People's Pilot, Volume 5, Number 15, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 October 1895 — FOR THE GOLD STANDARD. [ARTICLE]

FOR THE GOLD STANDARD.

Massachusetts Democrats Against Free Silver. Worcester, Maps., Oct. 3.—The Massachusetts democratic state convention met yesterday in Mechanics’ hall. The platform adopted commends the present national administration for Its conduct of foreign affairs, congratulated the manufacturing interests of the country on the successful operation of the new tariff, and denounces the efforts of the republican party to reopen this question. It demands thb maintenance of the existing gold standard, and opposes the free coinage of silver bullion, and demands that the government shall retire its paper money. It favors the grant of the secretary of the treasury of the power to make short loans to maintain the gold balance of the treasury. It also denounces the American Protective Association by name. A full ticket was nominated as follows: Governor, George Fred Williams; LieutenantGovernor, James S. Grinnell; Secretary of State, Edward J. Flynn; Treasurer and Receiver General, Eben S. Stevens; Attorney General, Henry F. Hurlbut; Auditor, Alfred C. Whitney.