Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1893-09-24
THE SILVER PLATFORM.

The silver wing of the RepubN
can State Conventio, unauimous-
ly adopted the rItrwjur pla torn:
The CO. ~CcLion en,,or7es and
adopts the platform OF the Repub-
licas State Convention. held "a. Va
city on the 80 of April las, 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 ac .omplish the COM
Elete remone iZation OF silver, and
to enact laws providing for the
free and unrestricted Coinage OF
that metal.
Resolved, That the restoration
of silver to the place ii ?'cLpied
previous 10 the passage o. tho
Mint Act OF 1878, is essential to
the prosperity Of the country and
paramount to all other political
considerations. The legislatior
which robbed silver of its money
functions and denied to the owner
Of silver bullien the right to have
the same coined into money upon
the some terms and conditions
which apply to the cainage of gold.
reduced the money of ultimate re-
demption or payment, about one
half. and enabled the owners of
money and obligations payable tn
money 70 monopoliZe tho coin or
the commercial world.
Resolved, That the people ot
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 MiLls 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, ttis convention
will make no nominations foI Pres
| idential electors and the state Cen
tral Committee TO be appointed by
| this Convention shall have no aa-
therity to put in nomination elec-
tors
| The Convention cordially en-
dorses the vigor Gus efforts 9f oar
Senators and Representatives tn
secure the free and unlimited coin
age sf silver, and the educational
work that they have done in pro-
seating the true issue between the
money powers and the bondhofd-
ers end Iaborers xad producers OF
wealth
And we favor the continuation
Of agitation and contention for the
free and unlimited coinage Of sil-
yer at the present ratio OF 16 to /,
for their ewn benefit and for the
pencGt of the people al large
miners, farmers. laboIers and me
chanics.
The citizens of Nevada, repre-
sentatives of the various silver
leagues, irrespective of past party
affiliations, in convention assembl-
ed, do set forth the following dec
laration of principles:
FL st. We demand the full re-
mon tiZati9n OF silver and the free
and unlimited coinage thereof, at
the present ratio OF 10 TO l
=, Second. We are radically and
unalterably opposed &c the Nation-
a Republican and Democratic par
ties on the question OF the REQ
coinage of silver and we denounce
the action of their recent national
conventions as inimical TO the ma
terial interests of the people II the
United States. and especially to
| those of Nevada and all the othor
mining states and territories, ard
we therefore repudiate the nomi-
nees of their convention.
+ Third. We pledge the nominees
of this convention for Presidential
electors t. support no ~oaa for
President or Vica-Presiaehe of the
United States who is not uneC a,v-
ocally ia favor OF free coinage as
defined by this convention. We
reseave to the silver leagues Of
Nevada, il Convention assembled,
the right of directing said Prcsl-
dental electors for whom TO east
their votes, should contingencies
require. GEO. S NIXON,
Chairman State Committee Of Sh
yer ps>'ty.
Fl. p. FLASNEpY. S.crctary.