The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-09-30
MASSACHUSETTS REPS.
The Essential Features of
Their Platform.
THEIR TICKET NOMINATED.
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OuestiOn.-Other Notes.
MASSACHUSETTS Republicans.

Boston, September 29.-The Republi-
can State convention was called tc
order at IL O'Clock. J. Henry Gould
chairman of the state committee, made
q brief speech setting forth the objects
Of the convention, eulogizing the ma
tionaI record of the Republican party
and insisting upon the fealty of the Re-
publican party to temperance and phil
snlhrOpy, and its fearlessness of death
from the third party. A permanent
organization was effected by the seleC-
ti0n of Henry Cabot Lodge as President
with a long list Of vice presidents.
Among the latter were Senators Dawes
and HOaF, Congressman Long, Rice,
Ranney, Hayden, Whiting and
Davis. Lodge addressed the con-
vention at considerable lenght.
After Lodges speech letter was re
ceiyed from the Woman's Christian
Temperance Union, asking for prohibi-
tion candidates and resolutions, which
vas appropriately referred. The resgkQ-
tons reported by the committee
unanimously adopted, after a shOrtEe-
hate over the prohibition plank. Ral-
lowing IS the result of the first ballot
for Governor: Whole number of votes,
ga: necessary to a choice, 498. Oliver
Ames. 495; NJ. w. Grape, So; J. r. A.
Bracket. 10; Henry Cabot Lodge, 2,
George D. Robinson, 2. Ames nOmina
ton was made unan nous, and the con-
.yention took recess until 2 O'Clock.
The following are the essential fea-
lures of the platform. On the subject
of temperance, it says. Recognizing in
intemperance the destroyer of man
hood, the mssns of corruption in poll
tics and the most fruitful source of
DaUperiSm and crime, we imperatiVely
affirm that both patriotism and phi Ian
thropy demand the most strict enforce
ment of the laws enacted to suppress
this enormous evil. We pledge our
selves 70 support as candidate for office
no man who is afraid or unwilling to do
his whole daty in enforcing the laws
and to :svOr at all times such further
legislation as may be necessary to rem
der the existing more effective. We
favor the submission to the people OF an
amendment to our Constitution, pro-
hib!ting the manufacture and sale of
alcoholic liquor co be used as a beV-
erage.
The Civil Service plank is as follows:
We give to the civil service acts
passed by the Republican Congress
snd the Republican legislature of this
our hearty approval
and support. We will oppose covert
acts upon them and encourage no action
which tends to impair their efficiency.
Fitness, not political influence, should
determine the appointments to Office
removals should be made for cause
alone, aud iucumbents should be free
from enforced partisan duty and assess
ment We favor the extension of this
principle to all business offices in the
State and nation.
The Repu olican party, true to its in
lnstinC's aud principles, will deal with
the interests of both labor and capital
IN a spirit OF equal and exact justice.
The gratitude and esteem which the Re-
publican party feels for the soldiers and
sailors OF the late war has never failed
OF expression either in word or deed.
1t shall never fan while we remain
party. No just demand can be made
n their behalf which we will not sup
port. The pledges made t0 them shall
be kept. We demand of the National
Administration a prompt, persist at
and determined effort in me settlement
o. disputes between this country and
treat Britain to the end that our fish
ermen may no /, ger be unjustiy har-
rassed and despuiled of theIr prop
erEy and depri, e / of Their Oc-
cupatiOn. We fully maintain the
principle of protection to Amer
2c&n labor and American industries.
we condemn the recent precipitate ana
pIe-emptory treatment by cur national
SCaGe department of our sister republic
q mexico, which caused the estrange-
menI OF neighboring power with
nu9H considerations both of friendship
anu sell IN crest should have impelled
- " cultivate more intimate relations.
oouuu currency, based on specie, In
oo1sulttormlty TO the monetary standard
VI me world, is OF the most vital inn
PgI ~ TO all interests of the country.
.ue continued coinage OF silver dollars
~ TIE present rates is q constant
iIT Ga to tue stability of our finances.
1 we demand the repeal of ire lay which
bqol!eS the farther coinage of this de.
OsS he money.
Inc rest of the ticket nominated is:
pr Lieutenant Governor, J. Q. a.
p;eAett; Secretary of State, Henry b.
TO e'Ce; Treasurer, A. W. Beard; Audi
sO,' G1as. Ladd; AttUrney-GeneraI, Ed
gar ). Sherman.