Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1893-02-22
THE SILVER PLATFORM.

/ can OIdI6 lOQVeDtJOh unanimous
| ly adopted th4 Glowing platform:
The ccaveGtlon e6,.er5es and
adopts the platform OF the Repub-
licas State Convention. held At Va
citv on the 80 of April last, as fol-
lows;
Resolved, That we condemn the
Republican party Of the Eastern
states and the admin tration o.
President Harrison, insofar as they
have failed to ac omplish the COM
Ilete remone ization of silver, and
to era,t laws providing for the
free and unrestricted coinage Of
, that metal.
Resolved, That tie restoration
of silver to the place 1t occupied
previous to the passage On the
Mint Act Of 1873, is essential to
the prosperity OF the country and
paramount to all other politica I
considerations, The Legislation
W ich robbed silver of it's mo uey
functions and denied TO the owner
Of silver bullion the right to havs
the same coined into money upon
the come 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 commercial world.
Resolved, That the people a
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 to
elevating any person to Office who
is not known to be uueqnivoeally
in favor If 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
issue Of the remoneti-
I'd ton OF silver, t. is convention
will make no nominations fol Pres
iden tial electors and the State Gem
tral Committee to be appointed by
this Convention shall have no au.
thority to put ia nomination cleo
tors
The Convention cordially en-
dorses the vigo Gus efforts VI our
Senators and Representatives tn
secure the free and unlimited coin.
age Of silver, and the educational
work that they have done in pre-
sentiDg the true issue between the
money powers and the bOndhuld.
ers and laborers aud producers OF
wealth
And we fav the continuation
If agitation and contrF tion for the
! ee and VI, mited col&age of sill
yer at the preseLt rattn + 16 to l,
or their OWL benefit ati Tor the
,eneht of the peorle al large
miners, fai mtrs, laboIerS and me-
hanics.
The citizens Of Nevada, repre-
Of the various silver
eagues irrespective of past party
in convention assembl-
d, do set rth the following dec
aration Of principles:
Fl st. We demand the full re.
nonetizatian OF silver and the free
nd unlimited coinage thereof, at
lie present ratio of l6 t. l.
Second. We are ra'ii ally and
Inalterably opposed to the Nation
! Republican and Democratic par
les on The question OF the rec
oinage of silver and We denounce
be acti N of tn ir recent natl .naa
as inimical TO the ma
ar,al interests Of the people r: tho
United states. and especially to
hose of Nevada and all the othoE
inning st t-s and territories, aud
e therefore repu iiate the mil
ees OF their convention.
Third. We rIe ige the nominees
! this convention for Presidential
eco ors TO support no ma1 for
resilient or Vre-President OF the
nited Statts who Is not unequiv-
cally in favor Of free coinage as
Ell ed hy this convention. We
eseave to the silver leagues OF
evada. H. Convention as, entitled,
le right of directing said Prcsi-
entail electors for whom to cast
leir votes, should contingencies
equire. GEO. 8 NIXON.
ha rman State Committee OF Sl-
yer party.
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