Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-09-07
Massachusetts Democracy.

The resolutions adopted By the democrats OF
Massachusetts, 10 their State Convention, yes
terday warmly iudorse theS. Louis nominees
and say the national honor aud credit demand
ed exact Justice to all creditors Of the Govern
ment, the pensioner tie aborer aud the bond-
holder, and the payment in coin of the debt
represented by legal tender notes held by the
people at arge equally With thr hondcd aeo'
held by the ca ptaliss. To the Na!ional House
of Representatives, the gratitude OF the couo'Ty
i especiay due tor lis courageous aod largely
succ s.tui cffurts 10 spite of tue impIacable
h still,y of au lmprovldeDt ADM nstraton ana
Ms supuurters, to reduce the expenses OF the
Government TO a scale adjusted to the economl-
cal necessities # a period of uucxampled lndus'
trial distress, aud the requirements 81 repuol-
Can simplicity and frugally also tor lis rcsolute
injuries into official INSTRUMENTATION, Wnere-
ty gross coIruptinns have beeu exposed to pop
Mar ex, Grafton, unfaithul officers expelled 10
Disgrace from tine exalted places OF authority
they dehlad, ard the honest sentiment OF the
couptrv arous TO a knowledge OF evils and the
imperative need Of reform the action OF the
democratic House in the measures that met lis
sanction concusively re q es the absurd charges
of malevclcut opposition that the democratic
party entcrtans any feeling or purpose dlsl"yal
to the n,tiunal spirit, or to the integrity oi me
Rcpubic or to the letter and spirit OF the Fed
era! Cons tuition 10 any OF It's parts; we rejoice
| IN the social order rapidly reViVlug prosperity
| and establishing cordial relations between the
| races which have followed As tie result OF the
restoration Of d. mocra!ic contro OF fairs III
| the ), v"ral lately dcsolaed States. wherever
| honest government has gone violence, disorder
/
tneatre of outragcs upon public order aud prl-
vat. right that sh1ck the human sense aud
| blot our INSTITUTIONS i coDf1cd 10 those barrow
limits Of the South Wherc rerubllci ~ mlsrue
still obtains, aud ruffian elements OF society are
| left free from restraints OF law enforced by cJm-
pete;t authority.
rhe resoIutior quite from Gov. Andrews
vailed Glory 10 1866, in which he sald there
| ought now to be a vigorous prosecution OF tue
peace, Just as vigorous as cur recent prosecution
! Of the war aad coutinue Among misd :eds
of ii e republican party not the least conspcu-
ous is the manavemcnt of the III aedman' Saw
legs and T.ust Company, chartered by re-
publican Cougross vi huut sufficient safeguards
"a protect The Interests OF its dcpositors, which
has resulted in the robbery OF many thousands
OF conidn- freedmen, and that 1t Is therefore
The duty OF Congress to take legal measures to
secure to the sufferers full indemnify tJr their
| losses TIE prustratlon OF the industries OF
this State a0d the depression 10 ITS trad by
commerca are due to the natural result OF the
maad Illustration aud mlseoVernment OF the
republican party, and the conlinuance OF that
parry in poaer will Increase the present de-
plorablc waste of the invested capital OF this
State; sIr>al the poverty now threatening our
labnriug classes, and brlug misery, ruin and III
health 10 the hes is of those careful artisans
who have heretofore been able 10 bear up agalDs:
the hard timss under which this State now SUI
| fers. W. view with indignation the supiueness
ofthe party 10 power IN nesleclng TO take meas
ures against the causes OF the dicllue OF our
commerce and manufactures Welook in vain
10 the pIafJru Of that party for the indication
OF any comprehensive policy of statcsma nshlp
for the emergency, and we see nothing 10 the
qualifications Of those nom mated by them 70
aationa and State laadcr5bp5 that indicate any
relief from tie consequences OF the feeble states
manship careless, do nothing policy and ring
| coutrol which now paralyzes he energies OF the
County; that amid the depression OF ali GusI-
ness among us there is an imperative demand
for Reduction Of State, county aud muulc pal
expenses in this Commonwealth, the cutlng
| down of salaries 10 a more reasonable relatl0a
to the great profit of industry among the tax
payog citizens; the dispensing with unneccS'
sary IF ,cr>; the aboIishlug of sinecures; the
SUPP resson o. all Unnecessary appropriations
| and the return from cxtravagaoce to simplicity
and economy. W, view with ALARM the rapid
| increase at the same time Of public taxation
and public indebtedness, aud desire to awaken
the honest instincts of our citizens to limit aod
| restrain the growing evils; that in presenting
to the people Of the Comuonwealth Hon.
Charles Francis Adams as candidate for Gov
ernor we make the principles of our platform a
reality in practice"