Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1893-05-07
THE SILVER PLATFORM.


can State Convention unanimous
ly adopted the foH3wing 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 oe
President Harrison, insofar as they
have failed to accomplish the COM
Elete reconciliation of silver, and
to enact laws providing for the
free and unrestricted coinage OF
that metal.
Resolved, That the restoration
of silver to the place 1t occupied
previous to the passage Oh the
Mint Act Of 1878, is essential to
the prosperity Of the country and
paramount to all other politica
considerations. The legislation
which robbed silver Of it's n10ney
functions and denied to the owner
Of silver bullion the right to have
the same coined into money upon
the some 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 Ia
money to monopolize ths coin Of
the commercial world.
Resolved, That the people OF
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
elevating any person 10 Office who
is not known to be unequlvocalIy
ia favor Of opening the MiLts Of
the United States to the free and
unlimited coinage of silver.
In view Of the unsatisfactory at
titude of President Harrison to the
paramount issue Of the remoneti.
"a tion Of silver, this convention
will make no nominations for Pres
idential electors and the State Cen.
trail Committee to be appointed by
this Convention shall have no au.
thority to put in nomination elec-
tors.
The Convention cordially en-
dorses the vigorous efforts Of our
Senators and Representatives to
secure the free and unlimited coin.
age of silver, and the educational
work that they have done in pre-
senting the true issue between the
money powers and the bondhold.
ers and laborers and producers of
And we favor the continuation
Of agitation and contention for the
free and unlimited coinage Of sill
yer at the present fatio Of Is to l,
for their own benefit and for the
benefit Of the people at large
farmers, laboIers and me-
chanics.
The citizens Of Nevada, repre-
3entatives of the various silver
leagues, irrespective Of past party
affiliations, in convention assembl-
ID, do set forth the following dec
aration Of principles:
First. We demand the full re-
nonetizatian Of silver and the free
md unlimited coinage thereof, at
he present ratio of 16 to l.
Second. We are radically and
materially opposed to the Nation
Il f R5publican and Democratic par
les on the question Of the free
oinage Of silver and we denounce
he action of their recent nationaa
as inimical to the ma
erial interests Of the people Of tho
JR1ted States, and especially to
hose of Nevada and all the othor
aiming states and territories, and
ye therefore repudiate the nomi-
ees Of their convention.
Third. We pledge the nominees
( this convention for Presidential
lectors to support no ~,a1 for
or Vice President # the
1nited States who is not uncqiiv-
cally in flvor Of free coinage as
efned by this convention. We
eseave to the silver leagues Of
avada, il Convention assembled,
10 right Of directing said Ptesi-
entail electors for whom to cast
leir votes, should contingencies
eqGire. GEO. S NIXON.
barman State Committee Of Sill
yer party.
Ii. p. FLANNEEY, Secretary.