Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1892-09-27
SILVER PLATFORM.

whereas, NIr. cleveland was
elected III 1884 on the following sill
yer platform: ''We believe III hon
est money, the gold and silver coin
age of the constitution, and circu-
lating medium convertible into such
money withoutloss and Immediately
after the election recommended the
repeal OF the Bland act and t4e utter
demonstration of silver, and used
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 1888
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
tration III lis efforts to deuonetize
silver; ana after his election insist
| cd upon the repeal Of the Bland act
| and the substitution therefor Of the
| celebrated Wiudom silver bullion
| bill, b. the terms which bullion was
| u be deposited in the treasury and
certificates issued therefor; redeem
| able IN bullion, not in money, which
would have placed silver upon 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 to save the tariff, and since
It's passage every beneficial feature
it contained has been thwarted by the
| administration of the government
and the refusal Of the treasury de-
partment, by direction of the presi-
dent, [, 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 parry made
at Minneapolis, which was sufficiently
radical for gold to satisfy the gold /
press, and now declares in his letter
OF acceptance that lie is opposed t.
independent aetion 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 Ia the commercial
value Of the gold dollar. which it I'M
possible fol die marked price of sill
yer ever heleastlr t advance. He
would take aGvan'ae AGE of the s.bear" j
movement, u the conspiracy between
England and tie treasury depart {
ms e. Gepress tile priee Of silver,
atld bc combination ii the nations of {
the world MAINTAIN for he benefit of
tho o~ner5 If gold such depressed
price and
Whereas. THE administration and {
the gold men III tie Republican party t
IL the DIST congress conspired to con r
solidate the vcrAnent by deprivlng
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 T
.lec,lon and deputy marshals, to be V
oaid ont Of the treasury of the 9
njted States from a standing ap- G
opriation Tn would enabled the 0
Executive Is hat adreds of thous 0
Snds 81 political Workers at the polls, t
Fith power Of supervision Of the re- e
urus Of electors Throughout the il
nited States; and 4
Whereas, M tie silver men il the @
loUse Of representatives except those 3
rom the mining states. were bitterly n
.pp3sed to the farce bill and regarded Ri
s q, destructive Of free government Il
t. secure negro johoi-
alton III the south, and p;
Whereas, The force bill passed the cl
ouse Of representatives. by only SIX It
majority, aud tile foll wing so-called al
User Republicans. ! nelly Hosea
'aEnsend II Colorado II, +. Bartiue q
'oyada; Binger Hermann, Oregon, $
ND Ihos H. Carter Montana, had ga
&c power to defeat it by ssvering
lensalves from he gold advocates ar
nd joining will the friends Of silver, an
Ut they refused to do 50, and there Sc
Y created breech between the 81! be
er producing states and the great Ell
lass OF silver men iii Inc west and
1utl, which has ever since contrib fa(
esd y prevent the passage Of free ab
image biz IL the house: and OF
Whereas, William NJ Stewart was p,
t first Republican in tile senate to rsi
in hans with tie silver men in the ne
party III the defeat IN
the Force BIZ ia the senate and by de.
5 liiglts, with the aid Of portion tho
the silver Republicans. rescued the of
untry from the calamity which that La
moisture woald have COZ
used, aud = liver party was created Sta
tho senate sufficiently strou9 to
s. through that body in the last fire.
d III the present congress free at
image bill pure and simple. The Re-
i which passed IN the 32d congress sly.
IS postponed ia the house and is ven
Il pending for action; aud risc
WHEREAS, the Endorsement Of the ant
arrlson policy Of the federal inter and
'ence in local elections, as exem- Tor
fed in the force bill, would place and
; tate Of Nevada III opposition to y
) fiap1c sc eileen +l,..,...l,..,,t ~ OF