The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-05-01
FOR RUSSEL.
Massachusetts@and Rhode island Demo

BosToN, April % enthusiasm
almost SURPRISING that noted at the
recent State convention Of the Repub-
licans Of Massachusetts,, when Thomas
=. Reed was Endorsed as a presidential
candidate, the Democrats OF this State
to-day set their approval upon Grover
Cleveland as President and named ex-
Governor w. A. Russell as their choice
Tor the nomination for President
Cleveland's successor.
In h:v address Chairman Thayer
claimed that the Democrats had car
rled out their pledges in the past
three years, and said of the silver
question: "The true interest of all
our people who cannot constantly
and closely observe the money mar
ket, is to have every dollar issued or
authorized by the government at
all times, under all circumstances
and In all it's uses, the exact, unchang-
Ing equivalent, not only in debt pay
ing, but in its purchasing power of
airy dollar" This, he held, could only
be secured by the maintenance of the
monetary standard universally adopt
ed by the civilized world. "Of what
avail" he added, lis it to pass resolu-
lions for the single gold Standard if,
as now appears quite probable, MI.
Mckinley is to receive the nomination
Tor president? The people we'll know
that Mckinley is upon record as a
white metal advocate; that he has a
record while in Congress favorable 20
silver"
During the delivery of MI. Thayer's
A00raCC fhnE n mi 0ppco ryo 1@,,l ~nl
enthusiastic, especially upon the Sc
we're criticism of the American Pro-
tective association and the mention of
President Cleveland's name.
In opening, the platform declares
that never in any epoch in our
country's history has the Execu-
tive chair been filled by a
predetermined statesman than the
President chosen by our party,
Grover Cleveland" and he is congratu-
lated upon the frmness, ability and
wisdom with which he has conducted
the Office.
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 intrinsicallv
worth, in all markets of the world,
whati it purports to be worth, we de-
mand the maintenance of the existing
gold standard of value, and that the
government shall keep all it's obliga-
tions at all times redeemable and pay
able in gold, and we oppose the free
coinage of silver and any further pur-
chases of silver bullion or the coinage
thereof on government account.
The Republican party is accused of
"coquetting with a secret political or
ganization, and by innuendos and
platitudes in it's platforms %endeavor-
ing to conciliatc men whose avowed
object is to prevent a large number of
the citizens of this republic from ex-
ercising their constitutional rights
On the other hand it is declared to be
a principle of the Democratic party
''that no subordination of any one
sect or denomination to another shall
ever be established by law, and it is
the absolute right of every citizen to
worship God as his conscience die
tates."
The platform concludes as follows:
Following long established Demo-
cratic custom, the Democrats of Mas
sachusetts, in convention assem- bled,
their delegates, but they do declare
that it is the wish of the Democratic
party of the State to present, and they
earnestly recommend to the consider
alton Of the national convention, to
be held in Chicago, as their candidate
for the Office of President of the United
States the name of their victorious,
courageous, high principled x-gov
ernor, William Eustis RUSSELL"
RHODE ISLAND