Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-05-24
CAMPAIGN MATERIAL
The Republican National
Committee Begins Work.
PREPARING HANDBOOK
SPEECHES FOR CIRCULATION
BEING PUT IN SHAPE.
Bourke Cockran's Committal Of the
Democratic Party to Free Trade
Will Be Widely Distributed.

The republican national committee has
started its machinery for grinding out cam
paign literature and preparing the cam
paign handbook for the coming contest
The preliminary work is being carried on
under the direction of the executive COM
mittee of the national committee, superln-
tended by Secretary Elmer Dover. Speeches
for distribution later are being prepared
in the copy, although the printing OF tnem
will not be authorized in large number un-
til the new committee Is organized and the
new chairman takes his seat.
Some of the republican managers are
very much interested In the character OF the
literature which the opposition is getting
IN The speech of Mr.. w. Bourke Cock
ran. in which, according to the claim OF
the republicans, he boldly committed the
democratic party to the policy Of free trade,
has been printed and is now in circula-
tion The speech has attracted the atten-
ton of the republican congresslonai cam
paign managers, who propose 70 alo IN .L;e
distribution of the document, strange as IL
may seem that the republicans shoulo cir
culate democratic speech.
In large black type at the head OF the
Cochran speech appear the woras lae ny tha
sue of 1904" The following is one OF the
paragraphs of the speech which mas at
tracted the attention OF the repuoHGans,
and which they intend to give the Wioest
| circulation among Tic Wo60- - "
country:
Bourke Cockran's Speech.
..The gentleman from Iowa has taunteo
the gentleman from Missouri (Mr. ClarN
for SAYING he would like to see every GUS
tom house shattered from turret TO 1ounoa-
tion stone That line sir. referred to Ten
TALON Castle. Tentallon Castle was feu-
dal structure in Scotland. around which
n
der. as some men sought to enrich them
salves bv seizing the property of others
Tentallon Castle has fallen with the par
barism and feudalism of the age Whlcn II
typiaed hail it, sir, as an ausplclous iea
ture of this discussion tnat pnrassH sshad npp he
fore the march of civilization ana tno
spread of peace should be USED 10 express
a hope that the world may some Gay see
the disappearance of custom houses Whicn W
are suryivals of a barbaric distrust whlcn
tends to isolate men from each other ana
to prevent them from uniting ana cooper
ating in the cultivation OF the son Iof .,,e .he
bnef1t of each man. (Applduse oh 'Ao
democratic side) .
What is the essential dlnerence DetWeen
civilization and barbarism? Civilization
means the close Intercourse Oh men Ior
peaceful and productive cooperation; par
barism means the isolation OF men OF else
their meeting in savage and destructive
conflict Factories from whose chimneys
the smoke OF industry TlScS uhC AiSSASS ~
heaven are outposts of civilization. II IS
the fervid hope Of democrats that lhey oe
multiplied.
"Fortresses and custom houses are the
twin relics of barbaric distrust which pre-
vent profitable cooperation and encourage
wasteful plunder.
Surely it is patriotic and humane as
we'll as democratic to cherish the hope that
ultimately this earth may be purged OF
| both" (Applause.)
Not Relished by the Democrats.
The foregoing is an extract from Mr.
Cockran's speech Of April %. There is also
In circulation his speech of April 26, the
heading of which is as follows: subsidies
and Protection Policy of Plunder-Cor-
ruption Its Inevitable Fruit-Calumny 1ts
Natural Weapon"
IT was said today that the speeches are
being circulated by Mr.. Cochran, who had
ordered 10000 copies of each from the gov
ernment printing office. 1t is known that
Mr. Cockran's free trade utterances were
not relished by some of the democratic
| managers, and these managers, 1t Is said,
dsapprove the circulation of the docu-
ment.
However as stated, In order to make sure
that the workingmen of the country may
not lose the doctrines of Mr.. Cochran, which
he claims in the policy of the democratic
parry and THE Issue of 1904 the republic
an congressional committee Will use some OF
their funds to put the speeches before the
public.
Chairman Cowherd Considering.
The democratic congressional committee
| is now getting settled In it's new quarters at
| the Riggs House. Today Chairman Cow
| herd was in his office. which is in the
northwest corner Of the hotel looking out
| on both 18th and G streets.
Mr. Cowherd is now considering the ques-
| ton of literature that is to be sent out In
| the campaign. The committee will prob
| ably decide what 1t will need for the early
! months of the campaign by the 1st Of
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