Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1893-11-08
The SILVER PLATFORM.

The silver wing Of the Republi
can State Conventio.. unanimous
" adopted me '2A3wing platform:
The CO.. 7cGtion enI>rses and
adopts the platform Of the Repub-
lfcas State Convention. held at Va
city on the 30 OF April last. as fol-
lows;
Resolved, That we condemn the
Republican party Of the Eastern
states and the admiui tUauOn o.
President Harrison, iusofa~ - they
! have failed 10 &C omplish the COM
Tlete remoue 1zation Of silver, and
! 10 exact laws providing for the
free and unrestricted coindye OK
that metal.
| Resolved. That the restoration
/ of silver to the place II 'chpied
I previous 10 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
+ W ich robbed silver of it's 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 ply to the cuinage OF gold.
reduced the money of ultimate re-
! demptiOn or layment, about one
half, and enabled the owners OF
money and obligations payable in
money TO monopoiize tho coin OF
the commercial "orld.
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 unequivocally
in favor If opening the MiLts OF
the United States to the free and
unlimited coinage OF silver.
In view of tn" unsatisfactory at
titude Of President Harrison to the
paramount issue OF the remoneu-
zation Of silver, tits convention
will make no nominations foI Pres
idential electors and the State Cen
tral Committee to be appointed by
this convention shall have no au-
thority to put in nomination elec-
tors
The Convention cordially en-
derses the vige, ous Efforts 1f our
Senators and Representatives tss
secure the free and unlimited COIN
age of silver, and the educational
work that they have done in pre-
l he hn+ fhn
money powers and the bondhoid-
ers and laborers and producers OF
wealth
And we faynr tn continuation
Of agitation and contention for the
free and uunmited coinage OF eH-
yer at the preseht ratio OF 16 to i,
for their own benefit and for the
pvnefit of the people al large
miners, farmers. labor erS and me
chanics.
The citizens Of Nevada, repre-
sentatives of the various silver
tleagues. irrespective of past party
affiliations, in convention assembi-
ed, do set firth 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 l6 to l
Second. We are radically and
unalterably opposed tc the Nation
a. Republican and Democratic par
ties on the question Of the rec
coinage Of silver and we denounce
the action of their recent national
conventions as inimical to the ma
teral interests of the people # the
: United States. and especially to
those OF Nevada and all the other
mining st ,tes and territories, aud
we therefore repu1iate the nomi-
neeS of their convention.
Third. We Pledge the nominees
OF this convention for Presidential
electors t. support no "'a1 for
President or Vice-President of the
United States who is not unequjv-
ocally in favor OF free coinage as
defined by this convention. We
reseave TO the silver leagues OF
Nevada, il Conven ton assembled,
the right of directing said Presl-
dental electors for whon to cast
their votes, should contingencies
reouire. GEO. S NIXON,
Chairman State COMMITTEES OF Sii
yer p.sEty.
II. Z. FLANSERY, Secretary.