Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1893-11-04
THE SILVER PLATFORM.

The silver wing Of the Repubu
can State Conventio-, unanimous
II adopted the .l!Gwtng pl4t'orm:
The CO. eoEtIon endorses and
adopts the platform CT the Gepub-
licas State Convention. held p, Va
city on the 50 of April last, as fol-
lows;
Resolved, That we condemn the
Republican party OF the Fastern
states and the admin trauon %
President Harrison, insOfar"7 they
have fail~d 10 ac omplisl the rom-
Tlete renunea tzation of silvvt, and
70 q at laws providing Tor the
free and unrestricted coin2TA ok
that metal.
Reso. we'd. That the festor ition
of silver I" the place IT 2'c pied
previous To the passage q, the
Mint Act oT 1873, is essential to
the prosperity Of the country and
paramount To all other political
consit erat1ons The Legislation
W ich rObhed silver Of its m6ney
functions and denied to the owner
Of siver bullion the right to ave
the same coined into money ION
! the some terms and condIliona
which ply to the Coinage of gold,
reduc, d the money of ultim "a re-
demption or . ay ment, about one-
half. and enabled the owners of
money and obligations payable In
money TO monopoliZe tha coin or
. the CONNER clal world.
Resolved, That the people OF
. Nevada are iu favor OF the coin-
age Of silver upon the same con-
ditiuns " hIch apply to the culrage
! OF g"ld, and they are oprose,i tc
elevating any reTsOn 30 office who
is not known to be unequIvccally
in { VCI = opening the aiLs> or
, -e, ! tltcd States to the free and
/ unluiited coinage Of silver.
! Ir vIen of tn unsatisfactory at
titude Of President Harrison to the
Paramount issue OF the remoned-
alton OF silver, tEis convention
! will make no nominations 70. Pres
| idential electors and the State en-
tral Committee to be appointed by
this Convention shall have no au-
thority to put In nomination elec-
tors
The Convention cordially en-
dorses the vigot Gus efforts 0f our
Senators and Representatives t.,
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 bCndhold-
ers and laborers and producers Of
wealth
And we fav TIL cOntln ltion
Of agitation and contention for the
free and unlimited coinage of sil-
yer at the present ratio OF Is TO 1,
for their own benefit and toI the
nezebt Of the peorle ai large -
miners, farmers. laboIers and me
chanics.
The citizens of Nevada, repre-
sentatives OF the various silver
leagues irrespective of pas party
affiliations, in convention ASSEMBLE
ed, do set firth the following Gee,
laration Of principles:
FL ct. We demand the full re-
mon liz ti9n of silver and the free
and unlimited coinage thereof, at
the pIesent ratio of l6 to
Second. We are ra, Ideally and
unalterably opposed tC the Nation
Il. Republican and Democratic par
ties on the question of the rec
coinage of silver and we deEoInce
the action of their recent nan nal
conventions as inimical TO the ma
terial interests OF the people = the
United states, aud especially to
those OF Nevada and all H." "thcr
mining st It's ami terit r,. md
we therefore repu iiata tHo mi
nees OF theif convention.
Third We PIC e. tie II -uinees
O. this cnnvep.ton for PIE. tiai
electors t, support Il" -.u } for
Presf irrt or V.re-P~ea.l.- tGe
Unitet Stats who j. Nos a0 Giy-
ocally in tavrr Of free cutsa-e as
def ed 10y this conveutir" We
reseaze t. tine silver lealaes Of
! Nevada. i. Convention as entitled.
the right Of directing sid z. csi-
dential electors Tor whom go cast
their votes, should coutiu4
require. GEO. ) NIXON.
Cha rmna State Committee ot 5l
yer pity.
Ii. =. FLASNEEY, Secretary.