Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1893-05-17
THE SILVER PLATFORM.

| Inc silver wing or the hepuDI
can State Convention unanimous
| ly adopted the Glowing platform:
! The conoontion 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 o2
President Harrison, insofar as they
have failed to accomplish the COM
Elete reconciliation Of silver, and
to enact laws providing for the
free and unrestricted coinage Of
that metal.
Resolved, That tie restoration
of silver to the place 1t occupied
previous to the passage OF the
Mint Act of 1873, is essential to
the prosperity Of the country and
pafamount to all other political
considerations. The legislation
which robbed silver Of its meney
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 in
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
elevatirg any person to Office who
is not known to be unequivocalIy
in favor Of opening the MiEts 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 convention
will make no nominations for Pres
idential electors and the State Gen.
trail Committee to be appointed by
this Convention shall have no au-
thority to put in nomination elec-
tors.
The Convention cordially en-
dorses the vigorous efforts Of our
Senators and Representatives tn
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
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 sill
yer at the preseht ratio of 16 to /,
for their own benefit and for the
benefit Of the people at large
farmers, laboIers and me-
ehanics.
The citizens of Nevada, repre-
5entatives Of the various silver
leagues, irrespective Of past party
affiliations, in convention assembl-
I'D, do set forth the following dec
aration Of principles:
First. We demand the full re-
Of silver and the free
md unlimited coinage thereof, at
.he present ratio of 16 to 1.
Second. We are radically and
lnalterably opposed to the Nation
Il Republican and Democratic par
les on the question OF the free
coinage of silver and we denounce
he action Of their recent national
as inimical to the ma
erial interests Of the people Of the
United States, and especially to
hose OF Nevada and all the othor
mining states and territories, and
We therefore repudiate the nomi-
lees Of their convention.
Third. We pledge the nominees
# this convention for Presidential
lectors to support no aa1 for
resident or Vice-Presidehs IT the
United States who is not unequiv-
cally in favor of free coinage as
ef1ned by this convention. We
to the silver leagues Of
0vada, in Convention assembled,
he right of directing said Presi-
entail electors for whom to cast
heir votes, sh ould contingencies
equire. GEO. s NIXON,
ihairman State Committee OF Sill
yer party.
II. 2. FLANNERY, Secretary.