Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1893-10-03
No 15l
THE silver PLATE GRIN.

The sIver w,ne OF the Erpubn
can State Couvenli3. une.,uous-
" adopted 'na lowing 81 trorm:
The cCrCcEtjon eua-rsa8 and
adopts the platform of the Hopub-
Hcas State Convention. held at Va
CITY on the 50 Of April lasr, as fol-
lows,
Resolved, That we condemn the
Republican purity Of the Eastern
states and the admini-rraji#a o.
President Harrison, insofar als they
have failed to ac .omplish the COM
Flete RECOMMENDATION of silver, and
TO enact laws providing for the
free and unrestricted Coinage OK
that metal.
Resolved, That the festor ltion
of silver to the place 1t 2'eLpied
. previous TO the passage "a the
Mint Act OF 1878, is essential to
the prosperity of the country and
paramount TO all other political
nsiderat1ons. The legislation
, wnich robbed silver Of its 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 rayment, about one-
half. and enabled the owners OF
money and obligations payable In
money TO mOnOpolize tho coin Of
the commercial orld.
Resolved, That the people OK
Nevada are in favor Of the coin.
age Of silver upon the sam, con-
ditions which apply to the Cairage
OF gold, and they are opposed to
elevating any person 10 office who
is not known to be unequivocally
in favor Of opening the Minis or
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 remoneti-
zation Of silver, this convention
will make no nominations fol Pres
idential electors aud the State Gem
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 IF 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
money powers and the bondhold-
ers and laborers and producers OF
wealth
And we favor the continuation
of agitation and contention for the
free and uunmited coinage of sil-
yer at the present ratio Of Is to 1,
for their own benefit and for the
ueIetit of the people at large
miners, farmers. laboIcrs and me
chanics.
The citizens Of Nevada, repre-
leagues irrespective of past party
affiliations, in convention assembl-
ed, do set rth 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 Is to
Second. We are radically and
unalterably opposed &c the Nation
a Republican and Democratic par
ties on the question Of the freo
coinage of silver and we denounce
the acUion 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 othcr
mining st tes and territories, and
we therefore repuliate the nomi-
nees OF their convention.
Third. We rlodge the nominees
OF this convention for Presidential
electors t. support no nan for
President or Fice-Presilca 4 The
United States who Is not uu .r.iv.
ocally in 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 PtcaI-
Dental electors for whom to cast
their votes, should contingencies
require, GEO. s NIXON,
Cha rma0 State Committee of Sit.
yer p.,ty.
IL. Z. FLANNERY, Secretary.