The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-28
RED HOT IN FAVOR OF REED.
MASSACHUSETTS REPUBLICANS
FOR THE MAN FROM MAINE.

The Speaker EuIOgized i'm the
Speeches and Cheered by the Dele
gates on the Floor of the COnven-
tiOn-The Delegates and Alter
mates to the National Convention
Chosen by AccInmatiOn.
Boston. March 27-The republican state
convention met here this morning at 1O:l5
o'clock, dispatched its business in a single
session and adjourned without formality.
The last business previous to the ad-
journment was the formal placing in the
field as New England's candidate for the
presidency Of Thomas B. Reed. This was
done by Curtis Guild. Jr. All of the pro-
ceeding speeches had eulogized Reed and
his name at all times was received with
great enthusiasm.
The delegates and alternates at large to
the national convention were chosen by
acclamation.
The delegates are: Henry Cabot Lodge
of Nahant, w. Murray Crane of Dalton,
Hon. L. S. Draper Of Hopedale and Curtis
Guild, Jr., of Bostoh
The alternates are as follows: r. II.
Boutwell, of Belmont, L. c. Southard Of
Easton, r. F. Hawkins of Springfield and
S. f. Courtney of Boston.
Following are the tariff and financial
sections of the platform: I'VE believe
that the government should have an ample
revenue with a sufficient surplus over Or
dinary expenditures to provide for coast
defenses and the steady building up of
the navy and for the constant reduction
of the public debt. We believe that the
present tariff with its lowered rates and its
destructive and dishonest system of un-
dervaluations should be replaced by one
framed on protective principles and ar
ranged to give an ample protection to
American wages and American industry,
and 20 restore the reciprocity policy of
James q. Blaine.
I'VE have always given protection to
ouI Shipbuilders. In late years we have
neglected to protect our ship owners. We
oelleve that the time has come TO return
to the policy of Washington and Hamii-
ton, which by discriminating duties in
favor of American bottoms, secured 80
per cent. OF our carrying trade to Ameri-
can ships, and which, if now restored,
would again revive our shipping, ana
cause American freights to be paid to
Americans.
1--WE regard the silver agitation as hurt
full to business and destructive to conf
dence, and as has recently been shown,
hostile to all tariff legislation designed
TO give protection TO our industries ana
revenue to our treasury
We are entirely opposed to the free
and unlimited coinage of silver, and TO
except by international agreement. Eacn
dollar must be kept as good as every
other dollar. The credit of the United
States must be maintained at the hign-
est point, so that it cannot be questioned
anywhere, either at home or abroad.
Every promise must be rigidly kept ana
every obligation redeemable in coin must
be paid in gold.
I'VE are opposed to the unsound and
dangerous system of state banks; we sup
port the national banking system, ana
believe that ii should be so amended as
to give it room for expansion and op-
portunity to meet the demands of the
growing business and population of the
country"
Other planks declare for restricted i'm
migration; no public money for sectarian
schools and entire separation of church
and state; for the Monroe doctrine, ana
sympathy with the Cubans.
The concluding paragraph Is as follows:
Massachusetts republicans have never
undertaken to pledge or bind their dele
gates to a national convention. We do
not intend to do so now. But we think
it fitting to declare our decided prefer
ence among the candidates for the repuO-
lican nomination to the presidency. We
present to the national convention for
nomination as President, and we urge
all our delegates to give their earnest
united and active support to a fearless
leader tried in many hard conflicts,
man of national reputation, of unblem-
iShed character, answering republican,
ism, andlgreat abilities, the Hon. Thomas
B. Reed of Maine.'