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Vol. VI
RALEIGH, N. C, SUNDAY,1 APRIL 24, 1904.
No. 60
.Post
CLAUDE KTFGHIN GIVES THE
REPUBLICANS ANOTHER ROUND
He Declares Himself the Champion of the Leaders
on the Other Side and Is Surprised at Their
Want of Appreciation-Hepburn Galled
Him a Peanut Politician
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By THOMAS J. PENCE
rr ?t"n. April 23. Special. Stung, the adder's sting (Laughter). Here I
.. S ii k by Representative Claude
- rho so clearly analysed the
. record of Theodore
r., ; in his speech in the House
i :--". the Republicans felt It neces-1-,.
t r.t.ike reply today, and they
4 i .- their most powerful speaker,
, 3k i -e Hepburn, to the task. Colonel
K-fb-rx though one of those de-y,v.-
i by the president some years
r, wr: about his task with much
.:tr his effort was not up toj
waa yesterday agreeing with my friend.
the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Grosve
nor) and here is today the gentleman
from Iowa (Mr. Hepburn) agreeing
with me In his admission that Theo
dore Roosevelt did advocate lynch law
away out yonder on the frontier for
stealing a ten dollar Taxas pony
(Laughter on the Democratic side).
Grosvesor's Best Friend
Mr. Speaker, I know the gentleman
from Ohio (Mr. Grosvenor) felt I waa
times, according-to the annual, report
of the civil service commission. Grorer
Cleveland, with his eight years violated
It not once. Benjamin Harrison, with
his four years, violated it not once, arid
McKInley, with his five years, vtolattJ
! It only three times. Yet-Theodore
Roosevelt In his short time has violated
these rules and suspended their opera
tion sixty times. Will you refuse to
believe, sir, that his spectacular opin
ions on civil ser-ice are "monstrous
when . u consider these facts? (Pro
longed applause on the Democratic
side.)
GOAL ROAD COMBINE
Hearst Wants Knox to Instir
tuts Proceodings
"Washington, April 23. Representa
tive "William Randolph Hearst of New
York today filed with Attorney Gen
eral Knox a complaint alleging that a
combination of the Philadelphia and
Reading Railroad and the Central of
New Jersey under common manage
ment has stifled competition, and peti
tioning the department of justice to
proceed against them under the Sher-
VIRGINIA WINS
THE SECOND GAME
The Visitors Got a Lead in the
First and Held It to the End
of the Contest
Greensboro, N. C, April 23. Special.
Virginia won the second game of-, the
series from Carolina today ;by a score
of - nine to two by doln . some fine
playing and . by making use of Caro
lina's errors. Carolina went to the bat
first and the last half of the ninth was
not played. In the . first inning Caro
lina let Virginia score six, after which
Carolina r'ayed good ball up hill and
held Virginia down to one In the third,
seventh and eighth innings. Pollard
for Virginia and Oldham for Carolina
pitched excellent ball. Both teams
had great support in the hundreds of
"rooters; in fact the rival squads were
Irrepressible. Scrapping on the side
lines started early in the frame. A big
flag was flaunted In the face of the
Carolinas on the side seats so near
that they caught it and tore It to
shreds. For ten minutes there was a
crush. The Virginians finally secured
some parts of it." but the two teams
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:..-.;.. In the land who has lesst'Olng to humiliate him yesterday, as
" ' ,k- nr.t,it ih-in i it was,n declared, but I told him when I
... f r the president than he. it as. tn ... , fM
- r r: tr- .ards for Mr. Kitchln to:13" tha waa to 8now l thls
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man -anti-trust law. ,
The complaint asks that action be bore out in noble manner that cordial
taken to restrain the Reading com- rivalry in college athletics that has
pany, while the owner of the stock of long existed,
the Philadelphia and Reading Com-1 The score:
pany, from owning, holding or voting Carolina . .
upon the stock of the Central, and . Virginia . . ,
Betting Concern Ruled Out
"Washington, April 23. In deciding a
case of a western turf investment con-
5 6 f cern. Assistant Attorney General Robb,
9 2 - of the post office department, holds that
decreeing that the stock be returned Batteries: Oldham and Noble; P61- the business of receiving bets to place
to Its lawful owners, and that all the: lard and Chadwlck. Umpire, Legrand. J on the races is a violation of the law
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Parker Boom in Indiana
Indianapolis, April 23. A ' movement
is n foot here, headed by Thomas Tag
gartthe Parker leader in this state, "to
adopt the unit rule when the delegates
to the St. Louis convention are selected,
and thus insure a solid delegation of
thirty for Parker. A total of 1,290 dele
gates have been selected to the state
convention and Parker men claim that
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Bourke Cockran Floors D:lzell in a Colloquy and
Makes a Tromendous Sensation A Dra
matic Situation of Great Power .
Arousing Intcnsest Feeling 1
"Washington, April 23. Representa
tive W. Bourke Jockran today enliv
ened the proceedings of the House with
at least, two-thirds; of these will vote ( - nother of hls exeat oratorical efforts.
for delegates favorable to him. They It was by far than his effort of
Bay xnai no matter now tr;e remaning two week8 when he made nis lni.
A A. as il.a - A. til 1 . I w
counties may. stand Parker will have a
clear majority in th convention
- : d.Mte today, but when Colonel "5l""c"u
Msum h .,I concluded he took the f t the time when I was about to begin
-.,r ! niad- a speech in reply that lh manifestation of my friendship my
Wtt.r. if .,nythlng. than the one . had th "
4-:uere.l yesterday. Mr. KItchlns on that side refusecTto extend my time.
..-.rA. hlle invested with keen sa-'w. If the gentleman will listen to
ere good-natured, and he hadim. 8 V "V. V v i .
w i vu. oil h "in ijsien w mm. x win wiww vi
t . .niKii.i9M them that I am
bf.,re he took the floor! and!hve and the only defender they have
V.r-h frequently Interrupted nst the defamation by Theodore
I rtrwov1t nf thlr eharaeters that has
i .ri ;ait!iter and expressions oi ap-j ; " . .
ever appeareu on me iiwr ui mu
House. , .
I quoted yesterday from .Theodore
provisions of the anti-trust law be ap
piled to the parties in these trans
actions when, found upon investigation
to be guilty of wilful violation and dla-j
regard of the law.
Governor of Porto Rico
"Washington, April 23. President
Roosevelt has selected Judge Beekman
Winthrop. of the court of first instance. right fleld by E11Iott cut off a man at
. Trinity 1 ; Wake Forest 0
Durham, N. C, April 23. Special. In
a hard contested game this afternoon
Trinity defeated Wake Forest in "the
tenth inning. From the very beginning
it was seen that it would be a close
game. The end showed the score 1 to
0. Two plays by Trinty men won the
game. .A quick return or the ball from
!r r.itlon through its executive, and
t calculated to injure the prestige
f hi country In the eyes of the world.
Mr. Unburn recalled Mr. Kltchln's
-f-r :.. to President iiooseveu s
Philippine Islands, to succeed William flrflt and prevented a run ln seventn
H. Hunt as governor of the island of lnnInR and a flnft c&tch by
vmw appointment na, nut gm,tn prevented two rtfns Dy the Bap.
been announced offlclally. but probably , .
wnAiara t i vnrirv wnvrvin rm uri iai rra - iiain in liic .iiiiilii. - iwvz ji liik idi kcbl
that the gentleman from Ohio, naming!111 ln 1 8hort time- J.ude WIn! i crowds of the season witnessed the
him. and all who agreed with him-and j rop is a memoer or
Mr. lUpu;n characterised , Mr.
rM'nn." Mr. Hepburn declared
t the attack was made upon the
th rntlrmn from Iowa does axree '.
with him were "champions of foulte of Harvard and a personal friend
mnA iihnn rNAiitirs" in or Tesiaent itooseveit.
this country. I came to their rescue.
My heart melted with sympathy for
. th r-pntlpinan from Ohio and for the
"'"i that a trace of brutal bar- j ntltman from Iowa. (Applause and
.- -? runs through the people of the inUzht(r on the Democratic side.) I
:; 'This gentleman (Mr. Kitchln) ' aw them 8martlng under this brand cotton thread mills In this city, owned
representative of the people of the Thnr nnaovrit had burned by the J. frP. Coats Company, limited.
-.. said Mr. Hepburn. "I rail up j nto lhelr foreheads, and I saw, too. the; today went on a schedule of five days
t peech he made yesterday as a rod of Theodore Roosevelt's admlnls- a week. The plant employes 3,000
lucwiuc ui vue ui uic """"I ff-amp. Wak Forest hrinfnv ft snArlal
He IS a gradU- f , Trmto-hfh THnttv foam wna
banqueted at the Carrollna by Dr.
Kllgo. ' '
The score: R.H.E.
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Batteries: Bradsher aft Chadwlck:
Edwards ' .and ; King. - Umpire, - Dicey
"Winston.
' NATIONAL LEAGUE
Thread Mills Gut Time
Pawtucket, R. I., April 23. The Ave
to Justify the president's state-
J!r. Hepburn raid that there Is al
tit prevalent a disloyal spirit, a re
':! to obey laws, resulting ln mob
. It Is rampant and frequent In one
't-n of the country and Is occasion-
found in other sections. The presl-!'-t
wrote of the extreme frontier In
rfrence to lynching, and the gen
' - n from North Carolina took It as
atlon for lynching in the south.
r civilization exists and courts are
. I t ur.-l.
tration shaking over their heads. I hands., About 7,000 mill operatives Jn
saw them crouching and cringing, beg-. this state are working on short time
ging and crying out. "Glory, glory to schedules, owing to unfavorable trade
Theodore Roosevelt" (Prolonged ap-; conditions.
plause and laughter on the Democratic
side), fearing to lift the voice of com
plaint. I realized their situation. . X
knew they were fettered and no longer
free. I protested in my soul against
this aspersion of their good names by
Mr. Roosevelt, and I said to myself. "I
am coming to the rescue of these gen
tlemen and speak out for them (Pro
longed applause and laughter), even If
Hetburn said he would not per-, Theodore Roosevelt expels me from this
- - brutal arraignment of Presi-1 Jtouse oy executive oraer. utenewea
-t n.relt to go unpunished. At i laughter and applause.) And here am
r'f t Mr. Hepburn branched off 4 X. the only man in this nation who
. .. ..h a rr.ti4 in some . would dare do It.
t. I X. n.tv. . x , - - . -1
cr :ir. Cairp Clark oT 2113
Xr. KiLcnm took the floor to reply.
Surprised at Republics Assaults
:r- Kitchln. Mr. Sneaker. I
v t hit-it- t express urpri.e at
- L.in!t m.-lf u:on me by the iren
: - . n f?om "hlo yesterday and nt the
"ii jii in i.le un me by the gentle-'r-
in Iowa tu the beginning of his
.rk thlsi morrlnr. I express re
th t 1 hive Incurred th tll-wlll of
' ;-nti.Mii.in from Ohio and the gen-
;- i ! t.m I v. ;i.
I: ;.t..irn You have not.
iu;r Nor have I.
.u.- Kltihln The deeper Is
T : .r. i hn I reflect upon the fact
r' ' I u . n.t nUiig here yetedny
; Mi-t..lu their character by
th in-in who h.d defamed
i--uujw on th Democratic side).
-:ttn.n from Ohio stnted that
prohibiting lotteries and 'games of
chance." The concern, therefore, is pro
hibited from using the mails.
Will Preach to Students
Greensboro," N, C, April . 23. Special.
Rev. Egbert W. Smith, D. D., pastor of
the First Presbyterian, church, left to
day for Chapel Hill. He is engaged
by the University to preach to the stu
dents tomorrow night and Is appointed
by Orange Presbytery to install Rev.
"W. T. D. Moss pastor of the Chapel Hill
Presbyterian church In the morning.
Republicans
Philadelphia
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Another Step Taken n
Toward Adjournment
The Senate Passes thi Gen
eral Deficitncy Bill With
Nany Amendments
Tacked onPen
sion Bills
Passed
Think of the Republican party, which
Lis for so many years been indebted
to the faithful service for nearly half
: century of these gentlemen, not pro
ducing one man who would dare stand
I up here or anywhere else In this nation
and condemn Theodore Roosevelt for
thnt slur upon their good names.
1 (Laughter and applause. Now, what
thanks do X get for It all? (Laughter.)
Ridicule. I am a "barbarian, a peanut
politician" because I tried to remove
the brand which Roosevelt had put
iuxvay the stigma he had put upon their : measures-the military academy blll-
memories, which must remain In the ; 't undisposed of.
I hearts of posterity (Applause) unless The House provision re-enacting the
It were expunged by order of the p""1 "
House from the works of Theodore
Washington, April 23. The Senate to
day passed the general deficiency ap
propriation bill, after amending it in
several Important particulars. This
leaves but one of the great money
Roosevelt. (Laughter and applause.)
Sorry for Republican Loaders
was renaerea necessary Dy xne ae
nouncement of the present treaty by
China, was amended by eliminating
several sections which made the exe-
Mr. Sneaker. I iKt only feel sorry for cution of the law more drastic than at
those distinguished members of the Re- . resent excluding Coreans. etc.
Various amendments were added re-
publican party, but I feel sorry for the
n r.inut politician, and the only whole Republican party and would im-
h. had of that fct was thnt mediately leave this band of Democ
:. I hr from his letters In the racy here If I did not believe that In
V..tk Journal fAnniause on the i their hearts they sympathized with the
l-r ,ti.- .fie) Well I ndmlt. Mr. : Hpub!lcan party In ttie awful prcdlca---r.
t!.,t it does not approach the nl and situation in which that party
- i'v of evidence, but it casts upon 1 flnda ll'elf toda3r- Xt llke ihe a"
- u.plclon of being a peanut j th Thomas Jefferson once described
t,n .h. j ,tand here In thH f h
i . a t .vi . n 1 1 dangf rous to hold on to It and It was
V? lh1l" coufnlry- "dH dangerous to let go. That Is exactly
-' " anything with the predlcnm.nl of the Itepublfcan pr
from Oalo (Applause on th I Roosevelt on hand as a
. -. t.c,.leK The gentleman from i dentJl, cnndKlae. (Laughter and
t .1, r m:rillnir rll, f.hat vnen 1 npplause on the LVmocratlc side.) He
kTCm Mr' r-,eveU" work I will be your nominee, but you feel now
" th.,t "through the southern t tH!lt lt Hnr.n,u. to nut him uo as
to turn him down.
Mr. Speaker, this denunciation by
Roosevelt of the gentleman from Ohio
j and the gentleman from Iowa because
hre ran a streak of coarse
' barbarism. the strongest
,vf tK, ttutn Cf that was my
h v.M.,frd;ir and the only evl-
"Winston-Salem, N. C April 23. Spe
cial. Forsyth Republicans met here to
day and elected delegates to the state
and Congressional conventions. For
syth has twenty-five votes in th state
convention. - Postmaster C. A .Rey-
Lnolds addressed - the convention. He
criticised. . the Democrats for not sell
ing the Atlantic and North Carolina
Railroad and charged the officials with
bad management. He confessed that
the 'Democrats had done "more in this
state than the Republicans, but his
explanation was that this was because
the Democrats had more money and
spent more.
tial speech upon his return to Congress,
It was greater in eloquence, : greater in
dramatic incident, greater , in Interest
and of greater advantage to his party.
He was in his old time form, for he was
talking chiefly upon his favorite topic
for assault, the protective tariff; he
was today more like the Bourke Cock
ran of a decade ago when he made his
masterly argument upon thflf "Wilson
tariff bill; he was vastly different from
the ! Bourke Cockran two Weeks ago,
and the scene Which he projauced was
more like the scenes in the 53rd Con
gress than anything which has occur
red since that time. Tha Democrats
cheered him to the echo tim and time
again as he sailed Into the Republi
cans, and one after another Vut their
leaders to rout, as now and tnen they
arose to interrupt - him. Some V left
fleeing in anger, others he .Viply
knocked over with his oratorical - sh:
of wit, logic and eloquence, and le
them where they-had fallen. The cli
max was reached in his great speech
when he encountered Mr. Dalzell of
Pennsylvania, one of the leaders on the
loquy a feeling of such bitter personal there was no conscience.- Democratlo
enmity was engendered that, taking Mr. I 7eete? to; but " w,flt? m
to. follow: "It has been my fortune at
.body. v Mr. Cockran proceeded to definn
prosperity and declared that the Re-'
pabllcans could make no issue out of
that, as every Democrat as well as Re-
mihllMn warn In f vrvr of thnt. Vint thm
policy of protection he denounced as
the policy of plunder.
,' Tho Excitement Btglns
Mr. Dalzell asked if Mr. Cockran had
made speeches of that character when
in the campaign of 1SP6 he had sup'
ported McKInley. Mr. Cocksan de
clared that by supporting McKTnley he
had not changed his views upon any
subject or Issue. In supporting. McKIn
ley he had supported Democratic doc-,
trine. "I supported Mr. McIOInley," de-'
clartd Mr. Cockran, with emphasis,
"because I thought he was rirht. You
of the -Republican party supported him
because you thought it was profitable.'
'I will state that I have been inform-'
ed," declared Mr. Dalzell, again inter
rupting, " that lt was profitable td the
gentleman from New York to support
him when he did." At this there was a
loud outburst of laughter and -applause
on the Republican sldev Doth
the statment and the greeting which It
received greatly angered Mr. Cockran. i
He turned white with anger as he re-(
plied, "Mr. Speaker, that is a state-j
ment which has been made whereverj
there has been found a mouth foul'
enough to utter words tiahlnd which;
BRYAN ATTACKS
JUDGE PARKER
The New York Piatferm As
sailed as Corrupt and
; . Dishonest
-Chicago, April 22. Judge Parker; as
a presidential candidate, wap held up
' to the ridicule and scorn-of the Demo-
the crats of the nation by William J.
i Bryan from a Chicago rostrum tonight.
gardlng the claims of states for re
imbursement for the expense of raising
troops during the civil war, among
them reopening the claims of Maine,
New Hampshire, California, New York,
Rhode Island and Ohio, with a- 'view
to the allowance of certain-classes -of
items adjudicated in the Maryland
claim, and. giving all the states the
privilege of appealing from the decis
ions of the accounting office of
treasury.
Other amendments adopted were: Ex
tending for two vears the tfm for fllinir
rblm tnr- hnro tw' trrr . fnnfaii. j he was for Hearst or any other candi
or.iti xnldlor. in violation nf th. t.prri-t date now'ln the field, asserting that
of surrender; appropriating $6,000 for pending bill, he said. led. The pro
a-v-aav MfVtAn csiirVi noiitralitv Will i '
Cockran's remarks as meaning what
he said, these two statesmen, until to
day warm personal friends, are hence
forth hated personal enemies. It came
about because Mr. Dalzell charged that
Mr. Cockran had been paid for. the
speeches which he made in "support of
McKInley in 1896 which charge Mri
Cockran denounced in most scathing
language and called upon Mr. Dalzell
to name the man from whom he had
obtained his information. This Mr.
Dalzell sneerlngly declined to do, and
took the rebuke which Mr. Cockran
ga him without even so much as a
word of reply, but retired amid the
hisses of the Democrats. But Mr. Dal
zell was not alone among the witty
Irishman's victims, Mr. Payne, Gros
nor and others who interrupted came
In for their share, but no such bitter
ness of feeling was caused as was pro
duced by Mr. Dalzell's interjection.
Protection and Subsidy
The Gardner bill to appoint a com
mission of members of the Senate and
House to investigate the condition of
the Ahierican merchant marine and
recommend measures 'for--its'' develop
ment was before' the House. Mr. Cock-
rari obtained the floor to speak for
thirty-Are minutes. He talked for two
hours and thirty-five minutes, drawn
on by questions from the Republican
various times. to support different po
litical parties. I have never yet gone
through a campaign where some oni
did . not throw. a stone at me as Jhliw
gentleman does. .1 challenge htm, 'he,
proceeded, charging down the aisle ah&
pointing his finger sharply at'Mr. Dal
zell, "and the cohorts of vice and crime
and corruption that are embodied in tho
Republican party to show that the nat
ional committee ever contributed a
much as my" railroad fare during all
that campaign." (Prolonged cheers and
applause on the Democratic side.) " "I'
wonder, if the gentleman will answer
that." ' ' . t
Mr. Dalzell I don't suppose the Gen
tleman paid any. ; 1 i
, ,. ... - . , sid and urs-ed by the Democrats to
Nebraskan explicitly disclaimed that V" , f a
TT reply. He began by showing the con-
reply. He began by
nection 'between, the protective tariff
and a ship-subsidy. In which direction
in attending the opening of the St.
Louis exposition; prohibiting the ad
mission of immigrants whose emigra
tion is encouraged by agreement be-
. vT .v -1 platform,
steamship company, either to furnish
a certain number of emigrants or other
wise. This is directed against an al
leged contract between the Austrian
government and a steamship line. .
The Senate, after passing a lot of
pension bills, adjourned until Monday.
Interfere with the' party weal or the
common good. Judge Parker, he point
ed out, as one upon whose candidacy
he could not afford to be neutral. With
invective and sarcasm the New York
which Mr. Bryan declared
was practically the handiwork of Judge
Parker, was analyzed plank by plank,
and contemptuously tossed aside as ab
solutely colorless and without' a spine.
"Be on guard against a surrender to
tective tariff;, he declared, was the
foundation of all political corruption.
A -subsidy was ln short a proposal on
the part of the government to pay indi
viduals for carrying on a losing busi
ness. If it was well to pay individ
uals for conducting an enterprise at a
loss, how much better it would be to
nay them for carrying on a business
which was profitable. The payment to
those who carried on a losing business
must come from those who carried on
Golden Key to Set the
World's Fair in Motion
Tht President Will Push
Button in the White House
on the Last Day of the
Prisent Month
"Washington. April 23. At one o'clock
(eastern time) on the afternoon of
ht he produces to show my .her did not believe everything which
-? Hat 1 hnd so little respect ; he believed as to civil service. Is ab- April 30, the president of the United
l.ou ns to quote the barbaric 1 solutely monstrous in the fare of the '33 wm press the key of a Morse
uf ThHor Roonevelt (Ap-.fACt that but for the polImogerV j telegraph Instrument in the east room
"r the Democratic side). He
I vl a criminal assault upon
: i:ovlt. I want him to
'' ,! " n-l to put It in the Record
' tut I prott-stcd here in this
as.. I t-forv the country against
rimlnal assault vpon-the
'" '( th Uw of thi land (Ap
" th Democratic Me
' J'l-e-iker, it hna len said that
1 :" of inyratltude is severer than
I telegraph
whom he denounced In his books, the nt the White House and through dl
candldacy of Theodore Roosevelt for rect wire connection which will have
president upon the Republican ticket J been arranged by the Postal Telegraph
would long since have become a van-' Company will convey instantaneously
Ishlng memory. (Applause and laugh- j to the great central switchboard on
ter on the Democratic side.) Still more the World's Fair grounds, the electric
monstrous In the face of the fact that -energy which - will release the 46.000.
he has violated the spirit of the civil , horse power, required to operate the
service rules and suspended their opera-j cascades, the great engines in machin
tlon more than all of his predecessor 1 ery hall and other mechanism -of the
combined, "lit hat violated it sixty, great -exposittoa.
It had been suggested that a wireless
apparatus be fitted up either at the top
of the "Washington monument or on the
top spire of the dome of the capitol,
and that a wireless spark be flashed
across country to St. Louis upon the
opening day. This plan was vetoed,
however," and the Invitation to start the
fair by . the usual method of telegraph-
ilng was substituted. The members of
the cabinet, the diplomatic corps, the
hief Justice and associate justices of
the United States supreme court, the
president of the Senate and the speaker
of the House' of Representatives, to
gether with other distinguished person
ages, will be with the president during
the ceremonv.
A national salute of twenty-one guns
will be fired on the monument grounds,
Just south of the White House, imme
diately following the official opening of
the "exposition. The Marine Band wtll
be ln attendance at the "White House
during the ceremonies. The telegraph
company . will furnish a golden tehe
graph key. for the president's use.
wan iri, lucrative business; some business
interests of the country' was the bur- order that a subsidy
den of the speech. Such surrder he ;
asserted, waa-contemplated by those ; be realized In order that
bacK 01 sf arKer s canuiuacy, emu c 1
sought to prove his "charge by stamp
ing the New York platform as "am
biguous, uncertain,, evasive and - dis
honest." The speech was delivered at the Sec
ond Regiment armory before a large
audience. - ' - - '.
Some of the most Important extracts
were:
"I can prove to every unbiased mind
that Judge Parker is not a fit man to
be nominated, either by the Democratic
party v or by any other party that
stands for honesty or fair dealing in
politics."
A Republican could run on the New
York platform, and after the election
construe it as an endorsement of every
policy for which the Republican party
stands." -
"There Is not a line inT tfco platform
that Is written in, behalf of the people;
not a line will excite criticism in "Wall
street."--
"Tip New York Dlatform Is a dis
honest platform, fit only for a. di
honest party. No one but an artful
dodger would stand -upon it. f - -"I
protest , against . mortgaging the
party, to the capitalists to secure - an
enormoua'corrujatlon fond.' ' r t
inefflcfencv mieht b encouraged. If
everybody got a like benefit from pro
tection, nobody would be benefitted at
all and nobody would be injured. It
was only the Inequalities of protection
which made it profitable to some to
advocate it because they derived that
benefit at a loss to otliers. He discussed
at length the fundamental principles
underlying the doctrine of protection
the farmer had "protection only upon
the statute books.' but none at t cus
tom house." Between the principle of
free trade and the doctrine of protec
tion, he declared, there was all the
difference between civilization and sav
agery. .-(
Mr. Cockran had been talking along
this-line for a while when Mr. Marsh
of Illinois interrupted. ' Mr. Marsh
asked if Mr. Cockran had not voted for
the "Wilson bill which embodied the
principle of protection. Replying Mr.
Coekran declared- that he helped to
frame that measure and voted for it
when In a b!ae of enthusiasm It patted
the House, but he declared, amid loud
Demoeratlc applause, that he had voted
against amendments added in the Sen
ate through the corrupt Influence of
corporations which r had been strong
enough to -rrtta t tenalta, la. that
Warming up a Little
Continuing, ' Mr. Cockran declared,
that he paid his own expensea wherever,'
he went, as he had always done In all'
campaigns, and when he went any
where to deliver an address upon ' a
subject other than politics. ' He had
challenged' contradiction while Mr.
Hanna was yet allve.j -For th past'
twenty years he had been a ontributcr
to campaign funds rtihcr.thun a veelp-..
ient of.tiiem. "But sir." he continued,
"I welcome the Interruption, as itv shows .
exactly the weapon with which hls or
ganized corruption that we call Repub
licanism means to conduct this cam
paign. I said it had wrought the de
moralization of our service, our politi
cal as well as our Industrial! systems,
and who testifies to' it so strongly ns
the gentleman who .attributes tot
what he knows to be . the qlversal '.cus
tom of every Republican politician?"
At this the Democrats responded with
cheers, applause and cat calls which
lasted for several minutes. .
"I can say for myself," shouted Mr.
Dalzell, when his voice could be heard
above the din, "precisely what the gen
tleman has said- as to himself with re
spect to campaigning.
"It would not have been necessary."
said Mr. Cookran, "to have stated that
to me, for until that j Interruption I
should not have suspected the gentle-'
man; but it has been my experience 'in
life that no man Is quick to accuse an
other of Infamy unless he has'becoma
Intimate with It himself."
This was the first Instance whem a,
shot had. been delivered home to" MY.
Dalzell. and the Democrats relished It
and applauded loud and long. '
"The gentleman had better apply that
Jogic to himeslf right now," retorted Mr.
Dalzell when he could be heard, "And
let me say to him that I. have been In
formed " But Mr. Dalzell could get
no further then, for. lr Cockran, now
aroused to great anger, shouted "By
whom, by whom, by whom, sir? Name
him here and now." j
"By a Democrat," relied Mr. Dalzell.
himself becoming heated.
"Name him, name him, name him.
I demand that you name him."
The Democrats Joined In the chorus
and shouted. "Name him. name him."
Mr. Cookran charged madly down the
aisle, and shaking hit fist at Mr. Dal
zell, again demanded that Mr. D.--Izll
name his laformer. Great confusion
prevailed and the speaker hammered .
loudly with Ms gavel for order, but it
was no use. Fer several minutes pin
demonlum mgatd. Then came " (he
oMmax " Mr. Cockran, pitching his
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