Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1893-05-10
THE SILVER PLATFORM.

can State Convention unanimous
| ly adopted the eolowing platform:
| The convention 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 OF
President Harrison, insofar as they
have failed to accomplish the COM
rlete reconciliation 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 It occupied
previous to the passage Oh the
Mint Act Of 1873, is essential to
the prosperity Of the country and
paramount to all other pelitica
consid The legislation
which robbed silver Of its Nancy
functions and denied to the owner
of silver bullion the right to have
the s..me coined into money upoH
the tome 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 the coin Of
the commercial world.
Resolved, That the people Of
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
eleyating any person to Office who
is not known to be unequivocally
in favor Of opening the Mi1ts OF
the United States to the free and
unlimited coinage Of silver.
In view Of the unsatisfactory at
titude Of President Harrison TO the
paramount issue Of the remoneti-
zation Of silver, this convention
will make no nominations for Pres.
idential electors and the State Gen.
trail Committee to be appointed by
this Convention shall have No aQ-
thorlty to put in nomination elec-
tors.
The Convention cordially en-.
dorses the vigorous efforts Of 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 AID 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 Is to /,
for their own benefit and for the
benefit Of the people at large
farmers, laboIers and me.
chanics.
The citizens Of Nevada, repre-
5entatives of the various silver
leagues, irrespective Of past party
affiliations, in convention assembl-
cd, do set forth the following dec
Iaration Of principles:
First. We demand the full re-
Of silver and the free
and unlimited coinage thereof, at
the present ratio ef 16 to l.
Second. We are radically and
1nalterably opposed to the Nation
II Republican and Democratic par
les en- the question Of the free
,einage of silver and wc denounce
he action Of their recent nationM
as inimical to the ma
erial interests Of the people Of tho
United States, and especially to
hose of Nevada and all the othor
mining states and territories, and
ve therefore repudiate the nomi-
ices of their convention.
Third. We pledge the nominees
f this convention for Presidential
lectors to support no "oan for
resident or Vice-Presidenl Of the
United States who is not uneqlliv-
cally in favor OF free coinage as
efined by this convention. We
to the silver leagues Of
Jevada, in Convention assembled,
he right of directing said Presi-
entail electors for whom to cast
heir votes, should contingencies
equire. GEO. 8. NIXON.
hartman State Committee Of Sill
yer party.
H. P. FLANNERY, Secretary.