Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-10-01
EVERETT FOR GOVERNOR.
He In Nominc ted by the Mnssnchu
setts Gold Democrats.

BOSTON, September 30 The State con-
vention OF the National Democratic
party Of Massachusetts gold Democrats)
assembled in this city to-day. Moorfeld
Storey was the permanent chairman. His
speech upon assuming the gavel was In
large part a review of the tariff legisla-
ton of the last Congress. and Of the cur
rency question. 1t also gave expression
to unalterable opposition to the platform
of the Chicago Democratic Convention.
1--WE cannot" Mr. Storey said, vote for
the candidates Of the so-called Demo-
cratic party.
Their remedies for our troubles are
revolutionary, and immoral, and their
leaders do not command our confidence
To approve their doctrines or their can
didates by our votes is impossible.
1--WE cannot vote with the Republican
party. whose policy is ruinous, and whose
leaders we condemn.
1--WE cannot remain silent when we
think that every good citizen should make
his influence felt. We cannot delay with
out danger and we urge all who think as
we do to unite with us In making this
movement effective. We are not TO be
deferred by prophecies Of failure"
When nominations for Governor were In
OTueT Il utttSdtc pitotlilth ihC hoihC VI
Gamaliel Bradford. 1t received no second
and Dr. William Everett was nominated
by acclamation. The ticket in its en-
trety is as follows:
Governor-Dr William Everett.
Lieutenant t-Governor-James K. Cotter.
Secretary-Bernard NJ. Wolf.
Treasurer and Receiver -General-H
p. Tobey.
Auditor-Harry Douglas.
Attorney y-General-William McClench.
MONEY PLANK.
The platform adopted by the conven-
ton opens with 1.-The following declara-
tions regarding the currency: "We ad-
here to and insist upon the maintenance
of the present gold standard. We be-
lieve that the free coinage of silver at a
ratio of l6 to l. when the present COM
mercial ratio is nearly 40 to 1, would
be destructive of the interests of wage
earners, of depositors in savings banks.
of the insured. of the veterans and OF
the whole people.
I'VE believe that the payment OF debts,
public or private, in dollars Of less In
trinsc value than those in which they
were contracted, Is dishonorable and dis
honest Therefore. we reafiirm our al
legiance 10 the great financial principle
which guided Jefferson, Jackson, and
Cleveland-that It is the sole function OF
the Federal Government In monetary
matters to provide standard of value
and to coin metallic money, every dol
lar Of which shall be of equal intrinsic
value: that nothing but this coined
money shall be legal tender, and thai
the government shall not carry on a
banking business.
"We demand that some safe plan be
adopted whereby our legal-tender paper,
silver. and silver certificates shall be
withdrawn and banking system un-
der proper control be established through
which adequate banking facilities may
be furnished to all sections of the
country.
1--WE believe that a currency based
upon business assets, and issued upon
proper safeguards responds automau-
cally to the necessities OF commerce
and permits the issue CT an elastic me-
dunn OF exchange in those sections
where it Is most needed for the creation
Of new enterprises and the employment
of American labor"