Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-10-10
PARTIES IN MASSACHUSETTS
Current Issues as Treated in the Platforms
Just Adopted.
An Ovation rendered to Senator Hoav
The A. p. A. as nm Issue-The
Democratic State Ticket.
of The Evening Star.

Correspondence Of The Evening Star.
BOSTON, Mass, October o. 1904
With the democratic state convention Of
Monday and the republican convention of
Saturday over, the campaign in Massachu-
sets may be said to be fairly opened The
contest does rot promise the excitement af-
forded when Russell the First headed the
democratic ticket and led the way to VIC
tory. For the governorship, Greenhalge and
John Z. Russell are opposed to each other,
just as they were last year, but with the
odds overwhelmingly in favor of the re-
publican nominee. Gov. Greenhalge counts
on his side the prestige of his victory last
year, backed up by an able and every way
successful administration of the executive
office, while John f. Russell is obliged to
shoulder what is considered the inevitable
handicap which is imposed upon him by the
doings of the last democratic Congress. The
platforms of the two parties are of more in
terest as showing the trend Of Massachu-
sets thought en- the debated and contro-
versial questions of the hour.
Chief among the principles enunciated by
the republicans are these: An equal share
In government for each citizen; best possible
wages for every workman; the American
market for American labor; every dollar
paid by the government. both the gold and
the silver dollars Of the Constitution, and
their paper representative, TO be honest and
unchangtng In value, and equal to every
other; better immigration and naturaliza-
ton laws; no tramp, anarchist criminal or
pauper to be let in. so that citizenship shall
not be stained or polluted; sympathy with
liberty and republican government at home
and abroad; Americanism everywhere; the
flag never lowered or dishonored; no sur
render in Samoa; no barbarous queen be-
heading men in Hawaii; no lynching; no
punishment without trial; faith kept with
the pensioners; no deserving old soldier In
the poor house; the suppression of dram
drinking and Gram selling; a school, at the
public charge. open to all the children, and
free from partisan or sectarian control; no
distinction of birth or religious creed in the
rights of the American citizenship; clean
politics; pure administration; no lobby; re-
form of old abuses; leadership along loftier
paths; minds ever open to the sunlight and
the morning, ever open to new truth and
lew duty, as the new years bring their les
sons.
Democratic Principles.
The democratic platform is longer than
the republican, and rather surprised the
business men Of this section by coming out
with an unequivocal Endorsement OF the
principles of the income tax. The platform
reiterates the loyalty of the Massachusetts
democrats to President Cleveland, congratu-
lates the country on the repeal of the fed
eral election laws, the Sherman law and
the Mckinley law; the abolition Of bounties;
the conduct Of foreign affairs; reform of
abuses in the pension system, and the re-
duction in the appropriations of Congress.
The principle of the income tax is approved;
the extension of the civil service system is
favored and the administration is asked to
formulate a plan by which the post offices
will be brought within its scope. Any or
ganization which claims to introduce dis
tinctions Of birth or religious creed into
politics Is opposed, and ANY party which
tacitly accepts an alliance with such an or
ganization" is condemned. Proportional
representation and the adoption of voting
ma chines are favored.
The most significant incident I'm either
convention was the ovation rendered Sem
ator Hoar. The A. p. A managed to de-
feat the senior Senator as delegate to the
convention, but he was there by courtesy
and gave stirring address. 1t was clear
that the unusual warmth of his welcome
was due to the opposition he had encoun-
tered from the A. p. A.
Thomas j. Gargan, in his speech at the
democratic ton, defined the A. p. A.
politics this year. He said: "All other is
sues must be relegated to the rear until this
matter is settled. 1 appeal to the honor
and the men of Massachusetts. this great
commonwealth. whether at the end of the
nineteenth century a party that does not
speak out boldly on this issue is deserving
of their support"
The republicans have renominated their
Congressman. Few democratic Congress-
men have yet been named. The democratic
state ticket introduces some new names,
and, i'm it's entirety. is as follows: For gov
ernor. John +. Russell of Leicester; for
lieutenant governor, Charles l.. Stratton of
Boston; for attorney general, Henry F.
Hurlburt OF Lynn: for secretary Of state,
Charles De Courcey of Lawrence: for treas
urer and receiver general, James s. Grim
nell of Greenfield for auditor, Capt Alfred
c. Whitney of Boston.
The congressional contests, when fairly
open. will be CT much interest, and will be
noted as the war tactics develop.