Show DEMOCRATS OF massachusetts are for stiver and favor bryans george fred william the a and guiding spirit of the convention platform denounces philippine war con dem RS militarism in dalench dA lencs and oppose life tenure of office boston sept 21 the democratic state convention nominated robert treat payne jr of boston for governor by acclamation boston sept 21 the democratic state convention assembled here today for the nomination of state officers and the selection of delegates to the national democratic convention according to the pro of the managers the names of george fred williams W S mcnary C T callahan and edward B brace will bo appointed t large ane four favor the alon of bryan for president george fred williams was given an enthusiastic reception as he mounted the platform christopher T callahan of thie elate committee called the convention to order delivering a long address committees were appointed and william S mcnary wag elected permanent chairman tor mcnary were mingled with and cries from anti state committed delegates in assuming the chair mcnary declared that the principles enunciated by jefferson and jackson as embodied in the chicago platform were the guiding stare of the massachusetts democracy mr bryan was described by the chair as the one honest and incorruptible legislator that bound and conservative statesman the great tribune of the plain people the third great leader of our historic people the promised a cordial wal como to those among the numerically small but highly influential body of men who slid from us in 1896 abo their error decided to return to their former allegiance mr mcnary said under the fostering policy of the present administration trusts have grown and multiplied at alarming rate and he pledged the democratic party to grapple with the evil and present a plan tor the control of these great corporations referring to the conflict in the philippines ip the chairman said the war which was begun in behalf of the oppressed people of cuba and not for the acquisition of foreign territory which president mckenley declared would be criminal aggression is now under the direction of the same president being brought into a conquest of subjugation the united states Is in honor bound to keep its sacred pledges made to the world to keep its honor untarnished and to guarantee to those oppressed and heroic people who struggled so manfully for it otheir freedom john II 11 mack of north adams was nominated for lieutenant governor george fred williams then presented the report of committee on platform the platform declares thai the chicago platform of 1806 ilka declaration cl of independence stands a part of the fundamental code of democratic government the financial plank of the instrument Is particularly illustrated aad the aln ancial ills of the five years pi pierto orto 1897 are ascribed to a contacted cont acted currency for which republican financial legislation had provided no of relief the farmers of the south and west the platform bays being compelled to sell their products in the worlds markets in competition with silverus silver us ing countries are condemned sd to low prices for what they sell while the rising sale of prices at home duo partly to the increased volume of money and more to the intervention of the busts results in the exaction from them of higher prices for all they buy the publican party ie accused of planning to surrender to the banks the governmental function of issuing paper money and controlling its volume the war in the philippines Is characterized as criminal aggression wanton needless and wasteful and incompetently and corruptly prosecuted the platform alleges that in the reiterated demands for and more troops to subdue the may be detected the purpose to havo ultimately more soldiers to employ at home making it possible for monopolistic corporations to secure the aid of armei forces with state and federal to overawe their workingmen in time of labor dissensions the platform then denounces the conduct of the military authorities in the coeur dalane dAl cne district of idaho the proposal to lease the boston albany railroad to the new york cen aral is condemned and the legislature Is asked to defuso its consent the platform favors direct legislation initiative and referendum the election of united states senators by direct vote of abo people land the enforcement of an eight hour working b day the abolition of the law granting life tenure to members of the judiciary and the public ownership and operation of street railways waterworks water works and other municipal business enterprises the platform concludes with pledging the loyalty of the massachusetts Massa chusett democracy to william J bryan |