The record-union., 1897-09-29


Intervention OF the Police.
WORCESTER Cdass), Seut. 2S.-
George Fred Williams was to-day nom
mated for Governor of Massachusetts
by the Democratic State Convention on
a platform that squarely indorses that
adopted by the National Convention at
Chicago last summer. The other NOM
inees are: Lieutenant-G Governor, Chris
topher T. Callahan of HOlyoke; Secre-
ta1y. c. D. Nash of Whitman; Attor-
ney-General, John A. O'Keefe Of Lynn;
Treasurer and Receiver-Ge General, T. a.
Watson of Boston; Auditor, J. Chali-
foux Of Lowell.
The convention was so disorderly at
times as almost to require the inter-
Vention of the police.
George Fred Williams was the prin-
cipal figure in the convention. There
was no opposition to his nomination
for Governor, but his insistence on the
turning down of old party leaders, who
We're luRewarm in support of himself
and Bryan last fall, created tumult at
the outset, before permanent organiza-
tion mad been effected.
Congressman Fitzgerald was ordered
to his seat when he attempted to speak,
and his adherents at one time threat
ened to sustain him by force Finally
order Y, as partially restored, and after
q speech by Mr. Williams recess was
taken.
The convention reassembled at 3:20
O'Clock
Colonel John T. Rice was elected Per-
manent Chairman.
Congressman Fitzgerald obtained the
floor. and said he and his friends felt
insulted at the decision of Chairman
Doharty The convention squelched
Congressman Fitzgerald by passing a
vote Of confidence in Mr.. DOherty.
The platform, which is a lengthy doc
unent. opens with reaffrmation of al
legiance to the principles enunciated by
the Democratic National convention at
Chicago in 1896, and expresses appre-
citation of the campaign waged by Mr.
Bryan. Tt says:
Whether it is judicfous to abandon
half Of the money in the world is the
supreme question. The decentralization
of silver begun in 1873, with little or no
thought in Europe and America, has
been q potent and increasing factor in
the disastrous depression Of the last
twenty years, not uniform. but with
ups and downs, each level being lower
than the last Gold has appreciated in
purchasing power more than ) per cent
q year. demoraliZing the producing
classes with paralysis of trade through
falling prices and causing cruel unem-
ployment Of labor and reduction Of the
wage fund The destruction Of silver
money already in process will. if com
pleted. have doubled the demand for
gold. its price and its purchasing power,
while all other prices will have suffered
an enormous decrease, with burden Of
debts doubled debtors bankrupted and
a vast share of the worlds wealth
transferred from debtors to creditors by
the malignant magic of an approaching
standard of value.
The Democratic party opposes the
attempt to fasten on the country gold
monometallism and demands the re-
monetization of silver at the ratio to
gold of Is to /
The demand for silver would be SO
enormous and the demand for gold so
reduced that the two would meet and
remain at parity, and the paralyzing
battle of the standards would cease and
the world enter upon a period of as
sured prosperity.
Just now a shortage of the worlds
food crops, eliminating in a widespread
and ghastly Asiatic famine has raised
prices for our products. These abnormal
conditions have largely eliminated the
competition of silver-using countries,
Of
new the fierce competition of these
countries which viii again underbid the
American farmer and reduce the
worlds prices Of agricultural products.
while the Republicans may place
their reliance upon temporary distress
abroad. Democrats demand such just
and broad basis of standard money as
will maintain a stable standard Of value
and stable prices with steady employ
ment of labor and Captal-
The ereenbacks issued by the Gov
ernment have proved fhe coantry's best
paper money and should not be can
celled There can D. nc privilege more
dangerous than the control Of our cur
rency supply by private bankers, and
we stoutly oppose their attempt TO
strengthen such a monopoly by the sub
stitution of bank notes for our national
notes"
A subsequent plank condemns Gov
ernment by Injunction and says:
The country has seen with indigna-
tion the logical result Of this judicial
tyranny which. after an unequal strug-
gle lasting nine weeks, conducted with
remarkable self-control and long-suf-
fering by thousands of starving miners
appealing in free land for a living
wage, men, unarmed and in peaceable
procession, are shot down on the pub
lie highway. Let the people remember
this massacre at Lattimer and resolve
that government by injunction shall
not be tolerated and the American na-
ton shall not perish
The platform eharacterizes the Ding
ley tariff as a measure enacted on the
imperious demands of the corporations.
which contributed to the scandalous
Republican campaign fund"
Oliver Downing Of Boston. in a stir
ring speech. nominated George Fred
Williams for Governor. Mr. Williams
was nominated by unanimous vote.
Mr. Williams was escorted to the