Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1893-09-05
The SILVER PLATFORM.

The silver wing OF the Repubi
can State Convention unanimous
ly adopted the F)A3wing platform:
The cor eeEtion endorses and
adopts the platform OF the Repub-
licas State Convention. held at Va
city on the 80 Of April last, as fol-
lows;
Resolved, That we condemn the
Republican party Of the Eastern
states and the administration OF
President Harrison, insofar as they
have failed to accomplish the COM
plete reconciliation of silver, and
to enact laws providing for the
free and unrestricted Coinage OK
that metal.
Resolved, That the restoration
of silver to the place 1t o rcnpisd
previous TO the passage o. the
Mint Act OF 1873, is essential to
the prosperity Of the country and
paramount to all other political
consid derations. The Legislation
which robbed silver Of it's maney
functions and denied to the owner
Of silver bullion the right to have
the same coined into money upon
the seme terms and conditions
which apply to the coinage of gold.
reduced the money Of ultimate re-
demption or payment, about one
half. and enabled the owners Of
money and obligations payable In
money to monopoli1e thu coin of
the commercial world.
Resolved, That the people al
Nevada are ia favor of the coin.
age OF silver upon the same con-
ditions which apply 10 the coinage
of gold, and they are opposed te
elevating any person to Office whe
is not known to be unequlvocally
ia faver Of opening the MiEts OF
the United States to the free and
unlimited coinage Of silver.
In view of tn" unsatisfactory at
titude of President Harrison to tbs
Paramount issue OF the remoneh.
"a ton OF silver, this conventioa
will make no nominations foI Pres
idential electors and the State Gen.
tral Committee to be appointed by
this Convention shall have ne au-
thority to put in nomination elec-
tors
The Convention cordially e.
dorse. the vigorous efforts of eur
Senators and Representatives t7
secure the FREQ and unlimited cofn.
age Of silver, and the educational
work that they have done in Pre-.
sentins the true issue between the
money powers and the bondhoh-
ers and laborers sad producers Of
wealth.
And We favsr the continuaHsa
Of agitation and contention for TIE
free and unlimited coinage Of 81
yer at the preseht rattle of 1e to /,
for their swn benefit and for the
benefit Of the peoplo at large
farmers. laboIers and me-
nhanics.
The citizens Of Nevada, repre-
yentatives Of the various silvx
leagues. irrespective OF past parry
Affiliations, In convention assemka-
ed, do set forth the following deo-
Of principles:
First. We demand the full re-
mo a tizatisn n Of silver and the free
and unlimited coinage thereof, at
The present ratio of Is to
Second. We are radically and
lnalterably opposed &c the Natiea-
a. Republican and Democratic par
lies en- the question Of the rec
coinage OF silver and we denouRce
he action OF their recent national
as inimieal to the ma
.erial interests of the people cf the
United States, and especially 10
hose Of Nevada and all the other
mining states and territories, and
We therefore repuiiate the nomi-
lees OF their convention.
Third. We pledge the nominees
,f this convention for Presidential
electors t. support no -7a1 for
President or Vice-Presidenu II the
United States who is not uneQuiy-
'cally in favor of free coinage as
lefined by this convention. We
eseave to the silver leagues of
Nevada, il Convention assembled,
he right OF directing said Piesi-
ntial electors for whom to cast
heir votes, should contingencies
equire. GEO. g NIXON.
}hairmaa State Committee OF Sill
yer pr>rty.
H. p. FLANEBxY, Secretary.