Omaha daily bee., 1895-10-07


THE MASSACHUSETTS, REPUBLICANS
The republicans of Massachusetts on
Saturday renominated Governor Green
halge and the other state officials not
withstanding the threats that had been
made by the A. L. A. leaders to defeat
the governor. This organization opened
headquarters I'm Boston several days be-
fore the convention and begun an earn
est campaign against Greenhalge, but
as the result proves without effect. Not
only was he nominated on the first bal
lot by an overwhelming majority. the
opposition showing little strength in the
convention, but plank in the platform
distinctly condemns the policy of the A.
Z. AS. 1t was made evident that the
great majority of the republicans of
the Bay state have no sympathy with
the secret organization that introduces
sectarianism in politics, and it will
probably now go to pieces in Massa-
chusetts, all the traditions of which
are hostile to such an organization. The
example thus set ought to have wide
spread influence. What the Massachu-
setts republicans have done to eliminate
this element from politics can be done
by republicans everywhere If they have
the courage to act. 1t is only necessary
for the real leaders of the party any
where to fearlessly attack this oath.
bound element in order to break it up,
for 1t cannot maintain itself against an
honest and manly exposure of its char
acter and purpose.
The republicans of Massachusetts do
not equivocate regarding national is
sues. The platform speaks out plainly
in condemnation of the democratic tar
lican party is not pledged to any sched-
ules it offers to each American industry
such protection as shall equal differ
ences in the price of labor declaring
that in the distribution of protection the
farmer and the miner are entitled to
turer. This is Il sound position and is
consistent with the policy embodied in
the last republican tariff. A pungent
declaration of the platform is that if re-
publicans We're liberal with apprOpr-
ations they furnished revenue to meet
them and steadily decreased the public
debt, things which the democratic party
failed to do. OF course the platform is
ut once straightforward and sound on
the currency question, declaring that
the government should maintain each
dollar which it issues on par with
it's standard gold dollar and should not
permit the free coinage of silver at any
agreement. A weak feature of the plat
form Is the declaration in favor of the
enactment of restrictive immigration
law, but this is to be expected in
state where the labor element is so
large a proportion of the population as
it is in Massachusetts. 1t is. therefore
one of those perfunctory platform ut
terances which do not carry much
weight when the influences that prompt
them are understood.
The contest in Massachusetts this
year will, of course be one sided, the
democrats having no hope of carrying
the state. According to the Boston Ad-
governor has SO pronounced himself in
favor of the reelection of Greenhalge |
that it is the understanding that no |
special effort is to be made to defeat |
him. Last year Mr.. Greenhalge was |
elected the second time by plurality |
of over $1,000. He may not have so |
large a plurality this year, but his cleo
tiOn is assured.