Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-10-03
BAY STATE DEMOCRATS.
Standard Bearers Selected al
PlatfOrm Adopted.

Stom00f0 . bearers SoloCt00 ana
Platform Adopted.
WORCESTER, Mass, October 2.-The
Democratic State Convention was called
to order this morning. Tho usual com.
mittees were appointed. Mr.. Nathan
Mathews, Jr., of Boston, was made Per-
manent Chairman.
Hon. w. E. Russell, of Cambridge,
was nominated for Governor.
The ticket was completed as follows
Lieutenant. Governor, John w. Corcoran,
of Clinton; Secretary of State, William
N. Olgood, Of Boston; Treasurer
and Receiver, General E. B.
Mum, of Holyoke; Auditor, D. T..
Trefry, of Msrblehead; Attorney. Gen
eral, Elisha B. Maynard, of Springfield.
The platform adopted endorses "the
ever living principles of Democracy, !"
the platform of the last Democratic
National Convention; avows continued
hearty support of tariffs reform, the ulti-
mate triumph.of which is predicted; de-
mands free raw materials and lower
duties on necessities, and continues
"We believe free wool a. in the bill
passed by the Democratic majority of the
last House of Representatives. s essential
to the prosperity of the wooden industry
upon which that of thegwool.grower il
while it will afford relief to
all consumers of wooden goods"
1t declares that free coal and iron ore
and lower duties on pig iron are the only
salvation for the iron industry of New
England; demands all materials for ship
building to be made free of duty for the
benefit of shipbuilders; favors the con-
tinuance of Whitney's naval policy, ia
vors the partial or entire reciprocity of
trade between the United States and
Canada, and closer commercial relations
with Mexico, and condemns the arbitrary
action of the Treasury Department in re.
spect to the importation of Mexican ores,
which has already led to retaliatory
measures disastrous to important Amer
can interests in Mexico; denounces
election frauds and opposes the scheme
for National election law.
The platform then continues: "We
condemn the present Administration for
its narrow partisanship and low standard
of public duty, standing in conspicuous
contrast with the character OF the recent
Democratic administration under Presi-
dent Cleveland. We condemn it for its
surrender to the dictation of unscrupu-
lous political bosses, such as Malone,
Quay and Plat; for it's utter betrayal OF
the cause Of Civil Service Reform for
its perversion Of the pension machinery
for distributing the National bounty into
q means of influencing votes; for it's sale
Of high political Offices for large contribu-
tions of money, by which it was placed in
power, and for its shameless nepotism,
clearly indicative of the conception that
. public Office is not a public trust, but a
private perquisite.
"Pension legislation for the benefit OF
invalid soldiers and sailors who fought
for their country should be Just and lib.
eral; it 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
tho object Of robbing the treasury. We
condemn the ruling by which this Ad-
ministration, in the reversal of a former
decision, has thrown open the pension
list to persons dishonorably discharged,
as an outrage upon common sense, the
degradation of what should be the roll Of
honor, and an insult to every true SOL
der"
Upon the liquor question it says: eve
believe the present policy Of the State in
making the sale of liquor matter Of
local option, to be decided by vote oil
the people of each city and town, works
satisfactorily and should be maintained"