The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-09-28
MASSACHUSETTS, DEMOCRATS.

Gov. Russell Renominated-Repub
Denounced for Friendliness TO silver.
BosToS, Sept. 27.--The Democratic state
convention met today. Hon. JOSIAH
Quincy, chairman of the state central COM
m'ttee called the convention to order and
was made temporary chairman. In ac-
cepting the position he made speech in
which he said the Democracy was sure to
carry New York and the country, and said
the force bill argument was working fa-
vorably IN the South. These words, he
said, he brought from national headquar-
tiers. The usual committees were APP
pointed. Hon. Charles T. Russell was
chosen permanent chairman. On taking
the chair he dwelt at length on the state
bank plank in the national Democratic
platform. reciprocity and the force bill.
The platform Is in part As follows:
1t indorses the national tariff plank;
demands raw materials free of duty, es-
pecially wool, coal. iron, lumber. drugs,
dyes, manufacturing chemicals. and de-
clares that the necessity of raising large
revenue by tariff will prevent such a re-
duction therein as to disturb business; ex-
presses fear that Republican success
means the enactment of a force bill; de-
nounces the Republican party as fos-
terer of trusts, giver of lands to rail-
roads, a dispenser of undemocratic boun-
ties and subsidies; demands the repeal of
the silver act, as it is likely to derange and
debase the currency, and advocates the
removal of the bank tax on circulation of
state banks.
Following is the silver plank:
We repeat with renewed emphasis our decla-
ration of last year in favor OF the repeal of the
dangerous Republican silver act OF 1870, and
again denounce this measure as menace to the
maintenance of 4 sound and stable currency.
threatening to derange values, impair the obli-
CATION of contracts and bring the currency OF
the country to q purely silver basis. We con-
gratulate our Democratic representatives in
congress on their valuable services in support
OF the cause of sound money. The circulating
note features of the national banking system
have, by commission, become imperative, and
we now have in our financial system no bank
ing expedients for the issue or withdrawal of
credit notes according to the necessities Of
trade We advocate the removal OF the national
tax upon such circulating notes of state banks
secured that their redemption in law.
ful money will always be assured.
Gov. Russell was unanimously renomi-
mated, and James B. Carroll was nomi-
mated lieutenant governor. The ticket
was completed as follows: Secretary of
STATE, CnaricS .. namllus tfedSuror, JhmeS
8. Grinnell: auditor. Irving b. Sayles; at
torney general, Charles r. Lilly.
Democrats Praise the Letter, Of Course.
New YORK, Sept. N.-Democratic man.
ayers express the greatest satisfaction over
Cleveland's letter Of acceptance. Ex-Scc-
retary Of the Navy Whitney. Secretary
Sheerin, Of the Democratic national COM
mittee, and Bradley b. Smalley have each
telegraphed congratulations to the ex-
president. Whitney said the letter was a
broad-minded, patriotic address. Smalley
said he considered it the ablest paper
Cleveland has ever written. In his dis
patch of congratulations he said: II read
your letter of acceptance with admiration
and pleasure. 1t meets every issue in a
satisfactory way" Secretary Sheerin said
he thought the letter was explicit in every
particular, and added: "a fair. honest
expression is what the people are entitled
to from every man who asks their suffrage
and from no man have they been accus-
toned to get an expression in palmer,
bolder terms than from Cleyeland." Ar
thur z. German says it is admirable.