Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1893-09-28
THE SILVER PLATFORM.

The silver wing Of the Bepubn
can State ConvenGo. unanimous
ly adopted 'ne ewing platlorm:
The &C. TcEtion euuCrscs and
adopts the platform OF the Repub-
licas State Convention, held at Va
citv on the 50 OF April last, as fol-
lows;
Resolved, That we condemn the
Republican party of the Eastern
states and the administration os
President Harrison, insofar as they
have failed TO accomplish the COM
Ilete reconciliation OF silver, and
to enact laws providing for the
fee and unrestricted Coinage OK
, that metal.
Resolve /, That the restoration
of silver % tne place 1t a,ehpied
! previous TO the passage o. the
Mint Act OF 1878, is essential to
the prosperity Of the country and
paramount to all other political
considerations. The legislation
which robbed silver of it's money
Of silver bullion the right to have
the same coined into money upon
the ssEe terms and conditions
which apply to the coinage of gold.
reduced the money Of ultimate to re-
denption or payment, about one
half, and enabled tke owners OF
money and obligations payable la
money to monopolize tho coin Of
the commercial world.
Resolved, That the people or
Nevada are in faver Of the csin-
age of silver upon tae same con-
ditions which apply to the coirage
Of geld, and they are opposed &c
elevating any person TO office who
is not known to be unequivocally
"a favsr 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-
zation OF silver, this coHveRtisn
will make no neminations fol Pres
idential electors and the State Gem
trail Committee to be appointed by
this Convention shall have no au-
thsrity to pat in nomination cleo
ters.
The Convention cordially en-
derses the vigorous efforts Of our
Senators and Representatives ts
secure the free and Unlimited coin.
age Of silver, and the educational
work that they have done ia pre-
senting the true issue between the
money powers and the bondhold-
ers aid laborers and producers Of
wealth
And we faver the continuation
of agitation and contention for the
yer at the preseht ratio Of 16 to /,
for their own benefit and for the
peRefit of the peorle at large
miners, farmers, laboIcrs 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:
Fl st. We demand the full re-
mon tiZatian of silver and the free
and unlimited coinage thereof, at
the present ratio of I6 TO l
Second. We are radically and
unalterably opposed tC 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
terial interests Of the people cf the
United States and especially to
those OF Nevada and all the other
mining states and territories, and
we therefore repH1iate the noni-
nees of their convention.
Third. We pledge the nominees
OF this convention for Presidential
electors t. support no "'a1 for
President or Yice-Presideu If lhc
United States who is not unoe"iv-
ocally ia favor OF free coinage as
defined by this convention, We
reseave to the silver lea9ues Of
Nevada, il Convention assembled,
the right of directing said Pte5i-
Dental electors Tor whom to cast
their votes, should contingencies
require. GEO. S NIXON,
Chairman State Committee Of SR
Yer p,>rty.
Ii. =. FLANNEBY, Secretary.