Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-10-01
Bay State Democrats Renomi-
nate the Governor.
THE WHOLE STATE HEARD IT.
The Independent Vote of Massachusetts vii
Go to the Democrats.
The Platform Declares for the Free Coin
age of Silver Under Certain CondE
tions-Tariff and Civil Service.
Colorado Democrats.
Massachusetts Democrats.


cratic state convention opened at Mechan-
les hall this morning. II was nearly ii Ia
when Hon. John W. Corcoran, chairman of
the Democratic state committee. called the
convention 20 order. He made brief ad-
dress, which was frantically applauded.
On motion OF John G. McDonough of Bos-
ton it was voted that the chairman and sec
rotary of the state committee serve as tenn
porary officers of the convention. The
usual committees were then appointed in
the customary manner
The convention permanently organized by
the choice of Hon. 2. \. Collins of Boston
as chairman, with long list of vice-presi-
dents. On making his appearance Mr.. Col
Inns was given Il r0uSlng welcome. His adj
dress had telling effect upon his hearers,
and Bediam was again let loose, when Hon.
John Z. Russell of Worcester mounted the
platform and renominated William h. Rus
sell governor. In the course of his remarks
he said independent voters would be with
the Democratic party this year. Their votes
for our candidates on our platform will not
be protests against the early record and
original creed of the Republican party, but
against party bearing once an honored
name, that is now controlled byQuay, Platt
and similar spirits, and whose leadership
will be taken or given at its next convention
for James q. Blaine.
Russell's speech was applauded most en-
phatically all the way through. The nOmI-
nation was seconded by Edward g. Dono-
van of Boston, and then William Estes
Russell of Cambridge was unanimously de-
clared the nominee by acciamation.
THE PLATFORM.
The committee on resolutions reported
the platform, of which the following is q
synopsis:
The Mckinley tariff bill, against which
the Democratic party of Massachusetts pro-
tested at its last convention, was repudiated
at the polls by one CT the most emphatic
votes ever cast by 4 free people.
We renew our demand for the repeal of
all OF its provisions which increase the
rates of duty and for the enactment of u
genuine measure of tariff reform.
We believe that public Office is a public
trust, and that appointments should be
made for fitness, capacity, integrity and in
the spirit of civil service reform. The Re-
publican administration has shown the
hypocrisy of its pretensions in favor OF this
reform by destroying the efficiency of the
census bureau for the sake of furnishing
political spoils, by neglecting to bring
prosecutions for the punishment of viola
tions of the civil service law, and by ignor-
ing the recommendation of the civil service
commissioners for dismissal of officials who
have openly detied the law by the active
participation of office-holders il partisan
politics and the assessment of government
ciuDlONcS iOT JdFLlSsiu pun tJOSeS-
We believe i'll honest money, gold and sill
yer coinage without loss. This declaration
expressing the uniform historic policy of
the national Democratic party contained in
its platforms of 1854 and 1888.
We unreservedly reaffirm that we believe.
that all dollars coined by the United STATES
should be of equal intrinsic value, audthat
ali paper currency issued by theeovern-
ment should be redeemable in other gold
or silver coin at the option OF the holder
and not at the discretion of the secretary
of the treasury. While we believe in the
use of both gold and silver as money and in
the full remonetization4of the latter metal
by international agreement, we are equally
opposed TO the free and Unlimited coinage
OF silver by our government, Independent
of the action of other nations, and to the
dangerous silver legislation enacted at the
last session of congress.
The various plankS were warmly APP
plauded, especially those relative 10 free
silver and honest money, while the denun-
citation of the Mckinley bill was followed
by QeriSive laughter The platform was
adopted without murmur of opposition.
Gov. Russell entered the hall few
minutes before ! O'Clock If the uproar
which greeted him could not be heard all
over the state it was no fault of the dele
gates. When silence was finally restored,
his eycellency addressed the convention.
He followed substantially the same line of
argument used by previous speakers and
reiterated the principles and denunciations
OF the platform.
John ". Corcoran of Clinton was unani-
mousiy nominated for acknowledgement
The committee on the balance of the
ticket reported as follows:
For secretary of state, Eldridge Cushman
of Lakeviile.
For treasurer and receiver, Gen. James
S. Grinnell of Greenfield.
For auditor, W. D. Tierney of Marble
head.
For encouragement, George NJ. Stems
of Chicopee.