The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-09-30
GOV. RUSSELL REn0MINATED
For Governor Of Massachusetts,
BY Acciamation.
Chairman Collins Addresses the Conven-
ton at Length, Making n Strong Anti
Silver Speech-An Anti-SIlver Conven-
tion and IN Anti-Silver Platform.

WORCESTER, Mass, Sept. 29.-ISpe-
cial Tho Democratic State Convention
opened at Mechanics Hall with music
by the band which accompanied the
Lowell delegation. The main floor of
tho hall was entirely occupied by dele
gates, and the galleries were also we'll
filled. 1t was nearly Ills when the
Hon. J. w. Corcoran, chair man of the
Democratic State committee, called for
order and made brief address, which
was frantically applauded.
On motion of John G. McDonough, of
Boston, it was voted that tho chairman
and secretary of the State committee
serve as temporary officers of the con-
vention. The usual committees were
then appointed. In connection with
the appointment of committee on re-
solutions it was voted that all tho reso-
lutions presented DO referred to that
committee without reading and without
debate.
The convention was permanently Or
ganized by the choice of Hon. p. A. Col
Inns, of Boston, with long list of vice
presidents. William j. Dale was elected
secretary. On making his appearance
Mr. Collins was given rousing well
come. He acknowledged his flattering
reception in a few pleasant words, in
which he announced that he had been
present at twenty-five Democratic State
conventions, and was to-day celebrating
his conventional silver anniversary.
He then proceeded to deliver his ad-
dress. He said the Republican party
have assumed SO long an arrogant air OF
proprictorship Of everything good they
have so peristently proclaimed tho Re-
publican party and the Republic as con-
vertible terms; they have so coolly con-
sidered long success, whether gained by
fair means or foul, as matured and
accepted claim to perpetual power, how
ever undescrved, that Democrat is re-
garded as common enemy and a Mug
wump as follower of Lucifer. In this
spirit, .have the Republican party of
to-day in mass, alienated and driven
out all leading mon of free mind, have
repealed and insulted the younger gen.
Grafton.
"This is Democratic temple through
whose open doors every honest man
may enter and be welcome. Republi-
cans appear not to comprehend what
the people meant by their votes last
year. They say sentiment has changed
since then, that people have forgiven
the spending of billion dollars by the
last Congress, that thoy are used to the
Mckinley bill and that all ought 6
be forgiven because that Congress
passed the copyright. Reed ran the
House as he would a circus and they
passed a bill through that body to
strangle liberty and create civil war
in the South. All these things were
known last year and the popular mind
not since changed.
ttHhn nroqant CON, Al Mt Sc fl,of fbo,o
has been too large coinage of silver
dollars, worth as bullion or as mer-
chandise only 80 cents apiece, and the
fear is that continued coinage of these
dollars, or worse, that larger coinage of
them, will dangerously initiate the cur
rency and ultimately driven gold out of
circulation. This was tho situation a
year ago last July and it is the situa-
tion to-day.
cat that time tho Treasury was coin
ing at the ratio Of $1,000, 900 a month
these eighty-cent silver dollars, and
the demand on the part of sound finan-
ciers was that the coinage Should cease
or that something should be done to in
sure parity of the silver dollar with the
gold one, but the administration debt
was due to tho silver men of tho far,
far West, as we'll as to iron men and
wool men. the silver men demanded
payment. The result is the "Sherman
act, so called, of July IA, 1890.
len Republican representatives for
Massachusetts voted for tho naked in
fiation measure, while Andrew and
O'Neil protested and voted against it.
1t was denounced in every conservative
quarter and even the thick and thin Re-
publican press of tho State was out
spoken against it. 1t will be noticed
that our Republican friends at their late
convention take good care not to refer
to this act which tho presiding officer
and chairman of the committee on res
olutions voted for with the rest for
Pnre politics and to pay the political
debt under the pressure of Ohio Rcpub-
licans.
Now for a specimen of the Lodge
fable and cheeky speculations. He adj
mits the sOundness of our two repro
sentatives in the last House. He does
not deny that our Democrats, seven in
the next House about to meet, are
equally strong and equally sound but
he throws out vague hints that tEey are
innocent and susceptible and will be
swung around by the bad silver men
when they reach their seats, and he
refers to the resolutions of the Boston
common council and other signs as in
dlcating great wavering of our opinions.
No illustration could be more unfortu-
nate.
The Boston common council is Dem
ocratic body, and when an endorsement
OF free silver was pressed there it was
voted down. &c to S. The Republican
resolution, coupled with the votes of
their representatives in the last Con-
grcss, means that the Republican posi-
ton here is not hostile to any silver bill