The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-09-26
BAY STATE DEMOCRATS.
They Meet In State Convention In
fremont Temple, Boston.
GOV. RUSSELL RENoMINATED
Josiah Quincy Claims the Greater Fart
Of the Earth and the Platform Hedges
ON the Tariff Issue - Made In the
National Platform.


Boston, Sept. 27.-The flower of the
Democracy of Massachusetts, is head
| quartered in Boston to-day. 1t is an aus
picious and from aDemocratic standpoint
a glorious occasion. From all parts of
the Commonwealth are gathered the dele
gates who make up the body OF the De-
mocratic State Convention, and they are
as numerous a. the falling leaves of Au-
tumn.
The early morning hours were devoid of
| startling sensations, the great body Of
| delegates were busy circulating about
was about the doors of fremont Temple
ready for business. It was sometime
| later, however, before the leaders appeared
and the temple began to fill. Admission
WAS by ticket and the bits of paste BOARD
were In great demand.
At 11:15 the leaders entered the now
| crowded hall, and cheers greeted them as
| they took their seats upon the platform
| The first business was the selection OF n
| temporary chairman. Josiah q Qlincy was
the gentleman chosen. He was crested
| with cheers.
Mr.. Quincy In thanking the convention
for the honor conferred upon him said
Mr.. Quincy's Remarks.
81 bring you to-day words of encour-
| agement and of confidence from the
national headquarters of our party
Early in the campaign leading Republi-
cans conceded that without the ELECTORAL
votes Of New York they could not hope
| to win.
"In spite of some complications in the
| South and in the West the situation has
not changed in this respect. There has
S--.I.
for Republican claims Of carrying. New
| York, except the expectation Ut the
Democratic discord and division. That
expectation has already been disap-
| pointed.
:'rbc widest Republican partisan
gence Of the people with the claim that
Grover Cleveland is not u safe man to
have In the White House. The business
and financial erests OF the country
know that he Is u much safer man than
the Republican President, who gave his
approval TO the silver act of 1890. which
stands as such threatening menace to
the soundness Of our currency.
The record of Gov. Russells admins
tration during the last year II before the
people. we offer, and now challenge, the
closest scrutiny OF that record, even
licious spirit which the people SO en-
phaticaily condemned n year ago. We
demand that the Republican party shall
either give its approval to that record and
concede that the people have no reason
for Withdrawing their confidence from
| Gov. Russell, and should, therefore ex-
extend his term OF service to the length
| which has been customary In this COM
| monwealth or that they shall point out
| to the people In what respect the admins
| tration has neglected their interests aud is
undeseryng of their continued conf
va nnhnld ha pf
| Russell in his firm resistance to the at
| tempted dictation of appointments by
| the executive council, and in his insist
ance upon the executive right to fill an
| Office when the term Of the incumbent
| runs out, we charge Mr. Halle with TAX
| ing part IN the rejection of proper and fit
nominations for 10 other purpose then
| that of keeping Republican parties in
| the enjoyment of their offices, and we are
ready TO submit the question SO vitality
affecting our government to the judg-
| ment of the people"
At the conclusion of Mr.. Quincy's
| speech, 1851 delegates were found to be
| present aud the committees were an
nounce. The Hon. Charles Theodore
| Russell was then elected permanent
chairman and Daniel +. Buckley of North
Easton, permanent secretary.
Mr.. Russell's appearance on the plat
form was greeted with great cheers. He
said In part:
Charles Theodore Russell Speaks.
forthe first time in her history, hold an
election In which every citizen will vote
because he Is u man aud not because he
holds property or pays a tax.
We have at last, thank God, reached
point in political progress when the pol
monwealth are to be hereafter forever
settled by manhood and not by poll
taxes; by personality and citizenship, and
not by property. Having struggled for
generation for this result, you will appre-
ciate. know the pleasure it gives me
from this. my last official position, to de-
clare its accomplishment. One more
| effort in removing the property qualifica-
| OF the Governor and Massachusetts rests
| wholly upon intelligent manhood as the
| solid basis Of her government.
at has been recently said by ex-Speaker
| Reed and reiterated by numbers of his
| imitators, that though all its long his
| tory. the Democratic party has been only
a party of obstruction and resistance;
and he substantially declares that that is
| its appropriate mission and place.
81 beg TO remind you that during this
same period the Democratic party has
met its opponents in martial array and
| solid columns in no less than five distinct
| successive forms; as federdlists, national
| Republicans, native Americans aud
modern Republicans. The modern Repub-
licans they find still massed in strength
and vigor before them, although they
seem to have retired from command the
gallant knight whose white plume in the
past has been so conspicuous. But where
are the four other national parties which
the old historic Democracy has encount-
cred during the past century,
Unvaii thy bosom faithful tomb.
Take these old Treasures To Thy trust
these sacred relics room.
To sumber IN thy silent dust,
whether the modern Republicans