Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1892-10-01
SILVER PLATFORM.

est money, the gold and silver coin
age Of the constitution, and circu-
lating medium convertible into sucl
money withoutloss; and Immediately
after the election recommended the
repeal of the Bland act and the utter
characterization 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
1888; and
Whereas, Mr. Harrison in 1855
was elected on the following plat
| form: 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
traticn in is efforts to demonetize
| silver" and after his election insist
! ID upon the repeal Of the Bland act
! and the substitution therefor of the
celebrated Window silver bullion
bill, by the terms which bullion was
| to be deposited in the treasury and
certificates issued therefor; redeem
able III 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
promise act Of 1890 was extorted
/ from him to save the tariff, and since
its passage every beneficial feature
it contained has beer 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 III the purchase
of bullion; and
WHEREAS, AIr Harrison has repu-
dated the platform Of his part made
at Minneapolis, which was sufficiently
radical for gold to satisfy the gold
press, and now declares i'll his letter
Of acceptance that he is opposed to
independent action on the part Of
the United States. but is in favor of
ali international conference, provided
the 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 inn
possible for the marked plce Of sil-
yer ever hereaTter to advance. He
would take advantage Of the ''bear"
movement Of the conspiracy between
England and tie treasury depart
mer to depress the nrice Of silver.
and be combiralio.i Of the nations of
The world maintain for the benefit Of
the owners Of gold such depressed
price and
Whereas. the administration and
the gold uen III the Republican party /
III the DIST congress conspired to con
soliaate the government by deprivng
the people OF a free ballot by the
passage Of the odious force bill, which /
provides fer the appointment Of an
uuliiaited number Of supervisors Of
election and deputy marshals, to be
paid out of the treasury Of the
United States from a standing APP
p oIriation THIS could enabled the
executive Is have ,4 dreds Of thous
ands of political woskers at the polls,
with power 81 supervision Of tho re-
turns of elections throughout the
United States, and
Whereas, All the silver men in the
hose Of representatives except those
troci the mining states, were bitterly
to the force bill and regarded
is o. destructive Of free government
and designed to secure negro doIni>
nation III the south; and
Whereas, The force bill passed the
house Of representatives by only SIX
majority. aud the fol- wing SO called ;
silver Republicans, le'lsN: Hosea
Of Colorado; II, f. Bartine
Nevada; Binger Hermann, Oregon,
and Thos 1t. Carter Montana, mad {
the power to defeat it BY yering
themselves from The gold advocates ;
lnd joining with the friends Of silver, {
but they refused to do 50, ana there 5
~ created 4 breech between the sil
yer pro lac'ng states and the great {
iAtt'1so ~ Oh 81 iflOta IL tttt HSSL ttiti
south, which has ever since contrib
ited u prevent the passage Of a free q
coinage bill IL the house; and c
Whereas, Wlia NJ Stewart was /
he hrst Republican III the senate to r
DIN hands VITA the silver men IN the !
Democratic party i'll tie defeat j
f the forge bill ii the senate and by Z
is efforts. with Che aid Of a portion I
t the silver Republicans, rescued the 9
ountry FROM the calamity which that /
evolutionary measure wodld have c
aused, aud silver ptrty,was created =
a the senate sufficiently strong to
ass through that body in the last Il
nd in the present congress free a
oinage bill pure and simple. The L
i'll which passed in the 52d congress 81
as postponed III the house and is VI
ill pending for action; and n
WHEREAS the Endorsement Of the al
Iarrlson policy Of the federal inter a
renee iii local elections, as exem =
iltied in the force bill, would place al
lie tate Of Nevada IN opposition to
lie friends of silver throughout the OF
,untry; Therefore, he it 81
Resolved, That the SILVER party Of u