The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-10-09


Basros, y .sohef s.-The State con.
Sehtioa s.slle,i by lie regular Demo-
cratic safe Coasrai k;omiaIttee ust a,
FaDueii Halt tu-ds1 The delegates
we're admitted by uckats, which they
had To pr'cuce in advance from the
ate centrai committee AMI surrcndt T
Iaem tn a policeman stationed ~ the
entrance. Reuben Noble of Wes:field
sal G I the convention IL order H
Congratulated the delegates that the
rs,ty had met in Fanueil Hall, ths.
The party vas not iesd, and prop0sed
~ make itself felt throughout the
State and nation. Ga mntion of Cns,
L arg of Woodbury., Leverctt S4ltoD-
tall was elected temporary chsir-
man. Mr.. S4itonstall was introduced
and took the chair. III was greeted
with three cheers. lie thanked the
convention for the honor, and doubted
il history could show more glarine
outrage than wss perpetrsted by the
Republican party IN 1876. Let the Re-
publicans say what they please of in
stances of wrong doing by the Demo-
Gratis. nothing could atone for the
foisting of a President into office
sgainst clear majority of 800, 900 by
he people. Decisions of the courts
and acts of the Legislature had been
SIT aside, and the great wrong could
never be forgotten. He wished he
| could blot from his memory scenes he
witnessed in the florida army, biv-
vouac and false atiidsvits collected
to perpetrate this great wrong, the
perpetrators OF which were rewsrded
with Office by the men who received
the Office of President. Mr.. s. dis
cussed the legislation and the events
leading to the Wilmot proviso. and
then passed to State issues.
Boston, October John Quincy
Adams was nominated for Governor
by reclamation.
BOSTON, Octobe: 7.-Hon. Charles
Levy of Woodbury. submitted the fol-
lowing resolutions: The Democrats of
Massachusetts in convention assembled
reatfirm the national platform of 1876
as an authoritative exposition Of the
principles of our party, and congratu
late our political brethren of the whole
country that their principles we're en-
doIsed in the national CANVASS by the
suffrages of decided maj outy OF the
American people and electoral college.
We denounce upon the guilty Rspubli-
can party stern retribution for the
public crimes by which the people were
defrauded of their right to be govern
ed by ruler of their choice. and by
which the elective principle was wound
ed IN it's most vital part. We affirm that
liberty of individuals is best protected
| by constitutional division of the power
of the government between its State
and Federal fficials, and we favor
strict construction of the constitutional
grants which shall prevent encroach-
ment by either State or Federal leg
islation on the rights granted to the
other, or ON those which are reserved
to the people individually or collec-
lively, to the end that We may remain
q free and sovereign people in the spirit
of the Declaration of Independence as
well as the letter; that all men are
equality entitled to the enjoyment of
lite, liberty and the pursuit of happi
ness and points to the right of suffrage as
the only means by which this equality
of liberty and the enjoyment OF con-
stitutional law can be enjoyed together
by them; and we denounce the restric-
tions and abridgements of the right OF
suffrage by the Legislature of Massa-
chusetts as dangerous to liberty and
eubversive tn the supremacy of justice
and reason in the aft airs of the State.
| We demand that the exercise of the
right of suffrage should be encouraged
and registry laws so framed that the
largest possible portion of the commu-
nifty may be brought under the educst.
ing influence OF participation in pub.
lie aff4irs and voice in the making ot
the laws by which they are to be gov
erned, and We believe the present reg
istry laws are framed more for the OBJ.
ject of DISTINGUISHING the ciiizsns then
for the protection of the purity of the
] ballot-bOx. We believe that a thorough
reform in the laws regulating the levy
of taxes is absolutely necessary. We
are for measures which will tend to
the elevation of labor and the improve
ment of the condition of laboring men,
and we oppose all legislation "a to Ia
Dor which tends to make labor dlshon-
orable or gives social OF political pref
erence to auy class in seci,tJ over an
other. We desire to promote free
thought, free speech, free education
and the free and equal right of every
man to the protection and eDj )yment
| of his own rsligion. We believe in
prosperity arising from industry and
economy, and We denounce the grant OF
exclusive privileges to any body OF
men, the extravaganza Of the present
administration and the laying of bur-
dens on one class of men for the benefit
of another class or from which others
are exempted. We oppose, in the fu-
ture, the borrowing of money by
States, cities or towns, so that an end
may be put to the system which antIci-
pates the labor of the coming ages and
sppropriates the fruits of 1t in advance,
which coins the industry of the future
generations into cash and snafches in
heritance from the children yet I'M
born. We believe there are too many
commissioners in this State and too
little executive and legislative control
over them; too many sumptuary laws,
200 much special legislst on, too many
officials, too much legislative effort to
restrict liberty and invent new crimes
and misdemeanors, and too many OBJ
solete laws kept on the statute books !;
and we arraign the Republican party
in all its cliqIes that its legislation
in this State is adverse to the progress
sive spirit of civil liberty and tends
t. the degrading of the citiz sns and to
the creating of an official aristocracy
with a loag tenure OF Office and without
any responsibility to the people. Our
thanks are due to the Democrats in
Congress for their efforts to enforce
economy in the public expen iilures,
to abolish useless Offices and to c,rroct
manifold abuses in public ali era. II /