Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1893-09-07
THE SILVER PLATFORM

The silver wing of the Repubn
can State Convention unanimous
ly adopted the Fouowing PLATFORM:
The convention 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.
rlete RECOMMENDATION Of silver, and
to exact laws providing for the
free and unrestricted Coinage ot
that metal.
Resolved, That the restoration
OF ci.ver to the place It 9 coupled
previous TO the passage Oh the
Min. Act or 1873, is essential te
the prosperity of the country and
paramount to all other political
considerations The legislado0
wh,cc robbed silver Of it's naoasy
fc0ciiops and denied to the owner
Of silver bullien he right to have
tae Same coined into money upon
the some terms and conditions
which epply to the coinage OF gold.
reduced the money Of Ultimate re-
demption OR payment, about one
half, and enabled the owners of
money end obligations payable In
money to monopolize tho oeiA Of
the commercial world.
Resolved, That the people oI
Nevada are In favor Of the COIN
age Of silver upon the Same con-
ditions which apply to the coinage
Of gold, and they are opposed to
e'eva ing any person 20 Office whs
IL not Gown to be unequiyocally
iaf- or 4 sper rg the NiKs Of
lie listed States 10 the Tree and
% II ed . l:ge OK silver.
n wv o. Il : unsati factory at
ii C.e otP e. .asnt Ha Irison to ths
p&..mo, 80 >sps OF me remoneti-
ze lol OF sIYer, this ccnventien
VI II . T. DenIinaE onG Tor Pres
E. at. c,It 10 and tie Gtate Cen
l. i Conn. 90 to be appointed BY
sL:a Iorven. On shall have ne au-
t-ority t. YGt in domination eles-
LOTS
The CsnventioR cordially en-
derses the vigorous efforts of eur
Ss1&Sorc and representatives tr1
secure tie fee and unlimited coin.
re {? siLvcr, and the educational
work that they have done in pre-
sena,E. the true isHus between the
money powers and the bondhold-
els and L. oorers sad producers Of
wealth.
And We favor tho continuation
Of cg.tction and contention for the
free and unlimited coinage Of 81
yer at tho preseLt ratio OF 16 to !,
fer their ewn benefit and for the
oucflt of the people at large
miners, farmers. labor ers and ne
cLaltcs.
The citizens Of Nevada, repre-
Certatives Of the various silver
leagues, irrespective OF past party
{ cfi.ia.;ons, In convention assenhi-
ed, do Get forth the following dec
laration Of principles:
First. We demand the full re-
monetiZatio q Of silver and tho free
and unlimited coinage thereof, At
tho present ratio of 1S to L,
Second. We are radically and
unalterably opposed tc the Nation
el Republican and Democratic par
ties On the question Of the free
coinage of silver and We denouAcs
tho action Of their recent national
conventions as inimical to the ma
te-ial interests Of the people Of the
United States, and especially to
thoss OF Nevada and all the other
mining states and territories, and
We therefore repudiate the aent-
nees OF Gheir convention.
Third. We plsdge the nominees
of this convention for Presiaentiaa
electors te support no oaa Tor
President or Vice-Presidehu of the
United States who is not uneqniv-
ecally N favor of free coinage az
defined by this convention. We
reseavo to tho silver leagues Of
NevaGl, Il Convention assembled.
the right cf directing said Presi-
Dental electors for whom to cast
sAeir votes, should contingencies
reuxire. GEO. s NIXON.
Chairman State Committee OF SG
Yer p.Hty.
FL. 2. PLANNEEE, Secretary.