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


can State Conveptio', unanimous
ly adopted ne ii wing rlattorm:
The &C, 7eEilon eu"~foes and
adopts the platform Of the Repub-
licas State Convention, held At Va
CITY on the 80 of April last, az fol-
lows:
Resolved, That we condemn the
Republican party ef tie Eastern
states and the admin lration o.
President Harrison, Insofar as they
have fail-d to &c onpish the COM
Ilete remone ization OF silver, and
to g. at laws providing for the
| free and unrestricted coinage OF
, that metal.
Reao we'd, That tie testor ton
of silver to the place it o.'eApied
previous to tire passage Oh the
Mint Act of 1878, is essential to
the prosperity Of the country and
paplmount to all other political !
consit terations The Legislation
W ich robbed eilver Of its mo ley
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 u ply to the c image ofgoid,
reduced the money of ultimate re-
demptiun or ayment, about one
half. and enabled the owners OF
money and OBLIGATIONS Dayahle In
money TO monopo ize til, coin or
the commei cial world.
Resolved, That the people o.
| Nevada are in favor Of the COIN
age Of silver upon the same con-
ditiuns which apply to he coinage
of gold, and they are opposed tc
elevating any person 70 office who
is not known to be uneqnIvocally
in ( vur t peDIng the AliLts OF
the Uuited States TO the Tree and
unlimited inape of silver.
In vle~ Of lh unsati factory at
titude Of President Harrison to the
paramount issue OF the femonetl-
cation Of silver, is c1nvenIlon
will make no nominations 10 Pres
idential ecturs aud the State Ct n
trail Committee to be appointed by
this { ouveh zion shall have no au.
thority to put in nomination eleo-
tors
The Convention cordially en-
dorses the vigo Gus Efforts II our
| fN
secure the FREQ and unlimited COIN
age Of silver, and the educational
work that they have done in pre-
senting the true is ne between the
money power an he bondhold-
ers snd laborers nj PRODUCERS OF
wealth
And we fav he atinuation
Of agitati IA and ten Tor the
Zee and = nlited ina Of sill
yer At tie present 90 to l,
for their own heneti nd r the
benefit cf the peoll at age
miners, farm rs, l.,boIc :, and me-
chanics.
The citizens of Nevada, repre-
sentatlyeS of the va'lOli5 silver
leagues irrespective IF plat party
affiliations, in convention ASSEMBLE
ed, do set rth he following dec
la,atiun of "iuciple>:
Fl st. We demand the full re-
monetiz tian of silver and the free
and Unlimited cninag- tfereoi, at
tie present ratio of l6 t. |.
Second. We are rail- ALLY and
unal etably opp sed to the Nation
Repuhl C and D, nncratic par
ties on he question OF the rec
coinage of silver and we denounce
the acti u ef tn ir recent national
convent, rs AS inimical 10 the ma
ter al Interests Of the people g: The
United states and especially to
those OF Nevada aud all the otlioT
mining st t-s and tertit 'lie4, AID
We therefore repniidte the n1ml-
nees OF thei convention.
| Third. We rle ge the nominees
O this convention for Presidential
e &c. ors To 81 port no maa for
President or W. e-Presiden; of the
Unitei Stat, who is not unequiv-
ocaIly in favor of free coinage aB
def ell hy this convention. "e
re.eave tn the silver leagues OF
Nevada i, Convention as emhlcd.
the right If directing SID Pfcsl-
Dental electors fer M.tom to cast
their votes, should contingencies
require. GEO. 5 NlAON.
Cha rman State Committee ot Sh-
yer pa ty.
Fl. +. FLANNERY, Secretary.