The Portland daily press., 1898-10-07
MASSACHUSETTS, REPUBLICANS.
Governor Wolcott' Renominated for
Governor Yesterday.

Governor Yesterday.
p,.tform Adonted Committed to No Poll
cy Regarding NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
| Bv Congressman Moody and Senator
Lodge
| Boston, October 6.-The state conVen
ton of the Republicans of Massachusetts
was held in Music hall here today. There
was large representation of delegates
and the proceedings Of the session de,
velopsd along the lines mapped out by the
various committees last Eight.
| At 1920 O'Clock the mem bers OF the
state, central committee headed by the
chairman Col. Goetting, appeared or
the platform. The convention was called
together by Col. Goetting and the reading
of the call for the convention, by .Secre
tary Thomas Talbot, was the opening
ceremony, after which prayer was Offered
by Rev. John Cuckson, of the Arlington
street church, ssof this city. Col. Goetting
was the appointed temporary chairman,
and Randolph G.. Sturbridge temporary
secretary.
| Congressman Moody was then intro
u oed as chairman.
Congressman Moody mado an admira-
BILE speech which was most cordially re-
ceiVed by the convention.
The speech of the chair aroused deep
interest and he was frequently interrupt
ed by applause. Especially was this the
case, when after reading the abstract
from an address of Charles Eliot Norton,
in which the latter said that the Presi-
dent could have averted the war by diplo-
macy, the speaker denounced the state
| ment as "grotssquely untrue"
| The name of John ID. Long, secretary
of the navy, was greeted with applause.
At the conclusion of his address Mr..
Moody received an ovation, which was
only stopped by the band playing The
Star Spangled Banner after which three
cheers were given for the chairman.
Congressman Knox, chairman of the
committee on resolutions, then made his
report as follows:
| The republicans of Massachusetts
| through their delegates in convention re-
| viewing the political events Of the kperiod
| of the present administration. confidently
assert that the demand of the last nation
al platform of the Republican party for a
vigorous foreign policy and for effort by
the United States, Ito restore peace and
give Independence to the island of Cuba
| mas been fully discharged In a foreign war
begun and ended. The expulsion of Spain
from the hemisphere; the pathway opened
| to liberty and law for people long gov
erned by oppression and violence; Hawaii
annexed and the prestige OF the nation
signally advanced.
The demand for tariff really protective
and that should provide ample revenue for
the needs sof the overnmenst, has like
wise been fully met in the Dingley bill
| Under it's operation. exports OF manufac :
tured goods have increased and imports
diminished; the number of persons EN-
ployed and the amount of wages paid
have been greater, and the rate of wages,
| looking at our industries rs whole, has
| been higher. AS producer of revenue,
| it has demonstrated its ability to furnish
more than can be required in. time OF
peace Under it credit has been re-
| stored. We no longer issue bonds for or
binary government expenditures, We sell
our war bonds to the people, not to syndi-
Gates or by contract at exorbitant rates OF
\ interest and enormous profits to the pur
chaser at the expense of the people. The
gold reserve behind our demand currency
| is more than sufficient.
] Upon these results already obtained at
tanned under q Republican administration
we base our appeal to the people for their
further confidence. Our future action
Will be guided by the principles of the st.
Louis platform to which We here renew
our allegiance.
MASSACHUSETTS, joins in the universal
triubte to tho President. In the year OF
| peace and recuperation that followed his
| Inauguration, his wise guidance has done
much to restore prosperity and confidence.
When war was threatened he was patient
and tireless in efforts to avert the cRlam-
| time preparations for the struggle with
a rapidity and magnitude never equalled.
| Through it all the conflict he was equally
President and commander-in- cihef, in
determining the conditions He has fully
earned the mead of praise grateful
nation now offers him. The imperishablt
deeds of our army and navy have added
world wide renown to our arms on land
and sea. The ger.response of the volun
| tesrs to the call of the President was the
admiration of the country. In their
achievements upon the field Massachusetts
has borne conspicuous part. Massschu-
setts will ever be closely connected in his
tory with the respondent prowess of our
navy. Her sailors and marines were on
every ship The names Boston and Con.
cord are rs inseperable from the first bat.
tie of war with Spain as from that which
| opened the struggle for Independence.
We have heard with deep Econoern asser.
tions that the hardships of our soldiers
had been aggravated by official inoompe-
tence and neglect. We endorse the action
of the President in providing afor thor.
ough and searching Investigation, that
the American people may have full and
early information of all the facts.
The practical lessons of the war must bs
carefully needed. They teach the necessity
of a larger army OF regular troops, kept
always in the highest state of discipline
and equipment; a reorganization of the
national guard, to be always in condi
ton of efficiency for Immediate service; 9
larger navy, commensurate with oul
| mower, or commerce on our extended
line of coast; the early completion of our
system of coast defenoes. In word con-
slant readiness for.war as the surest guar
anty of a lasting peace.
We affirm anew our support of sound
money. True to the pledge of the St
Louis platform, thsaPresident and Con
gress, earnestly and In good faith strovt
to secure an agreement of the great com
mercial nations for the coinage of silve
and gold at an established ratio. Thu
oA+o,,1 - I,o q ,,ftorIv foiyo6 II o,,r ann