Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1893-02-11
THE SILVER PLATFORM.

ly adopted ne !. wing plAtIorm:
The CO. 79Eilon eu1~fsos and
adopts the platform OF the Repub-
llcas State Convention. held NJ Va
city on the 30 OF April last. as fol-
lows;
Resolved, That we condemn the
Republican party Il the Eastern
states and the admin tration o.
President Han rison. Insofar as they
have fail d to ac onplish the COM
Ilete remoue ization Of silver, and
to eta. t laws providing Tor the
free and unrestricted colndCe OF
, that metal.
Reso we'd, That tie .estor ton
of silver to the place 1t oernpied
previous to tie passage o, the
Mint Act of 1878, is essential to
the prospelitv of the country and
paramount to all other ptilllical
Considerations The Legislation
W ich robhed sllver of ito mo ley
functions and denied to the ,waer
of silver bullion the right to lave
the same coined into money upon
the some terms aud conditions
which a, ply to the image OF gold.
reduced the money Of ultlmd to re.
demptiun or ayrnent, about one
half. and enabled the owners of
money and obligations Dnyahle In
ln"ney TO monopo ize thN coin OF
the commelc cial world.
Resolved, That the people oA
| Nevada are in favor of the coin
age Of silver upon the same con-
ditiuns hich apply to he coinage
Of gold, and they are oppressed to
elevating any person 70 office who
is not known to be uneqnlvocally
! in f~vor + oleDlng the MiLls OF
the United States TO the tree and
unlimited c iuage Of silver.
In vleu of th un>ati factory at
titude Of President Harrison to the
paramount issue OF the femoueti-
I'd tiou OF silver, is c-Lvention
will ke no nominations TO Pres
! idential ecturs and the state n
tral Committee to he ap: uinted by
this { ouveh zion shall have no au.
thority to put in nomination eleo-
tors
The Convention cordially en-
dorses the vigo Gus tffults VI our
Senators and Representatives tn
secure the FREQ and Unlimited COIN
age Of silver, and the educational
work that they hive done iu pre-
sentiDg the true is ue between the
money powers and the hondhuld-
ers attd laborerS and producers Of
wealth
And we fav r the continuation
of agitati II and con; ii lol the
fee and U nlited g.. Le al sil-
yer at tile prtsebt latl l6 To l,
for their own henetit i.e tor the
benefit Of the ptot1e IL la ge :
miners, farm rs, lltotcfS aud me-
chanics.
The citizens Of Nevada, repre-
sentatlves ot the VaiIutlo silver
leagues irrespective # pil5 party
Affiliations, ia convention asselnbl.
ed, do set fth :he following dec-
| laiatiun Of ,uincipIe-:
Fl st. We demand the full re-
monetizatian of silver aud he free
and Unlimited coinag- t. eteol, at
tle present ratio of l6 t. |.
| Second. We are radi ally and
unalierably opp, sed to the Nation
u Republican ana D, uucralic par
ties ON he quest on OF the rec
coinage of silver and we deDounce
the action Of th-ir recent nati n@
conventions as inimical 10 the ma
+er,al interests of the people =: the
| United states and especially to
those of Nevada and all the oth1r
| mining st It's and ter,itolie-, aLd
we therefore repn1i lte tue q NIL
! nees of thei, convention.
/ Third. We rle ge the nominees
OF this convention for Presi lential
e eiec1ors to 81 port no Dal fog
| President or Vlce-Presideni Of the
United Ssatts who is not Hneqliy-
ocally in favor of free coinage az
defined by this convention. We
reseave to the silver leagues OF
| Nevada. il Convention as, em'ded.
the right Of directing said Prcsi-
Dental electors for nom 10 cast
their votes, should contingencies
require. GEO. s NIXON.
! Chairman State Committee ol Sh-
yer pt'ty.
|. II. P. FLANNERy, Secretary.