Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1892-11-06
SILVER PLATFORM.

Whereas, Mr.. Cleveland wa
elected III 1884 on the following sill
yer platform: "We believe in hon,
est money, the gold and silver coin
age of the constitution, and a circu-
lating medium convertible into sucf
money withoutloss;" and Immediately
after the election recommended the
repeal of the Bland act and the utter
| decentralization 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 1883
was elected on the following plat
form: 'sIhe Republican party is in
favor Of the use Of bo,h gold and sile
yer as money, and condemns the
palicy of the Democratic admins
traJlon iii lis efforts to demoaetize
siiver aifi after his election insist
cd upon the repeal Of the Bland act
aa,t ,h5 Substitution therefor of the
hrate hit ion silver L,lliorl
a.s by terms which bullion was
t9ba deposited the treasury and
certificates issued therefor, redeem
able IN buliioa, not il money, which
would hive placed silver upon like
footing with wheat, corn.or any other
commodity deposited and warehouse
receipts issued thereon. The COM
promise ae5 of 1890 was extorted
from him save the tariff, and since
ITS passage every Beneficial feature
it contained has been thwarted by the
Gdnini~. alton Of the government
ana ~ efa,t IF the treasury de-
paflae:n j. direction of the presi-
dent euze liver as money or to
COLI silver, required by the act,
to ploEid- for the redemption of the
asUFy Il ties issued III the purchase
of hulliou; and
WHEEEAs, Air Harrison has repu-
dated the platform Of his party made
at Minneapolis, which was sufficiently
n heal fer gold to satisfy the gold
Press, and now declares in his letter
d acceptance that he is opposed to
action on the part Of |
The United States, but is in favor of |
Ii international conference, provided |
-Ae ratio can be 50 changed as to
make the commercial value of the
silver dollar equal to the commercial
..tlie If the gold dollar, which it i'm
.ssllle far tine marked price of sill
~ ever IL e9fter to lvance. He
vogil take advantage Of the bear
+ sTe.neut f the conspiracy between
.44'oHd and tie treasury depart
aenr e dePress the price of silver,
na lie combination Of the nations of
As world MAINTAIN for the benefit Of
BE wners IF gold such depressed
rice and
Whereas, the administration and
he gold men i'll the Republican party
i the 3lst congress conspired to con-
9hlate the. government by deprivlng
he people Of free ballot by the
.tssa5c Of the odious force bill, which
royiles for the appointment Of an
number Of supervisors of
lection ard deputy marshals, to be
a;d ont of the treasury of the
nited States from a standing ap- !
opriation. This would enabled the {
Tecutive t. have hundreds of thous- {
ids Of political workers at the polls,
-ith power Of supervision of the re- {
lrns Of elections throughout the i
nitel States; and
Whereas, All the silver men in the {
odse Of representatives except those
'em the mining states, were bitterly I
pposcd to the force bill and regarded !
as destructive Of free government
nd DESIGNED to secure negro doiIl- a
alton in the south; and |
Whereas, The force bill passed the c
ouse Of representatives by only six |
lajority, aud the following so-called a
lver Republicans, namely: Hosea
ownsenl Of Colorado; H, F. Bartine Q
-evala; Binger Hermann, Oregon, 5
nd ','hos ii. Carter Montana, had c
Re ,wer to defeat it by severing
from the gold advocates a
III joining with the friends of silver, a
1T they refused to do SO, and there S
Y created breecl between the sil b
er producing states and the great e
lass Of silver men in the west and
,uth, which hes ever since contrib II
ted to prevent the passage of free a
,inage bill IL the house; and o
Whereas, William NJ. Stewart was p
lie first Republican in the senate to r.
in hands with the silver men in the n
party i'll the defeat Il
the force bill III the senate and by d
5 efforts, with the aid Of portion Il
the silver Republicans, rescued the .
untry from the calamity which that /
v9lutionary measure would have c.
used, aud silver party was created )
the senate sufficiently strou9 to
IS through that body in the last II
d in the present congress free al
mage hill pure and simple. The K
Il which passed i'll the sd congress st
IS postponed iii the house and is q
II pending for action; and II
WHERE the Endorsement of the al
arrlson policy of the federal inter a. a.
renee in loca! elections, as exem -
fled III the force bill, would place d
e tate of Nevada Ill opposition to
G friends Of silver throughout the u ;!