Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1893-10-24
THE SILVER PLATFORM.

The silver wing of the RepublI
can State COnveuJio' unanimous
ly adopted IN lowing piatform:
The CO. .roLtion endorses and
adopts the platform Of the Repub-
licas State Convention. held ~ Va
citv on the 80 OF April lasl. as fol-
lows;
Resolved, That we condemn the
Republican party Of the Eastern
states and The administration OF
President Harrison, insofar as they
have failed to ac Omplish the COM
rlete remOne ization OF silver, and
to eract laws providing for the
free and unrestricted Coinage OF
that metal.
Resolved. That the festoT itien
of silver ~ the place II o'cLpied
previous 10 TIE passage O. the
Mint Act OF 1873, is essential to
the prosperity OF the country and
paramount To all other political
consio era1ons The Legislation
which rObhed silver of its money
functions and denied to the owner
Of silver bullion the right to lave
the same coined into money upon
the come terms and conditions
which a ply TO the C image OF gold.
reduced the money of ultima te re-
demption or .ayment, about one
half. and enabled the owners of
money and obligations payable In
money to monopoiize th9 coin Of
the CONNER cIal world.
Resolved, That the people OF
Nevada ar in iavoI of the COIN
age Of silver upon the same con-
ditions Viii apply to the coinage
of gold, and they are opposed to
elevating any person 10 office who
is not known to be uneqnivucaliy
in favor Of OpeDInG the 3IiLts Of
the United States TO the free and
unlimited coinage OF silver.
In view of thn unsatisfactory at
titude Of President Harrison TO the
paramount issue of the remoneti-
ZatioD of silver, tt is convention
will make no nominations 70 Pres
idential electors and the State en-
trsl Committee to be appointed by
this Conven zion shall have no au-
thority to put in nomination elec-
tors
The Convention cordially en-
derses the vigo' Gus efforts Vt our
Senators and Representatives ts
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 bCndhoid-
ers and laborers aud producers OF
wealth
And we fav thu continuation
Of agitation and ton for the
free and uu,,mited coInage of sil-
yer at the preseht ratio Of 16 to /,
for their own benefit and Tor the
peaetit Of the peorle al La ge
miners, farmers. laboIcrs and me
chanics.
The citizens of Nevada, repro
sentatives of the various silver
leagues irrespective of past party
affiliations, in convention asst tnbt-
ed, do set rth the following dec.
laration Of principles:
Fl st. We demand the full re-
mon tizatien OF silver and the free
and Unlimited coinage thereof, at
the present ratio OF l6 to
Second. We are radically and
unalterably oppnsed to the Nation
n Republican and Democratic par
ties on the question Of the REQ
coinage OF silver and we denounoe
the action of tn, ir recent national
conventions as inimical to the ma
ter'al interests of the people Z the
United states. and especially to
those OF Nevada and all the other
mining st t-s and territorie aud
we therefore repu liate the mi
nees OF theis convention.
Third. We ri9 ,ge the nominees
o. this convention tor Presidential
electors t, support no -'a1 for
President or Vlce-pUesider tho
United ctatrs who is not ue CaiN-
ocaliy in favor of free co.a4Ae Gs
def ed hy this convention We
reseave TO Sue silver Ieaeues Of
Nevada, i convention assem- Dled,
the right OF directing said Itc5.-
dential electors for " hon 10 cast
their votes, should contingeacies
require. GEO. S NIXON.
Chairman State Committee of SR-
yer Pity.
N. p. FLANNgRY, : Secretary.