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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-10-05

Of the other SIDE. The democratic party
has principles of it's own on which to
stand and in making an appeal to ths
people for their sufrages we must bear
that in mind.
IL there has been maladministratiou
In the conduct Of the war with Spain,
1t is the legitimate result of republican
methods. So long as the republican ma
chine is willing to subserve national In
terests to its own, so long will the
country suffer, so long will you have
political scandal and sacrifice of the
people. You might have seen something
different from this. You might have
had in the presidents chair a patriot
who would not barter public Office for
his own political advance, who would
have sacrificed himself politically be-
fore he would tolerate abuses. The
scandals of this war would not have
been known had William Jennings
Bryan been president.
We do not need to make arguments
on this question. The voices that cry
out are not those of politicians, but the
sroans Of suffering youths from their
fever beds. And to the end that the
scandals of this administration may be
held up and never repeated, there Is but
one thing to be done. and that is to re-
turn democratic house that will tear
open this dead mans home Of corrup-
ton and expose it to public gaze
believe we will be successful. The
money question is not dead in Massa-
chusetts. We Shall present it in this
campaign without any apologies for the
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when the beginning was made in the
cutting down of wages in many
branches of industry, and strikes ana
cut downs in wages, shutting down Of
factories began and have continued up
to the present time, as they must ever
continue as a necessary consequence
Of every attempt to even approach to
the maintenance of the single gold
standard.
Massachusetts as manufacturing
state must largely depend upon the
prosperity and the purchasing capao-
ity Of the producers of the west and
south Any financial system which
robs the producers of the west and
south of the fruits Of hts toll impairs
and WeakenS every manufacturing in
dustry Of the east. Low prices for cot
ton, low prices for wheat, mean low
wages and unsteady employment in
every mill in Massachusetts.
All citizens are entitled to liberty of
thought and to free expression of opin-
ion on all questions affecting the well
fare of the republic. Those who hold to
one set of opinions gravitate into one
POLITICAL party and act together. Those
who differ in their opinions on a ques-
ton of such vital Importance as the
gold standard against bimetallism cam
not act together in the same political
party. THOSE VINO laYOF LnG Single
gold standard, no matter what their
past services in the old party, are no
longer democrats.
We have no word or abuse for them.
We would rejoice to have them see the
light and Join with us to break the
chains of bondage from the producing
and business interest of the land
The so-called men from the demo-
cratic ranks betrayed us to the republic
-, 1oa h,f
human rights. They are no longer in
our ranks.
They may contemplate with compla-
cency their part in bringing about Nc
Kinley's triumph and the defeat of
William Jennings Bryan, but the demo-
cratic organization in Massachusetts
holds aloft the democratic banner and
expresses qualification that it has no
responsibility for the present admins
tration.
The last republican platform in Mas
sachusetts declared that no one who
actively or passively aided what 1t
called the policy Of dishonor was wor-
thy to hold any Office of city, state or
nation.
These republicans could tolerate
Mark Hanna and his corruption fund.
They could tolerate the deception and
Intimidation of employees in the nation
al election They could tolerate oil the
disgraceful features Of the republican
| campaign, beginning with the purchase
of southern delegates for the presiden-
tial nomination and the flooding OF GER
tain states with money 10 influence the
result of the election, but with sancti-
monious hypocrisy they declare that the
public service should never be permit
| ed to be dishonored by the service in
any office Of any man who followed the
stainless Bryan.
/ I hope that there are true men in
Massachusetts to carry on this battle,
rerardless of republican prescription
ana the treachery of men calling them
selves democrats, and that the intelli-
gent spirit Of Massachusetts, mn ihood
win In the end sustain and endorse
! them. ~
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jority in Massachusetts, but we win
stand for the right as we understand it.
we VIII not permit prescription, intim-
tdation or treachery to swerve US from
our cause until the victory is won and
the great cause Of democracy is ma
tionally triumphant.
Let us analyze for moment the
claim of the republican party to be the
sole custodian of the national honor.
After a campaign, in which this claim
was made ad nauseam, the first act
or the new administration was to placs
John Sherman in the cabinet as secre-
tary of state, to make place in the
United States senate for the notorious
Mark Hanna of Ohio
If ever there was need Of a strong
and vigorous secretary Of state, at any
period of our history, it was during the
time of the negotiations between this
laration of war, and yet during this
whole period of negotiation, which II
conducted by strong, vigorous and
able diplomat, Cuba might have been
relieved from oppression and our coun-
try from the necessity of a declaration
Of war, Mr.. Sherman was allowed to
fill the office, while the assistant sec
rotary of state conducted the negotia-
tons
In charge of the war department was
placed Secretary Russell A. Alger Of
Michigan, who for months eagerly
clamored for war and yet tells us now
that when war was declared the war
department was entirely "unprepared. /"
Secretary Alger had a war record.
His merits as a warrior were well
known to President Mckinley
The speaker then quoted from official
records to show that Alger had left his
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thwarting and bringing to naugft ev-
cry effort Of tnat commission, and in
making its success impossible, has re-
vealed the predetermined purpose of
the republican party to violate its
pledges to the American people, and to
prevent bimctallisn in any form, not
only in the United States, but through
out the world. The democratic party,
with conviction and persistency
which have now been confirmed by the
observation and experience of two ad-
ditional years OF disaster, again de-
nands the return to bimetallism, by re-
storing silver and gold to coinage at
the ratio which was maintained dur
ing so many prosperous years In the
history of our country, the ratio OF
16 to !.
We note with alarm and indignation
the perversion of the powers and pur-
poses Of our republic from its true end
and aim as prescribed by the fathers.
We mark the stealthy approach and
insinuation Of European methods In
place Of the democratic methods which
alone distinguish the American repub-
lie from the despotisms Of foreign
lahds. We ieaffirm the patriotic pol
icy of the Father of His Country as
declared in his farewell address, that
we should ever be or our guard against
the lnSlulOuS auNdHceS VI i0felSH IN
fluence. and that our country should
cultivate friendly relationships with
all nations and entangling alliances
with none.
Following this policy, the democratic
party Of Massachusetts declares its
uncompromieing opposition to imperi-
alisnl. whether within or without the
dominion Of the United States. We de-
clare, in particular, that the pledge
made by our congress at the outbreak
of the war with Spain, that 1.-The peo-
pie Of Cuba are, and of right ought
to be free and independent, should
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be sacredly maintained. We believe
III tho Independence and freedom OF
every country and people capable OF
self government We should encour-
age the people Of every land through
ont the world, when unjustly governed
and oppressed, to gain their freedom
we should assist them by pointing out
to them the benefcent results of our
own free institutions, and by maintain
Ing those institutions in their pristine
purity and democratic form.
The financial policy of the party in
power has en:ailed ruinous condi-
tion on the American people. The
present management of the national
treasury Is wholly devoted to the in
terests Of the money power and the
bondholding classes, and is totally ad-
verse to the welfare of the people. The
government has become the financial
agent Of the money jobbers of Europe
and America. 1t has purposely planned
national debt. II has transferred the
powers and prerogatives of the gov
ernment to the banks. which are its
creatures, and which ought to be sub
1eet to its paramount authority.
The military administration dur
ing the recent war has been a stigma
on the history Of the republic and a
disgrace to civilization. The army
WHICH sprang into existence has been
mad3 the prey of incompetents and
favorites who have fattened on the
sorrows Of American soldiers. The
brave young men who fought our bat
Tie in the West Indies were left with
out adequate food, medicines or sur
glcal assistance; they were deprived
Of the abundant provisions which a
generous ana patriotic people had
made for their support and encourage
ment. They were obliged to perform
mental services under intolerable hard
ships. They were put under incom-
petent commanders and were left to
suffer and die with undressed wounds
and burning fevers. And hundreds of
their comrades, who have returned
alive have come back emaciated and
ghestly, TO stagger through the streets
as living witnesses against those who
are responsible for their sufferings.
We demand that q thorough investiga-
ton by congress, not by an administra-
tive committee organized to acquit,
shall expose the guilty, and drive them
mercilessly from the offices which they
have disgraced.
We denounce the general character
and particular acts Of legislation which
have been enacted under the influence
OF the present administration. Every
such act has been calculated not to al
leviate, but to add to the distress OF
the peoples to promote the reign Of in
justice; to discriminate in favor OF
every combination of greed end still
further to arrest and destroy the in
dustrial prosperity of the American
people.
OF this kind of discriminating legis-
lation is the Dingley tariff law. the
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the delegates with a speech, in which
ne gave most of his attention to an ar
raignment Of the military administra.
ton Of the Cuban campaign
He opened by referring t } the deser-
ton of SO many demderats from the
ranks two years ago, and said that
while they were Influenced then by a
subsidized press, they were now seeing
the error of their ways, and We're re-
turning to the fold. with the re<Y,t that
the democrats, of Massachusetts es-
pecially, are together in this campaign
and none Of them is ashamed of the
company he keeps.
THE condition of the toiling masses
is more preearious today than in 1896
The party in power has not even hon
estly attempted to remove a single
cause Of their suffering. Events since
the last national election cry out to us
against the abandonment of the sal
utary principles Of 1895, and appeal tc
US to inscribe upon our banners the
Chicago platform, plank for plank and
keep 1t there, until by the enactment
Of our principles into law, we have had
an opportunity to root out the ills IRON
which we are suffering, or until the
disease itself has left our worn and
aching bodies.n
On the question Of the republican
party's failure to carry out the prom
Use Of 1885, Massachusetts, her proud
head bent in sorrow at the agony OF
her hungry children, is witness
whose indisputable evidence calls with
startling conviction upon all men Of
candid mind to return against the re-
publican party the verdict of guilty
journalistic misrepresentation cannot
convince the shoeworkers Of Lynn that
their wages were not cut down during
the week of capitals triumph. Shril
reference to an accidental rise II
wheat cannot arouse tho emotion Of
gratitude to the republican party
among the PROSTATE and beaten cot.
ton employees Of New Bedford, Low
ell, Fall River and Lawrence.
The republican party has utterly
failed to formulate the plan Of the
currency reform which was supposed
to be lurking somewhere in its benev.
client mind. It has kept one promise
it has shifted the burden of taxation
upon the consumer and the name Of
the lever has been changed from Nc.
Kinleyism to Dingleyism.
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THE FUN BEGINS.
Mr.. Lanes Labor Resolution Gets q
Black Eye.


The delegates thought the convention
was over, but the fun was to come, and
those who left the hall missed the
sport Mr.. Lamb Of Revere was not
to lose sight of his labor resolution,
and he asked the chair what had be-
come of it. Mr. Doherty replied that
the committee on resolutions had it,
and then Mr.. Lane wanted. q report
from the committee, but the report was
not forthcoming. Mr.. Lane then took
the platform and said that the action
of the committee was either contempt
for the convention or contempt for the
resolution, and IL the resolution was
not returned by the committee, he
would see that it was presented some
where else. He was Just entering on
hot speech when he was called to
order by Mr. Doherty, who recognized
Mr. Cunniff of Boston of the commit
tee on resolutions.
Mr., Cunniff reported that the COM
mittee had considered the resolutions,
and thought that; in the form in which
it was presented, 1t should have no
place in the platform of the Massachu-
sets democracy. The platform al
ready cares for the .laboring men in the
planks adopted, and If the laboring
men would support that platform,
there would be no need Of Offering such
resolutions as Mr., Lanes.
MIR. Lane denied that the working
men had been cared for in the plat
form or any other form by the eonven-
ton, and he moved that the resolution
be adopted. ps aAta...r. t.4si-
After a warm debate, in which H.
]. SkefFington Of Revere said he and
his colleague had not been made aware
of any ST CHI resolution as that offered
and in which he said the workingmen
were praying for deliverance from
such agitators as the one who intro
duced the resolution, the report Of the
resolution committee was adopted and
the labor resolution was given black
eve
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DOWN TO BUSINESS.
ThePermanen Organization and Chair
man Doherty's Effort.


The committee on credentials report
ed that there were 80 cities and 29l
towns in the state entitled to total
of 1917 delegates. OF this number the
committee had collected lO4S creden-
tails. The report was accepted.
The committee on permanent organ
ization reported the name of Hon.
Philip ]. Doherty of Boston for per-
manent chairman, and Hon. William
S. McNary of Boston for permanent
secretary. The report" was accepted.
and committee, consisting of j. Ar
thur Wainwright of Northampton and
p. ]. Mccarthy Of Springfield, was APP
pointed to escort the permanent chair
man to the platform. Mr.. Doherty's
appearance was the signal for hearty
round Of applause. which continued
until he reached the speakers desk.
He at once launched into his official
speech, in which he said, among other
things:
AS democrats loyal to the ancient
faith of the party and enthusiastic in
our approval Of it's principles as de-
clared in the great national convention
at Chicago. we meet today to renew
our pledges Of loyalty to the prinei-
pies Of Jefferson, Jackson and Bryan,
and to confer together for the selec-
ton of nominees to uphold the great
living principles of democracy. We
maintain the principles Of democracy
only because Of our belief that their
adoption would promote the welfare
Of state and natien.
All who expected the republican sue
cess in 1896 would result in the return
Of new era of prosperity to our land,
today find themselves duped and dis
appointed, while the advocates of a
return to the constitutional money sys-
TEN Of the fathers OF the republic, the
free coinage Of both gold and silver
at the ratio Of 16 to /, fearlessly invite
the attention Of our merchants, our
manufacturers, and our wage earnerl
to again consider our plea in behalf of
the only sound financial system which
promises relief from the onerous con-
ditions under which trade and business
are now carried on,
With two years more experience be-
fore them of the folly Of relying upon
republican promises, we warn them to
turn from the blighting influences Of
republican financial misrule and to
seek the only relief which can provide
an increase in the volume of sound
money, stay the ruinous policy Of a
continuous fall in prices of all com
modities, put an end to the depression
caused by the persistent fall in wages
stay the ever increasing flood of bank
ruptcy throughout the land, and bring
about a return of profitable business,
an upward trend of prices, increasing
wages and comfort and prosperity to
the homes of the producers and toilere
of our land
Hardly had the echoes of the cheer
| ing at McKinley's election died away
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-10-05
THE coRcoRAN EPISODE.
The Popular Worcester County Leader
Loses Political Head.

Then came the fight over the Corcor=
an resolution, which is printed at the
beginning of this story. It was offered
by David W. Logan Of Plymouth, who
charged Judge Corcoran with being
negligent of his duties as national COM
mitteeman, neither attending the meet
ings nor contributing anything to the
funds for promoting the interests Of
the national party. He declared such
a representative had no place from
Massachusetts,, and should be deposed.
Andrew Shannahan of RoclSland
moved that the resolution be laid on :.
the table. and at this Oliver Downing
of Boston charged the maker Of the
motion with cowardice, rs he did not
dare to face an issue in which so much
was at stake for the democrats of Mas
sachusetts.
Mr.. Shannahan refuted the charge OF
cowardice, and said that Mr.. Downing
was no man to make such a charge
when he did not know what he was
talking about.
Eugene M, Moriarty of this city
made an earnest plea for Judge corr
coran, calling on the convention to
pause before it committed suicide by
such an exhibition of intolerance He
went on to show how much Judge Cor
coran had done for the democratic par.
ty in the past, but was frequently in-~.
terrupted with points Of order me-, .,s'
Mr. Logan said he respected Judge
Corcoran, but as the Clinton man Us
not in sympathy with the democracy
of the convention he should have mo
part in the party management and the
resolution should be adopted.
John O'Gara Of Spencer tried to stem
the tide against Judge CorcoraRs bua
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Mr.. BRUcE's THANKS.
He Is Not Ready Yet to Discuss the Cam
paIgn Issue.

Calls were made at this point for the
candidate for governor, and Mr. Bruce
was escorted to the platform, being
greeted with great applause. He made
q short speech, in which he staid; 81
need not apologize for my embarrass-
ment before this great convention.
Called upon only q few hours ago to
assume the responsibilities Of your
leader, I am not prepared to discuss
issues, but I thank you from the bot
tom of my heart for the honor you
have conferred on me. With an I'M
broken record as democrat, will do
all in my power to further the interests
of the party. Thanking you again, I
am at your service for the rest of the
campaign"
Mr., Slattery was then called for, but
he was not at the convention, being In
attendance at the funeral of DR.. ]. J.
Mccain Of South Framingham, o close
personal friend. A letter from him IN
which he stated he was with the party
and the Chicago platform was read by
Secretary McNary.
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of the victorious party wholly unful-
f1lled\ The business Of our country is,
in reality, In a more deplorable condi-
ton than in 1893. The promised pros
perity has not been realized. Nothing
better than a speeious local activity
has anywhere appeared. The general
Industrial and economic condition runs
at even a lower ebb than when the
present administration was put into
power. The wages Of labor have been
reduced. Thousands Of workingmen
have been thrown out Of employment
in the dead of winter Other thousands
are working on part time and are
struggling desperately with adverse
conditions,
The futile policy Of the republican
administration in sending commits
sion to Europe to secure international
bimetallism, and at the same time in
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TRICK IS SPRUNG.
CONTINUED from First Page.)

plause, and Mr.. Callahan called the as
sembly to order when quiet was resum-
ed.
John H. Mack Of North Adams tried
for recognition, but the chair said that
prayer would first be offered by Rev.
W. Bayard Hale of Middleboro, When
this was done, Mr.. Mack got the floor,
and on his motion, Mr.. Callahan and
Mr.. McNary were made the temporary
officers of the convention.
The usual committees on credentials,
resolutions, balance of the state tick
ct, etc, were then appointed, as pub
lished in yesterdays Spy, and when
they had retired to do the work laid
out for them, Mr.. Callahan entertained
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-10-05
THE PLATFORM.
The Principles of Political Faith That Are
Commended to the People.


The democratic party of Massachu-
sets. in convention assembled to con-
slider the political condition Of the COM
monwealth and nation and to suggest
remedies for the existing evils Of civil
society, makes the following declara-
ten Of principles and policies. and APP
peals to the people for their support:
In agreement with the father of
democracy, we declare that govern
ments are instituted among men to Sc
cure the rights of the governed, TO life,
liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
We declare our adhesion to all the
time honored principles of democracy
as taught and administered by Jeffer-
son and Jackson. We claim to be the
party of the people, and to stand for
| the maintenance of the rights of the
individual and of the local -copmunity
against the despotio powersewhich have
usurped the political control Of our
country.
The democracy of Massachusetts In
dorses and reaffirms with emphasis
and profound conviction the great and
patriotic platform of principles adopt
ed by the party in national convention
at Chicago in 1896 In that year both
the political parties-confronte by a
disastrous depression In production and
general business by the distress Of la
Dor, by the condition of financial af-
fairs, and the monetary system in par
ticulafA-declared q return to bimetal-
ism to be a measure calculated to
remedy the existing evils. The republi-
can party, impressed with the import
ance of the restoration Of bimetallism,
pledged itself to promote the same by
international agreement, while the
democratic party declared that the
United States, with or without the CO.
operation of other nations, should re-
store the free and unlimited coinage of
silver and gold.
After two years. we find the promises
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MR.. WILLIAMS TALKS.
He Takes off His Epaulets but Retains
Possession Of the sword.

These matters being attended. to, on
motion of Mr.. Baker Of Newton, George
Fred Williams was invited to address
the convention. He was escorted to the
platform by Messrs. Baker and Drink
water and was given a warm welcome.
After referring to the fact that it was
after time for lunch Mr.. Williams said:
/ cannot refrain at this time from ex-
pressing to the loyal democracy of Mas
sachusetts my personal thanks for the
support it has given me in my work Of
the last two years ]. appreciate it. II
is deeper in my heart than anything in