The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-10-15
pouRkE COCHRAN AND SOCIALISM.
Editor LAKE COUNTY TINES:

EDITOR LAKE COUNTY HINES
see you make room in your excel
lent paper for the opinions of all sorts
and conditions of men. even the writ
err This is as it should be, and shows
conclusively that THE LAKE COUNTY
TIMES is not a one man or a one idea
publication, but is broad and liberal in
its policy and honestly consistent in
it's desire to give "a square deal" to all.
You are inclined, it seems, to give us a
chance to register our little personal
grievances SO long as we don't get of
fensively personal In the registering.
On last Monday evening you gave
space to an outburst from Bourke
Coekran-the great Bourke, the mem
Der of Congress from New York.
Bourke's mad clear through; one can
see that with half an eye. He feels
all upset because a fellow named
Hearst has practically stolen the Demo-
cratic nomination for governor of the
great state of New York-upset
Bourkes time-honored and God given
prerogative and made a mess generally
of matters political in the ranks of the
great unwashed. And though Brer.
Cochran trains in the other political
camp, he is none the less shocked at
Hearsts nerve and assurance in adopt
ing his methods.
The only kick I have coming on
Bourke's splenetic squeal is that he
isn't at all honest about it, or why
does he mix up the name of the man
who has been so unfortunate as TO in
cur his royal congressional displeasure
with the humble followers of Eugene
" Debs? Hearst has about as much in
common with Socialism as Bourke has
with honest politics or sane finance.
The writer has no more admiration
for the owner of those typographical
nightmares and tawdry pictorial publ
cations known as "Hearst's papers"
than has the ex howery congressman
| simply object to Mr.. Cochran lam
basting the Socialists over the pub
fishers shoulders and at the same time
seeking to convey the impression that
the two are in "cahoets" Socialists
have no more love for Hearst than for
Cockrane and hardly as much respect.
To prove my position in this direc-
ton let me quote from the recognized
organ Of the Socialist party-a paper
tionetaoinCMFWYCMFWYPMFWYPPP
having a quarter of million paid sub
scrihers and more than a million read
ers
Hearst himself is without force or
effect His nature is wholly nugatory.
He is nondescript in appearance and
a nonentity in character. Without in
tellectuality or initiative, but possessed
Of much Inherited wealth. he is merely
a successful broker Of other mems
brains.
This man Hearst is political Hber-
tine who long has sought to f1irt with
Socialism Through his brainy hired
man. Arthur Brisbane. many have been
the Turing love notes he has indited to
the Indifferent object of his wiles But
both goo-goo eyes and billet doux have
proved unavailing Socialism is dame
that knows full well what is the wage
Of political SHINING, and cannot be led
from the road of rectitude.
1T is needless to say that Hearst will
not receive the vote of any real So
cialist. And ii is TO be hoped that he
will not be favored with the ballot of
any true sympathizer with the tenets
of Socialism"
/ VIII. however. give the New York
congressman credit for the first para
graph Of his article. The Socialist con
tentions as there outlined is an exact
and concise statement Of the Socialist
real position and argument, and wheth-
er we like it or not, and whether
Bourke Cochran and his followers agree
with it or not, 1t comes pretty near be-