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

The silver wing Of the Repubn
can State Convention unanimous
ly adopted tna lowing rlatiorm:
The CO. vcLtion endcr3ea and
adopts the platform Of the Repub-
licas State Convention. he'd ut Va
city on the 80 Of April last. rs fol-
lows;
Resolved, That we condemn the
Republican party Of the Eastern
states and the tminisrraJion os
President Harrison, insofar as they
have failed TO ac. Ompiish th- COM
Ilete remone'izationo OF silver, and
to enact laws providing for the
free and unrestricted coinaya ot
that metal.
Resolved, That the restoration
Of silver to the place IT 3'cLpied
previous TO the passage % the
Mint Act or 1878, is essential to
the prosperity of the county and
paramount to all other political
considerations The Legislation
witch robbed silver of it's money
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 Il ply to the c, image of gold.
reduced the money OF ultlma to re-
demptlon or ayment, about one-
half, and enabled the owners of
money and obligations payable in
money TO monopolize thN coin of
the commercial world.
Resolved, That the people Oh
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 tc
elevating any person TO Office who
is not known to be unequIvocalIy
ia favor # opening the MiLts OF
the United States to the free and
unlsmited coinage Of silver.
In vle~ Of tn" unsatisfactory at
titude of President Harrison to the
paramount issue of the remoneu-
zatiou of silver, tt is convention
will make no ncminations TO- Pres
idential electors and the State Cen
trail Committee to be appointed by
this convention shall have no au-
thority TO put in domination elec-
tors
The Convention cordially en-
dorses the vigorous efforts II our
Senators and Representatives ts
secure the free and unlimited ooin-
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 end laborers and producers Of
wealth
And we favrr thF continuation
of agitation and contsntioB for the
free and unnmited coinage OF sil-
yer at the preseht ratio Of Is to 1,
for til own benefit and for the
ueueflt Of the peorle al large
miners, farmers. labor 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:
FL st. We demand the full re-
mon tiZati9R Of silver and the frea
and unlimited coinage thereof. at
the present ratio of 10 to l
Second. We are radically and
opposed to the Nation
al Republican and Democraticp par
ties on the question OF the free
coinage of silver and we denounce
the action OF their recent national
as inimioal 10 the ma
ter'aI interests Of the people "f the
United States, and especially to
those OF Nevada ami all the other
mining ST tes and territories, and
we therefore repudiate the nomi-
nees of their convention.
Third. We ploGge the nominees
OF this convention for Presidential
electors t. support no ~aa1 for
President or Vjge-Presidena ( the
United States who is not unC.p.IY-
ocally in favor of free coinage as
defined by this convention. We
reseaVe to the silver lea1 dcs Of
Nevada, IL Convention assembled,
the right Of directing said Piesi-
Dental electors for whom TO cast
their votes, should contingencies
require. GEO. S NIXON.
Cha rman State Committee Of Sh.
yer p,>fty.
H y FIANxEEy. Secretary.