The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-03-20

u IluA1ub14 70 p1D&tO NCHeAgbuCNANy o1cN
meet the peril by invoking the reserved
power 81 government over all public utilities
buiId it's own subWsys and IL necessary
opeESte them The demand h made that
Passengers % the merged railroad system
should be carried for ~ fare and that trans
fers should be issued bet Ween the subway,
sur 'acs and elevated lines.
he programme wound up with this
declaration:
We d~snounce the socialism which seeks
10 make government the sole agent Of pro-
du,t don as nothing less than a proposal so
fesstabIiah the institutions Of tyranny and
fndr striaI slaveTy which persisted before the
Advance Of Christian civilization. For the
very essence Of d~espotism IL to vest in the
STATE absolute control Of all industry, and.
Their Store, ownership Of all its products
while the essence Of democracy 10 to confirm
IN every man the right 10 dispose Of his own
lahor and possess in peace everything pro-
ductd by IL. We hold IL IN be self-eVtdent
that II government assume the whole control
OF ~rroduction il would be its night and IFS
duty 20 compel men 10 work for It's enrich
mere, a. IL Ia its right and It's duty now 10
com .II all men 10 light for its defence. and
enforced Ia~bor-vhether IL be enforced BY
Rorvenm4nt or by indfviduals-is servitude.
Realizing every socialistic pToposal-hoV-
NNNT CInDluRy uuHkll4Ei 1hArl 'Nt'A
but misleading pbrases-to be a step sadinz
inevitably toward the reestablhshment OF
epspJsism in government and servitude IN
LzbOE the Democratic party must always
be =. ziIsnt IN unmaskiuR It and tnheTible IN
opposing il.
EorRKE coczEAN's SPEECH
IN beginning his speech Mr.. Cochran
saii
W. hnd on one hand the authority Of demo-
cratic government invoked 20 protect prop
cry acquired by fraud. property acquired
by pr rtial laws. property acquired by pIunder
OF tie people. On the other We hud pro-
posgis 10 cure these evils by measures that
vouLI b~ utterly subveTsiTe Of dsmoe ratio
cove rnmsnt. The problem before this coun-
try now may be summarized as how TO cure
graf. 10 stop N and eradicate IL without
tniusG ling the existence Of property.
For the people Of this country viii preserve
Eropsrty rhateveT 1t costs II they must
o. BIN to zTaft IN order TO keep some sem
blame OF security for properly they will sub
init ID IL. but they do not want to submit
10 q. They are impatient under submission
and hat they seek On every side now is a
ulsihOd by which this graft can be ended
n itkI VI imperlIlinR the security OF property.
: The country was driven TO a choice be-
twee' roEnss whom they distru=ted and ltn A.
tcs OF whom they were afraid n sughtsrI
AID "a between Tcgues and iunatics they
have preferred 10 deal with the rogues. be-
cause th ey could deal with the rogues accord
ing to their roEuery. while you cannot deal
with a lun attic at all
n you were red uced TO a choice between
. pol 'eman who would tap your tiH ana
enoth.r policeman who would protect 1t.
but ~ order TO do 40 would blow up your
builiilR. why. as between the two. you
would prefer the policeman who. while taking
some NJ your property, would lsave the rest.
What IL the remedy? Gran will be stopped.
Honesty will be restored. prosperity will
b vastly stimulated II we enforce absolutely
the Democratic principle. II We recognize the
fact that all government can do honestly and
efficiently for the good Of the people is TO see
that every man shall enjoy everything he can
rrodrce and no man shall touch one dollar.
one crumb produced in the sweat OF another
mans brow. shall touch one dollars worth
prodE cSd In the labor Of another mar 4 hands
Tier are two remedies. We want the
laws hat encourage raseality repealed. We
want he laws that perpetuate pInnder wiped
from he statute book and then We go further.
and y = say. those men who have offended the
law, those men who ha We robbed outside OF
fbs law, Why are not they punished
Why are they allowed TO go back 20 the offices
they have profaned and bsfoGled, back TO
the ? taces which they have pillaRed and
abused and enabled 10 confirm, strengthen.
make more sure hold upon the treasures they
have wasted by substituting for the fools
the presidents who allowed their villanies TO
bs discovered successors Of greater efficiency
In pI mder a. they have shown greater skill
In preventing a further examination Of their
deIfn Tuencies?
IT may b. that all this will be cured, but
this we do demand. we demand whatever
may have occurred in the past. that now.
ro~ tkA Law ahan Ia MT in fdrra that now
thieves Of millions OF hundreds Of thousands
shall first be brought to account. II the pro-
e~ecution OF all offenders crowd the business
In the criminal courts We say that the pre-
cedents should be given TO the heaviest
plun1erers.
The course for sensible men and patriots
10 AXE il not to agzravate these evils by
K0irR further In the direction OF Socialism.
but by turning their backs not only on the
Socialism which openly proolainls its purpose.
but on the hidden Socialism. Republican
Socialistic protection.
Finding his way at last TO the municipal
Ownership issue, Mr. Cochran told his au-
dieuce that the safety Of property must
always be jealousy guarded. The question
a. to whether the Government should in
trust the operation Of pubic franchises TO
a private agency or whether il should
operate itself Mr.. Cochran said depended
entirely UPON n question, which could
give the e9e9Dest LaLer ana DSSL service.
He continued:
That's all that IA the only question that
enters into this whole problem Of municipal
ownership. There IL no element Of socialism
about that that ia. put in that way but there
h q soctaIstic suggestion In IL which ! believe
accounts for sli its popularity Our expert
epee shows that public utilities operated by
private agencies give actually better results
than public utilities operated by public Of
feers In any part OF the world. II. therefore,
you were TO shift from private agencies to
public operation by public Officers. the effect
on the community would be that prices would
be raisc5 and the service would deteriorate.
The resolutions we're adopted with pro-
l0nged applause.
HEARsT's PROGRAMME.
William r. Hearst's friends said last
night that il was his present programme
TO hold his State convention on July {
and nominate himself for Governor. The
Hearst State organization is known as the
Independence League. From July 4, Mr..
Hearts, friends added. to September.
when the regular Democratic State con-
V4ntion Is to be held. he and the Indepen-
- ~ UorE III. bAay-o~- -