Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1892-10-27
SILVER PLATFORM,

Nevada, declares as follows:
Whereas, Mr.. Cleveland wa
elected IN 1884 ON the following sill
yer platform: "We believe in hon
est money, the gold and silver coin
age of the constitution, and circu-
lating medium convertible into suel
money withoutloss;' y and immediately
/ after the election recommended the
repeal of the Bland act and tue uttel
decentralization of silver, and USED
the entire influence Of Ills admins
tratien to reduce the money of the
world to the single gold standard,
and was defeated by the pc, pie in
1888; and
Whereas, Mr. Harrison Z 1853
was elected on the following plat
form: THE Republican , Try is in
favor Of the use of bo,h gold and sis
yer as money, and condemns the
| policy Of the Democratic admins
tratlon in its ehults to lcaoaetize
| silver; and after his electson insist
! ed apun the repeal Of tie Bland act
and TIN substitution therefor cT I'll.
eelcb, ed Window silver bullion
ogll, by Tie terms which bullion was
70 be deposited in the Treasury and
certificates issued therefor; redeem
able III bullion, not III money, which
would have placed silver upon like
footing with wheat, cornor any other
commodity deposited and warehouse
receipts issued thereon. The com
promise act Of 1870 was extorted
/ nom him to save the tariff, and since
lis passage every beneficial feature
It contained has been thwarted by the
administration Of the government
and the refusal Of the treasury de-
partmens, b direction Of the presi-
dent, t use SILVER as money or to
coin silver, as required by he act,
to provide for the redemption of the
treasury notes issued III the purchase
of bullion; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Harrison has repu-
dated the platform Of his party made
at Minneapolis. which was sufficiently |
radical for gold to satisfy the gold |
press, and now declares il his letter
If acceptance that lie is opposed to
independent action on the part Of
the United States, but is IN favor of
an international conference, provided
the ratio can be 50 changed as to
make the commercial value of the
silver dollar equal to the commercial
value of the COLD dollar, which t I'M
possible for the marked price Of sill
E1r ever hereafter to advance. He
would take advantage Of the bear
movement g the conspiracy between
England ana the treasury depart
ont u depIess the price Of silver, !
a'l0 lie eoNbi.a5iol ii the nations Of
ID world maintain for the benefit Of
the owners # sold such depressed
,rice and
Whereas, the administration and
he gold rren III the Republican party
ia the DIST congress canspired to con 7
sohdate the government by depriv1ng !
the people of free ballot by the
passage Of the odious force bill, which i
provides for the appointment Of an
unlimited number Of supervisors Of /
election ard deputy marshals, to be '
aa.d our ii the treasury Of the :
nlted States from a standing APP .
) epriation. This would enabled the 0
A.eutns hase hundreds Of thous 0
nas / political workers at the polls, t
Nith 20 er supervision Of the re- e
Wns 81 ulactians JhraGghous the j
ai S asa Ii
Nhsge.s, Al thesilter men in the G
i5asa ai personalities except those y
gsui the naming states were bitterly u
opposed to she forac blll and regarded j
5 IS destructive Of free government Il
IL designed T. secure negro iolni- 2
iation IN the south; and p
Whereas, The force bill passed the q
.ause Of epresentauves by only six it
majority, ana the following so-called al
dyer he! ans namely; Hosea
'ownseud oI Colorado; II, F. Bartine OF
Nevada; Bineer Hermann, Oregon, S
nd Thos H. Carter Montana, had ca
he power to defeat it by severing
from the gold advocates al
nd Joining with the friends Of silver, al
ut they refused to Do 81. and there Sc
y created a braech between the ST. be
er producing states and the great Ell
lass Of SIT Ser men in the west and
outh, which has ever 81 ce contrib ia
ted to prevent the passage OF free at
oinaee bill IL the house; and Of
Whereas. William VI Stewart was pr
lie first Republican in the senate to ia
)in hands with the silver men ii the ne
lar5y in the defeat IN
the force bill il the senate and BY De
IS efforts, with tie aid Of portion Il
the silver Republicans. rescued the Of
,untry from TIC calamity which tIiat Ia
evolutionary measure would have co
used, aud IA silver party was created St
the senate sufficiently stEJus to
tss through that body in yhe last fire
q nl toe present congress a free at
inaae bin pure ana simple. The Re
Il which passed in the I'D congress sly
as postponed ia the house aud is We
i'll pending for action; and ris
WHEREAS, the t7alorsement of the an
arisen policy Of the federal inter an
renee i'll local elections, as cxem- foF
fled in the force bill, would place ali,
c tate Of Nevada III opposition to :
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