Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1893-09-02
THE SILVER PLATFORM


can State Conventio- unanimous
ly adopted the IL wing platiorm:
The CO.. CCEtion endorses and
adopts the platform of the Repub-
Hcas State Convention. held at Va
citv on the 80 of April last, as fol-
lows;
Resolved, That we condemn the
Republican party Ct the Eastern
states and the administration os
President Harrison, insofar as they
lave failed to ac omplish the COM
rlete RECOMMENDATION OF silver, aud
to enact laws providing Or tho
free and unrestricted Coinage Of
that metal.
Resolved. That the resto~ltion
of silver 10 the place 1t pied
previous 20 the passage -. tha
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 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 nnabled the owners of
money and obligations payable ia
none TO monopoiiZe tho coin Of
the CONNIE cial world.
Resolved, That the people OF
Nevada e in favor of the COIN
age Of silver upon the same con-
ditions which apply to the coinage
OF gold, and tney are opposed tc
elevating any person 10 Office who
is not known to be unequlvocally
in favor Of opening the MiLts OF
the United States to the free and
unlimited coinage of silver.
In view of tn" unsatisfactory at
titude of President Fl Harrison to the
paramount issue OF the remoneti-
"a ation Of silver, tits convention
will make no nominations foI Pres
idential electors and the State Cen
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 vigo Gus efforts Of our
Senators and Representatives tn
secure the free and unlimited cein-
age of silver, and the educational
WORK that tLey have done in pre-
senting the tue Is ue between the
money poweTsand the bondhold-
ers and laborers aud producers OF
wealth
And we favor tn" continuation
Of agitaticn and conteI tirn for the
zee and uunm.tCd coU.sEe of sill
yer at the present raIIn Of Is to !,
for their own benefit and TOR the
e. ncut Of the people al la1 ge
miners, farmers. laboIcrS and me-
chanics.
The citizens Of Nevada, repre-
sentatives Of the various silver
leagues irrespective of past party
affiliations. in convention ASSEMBLE
ed, DO set rth tue following dec
laration Of principles:
Fist. We demand the full re-
mon liz itiaR of silver and the free
aad unlimited cuinagr thereof, Al
the present ratio Of l6 to !
Second. We are ra.ically ad1
unalterably opposed tC the Nation
u. RepubLca u and Democratic par
ties on the question OF the REQ
coinage Of silver and we deuounce
the acti n Of tn ir recent na,l nal
conventions as inimical to the ma
terial Interests of the people rs the
United states. and especially to
those Of Nevada and all the other
mining st tas and terri5rris-, and
we therefore repu 1iata the a1ni-
nees of their convention.
Third. We rlcGge the nominees
OF this convention for Presidential
electors t. support no N7a1 for
President or Vice-PTesidehi of the
United States who is not uaelsl.y-
ocaIly in favor of free coinage as
def ed bv this convention, We
reseave to the l.-yor Ieal des OF
Nevada, il Convention assembled,
the right of directing said P;esi-
Dental electors for whom to cast
their votes, should contingencies
require. GEO. ) NIXON.
Cha rmau State Committee of Sill
yer p.r'ty.