The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-09-30
While Nothing but Unlimited Coinage
Will Satisfy the Party in Colorado.
Governor Russell Renominiated in the Bay
State and Full Ticket Selected-0nly Ono
Candidate in the Centennial State.
WILLIAM f. RUSSELL
AGAINST FREE COINAGE.
Massachusetts Democrats Demand "HOne
Money -Cny. Russeu Renominafad.

Massachusetts Democrats Demand "Honest"
Money Gov. Russell Renominated.
WORCESTER, Mass, Sept. 29.-The Demo-
cratic State convention was called to order
here, this morning. by Hon. John w. Cor.
coran. chairman of the central committee.
Hon. p. A. Collins was chosen permanent
chairman. He made long speech. devoted
largely to denunciatiOn of the Republican
party. the Mckinley tariff law and ex-
Speaker Reed. On the money question he
said: "The present complaint is that there
has been too large a coinage of silver dol
lars, worth as bullion, OF as merchandise,
only so cents apiece; and the fear is that
continued coinage of these dollars, or,
wOrse. that a larger coinage of them. will
dangerously initiate the currency and ulti-
mately drive gold out of circulation. This
was the situation q year ago last July,
and 1t is the situation to-day. At that
time the treasury was coming at
the rate of two million dollars month of
these eghty-cent silver dollars and the de-
mand on the part of sound financiers was
that the coinage should cease OF that some
thing should be done to insure the parity
of the silver dollar with the gold one. But
an administration debt was due to the sill.
yer men of the far West as well as to the
iron men and wool men. and TO the other
mOnopolists. So the silver men demanded
payment. The result is the Sherman act.'
SO called, of July IA, 1890 Though clamor-
ing now for sound currency. the ten Re-
publican Representatives from Massachu-
setts voted for this naked imitation meas
ure. while Andrew and O'Neil protested
and voted against it, 1t was denounced in
every conservative quarter. and even the
thick and thin Republican press OF this
state was ontspoken against It," Mr.. Col
llnS's remarks were warmly applauued.
After William Z. Russell had been re-
nominated for Governor by John Z. Rus.
sell and had been unanimously chosen, the
platform was presented. In il the princi-
pies of the national Democratic party are
lndorsed and the State administration
commended. 1t demands that ali commits
sions and administrative appointees be To-
sponsible tn the people through their Gov.
ernOr; believes In free schools supplied
people upon the action of the Legislature
in regard to the constitutional amendments;
renews the party's declaration upon the
subject of labor. affirming sympathy with
all wise and constitutional measures in its
interest; and proceeds thus:
The Mckinley tariff bill. against which the
Democratic party of Massachusetts, protested at
Its last convention, was repudiated at the polls
by one OF the most emphatic votes ever cast by
a free people. We renew our demand for the
repeal of all Of it's provisions which increase
rates OF duty. and for the enactment of genu-
inc measure OF tariff reform.
We believe that public office is O public trust,
and that appointments should be made for fitness,
capacity and integrity, and in the spirit of civil
service reform: The Republican administration
has shown the hypocrisy OF its pretensOns in fa-
OF this reform by destroying the efficiency of
the Census Bureau for the sake of furnishing
political spoils, by neslecting to bring prosecu-
N "a
civilservice law, by ignoring the recommends
tons OF the Civil-servce Commission for the dis
mssal of officials who have openly defied the
law by reviviDg the active participation Of Of
fce-holders in partisan politics, and the assess
ment OF government employees for partisan pur-
poses.
We believe in honest money, the gold and sill
yer coinage OF the Constitution. and I'm q cur
rency convertible into such coinage without loss.
This declaration, expressing the uniform historic
policy OF the national Democratic party, con-
tanned in it, platforms of 1884 and 1888, we un-
reservedly reatfrin. We believe that all dollars
coined by the United States should be of equal
intrinsic value. and that all paper currency
issued by the government should b. redeemabie
in either gold or silver c0in ut 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 re-
monetizatiOn OF the latter metal by International
and unlimited coinage Of silver by our govern
ment independent Of the action of other nations,
and to the dangerous silver legislation enacted
at the last session of Congress.
We denOunce the claim OF the Republican lead.
ers of this state that they are friends OF n sound
currency as false and hypocritical, and charge
them with the sole and direct responsibility for
the present dangerous condition of the currency.
The platform was adopted without a
murmur. after which Governor Russell ad.
dressed the convention. and thanked the
delegates for conferring the honor of a re-
nomination. The remainder of the ticket
was completed. as noted above, and the
convention adjourned.