Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1893-08-15
THE SILVER PLATFORM.

The silver wing Of the RepubH
can State Convention unanimous
ly adopted the 'oIowing PLATFORM:
The VeGtion 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 o.
President Harrison, insofar as they
have failed to accomplish the COM
Elete remonetization OF silver, and
to eDact laws providing for the
free and unrestricted Coinage or
that metal.
| Resolved. That the restoration
of silver to the place 1t 'cnpied
previous TO the passage Oh the
Mint Act OF 1873, is essential to
the prosperity Of the country and
paramount to all other political
considerations The Legislation
which 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 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 Oh
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 to Office who
is not known to be unequivocally
in favor of opening the MiLts of
the United States to the free and
unl mited coinage of silver.
III view of thu unsatisfactory at
titude of President Harrison to the
paramount issue Of the remoneti-
zation of silver, ii is convention
will make no nominations foG Pres
idential electors and the State Gem
tral Committee TO he appointed by
this Convention shall have 10 au-
thOiity to put in nomination elec-
tors.
The Convention cordially en-
dorses the vigot GUS efforts vi our
Senators and Representatives r.
secure the free and uEAmIte0 coin
age Of silver, and the educational
WORK that they have done in pre-
5entiDg the true is uc between the
money powers ani the houuuold-
ars a"d IabOrers and producers Of
wealth
And we favor the contfnration
# agitation and contention for the
5Eee and uut mited coinage OF sill
yer at the present ratio OF Is TO /,
or their own benefit and for the
'"neit Of the people at large
liners, farmers. laboIcrS and me-
.hanics.
The citizens of Nevada, repre-
OF the various silver
eagues, irrespective of past party
in convention assembl-
"a, do set forth the following dec
aration of principles:
First. We demand the full re-
OF silver and the free
nd unlimited coinage thereof, at
he present ratio of Is to
Second. We are radically and
InaIterably opposed to the Nation
j Republican and Democratic par
les on the question of the free
oinage of silver and we denounce
he action of their recent national
as inimical to the ma
erial interests of the people cs the
United States, and especially to
hose of Nevada and all the othor
mining ST ties and territories, ard
re therefore repuiiate the nomi-
ees of their convention
Third. We rleuge the nominees
f this convention for Presidential
lectors tt support no 'oa1 for
resident or Vice-Presiden Of the
'nited States who is not uncIuiv-
cally in favor of free coinage as
etined by this convention, We
eseave to the silver leae ues OF
'evada, iE Convention assembled,
le right of directing said PIcsi-
entail electors for whom to cast
heir votes, should contingencies
squire. GEO. S NIXON.
haiTman State Committee of Sill
yer p.-rty.
Fl. p. FLANNERY, Secretary.