The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1892-09-22
The SILVER CONVENTION.

Inc SECUuu VI va" ''A''NH
party of Nevada was held at Winnemucca
last Thursday to Instruct ITS electors TO
vote for Weaver and Field. After the
c invention was organized, Senator Stew
nrt in an address to the convention,
quoted the plank il the platform OF the
Democratic party in 1884. which ne
claimed was free coinage platform. he
the administration of President
Cleveland to show that he dlsregarded
the platform after his election and used
the power of his administration to de-
monetize silver. He then quoted the
PLANK in the platform Of the Republican
party in 1888, which declares that the
Republicans party is in favor OF the use OF
both gold and silver as money, and con-
dennis the Democratic administration Tor
ito efforts to demonetize silver. He then
reviewed President Harrisou's admins
tration, showing.that President Harrison
had been equally active with his prede'
cessors in his efforts to demonetlza silver
and that he now refuses to use silver as
money or pay it out to public creditors
He stated that the position taken by
Harrison ia his letter OF acceptance was
the most extreme position in favor OF a
gold standard taken by any president;
that no President had ever so emphati-
cslly declared against the independent
action on the part of the United States
in favor of the restoration OF silver. Inc
friends of silver were in the West and IN
the South, and a union Of the peo'
Die of those sections was essential 70 re-
sist the aggrsssions OF the gold monopoly
which had already paralyzsd the indus
try and nearly ruined silver mining
Nevada must protest against the agrees
ions of the gold combination; vote
for either Harrison or Cleveland was
vote for an enemy Of the paramount IN
dustry OF Nevada, and If Nevada
continued to vote for gold men for Presi'
dent no one could place any confidence
in the sincerity of her motives or believe
that the State was really in favor OF Tree
coinage. James B. Weaver OF Iowa wal
the only Presidential candidate IN thu
field who was in favor of the free coinagt
OF silver or whose position on that CUES
ton harmonized with the interests o.
Nevada. 1t was the duty OF Nevada tt
protest against the election of any advo
cate of the gold standard. Every reform
movement must have commencement
and the movement inaugurated b.
General Weaver was 10 the right direc
tion: Nevada could not afford to CHECK
that movement, but must encourage AM
aid it by her vote. He declared that h
would vote for Weaver and Field an
advocate their election on the stun
throughout the State.
The utterances Of Senator Stewa
a were received with prolonged and e.
thusia.tic applause. the convention mo
' heartily endorsing every sentiment ute
9 ed.
= Francis G.. Newlands, the nominee
a, the Republican Convention OF Neva
which passed Presidential Electors a
repudiates the action Of Harrison on t
Us silver question, declared that, "a me
10 Der of the National Bimetallic League
IN America, whose constitution requires
81 members to support no man for legis
OF tive or executive office who was not &C
DO mitted by platform and declaration
40 the free and unlimited coinage OF silv
US and as member Of the Silver League
IN Nevada, organized under similar
Nv sttution, and as loyal citizen OF New
w. and true to her paramount interest
would in November next vote for sil
" electors and through them for the
of Presidential candidate who had decla
he himself for the free and unlimited c.
he age of silver, General Weaver of 10
nd Mr.. Newland's remarks were trequ'
ing ly interrupted bys great applause
ca cheering.
rry The platform approves the platfori
ph the previous Silver Convention, he'll
Id. Reno, and instructs the Silver electoI
in vote for Weaver and Field. 1t also
He tains vigorous resolutions supper
: Of Stewart for the Senatorship, and endc
ga. the candidacy Of Francis G, Newli
nd, for Congress and Belknap for supr
i'm Judge, their nominations having
tn previously made by the Republican
Democratic conventions respectively
The action Of the convention was
fer' monious and every member expire
de- the determination to fight for the ii
me- Of Weaver and Field until the clio
nth A. N. -, alaot;on day