO an idea and would
tear down everything rather than
yield. Continuing, Mr.. Cochran said:
You have a distinguished candidate
already named, in the white house,
who is strident of voice in professions
of reform. We always have democrats
of dignity who have known how TO
prosecute the men who violated the
law and brought reform in disgrace.
Your candidate denOunces corruption
lists between elections and utilizes
them at the primaries. I'VE WILL"
he said, go before the people whoever
may be nominated whether it be the
young giant of reform who has won his
spurs in Missouri (FOlk), or whether
il be that upholder of the law who ad-
ministers justice in New York" At
this reference TO Judge Parker the
democrats broke out into unrestrained
applause, COR whether" continued Mr..
Cochran, 1T be the man whose great
achievements on the Monroe doctrine
evoked the sentiment which the gen.
tleman from Pennsylvania read from
my speech in the usual garbled
method, suppressing the ccntex.." Mr..
Cochran denied having referred TO the
United States as IAN international
hoodlum." The climax of Mr.. Cock
raa's speech came when he offered a
resolution proving for the appointment
of a select committee of five members
of the house to investigate the charge
which had been made against him by
Mr.. DalZell. He and other democrats
including Mr.. Williams, the minority
leader, demanded its immediate con-
sideration. but the speaker declined to
pass on a point of order against the
resolution until he had examined pre-
cedents.