Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1892-10-12
SILVER PLATFORM

age of the constitution, and circu-
lating medium convertible into sucl
money without loss;" and immediately
after the election recommended the
repeal of the Bland act and the utter
| demonetization of silver, and usec
the entire influence of his admins
tration to reduce the money of the
world to the single gold standard,
and was defeated by the people in
1888; and
| Whereas, Mr. Harrison in 1855
was elected on the following plat
form: 'The Republican party is in
favor Of the use of both gold and sis
yer as money, and condemns the
policy Of the Democratic admins
tlation IN its efforts to demonetize
silver; and after his election insist
| ed upon The repeal of the Bland act
and the substitution therefor ol the
celebrated Window silver bullion
hill, BIZ the terms which bullion was
to be deposited IN the treasury and
| certificates issued therefor; redeem
able in bullion, not IN money, which
would have placed silver upon a like
footing with wheat, corn'or any other
commodity deposited and warehouse
receipts issued thereon. The COM
promise act Of 1890 was extorted
from him 10 save the tariff, and since
its passage every beneficial feature
it contained has been thwarted by the
administration Of the government
and tire refusal Of the treasury de-
partment, by direction of the presi-
dent, t. use silver as money or to
coin silver, as required by the 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 in his letter
of acceptance that he is opposed to
Independent action Oh 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 gold dollar, which it I'M
pc ssible for the marked price of sill
yer ever hereafter to advance. He
woald take advan age of the 'bear"
movement Of the conspiracy between
England and the treasury depart
n.ent 10 depr IS the price of silver,
and be combination of the nations of
the world maintain fJr the benefit of
the owners # gold such depressed
price and
Whereas, the administration and
the gold ren III the Republican party |
III the 31st congress conspired to con-
the government by deprivlng
the people Of free ballot by the
passage of the odious force bill, which |
provides for the appointment Of an
unlimited number Of supervisors of
election and deputy marshals, to be
paid out of the treasury of the
United States from standing ap-
This would enabled the
executive to have hundreds of thous
ands of political workers at the polls,
with power Of supervision of the re
turns Of elections throughout the
United States; and
Whereas, All the silver men in the
house Of representatives except those
from the mining states, were bitterly
opposed to the force bill and regarded
is as destructive of free government
and designed to secure negro doini-
nation in the south; and
Whereas, The force bill passed the
house of representatives by only SIX
and the following so-called
silver Republicans, namely: Hosea
Townsend of Colorado; IL, +. Bartine
Binger Hermann, Oregon,
md Thos ii. Carter Montana, had
the power to defeat it by severing
themselves from the gold advocates
md joining with the friends of silver,
out they refused to do SO, and there
by created breech between the sil
yer producing states and the great
mass of silver men in the west and
south, which has ever since contrib
lted to prevent the passage of free
coinage biil III the house; and
Whereas, William NJ. Stewart was
he first Republican in the senate to
DIN hands with the silver men in the l
Democratic party in the defeat
# the force bill in the senate and by {
lis efforts, with the aid of a portion t
# the silver Republicans, rescued the
ountry from the calamity which that !
evolutionary measure would have
aused, aud silver party was created )
n the senate sufficiently stroug to
Ass through that body in the last +
nd in the present congress a free a
oinaee bill pure and simple. The |
ill which passed in the 52d congress $
ras postponed in the house and is '
till pending for action; and 7
WHEREAS, the Endorsement of the a
harrison policy of the federal inter q
erence in local elections, as exem- /
lifted in the force bill, would place a
he state of Nevada in opposition to
he friends of silver throughout the .
ountry; therefore, be it : :
Resolved, That the silver party of =
'evada condemns the policy of the 9
llava1an6 administrative for its Of =