Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1892-11-19
SILVER PARTY PLATFORM


tion assembled at winnemuccs, Nevsds
declares ss follows:
WHEREAS, Mr.. Cleveland was eiecied ~
1884 on the following silver platform: 1--WE
believe in honest money, the solu ana sii
yer coinage Of the constitution, and
circulating medium convertible into such
money without loss;" and Immediately
after the election recommended the re-
peal Of the Bland act aud the utter de-
monetization Of silver. and used the en-
tire influence OF his administration TO re-
duce tho money OF the world to the single
Rold standard, and was defeated by the
people in 1883; and
WHEREAS, Mr.. Harrison in 1888 was
elected on the following platform: The
Republican party Is in favor Of the use OF
botb gold and silver as money, and con.
dennis the policy OF the Democratic ad-
mioistration ia its efforts to demonetize
silver" and after his election insisted upon
the repeal OF the Bland act and the sub
stitation therefor Of the celebrated Win
dom silver bullion bill, by the terms
which bullion was TO be deposited in ihe
treasury and certificates issued therefor,
redeemable In bullion, not In money,
which would have placed silver upon a
like footing with wheat. corn OF any other
commodity deposited and warehouse re-
act Of 1890 was e1torted from him to save
the tariff. and since its passage every bene-
fetal feature IL 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 ss money or TO coin sil-
yer, as required by the act, to provide for
the REDEEM ton Of the treasury notes is
sued in the purchase Of bullion; and
WHEREAS. Mr.. Harrison has repudisted
the platform Of his party made AZ Min
neApolis. which was sufficiently radical for
gold to satisfy the gold press. and now de-
elsres in his letter Of acceptance that he IL
opposed 10 independent action on the part
OF the United States, bat is in favor OF an
international conference, provided the
ratio can be 50 changed as 90 make the
commercial value Of the silver dollar equal
20 the commercial value Of the gold dol
lar, which would make II impossible for
the market price Of silver ever hereafter
to advance. He would thus take adyan-
tage OF tho bear +" movement OF the con-
spiracy between England and the Treasury
Department 10 depress the price Of silver,
and by combination OF the nations OF the
world maintain for the benefit OF the
owners OF gold such depressed price; aud
WHEREAS, the admins tration aud the
Md men in the Republican party In the
BIT Congress cOnspired 10 consolidate the
goyernment by depriying the people OF q
free ballot by the passage OF the odious
force bill, which provided for the appoint
ment OF an unlimited number Of super
ys0rs Of election aud deputy marshsls, 10
b. paid out Of the Treasury OF the United
States from standing appropriation.
This measure would have enabled the
executive 10 have hundreds OF thousands
Of political workers at the polls, with
power OF supervision Of the returns Of
elections throughout the United States;
aud
WHEREAS, All the silver men in the
House OF Representatives, except those
from the mining States, were bitterly
opposed 10 the Force bill and regarded IL
as destructive Of free government and de-
signed to secure negro domination in the
South; and
WHEREAS, The Force bill passed the
House Of Represen tatives by only six ma
jority, aud the following so-oslled silver
Republicans, namely: Hosea Townsend
Of Colorado; IL. Il. Bartine, Nevada;
Binger Hermann, Oregon and Thos. H.
Carter, Montana. had the power to defeat
IL bV severing themselves from the gold
advocates and Joining with the friends Of
silver, but thoy refused TO do 80, and
thereby created a breach between the silver
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
frat Republican 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 a portion Of the silver Republicans,
rescued the country from the calamity
which that revolutionary measure would
have caused, aud a silver party was created
"a the Senate sufficiently strong 20 pass
through that body in the last and in the
present Congress Free Coinage bill, pure
aud simple. The bill which passed in the
52d Congress was postponed 10 the House
aud is still pending for action; aud
WHEREAS, the Endorsement OF the Har-
rison policy OF the federal interference in
local elections as exempliied in the Force
bill, would place the State OF Nevada ia
opposition to the friends of silver through
out the country; therefore, be it
Resolved, That the Silver party OF Ne
vada condemns the policy OF the Cleve'
land administration for its efforts 10 de
monetize silver, aud denounces the Re
puohean administration for its attempt &c
usp'lFe the people Of free ballot, and fol
lts active aud determined efforts TO destroy
tiiVer as money. We denounce the let
yer OF acceptance OF President Harrison
ior opposing independent action on the par
oi Tue United States aud for advocating
the submission OF the financial policy o.
the United States TO the dictates Of tn,
bankers OF Great Britain and the gold ad
vocates OF Europe aud condemn his sug
gestion to foreign powers 80 to change III,
ratio between gold aud silver that alive
can no longer be used as money,
This convention recognizes Jamea B
Weaver OF Iowa aud James G., Field O
OF Virginia as the only Candidates fol
President and Vice President who ar,
friends to the use OF silver as money, ant
the free and unlimited coinage Of tina
metal; aud wo heartily and unequiyocsll,
indorse Weaver and Field as the STANDARD
bearers of the Silver party of Nevada ant
pledge them our support. The nominees
Of this convention are also hereby pledged
70 work and vote for the standard bearer
our cause, and to use every honorabl
vans TO defeat the enemies Of silver
asrisoa aud Cleveland.
This convention repudistes the shan
pfstense that Weaver Will be defeated anC
mat votes for him will be lost. Ever,
s'eat reform must have beginning. To,
much time has already been lost in votinl
.of the agents OF the gold trust, which ac
Aon has paralyzed the industries of tn
ooentry and ruined silver mining in Ne
ada. The Endorsement already given b.
sns silver States Of the advocates Of eol,
~ former eleCtiOna Ia uaad aa n m aruu,n. a..