New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-03-20
TAMNANY BARS HEARST
FROWNS ON SOCIALISM,.
IT.. B0urke Cochran Presents Resolu-
hons for Conservative Platform.

,ieht in formal resolutions prepared in Wash
,reton after consultation with national leaders
,or7uittod Tammany to policy of opposition
N latter day socialism. This IS simply a diplo-
-,stic method OF serving notice on Representa-
i've William Randolph Hearst that he cannot
ret the support OF Tammany Hall as an organ
1suon.
Probably the Cochran manifesto is Intended as
,be beginning Of a campaign 10 nominate a
conservative Democrat for Governor, leaving
wr. Hearst and his independence League to their
own devices AS a result Of it all. the state
oonveution may nominate Mr. Cochran himself
for Governor, and, by splitting the regular Dem
o,ratic vote. hand the election over 10 the Re-
pubHcans as a gift
Mr. COCKRANgS SPEECH.
NJ. Cochran. in his speech. did not conhne his
attention 10 socialism. He sharply raped pros
esuting officers who punish the little and leave
alone the big when he spoke of the "imbeciity
and connIvance OF prosecuting officers who per-
Mt the perpetrators to go unwhipped or even
unchauenged Of justice"
Mayor 8IcClellan's municipal ferry operation
cane in for castigation when he set forth the
Tamnany doctrine as follows:
Where the outlay for operation exceeds earn
!ugs the deficit must be made UP by taxation,
snd his we denounce as socialistic. and there
cratic government"
There Is a monthly deficit in the operation OF
ne Staten Island ferry.
The speaker paid his respects to the head OF a
great insurance company who was warned S-es-
terday that he would be held responsible for GER
taia acts now under criticism. He said that his
resolutions had been presented at great length
because the present issues are the most impor-
sSrt that ever have challenged civilized com
nunity.
Ee said the issue Of the day in a nutshell was
how 70 cure graft without impeTuing the Sc
curity OF private property. He said that the
doctrine Of protection as exemplthed by repub-
Hcauis-n was socialism plus larceny. or socialism
disguised
There was little TO the county committee meet
ing besides Cochran. A few perfunctory resolU-
tons and hurried reading Of reports were gone
through aith. and then the boards were cleared
for the speaker, who recently was installed as
the grand sachem Of the Tammsny organization
Ar Cochran said IN part:
These resolutions which have bad the homer
10 submit are, lE you may remark. ratner LuH.
s5 flu was 10 define accCrateiy and Completely
ne attitude of this organization toward the que5-
pressing and which are more important than any
f- s-s esf bsssr S S5ofe. IN fsc- believe
they are the most important that have ever chal-
F5-st OF al. We find tie authority Of Democratic
government invoked 10 protect property acquired
cry acquired BY plumber OF the people; On TIE
S1eI alS " 81 ma PL9pPsa1s & 70 cure tese ems
es1oc1atc government The problem before this
gEsts 70 stop i and 6. eradicate it without i'm
Fog the people OF this country will preserve prop
e-g y1tiever It costs II they must submit 10
s5r po5efT p hey Mi submit fo H. bur hey 40 not
want 70 submit 70 il They are impatient under
g nethod BY which this grafL can be ended with
" ~ sgsAg g ne SscqITy fSaIiy II pI1Rgt ,b Demo
rEsae policies were meant 70 De honest. that II
and dangerous 20 the security Of property. They
conceded that the Democrats were well meaning
aat thar they believed them 10 be SO extTayagant
vas driven 70 a choice between roguss whom t9 laey
AE between rOgues and luuatics they preferred 70
TIE rOgues according 70 their rogueTy, while you
could not deal with lUnauc at all.
What can government create which il can ahord
eminent out OF which II can help or aid any cit-
SnE II 81 gives any man anything then II must
take II from another and, as ! have said, there
Ting: one is 10 make It and the other is 70 take
= Democracy believes IN SEsTy Li-'t-l Ha''rS "a S, az
tome things which are taken from otheTB,s and
thar taking away. call It theft. plunder and oP-
preston. were II peTpetrated oy government o'
STEEL TRUST CAsTIGATED
here an t3dus'Ty 15 R 5, fFSS 56S 5od "a GOO and the
I--re-r r-lra it owns is worth exactly 10000
o'o according ~ The most accurate figures thal
Tos and ! are robbed Of the dif1erence that MT Mt
Eo-sar srf hLs satellites can diyloe " I,le r-'
billion ~ dollars among them Nj ChalIIIlat., Lt.
,5ese sr.r -s.astsg frecbooters They observe them
byrg yachts and building private cars tRG 55 s0l5e
q them even making gifts ~ AhIaTles ~ ~ -enI,ia
Ing maternity hospitals. giving back - t. rs i,sl5aT
j. .-rrr .rr.Hn Of the plIudeF lhey mao t -
fr~. ..-. nd soon we found imitatora IN every
Whv Ills oE-ths morning we Tsae 5ttarneg To 5e.g
-gf
q me now accession. TO the presidency o. IN I b.,
t---. r.-rnr-tf..- Boz which he warns him that ne
W. H.E ..- responsible for using tens OF Lllo- ~.
sands .- dollars belonging 20 tho PoIcy l;oloeIs @ -
e--efr his own rule and me rug oL me conceive
3 1eaqs ,-, 5Ss4 Esa-i7s 4svss 70 yourselves me ''
Conceive r. -rr can how completely privileged
S.- class privileged 70 plLnleT is ItcoslllLTi..
g his .a=rr- eon1-ds. ii was ar ret Of met ~
Fl-5rce company having received 800 as a pre-
ron notoyholceT On me Tay 2s 10 ne ne 81 ,r
'5a -Eorro" he would DC den2IHceo az a. so1ne h1T
E5el would deliver a homily on The raseahty OF
rs g5 @ president rsss s22o oi5 70 T5igh 5s3s he has has
= hundred He spends il 10 perpeJGate ms own
g. iie IS caalieaged Nov w., N2t 70, og 6y an h h.
considered Irepostcrous 10 suggest it.. lie is ex-
s..- wth. He Is begged 10 put IT, back and
Rare. rre. civil suit viii be brought against
IN a.u r. suggestion anywhere that for this theft
.--- tr.-. rs any power or rule that can punish
e.a.- E,-aean friends are themselves socialists
,..a-... ..a 81 al, their meetings now hey viii
. -. That rlr Democratic party is drifting
r ra socialism. and they are asking the country
boy ssg '.eE 1n rel you q is hard 10 dincrentate
.r. .s..- ne domain "i uHthc service
H-e re.aigtgus point 70 it. You must see
.' -'a,H.tz, 'sas t,, me concern at- OF OF
.a.. houses OF cuitivatlug fields gets
.H. f-0.. -ae government. and these all essen
- fa. enterprise f.af needs Cor its operation
a