Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1875-09-30
yla MASSACHUSETTS DEMOCRATIC CON
vENTI0N.

no longer divert tie attention OF the
people from the incapacitv, mis,nanage
men, and corruption Of those in power
Men begin TO discover that the blood is
artificial and the agony manufactured,
and are ready to administer the affairs
Of the government like their own pri>
waite affairs In conclusion he con
trasted the democratic and republican
parties, claiming that the latter es.ab-
lished, nursed and tostered paper
money, while the former party is q
hard money party, and will oppose any
currency not redeemable in coin.
Applause With candidates sach as
they would nominate to day they de
served and commanded respect.
THE PLATFORM.
The Massachusetts democratic con-
vention platform is as follows:
The democrats and liberal republic
cans OF II massachusetts,, assembled IL
convention declare and affirm as the
basis of their action.
First We reiterate the declarations
compreilensively made by the national
conventions at Cincinnati and Balti-
more in 1872, accepting the recent
amendments to the federal constitution
rs full final and permanent adjusts
ment of the political controversies IN
cideut to the late war.
Second We demand for the Union
the support in full yigor of all its con-
si,ntional powers as the supreme au-
,hority, utterly repudiating all claim of
right by any State to secede from the
Union or to nullify its laws, and we
demand for each State, as equally III
yiolable, The right to govern itself at
its sovereign pleasure, subject only to
limitations and oblig ltions Of the fed
eral constitution ...s -...-. ......
Third. Inrthe interests OF public
morals, the nations credit and the CONF
mon welfare, we oppose any further
issue by the government Ola currency
inconvertble with gold. the worlds
recognized measure of value, and we
favor speedy return to specie pay
ments as essential to the revival Of the
commerce, business and credit Of the
country and to the welfare OF the labor
lag masses.
Fourth We arraign the republican
party for its extrayagant expenditure
and protligate waste of the people 5
money; tor its corruption for It's
peculations for its contempt Of con-
st,tntion4l obligations; for its eXtor-
Tomato increase Of sinecures and Of the
salaries of our public officers; for its
oppressive, unjust and detective sys>
TENS of taxation, finance and currency,
Hili:h have degraded public and pri.
yale morality, and brought upon us
the present depression in the comm
cial and industrial interests OF the
country for It's Capitalization Of power,
and its encouragement Of nonopolies
and corporate corruption; for 1t con
tinuancc of Incompetent and dishonest
nen in office, and for its general mis-
management Of both the State and fed
eral governments.
Filth. We view with alarm the in
crease in this Commonwealth, under
republican administration, Of the public
debt by prodigal appropriations for
objects not demanded by Tie public
interests. We @denounce unnecessary
taxation as great crime We de
mand a reduction of State ex; ,ndltures
rigid economy and the unost limita
ton of the practice of mortgaging the
industry Of the future for purposes OF
doubtful expediency.
Sixth. TIE interests of capital and
labor are identical, and any attempts to
produce autagonisms between the two
must be injurious 10 both. We favor
such legislation as will secure to both
an open field and fair play, and to both
equal rights and just rewards under the
law.
Seventh. We congratulate the good
ci;izelss Of the Cotn monwea!th upon the
removal OF the odious prohibilory law
from the statute books, and we con-
idently expect that the present law,
with such notifications as experience
shall suggest, will tend to promote
pabic order and morality and the best
interests of temperance.
Eighth. The democratic party be-
iieves in the government of the people
by the people for the people, and there
fore oppose any constitutional amends
ments which Inn t or restrict the elecs
ton of public officers by the people.
Ninth. We take an honest pride i'll
the cordial and enthusiastic approval
by the people Of the whole country on
the I7th Of June, 1875, of the policy OF
reconciliation, peace and fraternity adj
yocated by the democratic and liberal
republican parties in 1872, and we wei
come with especial satisfaction the
assurance that, that policy will be in
augurated by the administration to be
placed III power III 1876.
THE TICKET.
On motion William CASTOR was
unanimously renominated by acolanra.
ton for Governor. Gen. WIN f. Bar
lett was nominated for Lieutenant
Governor. The following is the bal
amaze Of Che ticket: For secretary of
State, Geo. H. Munroe, of Boston;
treasurer and receiver, Gen. Weston
Rowland, Of Fair Haven; attorney
general, Geo. i. Very, Of Worcester
aud tor, John E. Fitzgerald.
NATIONAL. DELEGATES.
The following delegates TO She
national convention were then elected
p. A. Collins, Of Bostrn, g. w
Gill, of Worcester J. q. Abbott, Of
" Worcester, and Edward Avery, Of
Braniree. with four alternates.
Nathan CLARK, Of Lynn, opposed the
third resolution on finance, but was