Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-09-28
RUSSELL UP AGAIN.
Massachusetts, Democrats Again Nom
mate Him for Governor.
THE PLANKS in THE PLATFORM.
An Attempt to Resuscitate the Dead Force
Bill Issue.
THE TICKET THEY PUT IN THE FIELD

BOSTON, Sept 27.-The Democratic Stat,
Convention was held in fremont Temple to
day. Mr. Joseph Quincy, Chairman of th'
State Committee, called the convention Il
order and the call was read BY Secretary
Buckley. Upon assuming his Office, Mr..
Quincy said:
I'm spite o. some complications in the
South and the West the situation has moi
changed in this respect. There has never
been any basis in my Judgment for Repub-
lican claims of carrying New York, except
the expectation of Democratic discord
and division. That expectation has
been dissipated. In the face OF
the common enemy the Democrats
of New York are fully united;
all are now inspired with q common desire
to secure Democratic success and a common
determination to achieve it. The inspira-
tion of this union of forces has been felt in
every section of the country. In the West
the Republican party is almost everywhere
obliged to fight on the defensive In many
States this fight is already recognized to be
losing one. Many electoral votes hereto
fore counted as surely Republican are ir-
retrievably lost to that party. In the South
the specter of the force bill, temporarily Y
exorcized by Republican leaders from
motives of policy, but ready to materislize
again in every tangible form in case of Re-
publican success, is bringing back to
Democracy many of those who have tenn
porarily strayed away"
Theodore Russell Talks on Currency.
The report of Committee on Credentials
showed the presence of !, ,951 delegates, rep
resenting % cities and 334 towns
The Committee on Permanent Organiza-
tiou made partial report recommending
Hon. Charles Theodore Russell, OF Cam
bridge, as permanent chairman.
After extended reference to State affairs,
Mr.. Russell turned to an analysis and dis
cussion of the Democratic platform, in the
progress of which he said: 'Mr Blaine
descants with brilliant and sensational
rhetoric upon the wildcat currency with
which he says before the war these
thoroughly irresponsible banks flooded the
country He charges that their recommen-
dation of a report from the 10 per cent tax
upon State bank circulation the Democrats
intend to restore a system of thoroughly
irresponsible banks and wildcat currency
through dishonest State legislation, and,
with his consummate and characteristic
adroitness, he seeks to substitute this
issue for that of silver coinage upon
which the Democratic platform is
SO strong and the Republican so weak"
In closing the speaker, referring to Mr..
Blaine's recent letter, said: 'The writer of
this letter, with sagacity only equaled by
that which forced the dislnfectant of reci-
procity into the Mckinley bill, entirel,
drops the two most important issues. The
one is the force bill the other is President
Harrison, on neither of which he has one
word TO say"
Governor Russell Renominated.
The convention proceeded to nomina-
tion Of Governor and Lieutenant Governor.
Congressman O'Neill renominated Cover
nor William Russell. The denomination of
Governor Russell was unanimously carried.
On motion of G. f. Williams, James B.
Carroll, of Springfield, was nominated for
Lieutenant Governor.
j. j. Donovan followed with the report
of the common platform. The platform
opens with renewals OF allegiance to the
Demo cratic principles of government, the
Chicago platform is indorsed as a whole,
and the Presidential record of Grover Cleve-
land is commended. The platform runs
thus:
We heartily indorse the tariff plank of the
National Democratic platform. Tariff taxa
tion, like all other taxation, should be levied
the true development of our great indus
tries that raw materials shall be admitted
free of duty and we particularly emphasize
the necessity of free WOOL COAL iron, lumber
and all drugs, dyes and chemicals used in
our manufacturing enterprises. The neces-
sity OF raising a large revenue through the
tariff must, of course, continue and the con-
servative legislative course of the Demo-
cratic party in Congress, its full recognition
of existing business conditions and constant
regard for the welfare of the wage Garner, is
a mrs n a
Republican party to arouse needless fears
rs to the practical consequences OF a return
to sound principles of taxation. The recent
legislation and present position of the Re-
publican party upon the great problem of
The tariff are utterly inconsistent with the
imposition of duties made by that party in
the campaign of 1885,
Touching Up the Force Bill.
While it may suit the temporary exigen-
cies of Republican party politics to keep the
''force" bill in the background, we believe
with Senator Hoar that the support of that
measure is the essence of Repnblicanism
and that Republican success will bring with
it a renewed attempt to enact a measure
which menaces the political liberties of all
our people.
The circulating note features of the pa-
tional banking system have by common ad-
mission become imperative, and We now
have in our financial system no banking ex-
pedients for the issue and withdrawal of
credit notes according to the necessities of
trade. We advocate the removal OF the ra-
tional tax on such circulating notes OF State
banks as are so secured that their redemp-
tfon will be always certain. We believe in a
government of the people, and in the local
control of local affairs we insist that each
municipality shall have the entire control
of its own concerns without the interference
of State officials.
Governor Russell then appeared on the
platform escorted by the committee ap-
pointed to secure his attendance He was
received with a perfect babel of enthusiastic
demonstration, and addressed the conyen-
tion in felicitous speech.
The committee on the balance of the ticket
reported as follows: For Secretary of State,
Charles s. Hamlin; of Brookline; for Treas
urer and Receiver General, James S. Grin
nell, of Greenfield: for Auditor, Irvine B.
Sayles, of Millbury; for Attorney General,
Charles +. Lilley, of Lowell; for Presi-
dental Electors at Large, Patrick Collins, of
Boston, and John F. Russell, of Leicester.