Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1892-10-15
SILVER PARTY PLATFORM


declares as follows:
WHEREAS, Mr.. Cleveland was elected. II
1884 on the following silver platforms: 'Wi
believe in honest money, the gold and ell
yer coinage OF the constitution, and
circulating medium convertible into sueu
money without loss;' and fnimediatoiy
after the election recommended the re-
peal Of the Bland act and the utter de-
mouetizstion Of silver, and used the en-
tire influence OF his administration to re
duce the money Of the world to the single
GOLD standard, and was defeated by the
people in 1888; and
WHyREAs, Mr.. Harrison in 1888 was
a,so,ed on the following platform: 1.-THE
Republican party Is In favor oi the use oi
both gold aud silver as money, and con
demns the policy OF the Democratic adj
mipistrstion in its efforts TO demoDetize
silver" and after his election insisted upon
the repeal of the Bland act aud the sub
stitution therefor Of the celebrated Win
dom silver bullion bill, by the terms
which bullion was TO be deposited in the
treasury and certificates issued therefor,
redeemable in bullion, not in money,
which would have placed silver upon a
like footing with wheat, corn or any other
commodity deposited and warehouse re-
ceipts issued thereon. The compromise
act OF 1890 was extorted from him to save
the tariff. and since its passage every bene-
foisl feature 1t contained has been
shwsrted by the administration Of the
government and the refusal Of the Treas.
ury Department, by direction OF the Presi
dent, TO use silver as money or 10 coin ell
yer, as required by the act. 10 provide for
the REDEMPTION Of the treasury notes Is
sued in the purchase Of bullion; and
WHEREAS, Mr.. Harrison has repndiated
the platform Of his party made at Min.
nespolis, which was sufficiently radical for
gold 10 satisfy the gold press, and now de.
clares iu his letter of acceptance that he is
opposed 10 independent action on the part
OF the United States, but is in favor Of an
international conference, provided the
ratio can be 80 changed az 10 make the
commercial value OF the silver dollar equal
TO the commercial value Of the gold dol.
lar, which would make IL impossible for
the market price Of silver ever hereafter
to sdvance. He would thus take adyAn.
tage Of the " bear movement Of the con-
spiracy between England and the Treasury
Department to depress the price OF silver,
and by combination OF the nations OF the
world maintain for the benefit Of tho
owners OF gold such depressed price; and
WHEREAS, the administration aud the
gold men in the Republican party in the
5ist Congress conspired 10 consolidate the
government by depriying the people Of a
free ballot by the passage OF the odioue
force bill which provided for tie appoint.
ment OF an unlimited number OF super
visors Of election aud deputy marshsis, TO
be paid out Of the Treasury OF the United
States from standing appropriation.
This measure would have enabled the
executive to have hundreds Of thousands
of political workers at the polls, with
power Of supervision OF the returns Of
elections throughout the United Siates;
and
WHEREAS, All the silver men In the
House OF Represen tatiVes, except those
from the mining States, were bitterly
opposed to the Force bill and regarded il
IS destructive Of free government and de-
signed to secure negro domination in the
South; and
WHEREAS. The Force bill passed the
House of Representatives by only elk ma
jority, aud the following so-oslled silver
Republicans, namely: Hosea Townsend
OF Colorado; II. +. Bsrtine, Nevada;
Binger Hermann, Oregon and Thos. Il.
Garter, Montana, had the power to defeat
10 by severing themselves from the gold
advocates and joining with the friends Of
silver, but they refused to do 30, and
thereby created q breach between the silver
producing State aud the great msss of ell
yer men In the West aud South. which has
ever since contributed to prevent the pas
sage Of Free Coinage bill in the House,
and
WHEREAS, William NJ. Stewart was the
frst Republican in the Senate TO join
hands with the silver men in the Demo-
cratic party 10 the defeat OF the Force bill
In the Senate aud by his efforts with the
aid OF a portion Of the silver Republicans,
rescued the country from the calamity
which that revolutionary measure would
have caused. and silver party was created
10 the Senate sufficiently strong TO pass
through that body In the last and 10 the
present Congress Free Coinage bill, puro
and simple. The bill which passed in the
b2d Congress was postponed In the House
aud ia still pending for action; aud
WHEREAS, the Endorsement Of the Har-
rison policy OF the federal interference in
local elections as exemplifed In the Force
bill, would place the State OF Nevada in
opposition to the friends OF silver through
ourthe country; therefore, be ii
Resolved, That the Silver party OF Ne
vada condemns the policy Of tho Cleve-
land adm inis tration for its efforts 10 de.
monetize silver, and denounees the Re.
publican Administration for its attempt to
deprive the people of free ballot, and for
It's active and determined efforts 10 destroy
silver as money. We denounce the let
Yer OF acceptance OF President Harrison
LOT opposing independent action on the part
OF the United States aud for advocatin &
the submission OF the financial policy OF
tne United States to the dictates Of the
bankers OF Great Britain and the gold ad.
vocates oil Europe and condemn his sug.
eeshon 70 foreign powers so 10 change the
ratio between gold and silver that silver
can no longer be used as money.
This convention recognizes James b.
Weaver OF Iowa aud James G.. Field OF
OF Virginia as the only candidates for
President and Vice President who are
friends TO the use of silver as money, and
the free and unlimited coinage OF that
metal; and we heartily and uneauiyocally
indorse Weaver and Field as the standard
bearers OF the Silver party OF Nevada and
pledge them our support. The nominees
Of this convention are also hereby pledged
TO work and vote for the standard bearers
OF our cause, and to use every honorable
means to defeat the enemies OF silver
Harrisoo and Cleveland.
This convention repudiates the sham
pretense that Weaver will be defeated and
that votes for him will be lost. Every
great reform must have beginning. Toe
much time has already been lost in voting
for the agents Of the gold trust, which ac-
tion has parslyzod the industries Of the
country aud ruined silver mining in Ne
yada. The indorsement already given by
the silver States Of the advocates Of gold
In former elections is used as an argumen