Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-09-28
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u.ss.ehuseaas Democratic Csnventies
c..ersl Butler Renominated fol
Governor.
Spsrsor1ELp. Mss, Sept. &.-P. A
CoIi;ns nominated General Butler fol
Go.aynor. The remainder of the nom
;r.t;ons is az follows: Lieutenant Gov
a.nor r. O. Prince: Secretary of State
r Make: Treasurer, Gen. G. II. Ingalls,
Ittorney General, j. w. Cummings; Au
ditor. John Hopkins.
The COMMITTEES on Resolutions re-
ported as follows:
aThe Democrats of Massachusetts,, in
Convention assembled, enter upon the
campaign with the calm assurance that
the neOple of the State will record a
more glorious victory than that of IsS2
The national outlook for 1884 is cause
for conpratulation, and sierB of triumph
are everywhere apparent. With a ma
;ority in the lower house of Congress,
With Democratic Governors in % States,
all we need is harmony and an unbroken
front in every section to gain place and
mower for that good old Democratic
iperty under which for mere than half a
century the country showed a degree of
uroQress such as has never been equaled
by any nation in the world. We reaf-
firn the platform of principles adopted
by the last National Democratic Con
yention at Cincinnati, and the belief
that it's adoption by the people will cor
rect the manifest abuses now existing
in the administration of public affairs,
and bring back the government to that
purity and efficiency which character
ized 1t under Democratic rule. We re-
affirm the principles of the State plat
for of 1882, which were Endorsed by
the people of tho Commonwealth. We
believe In the supremacy and integrity
in the State of equal rights without
limitation az 70 race or sex, impartial
freedom of the ballot, and in honest
and economic expenditures in the State
and nation. We believe in thorough 70.
form in the civil service, in which fit
ness, not favor, should regulate appoint
ments; in tariff limited in amount to a
sum necessary and adequate for rev.
euus; abolition OF the excessive war
taxes In these days of peace, and in
still further reduction of extravagant
State expenditures. We oppose all
sumptuary laws which infringe on the
sacred rights Of personal liberty. We
favor the introduction OF board of
arbitration for the purpose of recon
ciling differences between employers
and employees, in order that better
understanding may exist between CAPT
tai and labor and more heaithful con-
dition of industrial interests be brought
about, and commend 10 the careful con-
alteration of the Legislature the neoes-
sity of q law which will secure to all
EMPLOYEES compensation from their em
ployers for any personal injuries they
may receive while in discharge of their
duties. Investigation of affairs at
Tevksbury has disclosed incompetent
supervision exercised over that institu-
ton, want of proper system of &C
counting for public money appropriated
for it's support, and indifference to hu-
man suffering"
During the reading of the resolutions
Butler appeared amid tumultuous cheer
inc, and addressed the convention. He
recited at length the work of the last
Legislature of Massachusetts, saying
that they sat longer than any other
Legislature and accomplished less He
reviewed all his own acts as Governor,
and continued: "rhe Republican pa
pers say General Boiler must go; but he
10 satisfied of going to heaven on this
issue, and willing to rest his case with
the. right feeling men and women OF
this Commonwealth. IL the people
would show him who would more hon
orsbly and energetically carry on the
work Of reforming State institutions,
diminishing taxes, standing up for the
moor who have no other friend, and be-
ing true to himself, to God and to the
Commonwealth, he would step down
"a yield him room with more pleasure
han had attended any other act of his
kfe" Fifteen members OF the State
Committee we're appointed and the con-
vention adjourned.
~~s senate labor Cemuaittee.
New Yoax, Sept. 26.--Joseph Medill,
editor Of the Chicago Tribune, testified
before senator Blair today upon the
relations between capital and labor, and
kindred social topics. 81 believe" he
said, shat the chief cause Of the impe-
cunious condition of the wage class in
this country Ia their own proudness and
lack OF thrift. Too many people are
trying to get along without work. Those
who do, will squsnder the greater part
Of their wages in drink and tobacco. On
small wages man can save something.
The wisest political thinker on the So
cial questions of the United States that
has yet been produced said that a pen
ny saved was penny earned 1t was
TO the working classes that DIR. Frank
lin Was speaking, and must say that
have meyer known n workman, no mat
ter what his earnings, who. IL he spent
his money for smoke and drink, ever
accumulated anything. Those who
have examined the subject have stated
that workingmen spend at least $780,
100000 per annum for liquor, and $751;
100000 for cigars and tobacco. The
money tins thrown away during the
last ten years would have been sufficient
to have provided comfortable home
for every family in this country.
Placed ut interest, this amount would
today have reached 1900, 0O0, 900.
Drink. affirm. is the pvogenitor of
nearly all the ills to which the poor men
II the United States are subjected. No
trades unions or any o.her combination
can ever bring relief to them. In the
absence Of temperance and economy,
high license. the higher the better, will
reduce the number of groggeries and in
clination of the people TO visit them.
have very little faith in political prohi-
bition. The evil next to drink which
destroys the lives of wage workers is ex-
istsncs in the wretched tenement
houses. IL Is q significant TACT that In
the great city Of New York the number
If deaths exceed the number Of births
BY 10000 annually. Premature deaths
arong the laboring Classes in this and
other cities are due partly to the crimi-
nal neglect Of public officials and partly
10 the greedy AvArice Of Rrasping land
lords. Rents here are too high. Health
Ter dwellings, AT low rents, high license
and personal temperance would benefit
the wage paid people. Ii In standard
belief among trades unions that re-
ducfi0n in the hours Of labor would
eventually prove remedy to all the ills
10 which the laboring Glasses are now
subjected. They seem to overlook the
fact that we're this plan adopted the
country would be soon flooded with q
horde Of foreign artisans. IL would a.
result follow that II would become al
most impossible 10 make living. Ed
ucation might be made 70 remove soms
difficulties, but not with our present
systsms Of high schools and colleges
which do not teach the people
the double value Of their labor
They bring up hundreds and thou