Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1893-08-18
THE SILVER PLATFORM

The silver wing of the Republi
can State Convention unanimous
ly adopted the 'ou0wing platform:
| The conseEtion 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 OK
President Harrison, insofar as they
have failed to accomplish the COM
rlete 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 . o'enpied
previous TO the passage o. the
Mint Act OF 1878, 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 some terms and conditions
which apply to the coinage of gold.
reduced the money Of ultimate re-
demption or rayment, about one-
half. and enabled the owners of
money and obligations payable In
money TO monopolize thu coin OF
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 tc
elevating any person 10 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 tn" unsatisfactory at
titude Of President Harrison to the
paramount issue of the remoneti-
Zation OF silver, ii is convention
will make no nominations 70! Pres
idential electors and the State Gem
tral Committee to be appointed By
this Convention shall have no au-
thority to put in nomination elec-
tors
The Convention cordially en-
dOrses the vigorous efforts IF our
Senators and Representatives to
secure the free and unlimited coin
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 and producers of
wealth.
And we favor the continuation
Of agitation and contention for the
free and unnmited coinage of sill
yer at the present ratio Of 16 to l,
for their own benefit and for the
neneft Of the people at large
miners, farmers. laboIors and me-
chanicS.
The citizens of Nevada, repre-
sentatives Of the various silver
leagues, irrespective OF past party
affiliations, in convention asseInbl-
ed, do set forth the following dec
laratiOn Of principles:
First. We demand the full re-
monetizatian OF silver and The free
and unlimited coinage thereof, at
the present ratio of l6 to
Second. We are radically and
unalteIably opposed to 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 to the ma
terial interests OF the people cs the
United States. and especially to
those of Nevada and all the other
mining st4tes and territories, aud
we therefore repu date the nomi-
nees of their convention.
Third. We pledge the nominees
OF this convention for Presidential
electors t. support no ~oa1 for
President or Vice-President 80 the
United States who is not uneq uiv-
ocally in favor of free coinage as
defined by this convention. We
reseave to the silver leagues of
Nevada, il 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 Sill
yer p.srty.
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