The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-07

! manned to close the career of dean old
Music halk-the Boston Symphony Or
chestra and the republican party Of
Massachusetts. I confidently expect
this record will be unchanged.
The recent democratic convention
which got at each other was ideally
consistent in the preparations for its
organization They expected 1929 dele
gates; therefore they secured a detail
OF 1O2 policemen and / superintendent.
thus symbolizing at the start Its great
ratio Of 10 to !, with a slight fractional
excess Of police imperialism
Before they could get their ticket to
any platform, the head Tell of COM
pletely. and In the dying echoes OF that
discordant throng, the other end wig
gled itself clear and disappeared be-
yond the Saugus marshes.
SO great was the popular uprising
ON this occasion, that upon the word Of
distinguished men Like the chief mag
istrate OF this city, and the member Of
congress from the ninth district who
ought to know the value OF numbers,
900 extra talesmen came to takeapart in
and share the pleasures of the day.
For free speech they use the mega
phone; for orderly conduct the police
mans club.
win any platform of principles put
forth in such proceedings delude good
men TO join such companyG
Will the sound money democrats
who with exalted patriotism and 10y
atty put aside partisanshtp and Joined
the republicans to maintain the good
faith of the nation. ever Eetl1rn to such
idols?
I'm sublime sereuity Of their
self satisfaction, they hftched together
the declaration OF undergraduates and the
Chicago platform. declaring that both
were unchanged and unchangeable.
Utterly regardless Of prooadent and
the adaptRbtlity of earthly things. in
derogation OF the very same popular
rights they were ciamoring about, they
tional convention winch hes nevzr been
called, upon Q platform which NAV
never be wr3ttAn u adopted. IN ocier
that certain fzvorftea might secnray&ha
seats of the n1tRhtM
The Democratic cry cf varuhRauau
n1isrule Is u familiar sound 10 our enraI
l cheerfuliy admit that Ia jstata and
nation they have not controlled h@.tag~
islative and executive branches a. one
and the same time for 30 yeaNA
The u1nunbered woes of Nhn .l1aaan
people are theiT stock In tradA. &.hatr
forgotten do they forget4-&ha& two
great opportunities to show 10 the re-
publican party the SUCCESS df the an.
plication OF democratic principles % the
problems Of the government have been
vouchsafed them in these mpdern DAYS
and SINCE they have seen this sres9
light New York, owned by Croker auH
his organizations Its offices bartegad to
the highest bidders; even Justice RAs
ministered by men who corxrlhuAa n
the corruption fund OF the Organizes.
ton
THE other-with one nrth Of The
population and more than ona~hafr oS
the wealth and property Of the entire
state, lies round about rs-tas city Of
Boston.
Its four years Of compiete demo-
cratic domination have appalled, ..our
citizens with the stupendous increase
Of its funded debt.
IF these are democratic units. what
would be the sum total OF their abb
sorption of entire national control?
How restfub and refreshing to turn
from their contemplation to the gov
eminent of the commonwealth by the
republican party, which controls and
has controlled all legislation whether
democrats oppose or add
THE NOMINATIONS.
William H. Halle of Springfield pre-
sented the report of the committee on
resolutions.
A motion that the convention proceed
to the nomination of officers having
been carried, Congressman George p.
Lawrence of North Adams presented
the name Of Lieut.. Gov. w Murray
Crane for governor. The nomination
was made by reclamation.
When the applause which greeted the
announcement of Lieut.. Gov Cranes
nomination had subsided. Gen. Curtis
Guild. Jr., rose to present the name Of
John L. Bates for lieutenant governor.
The sound of Gen. Guilds voice awak-
'ened the greatest ovation Of the con-
vention. Cheer upon cheer was given,
and the tumult lasted for several min
utes. The band added its contributions
to the. demonstration by playing For
he's jolly good fellow" At length
Gen. Guild succeeded in making him.
self heard, and in a brief speech placed
in nomination the man with whom until
a few days ago he had competed for
the candidacy.
Mr.. Bates was nominated by accla-
nation.
Hosea NJ. Knowlton Of New Bedford.