Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1893-05-23
THE SILVER PLATFORM.

can State Convention unanimous
ly adopted the foliowing 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 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 political ]
consid derations. 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 upen
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 tn
money to monopolize tho coin 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
elevating any person to office who
lis 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 the unsatisfactory at
titude Of Pre- f7ident Harrison TO the
paramount issue Of the remoneu-
zation of silver, this convention
will make no nominations for Pres
| idential electors and the State Cen
tral Committee to be appointed hy
this Convention shall have ne au-
thority to put in nomination cleo
tors.
The Convention cordially en-
| dorsos the vigorous efforts 9f our
Senators and Representatives -
secure the free and unlimited coin.
age Of silver, and the educatioRa
work that they have done in pro-
senting the true issue between the
money powers and the bondhold-
ers and laborers and producers OF
wealth.
And We favor the continuation
Of agitation and contention for the
free and unlimited coinage Of sil-
yer at the present ratio Of Is to l,
for their own benefit and for the
benefit Of the people at large =
miners, farmers, laboIers and me-
ch&nics.
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-
monetizatian Of silver and the free
and unlimited coinage thereof, at
tie present ratio Of 16 to L.
Second. We are radically and
unalterably opposed to the Nation
al Republican and Democratic par
ties on the question Of the tree
coinage of silver and We dsnounoe
the action of their recent national
conventions az inimioal to the ma
terial interests of the people Of the
United States, and especially to
those Of Nevada and all the other
mining states and territories, and
we therefore repudiate the nomi-
nees of their convention.
Third. We pledge the nominees
of this convention for Presidential
electors to support no nan for
President or Vice-President Of the
United States who is not uneqliiv-
ocally in favor Of free coinage as
defined by this convention. We
reseave to the silver leagues Of
Nevada, in Convention assembled,
the right Of directing said Plesi-
Dental electors for whom to cast
their votes, should contingencies
require. GEO. 8. NIXON.
Chairman State Committee Of Sill
yer party.