The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-04-29
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arid another storm Of Republican an
plause.
Mr.. Cochran had sat through the en-
tire speech OF Mr.. DalzeII unmoved and
waited for him to finish. when rising
from his seat, he was greeted with
great applause by the Democrats Nj.
Dalzeil. he declared, had thought 1t
to justify a charge OF infamy
against q fellow member. searching the
various channels through which anon
ymous calumniation circulates in a po-
litical campaign with hands no
than those with which IL deals
hurts 1t over a body OF deliberative
men,"
Mr.. Cochran denied the charge that
ne had received SIS. 600 from the Palmer
and Buckner campaign committee. He
also denied in the most positive manner
tha he had ever received money for
supporting President McKinley's cleo
ton in 1896. He denied the charge that
ne ever was a greenbacker.
II Mr.. DalzeIl believed the charges he
had brought against him, Mr.. Cochran
said, it showed him (Mr. DalzeuD in a
pitiabie state He was in infamy and
did not know it. He had confessed TO
his party's own corruption. He had
proved, IL he had proved anything that
the presidential election had been pur-
chased. 1t had been charged that six
teen million dollars had been spent by
the Republican campaign committee in
that campaign. Mr.: Cochran said he
had believed the charges himself.
AS to defending himself, he said, II
can always protect myself from the
gentleman from Pennsylvania, by
choosing my own side of the street.
Before I sit down." he said. 81 shall
ask this house to agree with me on this,
that If what the gentleman has said
& $1,000
bership.'
Mr.. Cochran was interrupted with
loud cheers from his Democratic col
leagues. He continued: This will
take a wider range than III personal
virtues. shall ask for a committee
to investigate his charge, and shall
ask for power to send for persons and
papers"
Mr.. Cochran then read his resolution
reciting that Dalzell had charged that
Cochran had been paid money by a po-
litical party for suppor of a candidate
for h presidency; that if the charge
was true it established such conduct as
should unfit n man for membership
in the House. and providing for a COM
mittee of five members appointed by the
speaker with power to compel atten-
dance Of witness for the investigation
of such charge.
Loud Democratic applause followed
Mr.. Cockran's reading of the resell =
ton. He then resumed and said that
when that resolution was adopted III
all its terms. something more important
than his conduct or the action Of the
member from Pennsylvania would be
clear. 1--WE will see,' he said. "just
how the election in 1896 was conducted,
and we will see whether in fact the
presidency was bought or purchased
or whether it was won in honorable
POLITICAL conflict or whether it repre-
sented as the gentleman from Penn
Sylvania would have US believe, the
skill in corruption which was possessed
by the managers of the Republican or
~ganization" if it be true he said if that
campaign resulted in such use of money
as he had been described there was but
one possible safety for the republic.
The gentleman from Pennsylvania,
Mr.. Cochran said, a asked him who
standard bearer. / said there was a
man out in Missouri whom we might
choose to nominate as our standard
bearer because the main issue of this
campaign will not be 'how we are to
collect revenue" But" he said amid
Democratic cheers, "how we are to keep
the thieves from stealing it's proceeds"
Continuing. Mr.. Cochran, still facing
the Republicans said: You have a
distinguished candidate already named,
in the White House, who is strident of
voice in professions Of reform. We al
ways have elevated Democrats to dig
nifty who have known how to prosecute
the men who violated the law and
brought reform into disgrace. Your
candidate ~denounces corruptionists be-
tween elections and utilizes them at
the primaries" More Democratic
cheering and applause greeted his ut
terance.
w will CO." he said, "go before the
people. whoever. may be nominated,
whether it be the young giant Of re-
form who has won his spurs in Mis-
souri,. whether it be hat upholder of
the law who administers justice in
New York'-At his reference to Judge
Parker the Democrats broke out into
unrestrained applause. which did not
for some time subside. "Or whether it
be the man whose great achievement
on the Monroe doctrine evoked the SEN
timent which the gentleman from Penn
Sylvania read from my speech in the
usual garbled method, suppressing the
context"
Mr.. Cochran denied living re-
ferred to the United States as IAN in
ternational hoodlum."
The Democrats went wild as Mr..
Cochran sat down n the speaker
found difficulty in restoring order.
The House adjourned until 10 o'clock