Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1892-10-22
SILVER PARTY PLATFORM

tion assembled at Winnomuccs, Nevada
declares as follows:
WHEREAS, Mr.. Cleveland was elected II
1884 on the following silver platform: "W'
believe in honest money, the gold and sil
yer coinage Of the constitution, and
circulating medium convertible into suct
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 on
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 1888; and
WHEREAS. Mr.. Harrison in 1888 was
elected on the following platform: 1.-The
Republican party is In favor OF the use OF
both gold aud silver As money, and con-
demns 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 the terms
which bullion was to be deposited In the
treasury and certificates issued therefor,
redeemable in bullion, not In money,
which would have placed silver upon u
like footing with wheat. corn or any other
commodity deposited and warehouse re-
ceipts issued thereon. The compromise
act OF 1890 was extorted from him 10 save
the tariff, and since its passage every bene-
fetal feature ID contained has been
thwarted by the administration OF the
government and the refusal OF the Treas.
ury Department, by direction Of the Presi-
dent, 10 use silver as money OF TO coin ell
YER, AS required by the act, to provide for
the redemption Of the treasury notes is-
-. sl.a nf hnllinn.
WHEREAS, Mr.. Harrison has repudiAted
the platform Of his party made at Min
neapolis, which was sufficiently radical for
gold TO satisfy the gold press, aud now de-
clares in his letter VI acceptance that he 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 IL impossible for
the market price Of silver ever hereafter
TO advance. He would thus take adyan-
tsge OF the {" bear movement OF the con-
spiraoy 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; and
WHEREAs, the standardization aud the
gold men in the Republican party In the
5lst Congress conspired TO consolidate the
government by depriving the people OF 9
free ballot by the passage Of the 'odious
force bill, which provided for the appoint
ment of an unlimited number OF super
visors OF election and deputy marshals, TO
be paid out Of the Treasury OF the United
States from a standing appropriation.
This measure would have enabled the
n. II AaNN a
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 Rspresen tatives, except those
from the mining States, were bitterly
opposed TO the Force bill aud 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 Representatives by only six ma
jcrity, and the following so-cslled silver
Republicans, namely: Hosea Townsend
OF Colorado; Ii. +. Bsrtine, Nevada;
Blnger Hermann, Oregon and Thos. II.
Carter, Montana, had the power to defeat
II 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 aud the great mass OF sil-
yer men In she West aud South, which hae
ever since contributed to prevent the pas.
sage Of Free Coinage bill in the House;
and
WHEREAS, William NJ. Stewart was the
fret 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 aud 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 silver party WAS created
In the Senate sufficiently strong 10 pass
through that body Ia the last and in the
present Congress a Free Coinage bill, pure
and simple. Tho bill which passed in the
b2d Congress was postponed in the House
aud 10 still pending for action; and
WHEREAS, the Endorsement OF the Har-
rison policy of the federal interference in
local elections as exemplitied In the Force
bill, would place the State OF Nevada in
opposition TO the friends Of silver through
out the country; therefore, be 1t
Resolved. That the Silver party OF Me-
vada condemns the policy of the Cleve-
land administration for its efforts 10 de-
monetize silver, and denounces the Re-
publican administration for its attempt to
deprive the people of free ballot, and for
i,s active aud determined efforts 10 destroy
silver a. money. We denounce the let
yer oil acceptance OF President Harrison
iof opposing independent action on the par
Oh the United States and for advocating <
the submission Of the financial policy OF
tne oniled States to the dictates OF the
ankerS OF Great Britain and the gold ad-
vooates OF Europe and condemn his suR-
gestion 10 foreign powers SO to change the
ratio between gold aud silver that silver
can no longer be used as money.
This convention recoRnizes James B.
Weaver Of Iowa aud James G., Field OF
OF Virginia as the only candidates for
President and Vice President who are
friends 10 the use Of silver as money. and
the free and unlimited coinage OF tba,
metal; and We heartily and uneouiyocslly
indorse Weaver and 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
to work aud 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 beginning. Toe
much time has already been lost In votine
for the agents OF the gold trust. which 40
tion has paralyzed the industries OF tn,
country and ruined silver mining in Ne
vada. The Endorsement already given By
the silver States OF the advocates OF golC
IN former elections Is used ss an argumen
70 show that the silver Statee them sal ve