Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1893-03-22
THE SILVER PLATFORM.

can SLdIo COnV0UtlOtt uQdnlluOU5-
ly adopted 'ne 1sii ]wing platform:
The cor cention enuyr5os 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 admin ni-rration o.
President Harrison, insofar as they
have failed to ac omplish the COM
Ilete rcnone ization Of silver, and
to enact laws providing for the
free and unrestricted coinage OF
that metal.
Resolved, That tie restoration
of silver to the place It occupied
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
witch robbed silver of its mo ney
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 apply to the image Of gold.
reduced the money Of ultimate re-
demption or ayment, about one
half, and enabled the owners Of
money and obligations payable In
money TO monopoiize tho coin OF
the CONNER cial world.
Resolved, That the people Oh
Nevada are iu 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 10 office who
is not known to be uneqnlvocally
10 favor Of opening the MiLts OF
the United States TO the free and
unlimited coinage 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 fol Pres
iden tial electors and the State Cen
traI Committee to be appointed by
this Conyen tion shall have no au.
thority to put ia nomination cleo
tors
The Convention cordially en-
dorses the vigo Gus efforts IT our
Senators and Representatives to
secure the free and unlimited coins
age Of silver, and the educational
work that they have done in pre-.
senting the true is ue between the
money powers and the bondhold-
ers and laborers aad producers OF
wealth
And we fav The continuation
Of agitation and cont tion for the
fee and III mited cai 4e of sill
yer at tile present. lalI I 16 to l,
for their own benefit al tor the
benefit of the peorle Il large =
miners, farmers, laboIors and mo-
chanieS.
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:
First. We demand the full re-
monetizatian Of silver and the free
and unlimited coinage thereof, at
the plesent ratio of Is to l.
Second. We are radically and
unaIIerably opposed to the Nation
a Republican and Democratic par
ties on The question OF the 'ree
coinage Of silver and We denounce
the action Of their recent national
conventions as inimical to the ma
terial interests of the people 81 the
United States. and especially to
those of Nevada and all the othor
mining sites and territories, aid
we therefore repuiiate the nomi-
nees of their convention.
Third. We pledge the nominees
OF this convention for Presidential
electors to support no man for
President or Vlce-President Of the
United Stairs who is not unequiy
ocally in fpvor of free coinage as
detoed by this convention. We
reseave to the silver leagues OF
Nevada. il Convention as, embled,
the right of directing said Ptcsl-
Dental electors for whom to cast
their votes, should contingencies
require. GEO. 5 NIXON.
Chairman State Committee OF Sill
yer pa'ty.
Fl. f. FLANNERY, Secretary.