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Show democrats .mi:i;t. H Tl.o -Manicliiitctts Mile Conrfiilloa S ! for llio rjtcllmi of Drlrzalo to S'll ( lijcajn. t'MA CHAIRMAN AVCIIY ADDtSSCB THE ' I Hi MCCTIHO. lajxB ilielll.lorri.f Hie Farly.-TIio Mirer 9 SI (jncillon. tnVct nf Hie Mc ifi Klnlsy Hill. I'lilform. il He Telcfisai. le IIM. Na es ? 1 9IA11II mat lla IIIMIMIHTl nV! le..rtl i,il,ii7i7,. loe lllreter rt 'j Sletelitn.l. V.'lB Ikwiov, April s-ri.i. Democntla J!'B Klate convention for the choice of Kfll lour del. gat. a to till National convetl- IJaaTI tlmat Chltagometat 1 r.niont Hotel lMH this atlcmoon. Iho eouventlon was LrMaTl (illctl binder bj ftcrettry llulkleyrf SaB I tlm Democratic HUto coinuilttte. WtBI Hlnudlug romnilttces woru then ap- I'lllU H.liitcd. Iho cummilt.. 011 crcdeu iislil Hals reported that thrcn hundred and '.(Ml twt nl -three lowna mid twenty-tight 'Hrflall (Itlta tttrureprisentid byonuthousand t RaSi nine I iiudreu and llilttv cvieuelegal.11. BIlS Hon. I.dwurd Aviry ol llralntrceuas ' r4 unaiiliuiaisly tluseii aa lermaucul I L13S 1 rlialrmiii. VWi 1 Mr. Avery Un taklugslhechilr hti 1 aiii.i.kmpii nil' cowi niiu 1 H ntcomldi table length. He reviewed i'fll the history or Hie party; told how II k'ffi had foil t h l liniltsaiajed by defeat, un- ' ItM awed by forte , Uliseducod by promises ' BU of 1 laces and power or honor; uudls- Vm luiltitbyiieeri and scclls, uutvotod, ''jm but lover dish. aliened or rortuted, -.Lm until today Massachusetts Is 1 laced HE among the doubtful Htsles and III hla . oidulnn It cnul I soon le moved Into .-I'M thurnlumnul fltles certainly Demo- 'KiVi crutle. ;!' Taking up the silver question, the iRf siaa.tr sain! "Nu Miissarliuselta 'tit Democrat In Motion or In Washing- JIB Ion, lu private or in Congress, heal. tftfB litrstoexirrss him.. If on Hu. sliver B ' qiieBtliu. Wn are thankful that Ibe !.' uaugerof tbopajr-ane of free coinage .1 actasFotuforlherisci.t to be avert- , ed. Fi.ruue, I uectrt Ibu result with -'JM gratttude, and for. go all criticism of .tm motive. We are equally opiiosed to J Hie exlillng law and the proposed law. ' The exlsllog hw Is . Iteubllcau r , il meaiuro and we hold the Hepubllcnu ' ( 1 J rt resronslbleforltaud for all Its t J attindanlovlls uM Ho declared that tho National Demo- "Mm crallc 1 arty la for j$ ffvl IIONIJIT .MUNI V, (tV.'jj actirroticy of gold aud silver, evely 'tBi dollar of which shall bo ol i-iual In. I Htl tllnslo value all over the world. Until this jaillcy la modified by another na- ijBl Honal conv. ntlon, no man ur set of sl! uieu, 111 Congrcaaor out ol Congress, rH rau commit the jairty to any other po- i-9 Hey. 1M 'lhaspiakcr then took up Ibe-qucB- tV Hdn of the larlirand reviewed at torus t SLS length Hie efllrt ol the McKlnley bill ff, upou New Lugland Inslltiitlons, and iMat In conclusion said, "riuecesa la a duty, ' ,l How to secure It will buono of the nro- . .sawI Id. ins submitted lo the coaventlouto avql which you today elect repreaentatlvea Vvl from your hlate. The first great step Jfd2i Is Iheadoi Hon cf sound irinclplea nad T ViJ HieUfclarallon of a jKiilcy toguldetue J t 'Vfl liglslator and executive, 'Iho next 'II duty will kelhoaeltrtlon ofaosndlilalr. Al 1 lilievo our candtdalu ah.uld lie it ' man ol tried honesty, broad nud com- I 'amll pichenslve trlotlsm and undoubted ! ?VfcJ courage, cool In action, deliberate In ilaxafl ludgmenl, an I ready and willing, J ifJHl under all circumstance! and at all JJjBm bazirdr, to do what ha telleves to bu nil light. Toauehnman thedeatluyol I iVsfl great nation can be untrusted. Tusucli k Afil n man, 1 doubt not, tho delegates from 1E Massachuiatts will give their united , WI tolte,ahd such a luan, I believe, the , fJHSl nulled Democracy will elect as tha iZ next I'rosldeut of the United Htitte." C hll Till. IIAtlOllM. 'mil Thu committee un resolution! and ; Ma I latform presented their report, which i HI was adopted with few dissenting l Ksl voltes, lhe platform reaillrma tba , l mM irinclplea of the Democratic couven- IrMl llona of leld and IbOl, and snyi It at Kfl from the jewer lo tax arises tbo whole W m force of government, but taxation iHn must to limited, aud no mots money MVll ho collected than Is ntcvMary fortnv (ill! economical a (ministration ol the gov- 'tiFVfl eminent. Thu freo wool bill uow lu 'liJIll Congress taappioved, as ate the bills a'flll to placu coal and Iron on tho rrte list. n1tl It fature a general reduction of the iflif larltla Impoatd by the bills of 1881 aud , Jf ISOu. llefurrlug to monry, It aaysi I'uflK "We btlleve in honest luuuey, the j VI gold andsllter coluageof our Coustl- ' Mm tulluit, and of a currency convertible I vafl luloauth coinage without loss We ,1 -isi ladleto that all dollars colued by the I ,V United motes should be ol equal In- T'lll trliislo value, aud that all aor cur- If AMI rency Issued by thagovernment should p (tfifl lie redeemable In cither goldorsllver ill umV, tolnat the discretion of thu secretary of 11 In tho treasury. While wo believe In the 8 II J M full ntonetliatlon of thu latter metal t fjflifl by Iiilernallonal agreeinent, we are F. vvil equally opposed to the free ?MW and unlimited coinage of all j tifllB vrr by our government lude. (rf J4J1 prudently of action I y other nations. , . Ill Ht NSodtuouuco the ltelilbllcan act of fltU 1SVII, which requires the monthly pur- KyxII chanoof a.VW.UOgouutca of silver and , : ilB Issues iihiu It 111 wards of 111,0011,0) I ilnl pi r annum of 7derccnt. psjkt. J III Inclosing, the platform declsrsi that 1 1 lift the best lulelests cf tha DemocratlO I'll 'rill. &OUINATIUN or anuvi.it cllvc- L S LAnn. I Whon Cleveland's name was inea- 1 B Honed there was rapturous applause, Q and the convention waa plainly lu V avmiathy with the resolutions. Thomas F, K teiian of Ilostoueflered JE a resolulliin favoring David II. Hill ol 1 New Vork, but as thtre were some If. .IJeelloDi toll, Mr. Keeuau withdrew j m Mr. Averi'aadJress was listened to jR with ilosealti ntlon. When Mr.Avery me snld Ibat the next l'resldeut must bo a ' rMv Dtmocrst, there was n plauso nul loud H; ahnula of "Cleveland." Mr. Avery il JW attenqted toirociiHl, but cheers ttcro KLf deninuded for Cleveland, nnd given JL' with a will nud 11 tiger. Then namu WU a call for cli.ert for Hill. . 1 If Ihtie were given, but with a j ft i ill ,?$ |
