The Savannah morning news., 1904-04-24

of the government. yet you listened
to the bitter, yea, the criminal. denun-
citation of the President" This was a
degradation OF the nation in the eyes OF
the world, he declared.
His Defense of Roosevelt.
Referring to "the alleged quotation
from the President" that there is a
strain of barbarism running through
the people of the South" Mr.. Hepburn
said the gentleman had sought to
place the responsibility for this bar
baric spirit upon the President of the
United States placing him as one who
was the advocate of lynching, and the
juttier of the horrid outrages which
take place in the section of the coun-
try from which the gentleman comes.
That these things did take place, Mr..
Hepburn said. there was no denial but
the Presidents statement had refer
ence to the frontier.
Mr.. Hepburn took the Democrats to
task for talking tariff before the money
question was settled. First, he asked
if it was not settled,
NO. shouted Mr.. Maddox of Geor-
gia.
Mr.. Hepburn read that part of the
Democratic platform of 1896, which
said that no agitation of tariff changes
shollld4 be mace until after the money
question was settled.
Speaking of Democratic presidential
possibilities, Mr.. Hepburn said Hearst
that young giant of the West" was
not liked by the leaders, so the friends
of Cleveland, German and Olney got
together and found man who had
never uttered a single political senti-
nent, and al once said, This is our
man"
But when the masses of the Repub-
lican party shall name by acclamation
Theodore Roosevelt (prolonged Re-
publican applause) it will be because
they know him."
- Was Rank InEra titude.
When Mr.. HepbuTr concluded,
Claude Kitohin expressed, surprise at
the attack on himself by the gentle
men. from Ohio and Iowa (Mr. Gros-
Yenor and Mir. Hepburn.) He was their
friend and only tried to impeach the
gentleman who had assaulted them. He
agreed with Mr.. Grosvenor in his pub
lished estimate of Theodore Roosevelt.
If the gentlemen would listen he
would show them that he was the
best friend they had. He had quoted
the President yesterday that they were
politically corrupt.
II said to myself, I am going to res
cue those gentlemen, if Theodore
Roosevelt expels me from this body by
executive order. Iaughter.) what
thanks have 1 got for it? They called
me a peanut politician"
Mr.. Cochran, after discussing the
tariff question, said the difference be-
tween the two parties, which was in
dicated in every Republican Song" :"
was that the Democratic party did
not know what it wanted and did not
know how to get it; the Republican
party knew what it wanted (Laugh-
teri and always knew how to reach
out for it. The Democratic party was
essentially one of divisions.
I'VE are going into the campaign
torn with distracted feelings; many
of us holding divergent views. That
is feature OF Democratic procedure.
That is why we are going to hold a
convention. You are exposed to no
such peril. Your proceedings are all
ready arranged for you in public
building at the other end of Pennsyl-
vania."
Roosevelt and the Trusts.
Mr.. Cochran humorously referred to
a remark said to have been made by
President Roosevelt about good and
bad trusts. He said that naturally
bad trusts We're these which raised
prices, but a great onslaught had been
made on one which did not raise
prices, the Northern Securities Com
pany. and it had only been compelled
to change its dose. The trusts which
raised prices were those which were
protected by tariff wall.
Mr. Cochran continued his argument
against protection and the protective
system. Mr.. Dalzell of Pennsylvania
asked Mr.. Cochran if he held the
same views when he was making Re-
publican speeches in 1886.
Mr.. Cochran responded that he never
made Republican speech in his life: ::
that he supported Mckinley when the
people had forced a financial plank in
the platform which met his (Cockran's)
approval.
Received no Pay for 1t.
81 will state that l have been in
formed that it was profitable to the
gentleman from New York to support
Mckinley when he did" remarked Mr..
Dalzel, amid applause and laughter on
the Republican side.
THAT is a statement" replied Mr..
Cochran, with vehemence, which has
been made wherever there has been
found a mouth foul enough to utter
words behind which there was no con-
science. applause on the Democratic
side.) l challenge the gentleman and
all the cohorts Of vice and crime and
corruption that are embodied in the
Republican party to show that the
National Committee ever contributed
as much as my railroad fare during
all Of that campaign"
This was greeted with prolonged
cheers and applause on the Democratic
side.