Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1892-10-02
THE SILVER PLATFORM.

The silver wing OF the hepupll-.t
| can State Convention unanimous
ly adopted the following platform:
The convention endorses and
| adopts the platform Of the Repu5-
licas State Convention, held st Va
city on the 30 Of April last, as fol-
lows;
Resolved, That we condemn the
Republican party ct the Eastern
states and the administration o.
President Harrison, insofar as they
have failed to accomplish the COM
rlete remonetization Of silver, and
to enact laws providing for the
free and unrestricted coinage OF
that metal.
Resolved, That the restoration
Of silver to the place It occupied
previous to tic passage Of the
Mint Act Of 1873, is essential to
the prosperity OF the country and
| paramount to all other political
considerations Tile legislation
which robbed silver os its money
functions and denied TO the owner
Of silver bullion The right to have
the same coincG into money upon
the some terms and cond;tiors
which apply to the coinage of gold,
reduced the money Of ultimate re.
dsmption or payment, about one
half, and enabled the owners Of
money and obligations payable In
money to monopolize the coin Of
the commercial world,
Resolved, That the people of
Nevada are in favor Of the coin
age Of silver upon the same con-
ditions which apply to the coinage
Of gold, and they are opposed to
elevating any 9ergon to Office who
is not known 70 He unequfvocally
in favor Ell ofenIr6 the Ki1ts OF
the United States to the free and
unlimited coinage Of silver.
In Wow Of the unsatisfactory att
titude Of President Harrison to the
paramount issue OF the remoneti.
zation Of silver, this convention
will mako no nominations for Pres.
| idential O. olectOrs and the State Cen.
tral Committee to be appointed by
this Convention shall have no au-
thority to put in nomination elec-
| tors.
The Convention cordially en-.
dorses the vigorous efforts Of our
Senators and Representatives to
secure the free and unlimited coin.
age Of silver, and the educational
work that they have done in pre-.
senting the true issue between the
money powers and the bondhold-
ers end laborers and producers Of
wealth.
And we favor the continuation
Of agitation and contention for the
free and unlimited coinage of sill
yer at the preseht ratio Of 16 to I,
for their own benefit and for the
benefit of the people at large
Eainags, farmers, laborets and mo-
chanics,
The citizens Of Nevada, repre-
sentatives Of the various silver
leagues, irrespective of past party
Affiliations, in convention asseatl-
ed. do set forth the following dec
laration of principles:
First. Wo demand the full re.
moaetizatian of silver and the free
and unlimited coinage thereof, at.
the present ratio of l6 to l.
Second. We are radically and
unalterably opposed to the Nation
al Republican and Democratic par
ties On the question Ct the Tree
coinage of silver and we denounce
the action Of their recent national
conventions as in.mical to the ma
terial interests OF the people CT tho
United States, and especially to
those Of Nevada and all the other
mining states and territories, and
we therefore repudiate the nomi-
nees Of their convention.
Third. We Pledge the nominees
OF this convention for Presidential
electors to support no man for
President OF Vice-President Of the
United States who is not uheqpiy-
ocally ia favor Of free coinage ss
defined by this convention. ne
reseave to the silver leagues OF
Nevada, liz Convention assembled,
the right Of directing said pfesi-
Dental electors for waom to cast
their votes, should contingencies
require. GEO. S NIXON.
Chairman State Committee Of Sill.
yer party.
II. p. FLANNERY, Secretary