Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1893-11-03
THE SILVER PLATFORM.

The silver wing of the BepubH
can State ConveDtio, UNANIMOUS
ly adopted the d WING plattorm:
The c. ycLJion ell,.~rses and
adopts the platform OF the Repub-
llcas State Convention. held At Va
citv "a the 30 OF April last. as fol-
lows;
Resolved. That we condemn the
Republican party If the Eastern
states ana the atmllI- ration o:
President Harrison, irs0fe.r - they
have failed touc. omp'l5n the COM
Flere Temoue tzauyu ~ silver, and
to e at laws prov ding for the
free ana uuresttic.ed Coinage OK
that metal.
Resolved, That the festOr ttion
Of silver - the place 1t . 2'cLpied
previous 10 the passage o, the
Mint Act OF 1878, Is essential to
the lUosUerlty Of the country and
paramount To all other POLITICAL
conscientious The legislation
" ich robbed silver OF it's money
functions ana denied to the owner
Of silver bullion the right to lave
the same coined into money upon
the some terms and conditions
which ply to the c.inage Of gold.
reduced the money Of ultimate re-
demptIou or 3 ayment, about one
half. and enabled the owners OF
money and OBLIGATIONS payable ia
money 10 monopOlize th7 coin OF
the commercial OTld.
! Resolved, That the people Of
Nevada are IN favor Of the COIN
age Of silver upon the same con-
ditiuns " hich apply TO she coinage
of gold, and they are opposed tc
elevating any person 10 Office who
is not known to be unequivocally
in favor Of opening the MiLls OF
The United States to the free and
unlimited coinsge OF silver.
In view of tn unsati~ factory at
titude Of President Harrison to the
paramount issue OF the remoneti-
Zation of silver, t. is convention
will make no nominations foi Pres
idential electors and the State Cen
tral Committee to be appointed by
this convention shall have 40 au-
thority to put in nomination eles-
tors
The Convention cordially en-
derses the vigo Gus efforts 9f our
Senators and Representatives ~
secNre the free and unlimited COIN
ast. silver, and the educational
work that they have dene in pre-
senting the true issue between the
money powers and the bCndhoid-
ers and laborers acd producers OF
wealth
And we favnr TIA cont1nCatfon
of agitation and conIehtion for the
free and uunnited colnage Of sif-
yer at the present ratio OF 1S to i,
for their own benefit aud for the
uenetit Of the people al large
miners, far mers. laboIcrS and me
chanics.
The citizens of Nevada. repre-
sentatives of the various silver
leagues irrespective Of past party
affiliations, in convention assembl-
ed, do set ,rth the following dec-
laration of principles:
Fl st. We demand the full re-
mon tizati9n OF silver and the free
and unlimiued coinage thereof, at
the present ratio Of l6 TO !
Second. We are ra|lically and
unalrerably opposed tC the Nation
a Republican and Democratic par
. ties on the question OF the rec
coinage of silver and we denounce
the action of their recent national
conventions as inImical 10 the ma
ter.al interests Of the people u the
: United states and especially to
those of Nevada and all the other
mining st trs ami tertit 'rie~, AID
we therefore reuu idte the nomt-
neess Of their copvrntIon.
Third. We rlo-ge the nominees
o. this conveu.trn for Presidential
electors t, sunpOr' no ~'a1 for
President or Elre-FreaI}el# the
United Statrs why i7 Not Uu.., Nv
ocallv in favor uf free coinage as
deH ed 10y this convention. We
reseave to the silver leagues Of
Nevada, il Convention assembled, ,
the right Of directing said Pte5i-
dential electors for whom to cas-
their votes, should contingencies
require. G6O. 5 NIXON,
Chairman State Committee OF Sh
yer p,dty.
II. T. FLANNBRS, Secretary.