Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1892-11-02
PLATFORM and RESOLUTIONS
Adopted by the
Silver Party Convention
September %, 1892.
TO THE CHAIRMAN OF THE ELKo COUNTY ST.

TO THE CHAIRMAN OF THE ELKo COUNTY S1I-
YER CONVENTIONS:
We, your Committee on Resolutions and
Platform, b 4 lie We To submit the following
declaration of principles.
We demand the free and unlimited coinage
ofSilver ana gold Ht tn present ratio Of I6 to l.
We believe that tue time ha now come when
party prejudicos and party names should lie
laid unIde by every citizen OF Nevada and n
united and earnest effort made one man to
re.establish the industries OF our State by ell
dorsing the pla form and supporting the
nominees of the Omaha Convention, j aInes b.
Weaver and james u. Field.
We beneVe Tint the names Democrat and
Republican should not be allowed to divide
the friends of free coinage OF silver and that
al who think alike shuuIi act together regard.
less of past party nsmes and pasi p-r,y aiiiIid.
lions.
]he crime of 1879 demonetizing silver, has
destroyed the prosperity aud nearly ruined
the State of Nevada. and IN view OF this be
fore the hope of office had clUuded the minds
Of our citizens the L. publ, BIZ Convention ar-
senbled Mt Virginia City on the 30tl day of
April, 1872, mad the manhood to adopt the
following resolu ion rs the fundamental creed
vt that party, to.wit:
"REsoLvED, That the people Of Nevada arn
In favor Of the coinage Of silver upon the same
conditions which apply to the coinage uf gDid
and they are opposed to elevating any person
to office who Is not known tn bc Internationally
III fnvvr OF opening the mints If the United
states to the free aud unlimited coinage of
silver"
And on tho 2Sth day Of last May The Demo-
cta'ie party assembled in convention at Win.
hemGccR, CAV" tn it's DELEGATES tn the National
Convention the following instructions:
Under no ell cuiIistancps TO vote for any man
Tor the nomination to the Office of President
or NicG-prcsi cent OF the United Sintts uu,ess
he shall he uuQuaiih dly in favor of free coin.
aRe au,' shall stand upon free coinage plat.
form. y -
=, Aid WHEREAS, Both the Republican snd
mo eiDocIaL'c National Conventions uomi.
liated candidates for President nnd Vire rrnaj
dent who are opposed to free cOIuaye ami In
favor OF the single gold standard We beIicya
that no Democi Mt or Republican can vote for
thee Harrison or CLEVELAND withu,,I. vin,o,i,or
the principles Of his party rs declared in the
Nirti"ia lily and WinnemuCcG Conventional
TIE strength of tho gold monopoly il rcprc.
stntod in London, New y, rk, und other com
q 1ncr'ial cities Of the worlI. THAT n,nuun,,iy
ar trust IN reducing the producing sertious Gr
this cOuntry---tbO south aud tie West. q,
puvCrtV md want. Tho outh md the West
have common cause aud'.a common iud,te.
ncnt 10 resist the encroaChments Of Il G bon ;.
holding and money. lUaninR East. EVory effort
sns been and IL being made 20 separate Tho
Ncst from the South aud by that means divide
Tho friends of silver aud secure the triumph OF
gotu monopoly. One of the recent schcni, y fol
fest puIposo was The Infamous "pof,e IiiIl >
Mhieh by it. provisions, CONFER Il upon tn,
AtooInN Administration tho powo TO control
>SSh elections, both state and Feder 4.