Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1892-10-29
SILVER PARTY PLATFORM


declares as follows:
WHEREAS, Mr.. Cleveland was elected IN
1884 on the following silver platform: we
believe in honest money, the gold and sill
YER coinage OF the constitution, and a
circulating medium convertible into such
money without loss;" and Immediately
after the election recommended the re-
peal Of the Bland act and the utter de-
monetization Of silver, and used the en-
tire influence OF his administration TO re-
duce the money Of the world to the single
gold standard, and was defeated by the
people in 1883; and o
WuEREAs, Mr.. Harrison in 1883 was
elected on the following platform: 1.-The
Republican party is In favor OF the use oil
both gold and silver rs money, and con-
demus the policy OF the Democratic ad-
ministration in its efforts to demonetize
silver" and after his election insisted upon
the repeal Of the Bland act and the sub
stitution therefor Of the celebrated Win
dom silver bullion bill, by tho terms
which bullion was 10 be deposited in the
treasury and certificates issued therefor,
redeemAble in bullion, not in money,
which would have placed silver upon q
like footing with wheat, corn or any other
commodity deposited and warehouse re-
coip,s issued thereon. The compromise
act OF 1890 was extorted from him to save
the tariff aud since its passage every bene-
fetal feature 10 contained has been
thwarted by the administration OF the
government and the refusal OF the Treas
ury Department. by direction OF the Presi-
dent, TO use silver a. money or TO coin sill
yer, as required by the act, to provide for
the redemption Of the treasury notes is
sued in the purchase OF bullion; aud
WHEREAS, Mr.. Harrison has repudisted
the platform Of his party made at Min
neapolis, which was sufficiently radical for
gold 70 satisfy the gold press, and now de-
clares in his letter Of acceptance that be 10
opposed TO independent action on the part
OF the United States, but is in favor OF an
international conference, provided the
ratio can be so changed as TO make the
commercial value Of the silver dollar equal
TO the commercial value OF the gold dol
lar. which would make it impossible for
the market price Of silver ever hereafter
TO advance. He would thus take sdvan-
tAge Of the bear movement Of the con-
spirsoy between England and the Treasury
Department to depress the price OF silver,
and by combination Of the nations OF the
world maintaiu for the benefit OF the
owners of gold such depressed price; and
WHEREAS. the administrstion aud the
Gold men in the Republican party in the
Sst Congress conspired 10 consolidate the
government by depriying the people OF .
free ballot by the passage OF the odious
force bill, which provided for the appoint
ment Of an unlimited number OF super
yisors Of election aud deputy marshals, to
be paid out Of the Treasury OF the United
States from standing appropriation.
This measure would have enabled the
executive 20 have hundreds OF thousands
of political workers at the polls, with
power Of supervision Of the returns OF
elections throughout the United States;
and
WHEREAS, All the silver men in the
House OF Represen tatives, except those
from the mining States, were bitterly
opposed TO the Force bill aud regarded II
as destructive Of free government and de-
signed to secure negro domination in the
South; and
WHEREAS, The Force bill passed the
House OF Representatives by only six ma
jority, and the following 80 called silver
Republicans. namely: Hosea Townsend
OF Colorado; II. f. Bsrtine, Nevada;
Binger Hermann, Oregon and Thos. II.
Garter. Montana, had the power to defeat
IL bv severing themselves from the gold
advocates and joining with the friends OF
silver, but they refused to do so, and
thereby created q breach between the silver
producing State and the great mass OF sill
yer men in the West and South. which has
ever since contributed to prevent the pas
sage Of Free Coinage bill In the House;
and
WHEREAS, William NJ. Stewart was the
hrst Repu blicsn in the Senate to Join
hands with the silver men In the Demo-
cratic party in the defeat OF the Force bill
in the Senate and by his efforts, with the
aid Of q portion OF the silver Republicans,
rescued the country from the calamity
which that revolutionary measure would
have caused, aud silver party was created
10 the Senate sufficiently strong 10 pass
through tha. body In the last aud IN 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 Hsr-
rison policy OF the federal interference in
local elections as exemplified in the Force
bill, would place the State Of Nevada in
opposition to the friends OF silver through
out the country; therefore, be IL
Resolved, That the Silver party OF Ne
vada condemns the policy OF the Cleve-
land administration for its efforts 10 de-
monetize silver, and denounces the Ke-
publican administration for its attempt to
deprive the people Of free ballot. aud for
It's active and determined efforts to destroy
SILVER as money. We denounce the let
Ter oil acceptance OF President Harrison
Tor opposing Independent action on the part
OF the United States aud for advocating &
the submission of the financial policy OF
the United States TO the dictates Of the
bankers OF Great Britain and the gold sd.
vooates oil Europe and condemn bis sug-
gestion to foreign powers so TO change the
ratio between gold and silver that silver
can no longer be used as money.
This convention recognizes James B.
Weaver OF Iowa and James G., Field OF
Of Virginia as the only candidates for
President aud Vice President who are
friends TO the use Of silver as money, and
the free and unlimited coinage Of that
metal; and we heartily and unequivocslly
indorse Weaver aud Field as the standard
bearers OF the Silver party OF Nevada and
pledge them our support. The nominees
OF this convention are also hereby pledged
80 work and vote for the standard bearers
of our cause, and TO use every honorAble
means to defeat the enemies Of silver
Harrison and Cleveland.
This convention repudiates the sham
pretense that Weaver will be defeated and
that votes for him will be lost. Every
great reform must have q beginning. Toe
much time has already been lost in voting
for the agents OF the gold trust, which ac-
tion has paralyzed the industries OF the
country and ruined silver mining in Ne
vada. The Endorsement already given by
the silver States OF the advocates OF gold
10 former elections is used as an argumen