Show I BID YOU WELCOT1E Secretary Blaine Receives Tlu Delegates THE MASSACHUSETTS DEMOCRATS The Principles of Tariff R form Indorsed The Administration Denounced for Its Treatment of Offices IU Spoils AASUIXOTOK Oct 2The delegates to the International American congress assembled as-sembled at noon at tho state department and proceeded In a body to the diplomatic reception room where they were presented to Blaine who delivered 1 felicitous address ad-dress of welcome Blaine said Gentleman ot the International American Conference Con-ference Speaking for the government of the United States I bill you welcome to the capital speakIng speak-Ing for the people of the United States 1 bid you welcome to every section and to every state ol I the union You come in response to an invitation invita-tion extended by the President on the special authorization Congress Your presence here Is no ordinary congess signifies much to the people of all America today it may signify far more in days to come No conference confer-ence of nations ever assembled to consider the welfare of territorial possessions so vast and to contemplate possibilities of the nture so great and so inspiring Those now sitting within these walls are empowered to speak for nations whose borders are on both of the great oceans whose northern limits are touched by arctic waters for thousands of miles beyond the straits of Bearing whose southern extension furnishes human habitations farther below the equator than is elsewhere possible on I the globe While considerations of this character charac-ter must inspire Americans both of the south I and the north with the liveliest anticipations of future grandeur and power they must also impress im-press them with a sense of gravest responsibility responsibil-ity touching the character and development of Wsd li their respective nationalities The delegates whom I am addressing can do much to establish permanent relations of confidence con-fidence respect and friendship between the nations na-tions which they represent They can show to the world the peaceful conference of seventeen seven-teen independent American power in which all sbal meet together on terms of absolute equality equal-ity a conference in which there can be no attempt at-tempt to coerce a single delegate against his own conception of the interest of his nation u conference con-ference which will permit no secret understanding understand-ing on any subject but will frankly publish to the world all its conclusions a conference which will tolerate no spirit of conquest but will aim to cultivate an American sympathy as broad as both continents a conference which will form no Hellish alliance against the older nations from which we are proud to claim inheritence a conference in fine which will seek nothing propose nothing endure nothing that 1 not in general the sense of all the delegates timely and rtse and peaceful And yet we cannot bs expected to forget that our common fate has made us inhabitants of two continents which at the close of four con tures are still regarded beyond the seas as the new world Like situations beset like sympathies sympa-thies aud impose like duties WP meet in the linn belief that the nations of America ought to and can be more helpful to each other than they now are and that each will find advantage and prolit from an enlarged intercourse With the others We uclelewe should be drawn together to-gether wore closely by the high ways ol the sea ant that at no distant day the railway systems of the north and south will meet upon the Isthmus and connect by land routes the political and commercial capitals of all America We believe that a hearty reception based on a hearty confidence will save all the American states from the burdens bur-dens and evils which have long and cruelly afflicted the older nations of the world We believe the spirit of justice and of common and equal interest between the American states will leave no room foranyartiticial balance of power like to that which has led to wars abroad and 1c drenched Europe In blood We believe that friendship avowed with candor and maintained with good faith will remove from the American states the necessity of guarding the boundary lines between themselves them-selves with fortifications and military forces We believe that standing armies beyond those which are needful for public order and the safety of internal administration should be unknown on both American continents We believe that friendship and not force that the spirit of just law and not the violence of the mob should be the recognized rule of administration between American nations and in American nations Amercan Amercan naIons To these subjects and those which are cognate thereto the attention of this conference is earn estly and cordially invited by the government of the United States I will be a great gain when we shall acquire that common confidence on which all International friendship must rest It will be a great gain when we shall be able to draw the people of all the American nations Into a close acquaintance acquaint-ance with each other an end to be facilitated by more frequent and more rapid intercommunication intercommunica-tion I will be the greatest gain when the personal per-sonal and commercial relations of the American mercan states south and north shall bo so developed and so regulated that each shall acquire the highest possible advantage from the enlightened and enlarged intercourse of all Before the conference shall formally enter upon the discussion of the subjects to be submitted sub-mitted to it I am Instructed by tne President to invite all the delegates to be the guests of the government during the proposed visit to the various sections of the country with the double view of showing to our friends from abroad the condition of the UnitedStates and of giving to our people In their homes the privilege and pleasure extending a warm welcome The address was received with an amount of enthusiasm somewhat remarkable in a body of this character At the conclesion of Blaines speech he withdrew Resolutions were adopted naming Blaine as president of the congress con-gress A number of committees were appointed ap-pointed and the congress adjourned until Monday November 10 Blaine then escorted the members to the White House The President gave a special reception to the delegates at 130 one of tho features which was an informal lunch served in the state dining room At 2 a reception took place in tho blue parlor The members were presented by Blaine first t Harrison then t Mrs Harrison and afterward to the members of the cabinet Then took place a social interchange The party then repaired re-paired to the dining room and took lunch The center piece on the table was a large floral representation of the western hemisphere hemis-phere South American dishes and South American cigarettes were served and everything was done to show honor to the different countries A few of the delegates were in full court costume but many of them wore plain dress suits The reception recep-tion lasted several hours and was altogether informal On motion of one of the South American delegates the following resolution was adowted Resolved That the members of the International American congress accept with pleasure the invitation of the President Presi-dent of the United States of America to bo the guests of this government in an excursion excur-sion through the territory of the United States and that we express our thanks for said invitation Socretary Blaine gave a banquet to the delegates at Hotel Is ormandie tonight I was a most brilliant gathering Massachusetts Democrats WOIICESTER Mass Oct 2Tho Democratic Demo-cratic state convention was called to order this morning The usual committees wero appointed and Nathan Mathews jr was made permanent chairman The platform indorses the ever living principles of Democracy Dem-ocracy and platform of tho last Democratic Demo-cratic national convention I avows a continued hearty support of tariff reform whose ultimate triumph i predicted demands de-mands free raw materials and lower duties on necessities and continues We believe that freo wool as provided for in the bill passed dy the Democratic majority last in the House of Representatives essential to the prosperity of the woolen industry upon which that of tho wool growers is dependent depend-ent while It will afford relief to all consumers con-sumers of woolen goo sIt s-It declares that free coal and iron ore and lower duties on pig iron are the only sal i vation for the iron industry of New England Eng-land It demands thatall material for ship building be made free o duty for the benefit ben-efit of shipbuilders it favors a contlnu i ett ance of Whitneys policy favors partial or I entire reciprocity and trade between the United States and Canada close commercial commer-cial relations with Mexico and condemns the arbitrary action of the treasury department depart-ment in respect to the importation of Mexican Mex-ican ores which has already led to retaliatory retalia-tory measures disastrous to important American interests in Mexico I denounces election frauds opposes the scheme for a nat na election law condemns the administration for its narrow nar-row partisanship and low standard of pubjiciduty standing In conspicuous con > rastto the recent Democratic administra tied tinder President Cleveland We condemn con-demn it for its surrender to the dictation of unscrupulous political bosses such as Mahone Quay and Pratt for its utter 1tivf betrayal i of the cause of civil service reform re-form for its perversion of the pension machinery for distributing a national bounty into a means of influencing votes for its sale of high political offices for large contributions of money by which it was placed in power and for its shameless shame-less despotism clearly indicative of its conception of public office not as a public pub-lic trust but as a private perquisite pension legislation for the invalid soldiers and sailors who fought for their country should be just and liberal it should be administered in a spirit of fairness and I equity and in accordance with the laws of i congress but not in the interest of greedy cliam agents but not with the object of emptying the treasury We condemn the ruling by which this I administration in reversal of former decisions administraton rsa sions has thrown open thc pension list to persons dishonorably discharged as an outrage out-rage apon common sense and a degradation of what should be a roll of honor and as an insult to every true soldier Upon the liquor question it says We believe the present policy of the state in making the sale of liquor a matter of local I option to be decided by a vote of the people of each city and town works satisfactorily citJ satSfactorijl and should be maintained On reassembling the platform was i adopted and the ticket was completed as follows Hon W E Russell of Cambridge Cam-bridge nominated for governor lieuten antgovernor John W Corcoran of Clinton Clin-ton secretary of state William M Osgood of Boston treasurer and receiver General E B Munu of Holyoke auditor D T Trefey of Marblehead attorneygeneral Elisha B Ma nard of Springfield |