Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-10-09
THE BAY STATE
EXPRESSES HER CONFIDENCE IN
THE PRESIDENT.
A Ringing Platform Adopted, and a Full
Ticket Placed in the Field.

WORCESTER, MASS. Oct. 1.-The Democratic
State cony9ntlon was called to order at l1:3C
O'Clock this morning by Hon. p. A. Collins.
dhe usual committees were appointed, and
reported the name Of John Il. Fitzgerald, for
PRESIDENT. MIR, Fitzgerald, upon taking the
ehalr, addressed the convention at some length.
he congratulated the convention on the election
OF a democratic president, and said ''Whether
out lease OF power shall continue longer than
iOur years depends upon how well we have prof.
tied by the lessons OF the past, and how hon
eStly and z%ealously we strive 10 carry. out the
pledges III our State 4h and National
platforms, He strongly endorsed the adnlhistTa.
non OF President Cleveland and commended
MN Tor MS apparent determination to carry out
Ine reforms promised in the Chicago platform.
Inc speaker congratulated the country upon the
unimpeachable signs Of the death OF secti1nalism
ana said "FOSsilism ceases to interest. be- 1t
Democrat or Republican, and masqueradIng
G GeI0Fe an me people in the insignia OF
Hoar and Sherman are doing, is as
RIDICULOUS a sight, were 1t not unpatriotic
and wicked, as could be the appearance in our
street OF an eccentric individual who adopted in
our day as his style the dress of that of the
EllzaDethlan period, or OF the Pirates OF Pen
Zance.'"
Hon. William AspinwaIl sent to the committee
on RESOLUTIONS a resolution declaring against BIZ
ennlal State elections.
MIR. Avery, from the committed OH resolutions
presented the following platform; i
Inc Democrats OF Massachusetts, in convcn-
tl0ll assembled. renew our adherence TO the
principles 0tthe Democracy, declared by The
last National convention at Chicago.
We congratulate the people Of the whole
country on the election and inauguration OF
4 Democratic President and Vice-Pre ident. /,
we have ful faith and confidence in the preSiN
dent and in his wise caution; his far seeing
sagacity; bis courage and firmness; his deter
l~nlnatiOn to administer the government in the
interest Of the whole people, and his devstien
q the fundamental principles Of the national
Democracy. 7
We expect, under his administration, every
reform required to make the government pure
and honest will be made; that liberty and the
rights OF every citizen, in every section
Of every foreign country Will be zealously
and carefully preserved that sec.
tional prejudice and Jealousy will disappear,
and that that 'peryadiDg spirit OF nationality be
rtViyed whice makes every citizen glory in the
prosperity and honor Of a common country.
That civil services will be established on the
broad basis OF Justice and equality, securing
to the administration Official sympathy with
It's policy, not creating an unofficial class
which shall be above and beyond the people,
giving to each and every citizen who is ca
pable and honest the right to be selected for
public employment; that tit will recognize prin.
,iples that every officer OF the republic IS a pub
ic servant, strictly responsible to the people
md holding his Off 'e subject to the will Of tho
That the public lands will be rescued from the
lands OF quarters, spectators and landed mo-
and preserved for the use oI the PEG.
pie to whom they justly belong. bsF7
That the principal departments OF the govern
nent will be so economically and honestly ad-
nlnistered to impose the least possible bururn
VI taxation on the people, and confidence III the
people in theirloye Of liberty. their fidelity. to
he constitution and their devotion to tho union
Will be restored.
We therefore pledge to Grover Cleveland,
President OF the United States, Our unfaltering
upport.
We earnestly request that no candidate be
for either branch of the legislature
gho is not pledged to the support of the follow
measures. lie al.r,
We are opposed to the payment Of a poll tax
a condition on which the right TO vote must
epend. an
The convention reassembled at 2 :t5 pm. The
ames Of James :. Grinnel, OF Plainiield; II.
!. Prince. of Boston; Edward Avery, OF Brain
were presented to the convention as. suita-
lie persons to be chosen as candidates for the
OyernOrship. On behalf of MIR. Grinnel it was
aimed that he would poll the full Democratic, |
M~ugwump" and the "Hayseed" vote, besides
behalf MIR. Prince it was denied that he would
e opposed by the Butter men, 1t was decided {
proceed to a vote and on the second ballot .
Ir. Prince was nominated amid much enthusi- I
3m. The remainder Of the ticket is as follows; {
|. II. Gilmore, of Cambridge, for lleutenant-goV- s
rnOr; jeremiah Crowley, OF Lowell, for secre- {
iry of State; Henry k. Braley, Of Fall River, |
,r attOrney-general; Henry Cross, OF Hewbury-
.mes E. Delaney, Of Holyoke, for auditor.