The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-04-09
A CLEVELAND CROWD
The Bay State Democratic Con-
ventiOn Endorses Him.
CHEERS AND KISSES FOR HILL
The Platform Declares that Ali DOllars NUT
be Of Equal VaIue-1he Free
Wool BIZ Favored.

Nu'uACu'
BosToS, April S.-The Democratic state
convention for the choice Of four
delegates-nt-large to the national con-
vention at Chicago met atthe IRE.
mont hotel this forenoon. The con-
vention was called 10 order by Secretary
Buckley, Of the Democratic state commit
tee. Standing committees were then ap-
pointed. The committee on credentials re-
ported 1913 towns and twenty eight cities
were represented by ], 931 delegates. Hon.
Edward Avery, Of Braintree, was unani-
mousiy chosen as permanent chairman.
Mr.. Avery, upon taking the chair, adj
dressed the convention at considerable
length. He reviewed the history of the
party in the state for many years, told
how 1t had fought, urdsmayeG by defeat,
unawed by force, unseduced by promises
Of places of power, of honor, undisturbed
by sneers and SCOTS. outvo;ed but never
disheartened or corrupted, until to-day
Massachusetts Is placed among the doubt
full states In his opinion, it could soon be
moved INTO the column of states certainly
Democratic.
TAKING UP THE SILVER QUESTION,
the speaker said: "No Massachusetts
Democrat In Boston or Washington, in pri-
vate or IN Congress-, hesitates to express
himself on the silver question We are
thankful that the danger of the passage of
the Tree coinage acts seems for the present
to be ayerted. Some voters who contrib
uted to this result mey have voted from
pure patriotism; some from pure politics,
and some from pure satisfaction with the
existing law. For one, l accept the result
with gratitude and forego all criticism of
the motive. We are equally opposed 10 the
existing Jaw and the proposed law The
existing law is a Republican measure and
we hold
and for all its attendant evils"
He declared that the national Demo
cratic party is for honest money a cur
rency Of gold and silver, every dollar of
which shall be Of equal intrinsic value all
over the world. Until this policy is mod
lied by another national convention, no
man or set CT men, in Congress or out OF
Congress, can commit the party to any
other policy. The Republican party, in It's
platform and in the consistent provisions
OF the act OF 1890, is committed to the oppo-
site policy.
The speaker then took up the question OF
the tariff and reviewed at some length the
effect of the Mckinley bill upon New
England institutions, and in conclusion
sald: Success is a duty; how to secure
it will be one of the problems submitted to
the convention 10 which you to-day elect
representative OF your slate. The first
great step is the adoption Of
SOUND PRINCIPLES
and declaration of policy 10 guide legisla-
tor and executive. The mex duty will be he
selection o. candidate. l believe the
candidate should be as strong as the plat
form, and indeed he should be an embodi-
ment of the platform; and not merely that
but ore who is 80 welded to his principles
that he would encounter defeat in their
open defense rather than insure success by
discreet silence. / believe our candidate
should be man. of tried honesty, broad
and
COMPREHENSIVE PATRIOTISM AND UNDOUBTED
COURAGE,
cool in action, deliberate in Judgment and
ready and willing under all circumstances
and at all hazards to do what he believes to
be right To such man the destinies of
the great nation can be entrusted. To
such a man. doubt not, the delegates from
Massachusetts will give their united votes,
and such man, l believe, the united
Democracy will elect as the next President
of the United States"
Mr.. Avery's address was listened to
with close attention When Mr. Avery
said the next President must be Demo-
crat, there was applause and shouts of
"Cleyeland." Mr.. Avery attempted to pro-
coed, but the
CHEERS WERE DEMANDED FOR CLEVELAND
and given with will and tiger Then
came call for cheers for Hill, and these
were given with a liberal mixture of
Kisses. AS Avery proceeded to draw the
ic cal candidate the convention was quick
to recognize the portrait of Cleveland, a nd
| there were repeated cries of Cleveland -
and loud and continued applause.
TIE committee On resolutions and plat
form present their report, which was
adopted with few dissenting voices. The
platform re-afflrms the principles of the
Democratic conventions of 1880 and 1881,
and says from the power to tax arises the
whole force Of government, but
TAXATION MUST BE LIMITED
and no more money be collected than is
necessary for the economical aGministra-
ton of the government. The free wool
tbill now in Congress is approved, as are
the bills to place conl and iron on the free
list. 1t favors q general reduction OF the
tariffs imposed by the bills of 1883 and 1890.
Referring to money, it says: 1--WE believe
in honest money, the gold and silver coin
age of cur constitution, and of a currency
convertible into such coinage withou,
loss. We believe that all dollars coined by
the United States should be of equal
| intrinsic value, and all paper currency
| issued by the government should be
redeemable in either gold or silver coin
at the discretion of the secretary OF
the treasury. While we believe in the full
RECOMMENDATION of the latter metal by inter
! national agreement, we are equally opposed
to the free and unlimited coinage Of silver
by our government
INDEPENDENT OF ACTION BY OTHER NATIONS
We deneunce the Republican act Of 1890
which requires the monthly purchase o.
4. 500. coo ounces of silver and issues upon il
afterwards OF 500, UUU, UUU per annum or q
per cent. paper"
In closing, the platform declares the bes
| interests of the Democratic party demand
| the nomination OF Grover Cleveland
! When Cleveland's name was entioned
there was rapturous applause, and the con
vention was plainly in symathy with thu
resolutions. Thomas F. keenan,, of Bos
ton offered resolution favoring David B
Hill. of New York, but as there were somt
obiectionn lit, Mr.. Keenan, withdrew it.
frhe convention proceeded to the nomina
ton of observation-disclosures. 1t was decided
that majority should be necessary TO
election, and when the balloting was com
pleted, in view of the fact that the ballo
might result in the choice of four delegates
a reconsideration of tue vote requiring th,
vote of a majority to elect, was moved
Much confusion followed but the resolu
tiou was defeated. The chairman of tn.
committee on ballots, reported John w
Corcoran Patrick A. Collins, John E. Rus
sell and Albert @. BoughIon had major
ity. The report was adopted. o :
Hamlin, of Brookline; Henry w. Ashley
| of 1NasItiald and w. S. MCNarY. of BOs