Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-04-21

to protect the national promises. On the
return of the republican party to power in
1889 this surplus OF gold reserve had been
reduced one-haIf. The reckless expenditures
of the public money and the passage of an
act for the purchase of silver debauched
the currency and impaired the credit of the
nation. When the democracy again came
into power In 1893 they found an empty
treasury. a want of confidence on the part
of holders Of American securities In all for
eign countries, which threw these back
Upon our markets, forcing individuals and
great corporations into liquidation. Thus
the financial policy of the republican party
produced widespread distress and disaster
THE leaders of this party have the I'M
paralleled audacity to attribute the distress
and disaster to a democratic administra-
ton that had just come into power and hao
not changed single law With such a
record, they ask the people OF TINS country
to restore them to power. With as much
propriety might the incompetent and dis
credited directors of a bank corporation,
wrecked by them, ask to have an honest
receiver removed and the old directors re-
turned to control. We protest against such
q party being again Entrusted with the ad-
that their return to power would be fraught
with danger to the business interests and to
the people Of the country.
Free silver Coinage Opposed.
Believing that the true interests of the
people require that the earnings of the trade
and the wages of labor be paid in money
that is intrinsically worth. in all the markets
Of the world, what it purports to be worth,
we demand the maintenance of the existing
gold standard of value. and that the gov
eminent shall keep all its obligations at all
times redeemable and payable in gold. and
We oppose the free coinage of silver and
any further purchases of silver bullion or
the coinage thereof on government account.
I'VE reafiirm the demands of our recent
state platform that the government shall
take The initial steps for the withdra wal
from circulation of the legal tender notes
Issued in time of war under the pledge of
prompt retirement We denounce the action
OF the republican majority in the present
House of Representatives in attempting to
reaffrm the law of 1873, requiring the per-
petual reissue of these notes, and their fall
ure to deal properly and honestly with this
problem: We declare our belief that this in
action had added to the impairment of our
credit caused by the silver legislation en-
acted during two republican administra-
tons.
I'VE demand that the necessity for an
adequate medium of exchange in all sec
lions OF our country shall be met by pro-
VISION fer an elastic banking currency sub
Ject to such government control as shall
insure uniformity and REDEMPTION in stand
ard coin on demand"
Thanks are rendered Secretary Carlisle
Tor his course as Secretary of the Treas
ury, and for his presentation of the money
qGeSlIOl- Ill addresses ana papers.
The admission of raw material free of
duty is recommended.
The suppression of trusts and the regula-
ton of monOpolies are demanded.
1t is demanded that the legislative CO.
operate with the executive department in
efforts for the further reform of the civil
service
sympathy with the Cuban insurrection-
lists is expressed.
The A. p. A.
The republican party Is accused of "co-
quoting with secret political organiza-
ton, and by innuendoes ard platitudes in
Its platforms endeayoring to conciliate men
whose avOwed object is to prevent a large
number of the citizens of this republic
from exercising their constitutional rights.
On the other hand it is declared to be a
principle Of the democratic party that To
subordinatfon of any one sect or denomina-
ton to another shall ever be established by
law, and that it is the absolute right of
every citizen to worship God as his con-
science dictates"
The Monroe doctrine is Endorsed and Presi-
dent Cleyelands attitude on the Venezuelan
boundary dispute is praised as being firm
and dignifed. and 1t is said to be subject
OF congratulation that in this crisis the
office of Secretary of State was filled by a
man whose state papers have reflected new
Iuster on American diplomacy. an epoch
making statesman-a distinguished son of
Massachusetts, great Observation-Disclosures
Olney"
VIM L. Russell Recommended.
The platform concludes as follows:
Following long established democratic
custom, the democrats of massachusetts IN
convention assembled, will not in any way
instruct or pledge their delegates, but they
DO declare that it Is the wish OF the demo-
cratic party of the state to present, and
they earnestly recommend to the considera-
ton OF the national convention to be held
IL Chicago as their candidate for the office
OF President of the United States, their
victorious, courageous, high-principled ex-
governor, William Eustis Russell"
Cheers for Russell.
At mention of the name of VIM. Eustis
Russell as the choice of the Massachu-
sets democracy for the nomination of
President mighty cheer went up from
the delegates, which was repeated time and
time again, until the chairman had to
stand several minutes before he could be
heard The resolutions were unanimously
adopted
follows: NJ. Ezequel of Springfield, w.
h Butler of Holyoke. Henry V. Cunning
ham of Boston, Fisher Pearson of Lowell.
Its work being cCmpletAl. the convention
adjourned.
RHODE ISLAND DEMOCRATS.