The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-08-25
ARE FOR GOLD.
Democratic Boilers in The
Bay State Meet.
Held Convention in Horticul-
tural Hall, Boston.
Platform Demanding Gold Standard
Nominee Adopted.

Boston. Aug. 25.-That the gold stand
ard Democrats OF Massachusetts are
thoroughly in earnest is being demon
strated today. The state convention In
horticultural hall is a representative
gathering, for applications for tickets
came from all parts of the state, and the
committees supply OF these credentials
gave out, although 5000 Of them were dis
tributed. Horticultural hall seats only
200. and although many OF those in the
western part of the state were unable to
attend, the hall was filled TO overfiowing.
Ex-Mayor +. o. Prince called the gath
ering To order. and James Russell Reed
was selected as temporary chairman.
He made short address on the duty OF
Democrats at the present time. and the
convention then chose permanent ofii-
GERS, with Thomas j. Gargan as the
chairman. Assistant Secretary of tho
Treasury Hamlin made an address, and
was followed by William Everett and
Colonel John IL. Fellows OF New York.
Colonel Fellows made the address of tho
day and voiced the sentiments of the
gold standard Democracy OF the country
In general. while Secretary Hamln's ut
terances were considered to reflect tho
Views of the national Democratic admin
istration.
Following is the platform adopted by
the conventions:
The Democratic party during its whole
history has been pledged To promote the
security OF personal liberty and private
contract, the rights of the individual
against favored classes, the supremacy
OF the law, and economy of administra-
tion of government in the peoples inter-
ests.
The Democratic party has always
stood for sound and stable currency
Tor the use and Oeneht OF the people, and
not OF section or a class.
1t has ever insisted that the financial
honor OF the nation, as well as the in
tegrity OF the institutions es established by
the constitution, should be preserved in
violate.
The delegates to tht'convention at Chi
Cago were elected TO proclaim a platform
and TO nominate candidates represent
ing these cardinal principles OF the DEM
ocratic party. In violation OF the trust
committed 10 them majority of the
delegates there assembled, against the
protest Of one-third OF the convention,
repudiated the Democratic administra-
tion OF our Democratic president, Grover
Cleveland, abandoned the long tried and
essential principles OF our old Demo-
cracy. and formulated a platform en-
bodying Views new and strange 10 the
Democratic party, destructive to the well
iare or our cltzens, inperilling the life
or our constitutional government, and
impeaching the honesty OF the United
states among the nations OF the world
The Chicago convention, having failed
In its duty. ana having adopted plat
form absolutely at variance with the
past platforms of the democratic party,
In the nation and in Massachusetts, il
hoo a.
ocrats OF the commonwealth of Massa-
chusetts TO assemble again In convention
10 reaffirm the ancient principles OF the
Democratic party, and To choose dele
gates To new convention Of the DEM
ocrats of the United States, and
Therefore, we Democrats OF Massa-
chusetts, VINO are loyal To the old Demo-
cracy, in convention assembled, hereby
reaihrm and redeclare out belief in such
and every principle laid down in the
platform OF the Democratic party of this
state, adopted by its delegates in conven-
tion asseIuUleu, on April Il, 1895.
And furtner, we oppose the free, un-
limited and independent coinage of sill
Yer, at the ratio OF l6 to /, as principle
dishonest ana unjust 10 the creator, de-
frauding the savings bank depositor OF
large part of his savings, reducing the
wages of the wOrklngman, while in
creasing the cost OF all he consumes, rob-
blng the veteran OF part OF his pension,
lowering the value OF his policy TO each
policy holder in a life insurance COM
pany, fraternal of benefit order, and de-
basing our standard of value to that OF
the poorer and less civilized nations of
the world.
We oppose the assault upon the in
tegrity OF one Of the great branches of
out government implied in the doctrine
that the supreme court OF the United
States shall be recognized whenever it's
decision shall have pnntTpyPpRn the
DEGREES OF a party convention.
We oppose the attack upon the prin-
ciple of civil service reform as an at
tempt to degrade the efficiency honesty
and economy OF every department of the
public service.
We oppose the attack upon the action
OF the national administration at the
time of the Chicago riots.
We oppose thc attempt to restict the
rights of individual contract.
We reaitlrm our confidence and pride
In the firmncss, courage and patriot
SIN of the administration OF Grover
Cleveland. who. under exceptional diff
culties, brought about by past errors of
Republican legislation, has heroically
maintained the honor and integrity OF
the nation.
We repudiate the actions Of the Chi
cago convention as revolutionary.
We repudiate the Chicago platform as
undemocratic. We deny the right OF the
Populist nominated by that convention
for the presidency TO represent the real
Democracy of the United states. and we
call on all Democrats who still believe in
the principles laid down in the present
and all past platforms OF the Democratic
party of Massachusetts, 10 support the
action of tho approaching national Dem
ocratic convention az indianapolis.
BRYAN's BUSY DAY.