Morris tribune., 1896-04-22
Massachusetts, Democrats Have
a Favorite Son in the
Ex-Governor.
Platform Scores the Republican
Financial Policy and En-
dOrSes Cleveland.
Rhode Island Democrats Also
Endorse Governor RuSsell's
Candidacy.

BOSTON, April SS.-W1ln 0nGHuSldSH
almost surprising that noted at the
recent state convention of the Republic
cans of Massachusetts,. when Hon
Thomas B. Reed was endorsed as pres.
idential candidate, the Democrats OF
this state set their approval upon Grover
Cleveland as president, and named ex-
Governor W. E. Russell as their choice
for the nomination to be Cleveland s
successor.
Judge John W. Corcoran called the
convention to order. The usual honor
ary officers were chosen. Hon. Thomas
J. Gargan of Boston was named as
chairman of the committee on resolu-
tions, and Hon. John E. Thayer OF
Worcester, was chosen permanent
chairman.
In opening, the platform declares
that "never in any epoch ii our coun-
try's history has the executive chair
been filed by a broader minded states
man than the president chosen by our
party, Grover Cleveland, and he is
congratulated upon the frmness, abil-
ity and wisdom. with which he has
conducted his Office.
Upon the subject of national finance,
the platform dwells at length. After
arraigning the Republican party for its
policy, it says:
Believing that the true interests of
the people require that the earnings of
trade and the wages of labor be paid in
money that is intrinsically worth in all
the markets of the world, what it pur-
ports to be worth, we demand the main
tenance of the existing gold standard
of value, and that the government
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 gov
ernment account.
1--WE affirm the demands Of our re.
cent state platform that the govern
ment shall take the initial steps for the
withdrawal from circulation of the
legal tender notes issued in time of
war under the pledge of prompt re-
tirement.
Thanks to Carlisle.
Thanks are rendered Secretary Car
Isle for his course as secretary of the
treasury and for his presentation Of the
money question in addresses and papers.
The admission of raw material free of
duty is recommended. The suppress
sion of trusts and. the regulation of
monopolies is demanded. It is de-
manded that the legislative cooperate
with the executive department. in ef-
forts for the further reforms for the
civil service.
sympathy with the Cuban insurrec-
tionlsts Is expressed The Republican
party is accused with ''coquettlng with
a secret political organization and by
platltudes in its platforms, endeavor
ing to conciliate men whose avowed
object is to prevent large number of
the citizens of this republic from exer-
cising their constitutional rights.
On the other hand it is declared to be
a principle of the Democratic party that
mo subordination of any one sect or
denomination to another shall ever be
established by law, and that it is the
absolute right of every citizen to wor-
ship God as his conscience dictates. .
Monroe DOCtr1n0 ana Olneys
The Monroe doctrine is endorsed and
President Cleveland's attitude on the
Venezuelan boundary dispute is praised
as being firm and dignifed, and it is
said to be subject for congratulation
"that in this crisis the Office of secre-
tary of state was filed by man whose
state papers reflected new lustre on
American diplomacy and epoch max
ing statesman-a distinguished son of
Massachusetts, Amer can, Rich
ard Olney
Russell Would Suit Them.
The platform concludes as follows:
Following long established Demo-
cratic custom, the Democrats of Massa-
chusetts. in convention assem- bled, will |
not in any way instruct or pledge their
delegates, but they do declars hat it is
the wish of the Democratic party of |
the state to present, and they earnestly |
recommend to the consideration of the |
national convention to be held in Chi |
cago. as their candidate for the Office of |
president of the United states, the |
name of their victorious, courageous,
high-princ pied ex-governor William
Eustls Russell.
New Sch DOL House For Hinckley.
HINcKLEY, MINI, April 22.-The
school board has let the, contract for
the erection of broom brick school
house, to cost So, 700.