The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-04-15
Missouri Congressman Declares
That Former Presidents
Friendship Is Pestilence.
"BURIED IN POLITICAL GRAVE"
Advises All Who Have Charge of
Presidential BOoms Not to- Get
Any Endorsements Frcm
the New Jersey Man.
The Republic Bureau.
18th st. and Pennsylvania Ave

1fth ST. ana pennsylvania Ave.
Washington. April H-Representative
Cochran of Missouri startled both the
Democrats and the Republicans of Con-
sress to-day by launching forth in an at
TACK on Grover Clevelands administration.
Such invective denunciatory of the last
Democratic President has not been eX-
ceeded even on the Republican side.
The address was made during a debate
upon the urgent deficiency bill. Under
Cleveland, declared Cochran, the patron
age Of the Government was made a vast
slush fund. and placed at the disposal of
Representatives who surrendered the right
to think for themselves. and placed their
votes at the disposal of the President"
Like Cleveland. insisted Cochran. was
Mckinley. and is Roosevelt. And he called
Cleveland Republican President.
FRIENDSHIP A PEST1LENCE.
Mr.. Cochran maintained that the princi-
pal objection of Western Democrats to
Mr.. Cleveland was not that he differed
with them on the financial question. for
they knew that when he was nominated
In 1892 His friendship was as destruc-
tive as a pestiience," said he. Il forbear
large company of illustrious Democrats
disappeared from the stage with the burly
chiertain who had led them astray. It
current political events significant of
"a return to patriotism and sanity. but
none of the illustrious dead who We're
buried in the political potters held be-
have returned to life. His numerous let
tiers have not had the effect Of resuTrect-
ing single one of them. think he
hampers the cause he espouses and will
invariably weaken any candidate he may
support.
have charge of booms for the Democratic
nomina ton for the presidency that polite
ally Mr.. Cleveland died and was buried
and it will be best for him that he shall
be forgotten. 1t is bad policy to have him
continually kicking out Of the cerements
OF the grave. The smell Of the vapors OF
his sepuicher are an offense TO the
nostrils of Democrats. He can serve his
friends best by disappearing"
"CHAMBERLAIN A TRAITOR"
In some remarks on the protective tariff
Mr.. Baker of New York characterized
Joseph Chamberlain as "a traitor to the
cause Of free trade" and said that he had
been Overwhelmingly repudiated by the
people Of England because Of his tariff
views.
He then turned his attention to Presd-
dent Roosevelt. and said the country dur
ing the coming campaign was going to
know who paid for the twenty-five special
trains In which he travelled and for the
food, wines and cigars he consumed. The
country, he said. also would ak II the
President could accept these eourtesies
and still do his duty toward bills affecting
the great railroad interests in the United
States.
The House to-day passed the Philippine
bill. ]. A. Williams made an attack on
the 5-per-cent subsidy for a railroad. de-
ciaring that in the future the Government
would have to build all the railroads in
the islands.
III this law goes into effect he said
amid Democratic applause, who know -
a Perry Heath will not turn up as super
intendent Of railroad construction In the
Philippine islands, He predicted some o
the greatest scandals that ever have oc-
Cured in a civilized Government
Several Republicans voted with the
Democrats.