Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1893-09-12
THE SILVER PLATFORM.

The liver wing of the Republi
can Stat onventioG unanimous
ly adopted the slowing platform:
The cOrVcGtion endorses and
adopts the platform of the Repub-
icas 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 ot
President Harrison, insofar as they
have failed to accomplish the COM
Ilete RECOMMENDATION 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 , o'cLpied
previous to the passage Oh the
Mint Act OF 1873, is essential to
the prosperity Of the country and
paramount to all other political
considerations The legislation
which robbed silver of its money
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 la
money to monopolize tho 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 to Office who
is not known to be unequivocally
in favor Of opening the MiLts OF
the United States to the free and
unlimited coinage Of silver.
In view of th0 unsatisfactory at
titude Of President Harrison to the
paramount issue OF the remoned-
zation Of silver, this convention
will make no nominations fol Pres
idcntial electors and the State Gem
trail Committee to be appointed by
this Convention shall have no au-
therity to put in nomination elsc-
tors.
The Convention cordially en-
dorses the vigorous efforts 0f our
Senators and Representatives to
secure the free and unlimited cola.
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 a4d producers OF
wealth
And we favor the continuation
Of agitation and contention for the
free and unimited coinage of sil-
yer at the present rattle Of Is to /,
for their ewn benefit and for the
benefit Of the peorle at large
miners, farmers. labOIerS and me-
chanics.
The citizens Of Nevada, repre-
sentatives Of the various silver
leagues, irrespective OF past party
affiliations, in convention assembl-
ed, do set forth the following dec
laration Of principles:
First. We demand the full re-
mon tizati9n of silver and the free
and unlimited coinage thereof, at
the present ratio of l6 to
Second. We are radically and
unalterably opposed &c the Nation
al Republican and Democratic par
ties on the question OF the free
coinage OF silver and we denounce
the action of their recent national
conventions as inimical to the ma
teriaI interests OF the people Of the
United States, and especially to
those of Nevada and all the othor
mining states and territories, and
we therefore repudiat the nomi-
nees of their convention.
Third. We pledge the nominees
OF this convention for Presidential
electors tt support no "'a1 for
President or Vice-PresidehU II the
United States who is not uneGuiv-
ocall'- in favor of free coinage as
def "a by this convention. We
reseave to the silver leagues Of
Nevada, il Convention assembled,
the right OF directing said Pfcsi-
Dental electors for whom to cast
their votes, should contingencies
require. GEO. S NIXON,
Chairman State Committee OF Sh
yer p.,rty.
II. z. FLANNERY, Secretary.