The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1875-09-30
THE POLITICAL CONVENTION
MASSACHUSETTS, DEMOCRATS.

MASSACHUSETTS, DEMOCRATS.
GOV. CASTOR RENoMISATED-A HOME RULE
AND HARD MONEY PLATFORM.
WORCESTER, September %. = Governor
CASTOR was renominstea unanimously,
and General w. f. Bartlett was
nominated by reclamation for lieutenant
governor. 1he rest were: Secretary OF
state, George IL. Monroe; treasurer and
recsiver, General Weston Rowland; at
torney general, George F. Vevsy; auditor,
John Il. Fitzwald. The following
PLATFORM WAS ADOPTED:
The democrats and liberal republicans of
Massachusetts,, assembled by their delegates
in convention to consider the public ext
gency and organize for the great work of
political reform, appealing to all honest
men for cooperation in this action:
L. We reiterate the declarations compre-
hensivelv made by the national conventions
at Cincinnati and Baltimore in 1872 accept
| ing the recent amendments to the constitu-
ton as q full, final and permanent adjust
ment of the political controversies incident
/ to the late war.
We demand for the union, the support ia
full vigOr OF all its constitutional powers as
the supreme authority, utterly regulating
| all claim of right by any state TO secede
\ from the union or TO nullify Its laws, ana
we demand for each state, as equally inviol-
able, the right TO govern itself at its sover-
/ eign pleasure, subject only to the limitations
/ and obligation OF the federal constitution.
| In the interests OF public morals, the ns-
| toms credit and the common welfare, we
/ oppose any further issue by the government
OF currency inconvertible with gold, the
| worlds recognized measure OF value, and
| we favor a speedy return to specie pay
ments, as essential to the revival OF COM
merce, business, and the credit OF the coun-
try and to the welfare OF the laboring
classes.
4. We arraign the republican party for its
extravagant expenditure and prohigate
waste OF the peoples money, for its
corruption, for its speculatiOns,
Tor its contempt of constitutional obi
cations, for It's extortionate increase
Of sinecures, and of the salaries of our pub
lie officers, for its oppressive, unjust, and
defective system of taxation, finance and
currency, which have degraded public and
private morality and brought upon us the
j present depressions in the commercial and
| industrial interests of the country, for its
Capitalization OF power and its encourage
ment of mOnopoltes and corporate corrup-
| lion, for its continuance of Incompetent and
dishonest men in Office, and for its general
mismanagement OF both the state and ted
eral governments.
/ 5. We view with alarm the increase in this
commonwealth, under the republican adj
| ministration, OF the public debt by proclgal
| appropriations for objects not demanded by
the public interests. We denounce un-
necessary taxation as a great crime. We
demand a reduction of state expenditures,
rigid economy, the utmost Limitation OF the
practice of mortgaging the industry of the
future tor purposes OF doubtful expediency.
g. The interests of capital ana labor are
identical, and any attempt to produce an
tagOnisns between the two must be inju-
!, rious TO both. We favor such legislation as
will secure to both an open field and fair
play, and to both equal rights and just re-
wards under the law.
Z. We congratulate the good citizens oil
the commonwealth upon the removal
} of the odious prohibitory law from
the statute books, aud we conf
dentially expect that the present law
with such notifications as experience shall
suggest, viii tend TO promote pablo order
and morality, and she best interests Of
temperance.
s. the democratic party believes in the
, government OF the people by the people FOL
, tue people, ana therefore opposes constitu
tiOnal amendments which limit or restTiC
, the election of public officers by the people
9. We take an honest pride in the cordis
and enthusiastic approval by the people o
, the whole country OF the 18th Of June, o.
1875, and OF the policy OF reconciliation
peace and fraternity advocated by the demo
Gratis and liberal republican parties in 1872
and we welcome with especial satisfaction
the assurance that that policy Will be in
augarated by the administration TO b
placed in power in 1876.