Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1893-03-02
THE SILVER PLATFORM.

The silver wing Of the Republi
can State Conveptios unanimous
t. ly adopted tn- Il wing platform:
The &C. rcEtion tn1~rocs and
adopts the platform OF the RePub-
licas State Convention. held NJ Va
CITY on the 80 of April last. as fol-
lows:
Resolved That we condemn the
Republican party cf the Eastern
states and the admin lration oe
President Harrison, Insofar as they
have faiI-d to ac omplish the COM
lete remone izution or silver, and
to g. at laws providing Tor the
free and unrestrici Ted Coinage Of
that metal.
Reso we'd, That the lestor4tion
of silver to the place 1t o'cLpied
previous to TIE passage ol the
Mint Act Of 1873, is essential to
the prosperity of the country and
paramount TO all other polltical
considerations The Legislation
! W ich rohbed silver Of its mo ley
functions and denied to the owner
Of silver bullion the right to lave
the same coined into money upon
the some terms and conditions
which ply to the image of gold,
reduced the money of ultimate re.
denptlon or ayment, about one
half. and enabled the owners Of
money and obligations uayahle Ia
money TO monopo ize tLA coin OF
the commercial World.
Resolved, Thet the people o.
Nevada are 10 favor Of the COIN
age OF silver upon the same con-
ditions With apply to the coinage
of gold, and they are oppressed to
elevating any person 10 Office who
is not known to be uneqnlvocally
in favor of opening the MiLts OF
] the United States to the free and
unlimited c"inage of silver.
In vie" of th unsati factory at
titude Of President Barrison to the
paramount issue Ot the femonetl-
I'd tiou OF silver, t is convention
will make no nominations fo Pres.
: ideuti,I eectolo and the State t't n
tral Committee 10 be appointed by
this Cobven ion shall have 10 au-
tho,ity to put in nomination elac-
tors
The Convention cordially en-
dorses the vigo Gus efforts II our
Senator'S and Representatives tn
secure tie ee and Unlimited COIN
age Of silves, and the educational
wor. ,ndt t ey b. We done in pre-
senting the true is ue between the
money powers and the bondhOld-
ers and labo ers and producers OF
veal b
And we fav the continuation
of a. itation and cont ion for the
| fee and u1 nliied col..s e OF sl-
yer at the present l;lu;-s : l6 to l,
! for their own benefit a.. for the
benefit Of the peorle a, ldige =
miners, farmers. llbolc's and me-
chanics.
The citizens Of Nevada. repre-
sentatives OF the va'lous silver
leagues irrespective Of past party
affiliations, in convention assembl-
ed, do set rtn the following deo-
lalation of n,inciple@:
Fl st. We demand the full re-
monetizatian Of silver aud the free
and unlimited coinagr t. ereof, at
tie pl esent ratio Of Is t" |.
! Second. We are radi ally and
unal'er ably opposed to the Nation
a Republican and D. nlocratic par
ties on he quest on OF the rec
coinage OF silver and we denounca
the actia a OF tn ir recent nati"nM
conventions as inimical o the ma
ter al interests of the people rt tue
United states. and especially TO
those of Nevada and all the 0thN
miuing st ,tes and territories, AID
We therefore repn late the nnmi-
nees of thei convention.
Third. We rle &c the nominees
O. this convention for Presidential
elecfore to support no maa IoC
President or Vce-Presidrnt Of the
/ United Stairs who is not unequiv
ocally in fpvor Of free coinage as
def ed by this convention. re
reseave to the silver leagues o.
| Nevada. i. Convention as> emhled,
the right Of directing said Prcs-
[ Dental electors Tor whotn 10 cast
their votes, sheuId contingencies
require GEO. 8 NIXON.
Cha rrnas State Committee Of 81
Yer petty.
Il. p. hLANaaRT, kecfetary.