St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-10-03
The Ticket May Not Win. but
1t Is Exceptionally
Strong.
Dishonest Practices OF the
Republicans Denounced in
the Strongest Terms.
Old Dominion Republicans
Decide That Brigadier Bill
Malone is N. G..
The Ticket,

Governor WILLIAM E. RUSSELL
Lieutenant Governor JOHN w. CORCORAN
Secretary OF State WILLIAM NJ. OSGOOD
Treasurer and Receiver. GEN. E. B. MUM
Auditor ............. ID. IT. TREFRY
Attorney General ELISHA B. MAYNARD
WORCESTER, Mass, Oct. 2.-The
Democratic state convention was called
to order by Chairman P. A. Collins at
1880 this morning. Mr.. Collins was
made temporary chairman and the
usual committees were appointed with
out delay. In accordance with the pro-
gramme, Nathan Matthews Jr., of Bos-
ton, was made permanent chairman.
On taking the chair, Mr.. Matthews adj
dressed the convention at considerable
length. After Mr.. Matthews had con-
cluded his speech. E. B. Maynard NOM
mated Hon. William E. Russell, of
Cambridge, for governor. and the NOM
ination was made unanimously. A re-
cess until 2:30 was then taken. Upon
the reassembling of the convention the
platform was adopted.
1t indorses the 'ever living principles Of
Democracy and the platform of the last DEM
ocratic national convention and says:
Meeting for the first time since the defeat
OF last wear, we uScIdT6 our COullllueQ dlQ
hearty support of the cause of tariff reform
for which we then contended, and our firm
conviction of its success in the near future.
We reaflirm our demands for free raw mater
ials and lower duties upon the necessities OF
life We believe that free WOOL as provided
for in the bill passed by the Democratic ma
iority of the last house of representatives, Is
essential TO the prosperity of the WOODEN in
dustry upon which that of the wool grower
is dependent. while it will afford relief to all
consumers of woolen goods. We call the
particular attention of the farmers Of
this state who have borne the bur-
out any of the prosperity promised
them. to the relief they will receive through
the reduction of customs taxes upon articles
which they use or consume. we give our
hearty support to the petition OF the present
Republican governor of the state and other
leading iron and steel manufacturers Of both
political parties, addressed to the New
England members of congress, asking for
FREE COAL AND IRON ORE,
and lower duties upon pig iron. and we COM
mend their efforts to save this important In
dustry, threatened with extinction in our
section of the country through failure TO
adapt tariff duties to the changed conditions
of the iron market We believe that New
England railroads should be restrained by
law, if necessary, from entering into any
traffic arrangements which secure to the
manufacturers of other states arbitrary
and unfair advantages over our own
manufacturers in transportation rates.
We demand that ali materials for shipbuild.
Ing whether of metal or wood, be relieved
from the heavy taxation now imposed upon
most of them, and made free of duty to the
end that American shipbuilders may be
placed in better position to construct ships
capable of competing upon the ocean with
those of foreign countries We heartily
favor a continuance of the sound and pro-
gressive policy i'll the administration of naval
affairs, established with such eminent sue.
cess by Secretary Whitney under the last ad.
Tnl r.. kfaI
or entire reciprocity of trade between the
United States and Canada. 1t favors close
commercial relations with Mexico, and
Condemns the arbitrary action of the treas
ury department in respect to the importation
of Mexican ores, which has already led to re-
taliatory measures disastrous to important
American Interests in Mexico" 1t de-
nounces election frauds and opposes the
scheme for q national election law. We
condemn the present administration for its
narrow partisanship and low standard OF
public duty, standing In conspicuous con-
trast to the character of the recent Demo-
cratic administration under President Cleve-
land. We condemn it for the surrender to
THE UNsCRuPULOUs BOSSES,
such as Malone. Quay and Platt; for its
utter betrayal of the cause OF civil service re-
form; for it's perversion of the pension ma
chinery for distributing the nations bounty
into means of influencing votes; for its
sale of high political Office for the large con-
tributions of money Dy which it was placedin
indicative of a conception of public Office not
as a public trust, but as private perquisite.
Pension legislation for the benefit of invalid
soldiers and sailors who fought for their
country should be just and liberal; 1t should
be administered in spirit of fairness and
equity and in accordance with the laws Of
congress, but not in the interest of greedy
claim agents, nor with the object of empty
ing the treasury We condemn the ruling by
which this administration in reversal Of
former decisions, has thrown open the pen
sion list to persons dishonOrably discharged
as an outrage upon common sense, degra.
dation of what should be a roll of honor and
an insult to every true soldier
The ticket was completed as follows:
Lieutenant governor, John W .C0rcoran,
of Clinton; secretary of state, William
NJ. Osgood. of Boston; treasurer and re-
ceiver, Gen. E. B. Mum, of Holyoke;
auditor, d. T. Trefry, of Marblehead;
attorney general, Elisha 3. Maynard, Of
Springfield.