Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1892-09-23
SILVER PLATFORM.


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 without loss;" and Immediately
after the election recommended the
repeal of the Bland act and the utter
demonetization of silver, and USED
the entire influence of his admins
tration to reduce the money of the
world to the single gold standard,
and was defeated by the people in
1898; and
Whereas, Mr. Harrison in 1888
was elected on the following plat
| form: ''The Republican party is in
/ favor of the use Of both gold and sis
yer as money, and condemns the
| policy Of The Democratic admins
tration In its efforts to demonetize
! silver" and after his election insist
ed upon he repeal Of the Bland act
! nd lie ostitution therefor of the
| celebrated Window silver bullion
| In, IT. lie terms which bullion was
10 be deposited in the treasury and
certificates issued therefor; redeem
able n bullion, not in money, which
woald have placed silver upon a like
| footing with wheat, corn or any other
commodity deposited and warehouse
receipts issued thereon. The COM
promise 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 b. the act,
to provide for the redemption of the
treasury notes issued III 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
tie ratio can be SO changed as to
make the commercial value Of the
silver dollar equal to the commercial
value Of the gold dollar. which it I'M
possible for the marked prlee Of sill
yer ever herea ter to advance. He
would take advantage of the "bear'
movement Of the conspiracy between
England ana tie treasury depart
ment To dep IS the price of silver,
and he combination Of the nations of
lie world maintain for the benefit of
the owners Of gold such depressed
price and
" hereas, the administration and
the gold men ia the Republican party
il. the 0lst 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 and deputy marshals, to be
paid out of the treasury of the
| nited States from standing APP
preparation. 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
| lted States; and
Whereas, All the silver men in the
house Of representatives except those
from the mining states, were bitterly
to the force bill and regarded
Is as destructive of free government
and designed to secure negro doni-
nation III the south; and
Whereas, The force bill passed the
house Of representatives by only six
and the following so-called /
silver Republicans, namely: Hosea
Of Colorado; II, F. Bartine
Nevada; Binger Hermann, Oregon,
and Thos IL. Carter Montana, had I
the power to defeat it by severing
themselves from the gold advocates
and joining with the friends of silver,
bu5 they refused to do so, and there $
BY created breech between the sill
yer producing states and the great {
mass of silver men in the west and
south, which has ever since contrib
uted to prevent the passage Of free
coinage bill iE the house; and {
Whereas, William NJ Stewart was |
Inc first Republican in the senate to I
5in hands with tie silver men ii the l
Democratic party III the defeat !
u the force bill III the senate and by d
lis efforts, with the aid Of a portion t
IF the silver Republicanss rescued the Q
country from the calamity which that |
evolutionary measure woald have c
.aused, aud silver party was created :
n the senate sufficiently strong to
,ass through that body in the last f
nd i'll the present congress a free a
oinage bill pure and simple. The L
ill which passed III the sd congress 81
vas postponed in the house and is '
till pending for action; and n
WHEREAS, the Endorsement Of the :;
harrison policy Of the federal inter az a.
ererce III local elections, as exem- L
lifted in the force bill, would place a
he tate Of Nevada III opposition to
be friends of silver throughout the %
ountry; therefore, be it 81,
y as.Ivol rrLor 49,, ID