Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1893-03-21
THE SILVER PLATFORM

The silver wing Of the Republi
can State Conventio unanimous
ly adopted tne III wing platform:
The &C. 7GEtion enG-rses and
adopts the platform OF the Repub-
licas State Convention, held At Va
citv on the 30 of April last, as fol-
lows;
Resolved, That we condemn the
Republican party q the Eastern
states and the admin rration oe
President Harrison. insofar as they
have failed to 4c omplish the COM
rlete remone ization OF silver, and
to era.t laws providing for the
free and unrestric ed Coinage OF
that metal.
Reso we'd, That tie .estorttfon
of silver to the place II occupied
previous to the passage ol the
Mint Act of 1878, is essential to
the prosperity of tile country and
paramount to all other political l
consid erations The Legislation
W ich robhed silver of its mo oneY
functions and denied to the owner
of silver bullion the right to Lave
the same coined into money upon
the come terms and conditions
which a ply to the image of gold,
reduced the money of ultImate re.
demptiun or ayment, about one
half. and enabled the owners of
money and obligations payahle In
money to monopoiize thN coin OF
the commercial world.
Resolved, That the people Of
Nevada are in favor of the coin
age of silver upon tile same con-
ditions which apply to he coinage
of gold, and they are opposed to
elevating any person o Office who
is not known to be uneqnlvocally
in favor If openng the Minis OF
the United States TO the free and
unlimited coinape Of silver
In vIeN Of th unsati factory at
titude OF President Harrison to the
paramount issue of the 1emoneti-
ia ton OF silver, t is c0ny entlou
will make no nominations TO Pres
idential electors and the state eE.
trail Committee TO be ap: ointed by
this Copven tion shall have no au.
thority to put ia nomination elec-
tors
The Convention cordially en-
dorses the vigo Gus effoIte If our
Senators and Repre- rsentatives to
secure the free and Unlimited coina
age Of silver, and the educational
WORK that they have done in pre-
sentiDg the true is ue between the
money powers and the honhhuld-
ers and laborers and producers OF
wealth
And we fav the continuation
of agitation and coEi tinu tol the
f. ee and u : nited g II @e ol sill
yer It tie present la! q IL to l,
for their own benetit toI the
benefit Of the peo.le Il la ge
miners, fatmtrs, lahoIesS and me-
charles.
The citizens of Nevada, repre-
OF the VARIOUS silver
leagues irrespective Of pas party
affiliations, in convention ASSEMBLE
ed, do set { rth the following dec
TAXATION Of nlinciple:
Fl st. We demand the full re-
monetiz tian of silver and The free
and unlimited coinagr t. ereoi, at
tie present ratio "f Is t., l.
Second. We are ra,ii ally and
unal'erably opp std to the Nation
a Republic and D nocralir par
ties on he quest on Of the rec
coinage of silver and w" deD"unce
the acti n of tn il recent narl nai
as inlmical % he ma
ter al Interests OF the people =: the
United states and especially to
those of Nevada and all the nthor
st trs and ter it RE aud
we therefore rep'li iiate the u mi
nees of their convention
Third. We Ele e. the nominees
o. this convention for PIesi lt-nttaA
e &c, ors To su port nn MAJ Tor
President tr V e-Pre7ldrlif ~ the
Uultt.d Stat, who i, not nteqniV-
ocally in f,vrr IT free ctli.aite aS
def ed hy tllis convent n. 70
re.eave IL the silver l-agne OF
Nevada i. Convention ) emulcd,
the right nf dn Getting ) ii + coi-
dential electors (ot ehofn 10 cast
their votes, should caf'ife~nries
require. GEb. ; NfAON.
Cha rman Stale Committee ii Sill
Yer pe'ty.
H. 2. FLASNERY, Secretary.