Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-05
MAY DRAW IN u. S. SLATE PUT THROUGH
Foss Heads Democratic Ticket
in Massachusetts.
PLATFORM is ADOPTED
Immediate Tariff Revision Called
for and Reciprocity
Favored.

BOSTON, October 5.-The democrats
held the political stage in this city today
with the scene laid in old Faneuil Hall
and Gov. Foss. George Fred Williams
this years platform constructor, and
Sherman l.. Whipple, convention chair
man. as the principal actors
The convention was practically a rati-
fication meeting for the state ticket ani
for the formulating of the leading issues
of the campaign.
The ticket which the convention rati-
fled today was as follows:
Governor, Eugene NJ. Foss, Boston;
lieutenant governor, David I. Walsh.
Clinton; secretary of state. Frank J..
Donahue, Boston; treasurer, Augustus
l.. Thorndike, Brewster: auditor. Charles
B. Strecker, BroOkIine, and attorney
general, G. Wanderson, Boston
The gathering today was small COM
pared with the crowd that thronged the
hall last year and participated in the
long and tumultuous proceedings that
kept the convention in session for fif-
teen hours, and nearly split the party.
Representative John F. Meaney of
Blackstone was chosen temporary chair
man ano made a twenty-minute speech
In defense of the state administration.
The customary committees on creden-
tails We're appointed and then Mr..
Meaney relinquished the gavel to Sher-
man l.. Whipple.
The platform as read by George Fred
Williams was adopted. 1t calls for an
Immediate revision of the tariff, favors
reciprocity with other nations, direct
legislation. an income tax, a permanent
state finance commission, a revision of
the present taxation system and the
adoption of the Crogan plan for the cleo
ton of United States senators until an
amendment for direct election Is secured.
The enforcement of all laws against
monopolies also is urged, and lynching
and other mob outrageS are condemned.
Revision and Reciprocity.
Tariff reduction and the meaning of the
Canadian rejection Of the reciprocity
agreement were the themes of Gov ross
address. 4 am not persuaded he said,
that Canada has decided definitely
Canadians will conclude an agreement
with the United States as soon as the
matter can be decided without involving
other issues, including Canadian self-re-
spesA
small part of the reciprocity
issue Nas involved in the Canadian agree
men Vt is to be noticed that the very
thing ut Massachusetts favored it was
beyond Me power of Canada to deny,
namely. Me free entry into the United
states OF fOOdstunS and certain raw ma
terials.
Let Massachusetts get her foodstuffs
free of duty and free raw materials for
our industries and our manufacturers will
not ask for any unreasonable tariff rates
on her manufactured products.
THE republican managers admit that
they are advocates of high protection.
Mr.. Taft, therefore. says he is for down
ward revision. while the republican mana
gers are for superfluous protection. Not
even Mr. Taft himself would know
whether the Endorsement the republican
managers ask would be of downward re-
vision or of the opponents of downward
revision: whether Massachusetts, had de-
clared for reciprocity or for the abandon
ment of reciprocity.
"A democratic victory, on the other
hand, would be a declaration for both
downward revision and reciprocity: a
warning that the people of Massachusetts,
wish the promises to settle the tarin
question performed, and progressive
policy of development of American COM
merce entered upon.