New-York tribune., 1896-08-26

Boston. Aug 2j-Upper horticultural Hall rss
filled before the State Convention Of the Sound.
Money Democracy OF Massachusetts was called 10
order this morning by eX-Mayor Frederick O
Prince OF Boston. The gathering was notable
in many respects. Many of the most honored of ihs
leaders Of the Democratic party In this state
present. among them being such men as Charles
Levi Woodbury.. Sigourney Butler, Colonel John r.
Wheelwright Colonel Walter French. Charles r
Stratton Dr. William Everett Dr. Morton Prime.
and Henry b. Reed.
James Russell Reed was elected temporary chair
man He made a ringing address. which was fre-
quently and heartily applauded.
Ex-Mayor Prince was chosen permanent chair
man He made a speech full Of crisp epigrammatc
phrases and was frequently applauded Dr Will
lam Everett introduced and the convention rosN
en- masse and cheered him He said he was present
at the Chicago Convention not As delegai" but as
a spectator and noticed the methods by which the
majority in that Convention overroIe ih' arguments
and the reasoning of such men a. Senator HiN.
Senator Villas and the lamentcd William T.. Russell
The Convention which Is TO meet in indianapolis 10
said would nominate candidates for whom Demo
Gratis or men Of any party Of no party might vote
He advocated the nomination OF J. Sterling Morton.
OF Nebraska.
While the committee We're ont Charles htmhn.
Assistant Secretary Of the Treasury. addressed ne
convention We repudate" he said. the action -
a convention which has thrust aside th" great
leader Of the Democracy. Grover Cleveland 'ereA'
applause who has thrice led the party twice sN'-
cessfuy and In place thereof has sci up false piN-
cipes 1t is the duty of the Democracy TO repudi't"
the work Of that Convention and Us candidaies on"
of whom only this year declared. and truthfall,.
that he was not Democrat That Convention
adopted a platform which threatened chil-serN"N
reform and the business OF the country. ~ Al.
tackled tho highest court OF tho land u declared
for free coinage OF silver and denounced the ADMIN
istration for upholding the law IN time OF sr'"'
crisis
A voice interrupted you know ve need free com
age of silver.
Mr. Hamlin-"The gentleman is old enough 20
know that low prices are the true indi i'aion y.
civilization. They say gold has appreciated 'o"
has deprecated 100 per cent since 1870 Reurins
certain amount of paper circulation ana
proper bank system is the way IN which We '"h
remedy the present financial difficulties lt ~ NO
coinage men say. sixteen ounces OF silver COD ''
made. by the nat Of the Government equal 10 ono
ounce OF gold why cannot the United Stres GOV
ernment go further and make one ounce Of silver
equal TO one ounce Of gold? applause Al tHe
power OF government cannot roGulaie his quo
ton. The free-silver men talk OF distress III ''H
country: but It is the distress whit ih'" Them
selves have created. Let this ceaseess ir'"-slif'i
agitation cease and the times VIII improve lh'i'
never was time when the South was 80 prosperous
as now and there never WAS a time Whom "or~Hs-
men will be in a better position 10 receive the benz
fits OF labor than when this free-coinage agitation -
stamped ont by indignant people. Mt hani'n
closed by showing that the Chicago convention '"N
been repudiatcd as undemocratic hy over 20 i''''
Democratic newspapers and thousands oi tn' i'''.
ing party men throughout the counus.
Charles Warren presented the platform "'''
was adopted unanimously amid applause li i- -
follows.
The Democratic party during us whoie history
sonal uhartv and private contracts. tho rights u
the Individual against the favored 'lass
ton Of Government in the peoples interests lh.
Democratic party has always stood for sour .i'
stable currency for the use and ben"ht OF me IfS
and not OF a section or class. II has over l--
that the financial honor OF the Nauoi.. as -" -
the integrity of the institutions c,tahlsn ~ 7,.
constitution should be preserved inNioate ny
delegates TO the Convention al Chl'aSo N't' 49,.
10 proclaim platform and TO nomihat, ,-,o
rspresenting these cardinal principles OF the psno
cratic party. In violation or the un'l "N'',ri,t
against the protest OF one-third OF the ,on'egu"r
repudiated the pemo'r ratio Aaminis.i 'i b, ,ndorei
Democratic President. Grover cleveland tptn,'iI ,Is
the long tried and essential prn. piles OF S,y~r Sn
Democracy and formulated a platform r,,' 'in.'' -,
views new and strange to the Democratic psr.s s,g .
structiye to the welfare OF our ciN'iS ,ara I'M.
~ no ~ our constitutional Government ana IN
the nations OF the world The 'nio'H" H".,cS a pls'-
sorm shsolutelv AZ variance with The pas p', A.,
of the Democratic party m 'n' 'n'..,r, IrtV = 49,
Demorrats OF the Commonwealth OF NJ s,~,, ,,e
to assemble again IA ,on'nnr" 'nnnr,"ocratic party ami
70 choose delegates 10 new 'onN'h"o"
Democrats OF the United states ana .,,,.e,,s vro
Therefore We Democrats of ',n,v,.,,,ior as.
are IoyaI to the old Democracy in con' , belle,
sembled hereby reafirm and rcd',lS'V t ,be nll..
N eaSn ~ ,h ,,o pcmocratic party OF this STATE adop,,
nv its delegates I'm convention - "sso tb fre. ur-
n 1896 And further. We oppose 'l, 'l,,,r a, III.
limited and independent r9in|&E', AZ :" ana unjust
ratio OF l6 TO as pri9,,i'' p s,ytnee-bsrk Do
positor Of laise ra,t OF his sayns, Isai ,h-
wees of the workngman while h.l''.'.NH of
"osf Of all he consumes robbins NJ N,'ri"' 'o,.,r
nart OF his % iSion, lowering me Nl.", Nl o AMMAN
,p,t"rnai or benefit order and dehasins Our '",ii
ard of value to that Of The poorer avn. M ,-sa,iir
,ipon the integrity OF one of the grral n,, Ne
our Government implied IN IN" % %uoc.''nm' m',i he re-
orYanized whenever It's decision shhi n''e W.
ravened the DEGREES OF ari 1nnrinnnle. of CiyI
Service Reform a. an attempt 10 desr"1e eur,rsrt ~
Cisr.va' n"hnc service We oppose the attack ulnt
IA. action of the National Adminstrau"" ,,cmrt
,in,a of ,he chicago riots We oppose the Il.
n yoS;ricr the rights of individual contract
reaff,rn confidence ana pridt ~. ni,,afion , -
courage and patriotism of the Adminis,ii '5,srcul-
Grover Cleveland who. under eNceptonpnn n,ib'csn
ties brought about ny past "rt", - -. Sonor ard
integrity OF the Nation. We repudlste lns ".
of the chicago convention ns u,,,iemorrstic
% Inv th righ OF The Populls, nominated ~
that convention for the Prcslash's P,sn & ,tes ard
the real Democracy or the ml,'1 80 a., IN. prin-
cail on all Democrats who still p'ileN' ~ ,", plat
ciples laid down In me pr.s,w ~ ~, Na-sachusers
TO support the action OF the approag,h,'"s
Democratic Convention AZ lndianapols' ,.,.
The following delegates 20 the indianapo"' IL.
,,ution were elected. Charles BIRD "".'
sigourney Butler. Boston: charles Don''Tp' cot
ton. James + Cotter. Hyde Park rnon,os,b rnonSs, John
/ p.smond Waltham. Wifam l. DoukkSS,ll.
Brockton. Jamen Estahrooh, Morss, Roston.
William r. Jcnncy Medfcrd. George ! ,osn g
Peppercll Henry W Lamb BrooN'>nS 'W>n"SwhSSypcrt:
I.eander Spragus. Fitchburg George sses o;odfrcy
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