The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-09-23
POLITICAL.
Massachusetts Democratic State
Convention.

Resolutions ina Favor of Hard Money
CASTOR and Bartlett.
WORCESTER, Sept 22.-The Democratic state
convention opened this morning in Mechanics
Hall at lib. For half an hour before the
hall was well filled.
The chairman of the State Central Commit
tee, Col. Aspinwall, called the convention to
order IN speech in which he endorsed hard
money and welcomed all reformers to the
Democratic fold.
Edward Avery of Braintree was chosen
permanent chairman of the Democratic con-
vention. In his remarks on taking the chair
Mr. Avery spoke of Governor Tilden, whose
name was received with loud applause, ending
with three cheers.
The usual committees were appoint cd, and
tho convention adjourned till 2 o'clock,
At the afternoon session Governor CASTOR
Gen. VIM. +. Bartlett was nominated by
reclamation for Lieutenant Governor
The platform is as follows.
The Democrats and Liberal Republicans of
Massachusetts,, assembled by their delegates in
convention to consider the public exgency and
organize tor the great work of political reform,
appealing to all honest men for cooperation in
their efforts, declare and affirm as the basis OF
their action:
: LIST. We reiterate the declarations compre.
hensively made by the national conventions at
Cincinnati and Baltimore in 1872, accepting
the recent amendments to the Federal consti-
tuition as full final adjustment Of political
controversies incident to the late war.
q. We demand for the Union the support
in full vigor of all its constitutional powers as
the supreme authority, 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 inviolable the right to
govern itself at its sovereign pleasure. SUBJ
only to the limitations and obligations &c JIS
Federal constitution. ~ 'no
g Tn tho intaresto ot pph1io
nations credit and the commC n,oifs,s, .ne e
oppose any further issue by IL ~ m1nafe, we W
currency inconvertbe n;tt So'o ooId w., Ha
worlds recognized meas,r. " a go'a, ue
as.e-- ~: I'm to specie payment as
.evval of the commerce, bust
lies. -. ..IIt of the country and to the well
fare of the labOring masses
4th. We arraign the Republican party for
its extravagant expenditures and profig ate
waste of the peoples money. for its corruption,
for It's populations, for its contempt of consttu-
tional obligations, for its extortionate increase
of snecures and of the salaries of our public
officers, for its Oppressive, unjust and defective
system of taxation, finance aud currency which
have degraded public and private morality and
brought upon us the present depression in the
| commercial and industrial interests of the
| country, for it's Capitalization of power and its
| encouragement of mOnopolles and corporate
| corruption, for its continuance of incompetent
| and dishonest men in office and for its general
Encouragement of both the state and federal
| governments.
7th. We congratulate the good citizens Of
| the commonwealth upon the removal of the
odlous probibitory law from the statute books
and we confidently expect that the present la "
| With such notifications as experience shall
| suggest will tend to promote public order and
| morality and the best interests of temperance.
| 9th. We take an honest pride in the cordial
and enthusiastic approval by the people of thu
| whole country on the 18th Of June, 1875, of thu
policy of reconciliation, peace and fraternity
| advocated by the Democratic and Liberal Re
publican parties in 1872, and we welcome will
especial satisfaction the assurance that the pol
icy will be inaugurated by the administration
to be placed in power In 1876.
| 1.-THE omitted resolutions are of no import
apce.
The committee on completion of the nomina
| tons reported the following as the balance
| of the ticket: For Secretary of State
| George A. Munroe of Boston; Treasurer
| and Receiver Gen. Weston Rowland of Fair
haven; Attorney General, Gsorge f. Very Of
Worcester; Auditor, John E Fitzgerald. The
| report was accepted and the names adopted.
Delegates to the National Convention were
balloted for and elected as follows: P. A. Col.
Inns, Boston; j. G. Abbott, Boston; G. w.
with alternates. Members Of the State Cen.
trail Committee, 40 in all, were elected. Nathan
Clark of Lynn opposed the third resolution on
Finance, but was answered by Judge Wood.
bury and others. Resolutions and platform
| were finally adopted unanimously. After pro-
viding for filing vacancies in the State Central
| Committee and passing the usual voteo of thank
to the president, the convention adjourned at
o'clock.