Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1892-09-22
SILVER PLATFORM.

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yer platform: "We believe in hon
est money, the gold and silver coin
age of the constitution, and circu-
lating medium convertible into such
money withoutlos and Immediately
after the election recommended the
repeal of the Bland act and the utter
demonstration of silver, and used
the entire infuencNof his admins
tration to reduce the money of the
world to the single gold standard,
and was defeated by the people in
1888; and
| Whereas, Mr. Harrison in 1858
was scted on the following plat
| forln: "The Republican party is in
favor of the use of bo,h gold and sis
yer as money, and condemns the
policy Of the Democratic admins
tration il its efforts to demoaetize
silver and after his election insist
! ed upon the repeal Of the Bland act
and ,Ae substitution therefor Of the
celebrated Window silver bullion
| bill, by The terms which bullion was
to be deposited ~ tie treasury and
certificates issued therefor; redeem
able in bullion, not in money, which
would have placed silver upon like
footing with wheat, corn or any other
commodity deposited and warehouse
receipts issued thereon. The com
! premise act of 1890 was extorted
from him to save the tariff, and since
its passage every beneficial feature
it contained has been thwarted by the
administration of the government
and the refusal Of the treasury de-
partment, by direction of the presi-
dent, t. use silver as money or to
coin silver, as required by the act,
to provide for the redemption of the
treasury notes issued IN the purchase
of bullion; and
WHEREAS, Mr.. Harrison has repu-
dated the platform of his party made
at Minneapolis, which was sufficiently
radical for gold to satisfy the gold
press, and now declares in his letter
of acceptance that he is opposed to
! independent action ON the part Of
| the United States, but is in favor of
an international conference, provided
J he ratio can be 50 changed as to
| make the commercial value of the
silver dollar equal to the commercial
value of the gold dollar. which It I'M
i possible toi tie Iuar.sed price of sill
/ Yer ever hereafter To advance. lie
| would tale :vatta5e of the bear
/ m0vemcH, 81 Conspiracy between
England and tie treasury depart
iacnt to depress the priee Of silver,
and BE combination If the nations Of
the world maintain for the benefit Of
the owners of gold such depressed
| price and
Whereas, the administration and
the gold men III the Republican party
/ il the DIST congress conspired to con
solidate the government by deprivlng
the people Of free ballot by the
passage of the odious force bill, which
provides for the appointment of an
unlimited number Of supervisors of
election ard deputy marshals, to be
paid out of the treasury of the
United States from standing APP
| D: opriation. This would enabled the
executive to have hundreds of thous
ands Of political workers at the polls,
with power Of supervision of the re-
turns Of elections throughout the
nited States; and
Whereas, All th4 silver men IN the
house of representatives except those
from the mining states, were bitterly
opposed to the force bill and regarded
is rs destructive of free government
and designed 10 secure negro dohl-
nation III the south; and
Whereas, The force bin passed the
house of representatives by only SIX
majority, aud the following so-called
silver Republicans, namely: Hosea
Townsend OF Colorado; II, Z. Bartine
Nevada; Binger Hermann, Oregon,
and Thos ii. Carter Montana, had
tll9 power to defeat il by severlng
themselves from lie old advocates
and Joining with tie friends Of silver,
but they refused t. do SO, ana there
bq created bleeeh between the si
ye4 producing states aud the great
mass Of silver men in the west and
south, which has ever since contrib +
uted to prevent the passage IF free /
coinage bill IL the house: and
Whereas, William NJ. Stewart was T
the first Republican III the sen&te to
iain han Is with the silver men IN the /
Democratic party il the defeat
of the force blll III the senate and by
his efforts, with the aid Of Il portion
Of the silver Republicans, rescued the
country from tile calamity which chat
revolutionary measure you'd have
caused, aud It silver party was created
in the senate sufficiently stroug to /
pass through tAat body III the last
and III the present congress a free
coinage bill pure and simple. The !
bill which passed in the 52d congress
was postponed in the house and is
still pending for action; and
WHEREAS, the Endorsement of the
Harrison policy Of the federal inter
ference in local elections, as exem
uiIfed in the force bill, would place
The tate OF Nevada in opposition to
the friends Of silver throughout the
country; therefore, be it
RaSolvaI That tha silyar Marty of