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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1894
Page
6
The speaker recalls long party service and unity against obstruction to tariff reform. He notes Democratic wins, asserts Republicans misgoverned, and credits repeal of silver and tariff measures to restore prosperity while defending reforms amid opposition.
The Massachusetts Democratic convention endorses repeal of the McKinley tariff and supports direct election of U S Senators. It condemns Republican policies, praises reform measures, and clarifies a plan for a symmetrical tariff while urging unity under Jeffersonian democracy and strong executive responsibility.
The platform backs retiring legal tender paper money as trade grows and supports the income tax as a fiscal correction. It calls for expanding the federal merit system to more posts, bringing post offices under merit rules, opposing birth or religious distinctions in citizenship, and endorsing proportional representation with faster, more accurate voting. The party nominates its candidates accordingly.
The speech lauds tariff reform and denounces Republicans as protectors of capital. It claims Democrats restored power by repealing McKinley era measures and highlights free wool, lumber, salt, and income tax shifts as reforms. The speaker emphasizes loyalty, public control of taxes, and a duty to party principles amid adversity.
A political appeal from a nominee noting strong odds against the party in a Republican state. He thanks supporters for nomination to lead the party and explains a reluctant decision to retire from active state politics while urging continued unity to uphold the administration amid anticipated losses.
The speaker extols soldiers who bear defeat and toil at the front a Persian host would crumble without its commissariat victory is not assured they vow to act as men and honor their cause through duty to make future success possible, recalling Saratoga and Yorktown.
A Democratic speaker endorses Straton’s nomination after criticizing the Republican platform and secret political organization. He attacks the party’s New York and Massachusetts actions and accuses a seventh district candidate of courting the faction for votes. He asks if Massachusetts still faces the tariff reform issue.
A speaker insists that 600000 Massachusetts residents deserve equal rights and privileges regardless of nationality or religion. He praises voting for a Hebrew congressman and argues every citizen has the right to worship freely and hold office according to conscience and ability.
The Democratic State committee re elected twenty members at large at the convention. Named were John W. Corcorane Clinton Josiah Quincey Boston Daniel F Buckley Baston John T Wheelwright Boston John H Sullivan Boston Henry co Thacher Yarmouth John J Donovan Lowell Walter Cutting Pittsfield Nathan Matthews Jr Boston Eugene M Moriarty Worcester Pierre Bon venloir Holyoke Nathaniel G Robinson Boston Henry V Cunningham Boston Charles C Spellman Springfield Joseph L Sweet Attleboro Samuel K Hamilton Wakefield Patrick J Daly Boston James E Sullivan Fall River John F Fitzgerald Boston Robert E Burke Newburyport.
Boston Associated Board of Trade debated municipal ownership of wharf property at Parker's during October. Speakers urged city and state control, praising city park plans while criticizing current management, with calls to petition the Legislature for a governor appointed commission.
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