Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1893-08-05
THE SILVER PLATFORM.

The silver wing of the Republi
can State Convention unanimous
ly adopted the foAowing platform:
The convention endorses and
adopts the platform Of the Repub-
licas State Convention, held ut 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 o.
President Harrison, rsofar as they
have failed to accomplish the COM
Ilete RECOMMENDATION 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 1t 'cnpied
previous to the passage o. the
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 come 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
/ J. -
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
elevating any person to Office who
| is not known to be unequivocally
in favor of opening the MiLts Of
the United States to the free and
unlimited coinage Of silver.
In view of thu unsatisfactory at
titude of President Harrison to ths
paranount issue Of the remoneti-
zation OF silver, this convention
will make no nominations foI Pres
identiaI electors and the State Gen.
tral Committee to be appointed by
| this Convention shall have no au-
thority to put in nomination cleo
tors.
The Convention cordially en-
dorses the vigorous efforts of our
Senators and Representatives ia
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 unlimited coinage Of sil-
yer at the present ratio Of 1e to /,
for their own benefit and for the
benefit Of the peoele at large
miners, farmers, Lahore crs and me-
chanics.
The citizens Of Nevada, repre-
sentatives OF the various silver
leagues, irrespective OF past party
affiliations, in convention assembi-
ed, do set forth the following dec
laration Of principles:
First. We demand the full re-
monotizatian OF silver and the frea
and unlimited coinage thereof, at
the present ratio of I6 to 1.
Second. We are radically and
unalterably opposed tc the Nation
al Republican and Democratic par
ties on the question OF the free
coinage of silver and We denounce
the action of their recent national
conventions as inimical to the ma
terial interests of the people ef the
United States, and especially to
those OF Nevada and all the other
mining states and territories, and
we therefore repuiiate the noni-
nees of their convention.
Third. We rlsdge the nominees
of this convention for Presidential
electors te support no -Raa for
President or Vice-PresidenG OF the
United States who is not unequiv-
ocally in favor Of free coinage as
defined by this convention. We
reseave to the silver leagues OF
Nevada, liz Convention assembled,
the right Of directing said Presi-
Dental electors for whom to cast
their votes, should contingencies
require. GEO. S NIXON,
Chairman State Committee OF Sil
yer party.
H. Z. FLANNERY, Secretary.