The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-10-08
POLITICS..
Of the Massachusetts Dem.
ocratic Convention.

John Quincy Adams Nominated for
| aovernor--A Rousing Democratic
Platform Adopted.
| BosroN, Oct G.-~.tn tho Massachusetts
| Democratic Convention Hon. Wm piunkett
will probably be- offered second plaoe, with
David N .Skilllngsas thenomlnee for Treasur-
er md possibly Gen. M. T. Donahoe for seere-
tary OF State. The resolutions will strongly
advocate hard money.
| There was auma diHatfeution among the
younger members Of the committee. who
thought that nominations should be thrown
| Into The convention. About seventy Of these
members left the room and reorganiaed eIss-
where, but their deliberations are without re-
| suit.
BosToN, Oct. r. The state Convention
called by the regular Democratic State
Central COMMITTEES met OF Faneuil Hall
to-day. Delegates were admitted by tickets
the State Central Uomnttss. and surrender 10
| apullcaman stationed at tho entrance.
| Reuben Noble, Of Westfield, called the com
vention to order He congratulated this dele
gates that the party had met In Faneui Hall !.
That tho party was not dsad, and proposed to
make itself felt throughout the State and the
nation.
Gu motion Of uhas. Levy, Of Woodbury.,
Ieverett saltonatal was elected temporary
chairman Mr.. Saltonstall was introduced
aud took the chair, and was greeted with
three cheers. He thanked tho convention for
the honor. He doubted II history could show
more glarinE outrage than was perpetratsd
hy the Republican party IL 1877, Let Repub..
wrong-doinK by the Democrats, nothing could
atone for the ioistins ri d president Into office
against q elear majority Of three hundred
thousand by the people. The .deosions OF
been set aside. The great wrong could
never be forgotten. He wished he could
blot from his memory the scenes he had
witnessed In Flarida+=ths army btyonac,
and false aflldavlts collected 70 psrpet-.
uate this great wrong; the perpetrators of
which outrage wore rewarded with the offices
| by the President Mr.. Saitonstall discussed
the Legislation and events leading to the Will
mot provlso, and then passed TO State Issues.
John Quincy Adams was then nominated
for Governor by aeelamation.
Hon. Charles Levy submitted the following
resolutions.
The Democrats OF Massachusetts,, In con-
vention assembled, reafflrm the national
platform Of 1870 az an authoritative exposi-
tion Of the principles Of our party, and con-
grataiate our political brethren of the whole
country that their principles were lndorsed
seda meoty o the x AMERICAN M sepe an
the electoral college. We denennce upon the
guilty Republican party stern retrib,1tion for
the graAt public crime by which the people
were defra,,ded Of their right to be governed
! by o ruler OF their choice, aud bv which the
elective principle was wounded In it's most
| vital part.
| Weaf1lrm tnat the liberty OF the Individual
| IL the best protected by the constitutional d.
| vision OF the power of the government be-
| tween its State and Federal officials, and we
| favor strict construction oil constitutional
| grants, which shall prevent encroaehments
| by either State or Federal legislation on the
are reserved 70 the people individually or col
leetlvely, to the end that we may remain
| free and sovereign people. The whole spirit
Of the declaration Of independence. as well rs
tho letter TINT all men are equally entitled
10 the enjoyment nf lite. liberty aud the pur-
suit Of happiness,' points to tie right Of suf-
frage as the only means by which this equal
tty of liberty and enioymentof constitutional
law eau be enjoyed together by them. And
We denounce restrictions and noridgment Of
the right Of suffrage by the Legislature OF
Massachusetts as dangerous to the liberty
and aubversent Of the supremacy OF Justice
and reason In affairs OF state. We demand
that the exercise OF the. right OF suffrage
so framed that the largest posslbls portion of
the. community may be- brought under the
educating influences of o participation tn
public affairs and n voice In the making OF the
lhWS Dy WHICH bl6Y AIA VI Db kDV6Tl9uy anu
we believe the present registry. laws are
framed more for the object OF dlsfranchising
citizens than for protecting the purity Of the
ballot-box.
We believe that thorough reform In the
laws regulating the levy of taxes is absolute
ly necessary.
We favor measures which will tend to the
elevation Of labor and improvement OF the
condition OF laboring men, and we oppose ali
| legislation as to labor which tends TO make
nj a Ia fyiU UuEa nj 1nr
preference to any. class In soeiety over others.
We desire to promote free thought, free
speech, free education and free and equal
| rights of every man to the protection and en-
| ioyment of his own religion.
We believe In the prosperity arising from
industry and economy, and we denounce the
grant OF exclusive privileges to any body OF
| men. the extravaganza OF the present admins
tration and the laying of the burdens ON one
class OF men for the benefit OF another class,
or from which others are exempted.
We oppose In future the borrowing money
by States, cities or towns, 80 that IN end may
be put to the system which anticipates the
labor OF coming ages, and appropriates the
fruits OF 1t In advance, which coins the in
dustry Of future generations into cash, and
snatches an inheritance from children yet
unborn. We believe there are too many COM
missions In this State and too little exsc utive
sumptuary laws, too much special legisla-
dnn, too many officials, too much Legislative
effort to restrict liberty, and invest new
crimes and misdem meanors. and too many OBJ
solete laws kept on the statute books, and
we arraign the Republican party In all Its
cliques; that It's legislation In this State 10
adverse to the progressive spirit Of civil liber-
ty, and tends to the degrading OF the citizen
with long tenure Of office, and without re-
sponsibility to the people. Our thanks are
due to the Democrats In Congress- for their
efforts to enforce economy in public expeDdi-