Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1893-02-04
THE SILVER PLATFORM.

:
ly adopted ina !! wing pl4tiorm:
The &C scEtlon eu..,rsos and
adopts the platform Of the Repub-
licas State Convpn ion, held III Va
city on the 30 OF April last, as fol-
lows;
Resolved, That we condemn the
Republican tarty + the Eastern
states and the admin tration o.
President Harrison. insofar as they
have fail q to ac utnplish the COM
lete remone izalion Of silver, and
to e. h laws providing for the
free aud unrestricted cuinaCa OF
that metal.
krso we'd, That tie testor ton
OF silver t. the place 1t o-ehpied
previous to tie passage ., the
Mint Act of 1878, is essential to
the ltospelitv Of the country and
paramount to all other polItical /
consi' erations Tire Legislation
W ich rohhed silver of its mo ley
functions and denied TO the uwaer
Of Il ver bullion the right to have
the same coined into money upon
the eome terms and conditions
which u ply to the image OF gold,
reduced the money of ultima te re-
delnptlun or ayrnent, about one
half. and enabled the owners OF
money and ohli-ations payahle In
money TO monopo ize tbs coin OF
the comme, cial World.
Resolved, That the people d
N-vada are ia favor Of the coin.
age Of silver upon the same con-
ditions which apply to -he coinage
of gold, and they are opposed tc
elevating any person 70 office who
is not known to be uneqnlvo ally
in fVur ,penlng the MiLts OF
the United States to the free and
unlimited c inage Of silver.
In vie~ Of lh un>ati factory at
titude Of President Harrison to the
paramount ISSUE OF the remoneti.
Ia tioD Of silver, is c.Lvention
will make no nominations 10 Pres.
ideDti1i e ecturs aud the State Cen.
trail Committee to he appointed by
this ouveh zion shall have no au-
tho'ity to put in nomination cleo
tors
The Convention cordially en-.
dorses the vigo Gus efforts VI our
Senators and representatives tr7
secure the free and unlimited coin.
age of silver, and the educational
wnrk that they have done in pre-
sentiDg the true is ue between the
money pnwt RS an he bondhuld.
ers and laborers nj PRODUCERS OF
wealth
Aud we fav Ie ntinuaifon
NJ asitati) IN and ten TOR the
ee and mited ina Of sill
yer IT tie present 90 Is to 1,
for their own heneti, nd II the
benefit If the peoit at age -
IA nrrs, ltboIc !, aud me-
.hanics.
The citizens of Nevada, repre-
Of the va,Ious silver
leagues irrespective uf past party
Affiliations, in convention ASSEMBLE
~, do set rth :he following deo-
a, alton of niiucipIe-:
Fl st. We demand the full re-
tian of silver and the free
md Unlimited cOiuag- tiaereoi, at
lie present ratiruf l6 til.
Second. We are raii ally and
lnaIeiahly opp sed to the Nation
! Republic and Democratic par
les un he qusst on Of the rec
coinage OF silver and we denounoe
he acti n of tn ir recent natl nal
'nnv venti'ns as inimical TO the ma
eral interests OF the people .: the
United states and especially to
hose Of Nevada and all the othor
mining st t-s and territ ,rie<, aud
w therefore repn liate the n mi
ices OF thei convention
Third. We rle ge the nominees
: this convention for Presidential
ec'ors To sn port no ,nal for
Resident or .Vtre-Presdpn Of the
Initei Stat, who is not uneqlliv-
cAlly in fnvnr Of free coinage as
Ell ed by this convention. We
e-eave To the silver leagues OF
Tevada. i. Conyention as entitled,
he right nf directing said P csi-
entail electors for whom 10 cast
heir votes, should contingencies
-quire. GEO. 8 NIXON.
ha rman State Committee OF Sill
yer pa'ty.
Fl. P. FLANNERY, Secretary.