Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1893-09-27
THE SILVER PLATFORM.

The silver wing of the Republi ,
can State Conyentior unanimous
ly adopted the lowing platform:
The convention endorses and
adopts the platform of the Repub-
licas State Convention. held mt Va
city on the 80 of April last, as fol-
lows;
Resolved, That we condema the
Republican party Of the Eastern
states and the admins istration os
President Harrison, insofar as they
have failed TO accomplish the COM
Elete RECOMMENDATION of silver, and
to enact laws providing for the
free and unrestricted Coinage or
that metal.
Resolved, That the restoration
of silver to the place 1t o'cLpied
previous TO the passage o. the
Mint Act or 1878, is essential to
the prosperity Of the country and
paramount to all other political
considerations. The Legislation
wuich 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-
denption or payment, about one
half, and enabled the owners of
money and obligations payable In
money to monopolize tho coin OF
the commercial world.
Resolved, That the people Ok
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 unequivocally
in favor of opening the MiLts or
the United States to the free and
unlimited coinage Of silver.
In view of the unsatisfactory at
titude of President Harrison TO the
paramount issue OF the remoneu-
zation OF silver, this convention
will make no nominations foI Pres
iden;ial electors and the State Cen
trail Committee to be appointed by
this Ccnven tion shall have no au-
therity to put In nomina ion cleo
tors.
The Convention cordially en-
dorses the vigorous efforts of our
Senators and Representatives ts3
secure the free and unlimited coin.
age of silver, and the educational
work that they have done in pre-
seRting the true issue between the
money powers and the bondhoid-
ers and laborers aad producers Of
wealth
And we favor the contfnuaAon
of agitation and contention for the
free and unlimited coinage Of sil-
yer at the preseht ratio Of 16 to /,
for their ewn benefit and for the
Deaeft Of the people AT large
miners, farmers. laboIers and me
chanics.
The citizens of Nevada, repre-
sentatives of the various silver
leagues, irrespective OF past party
affiliations, in convention assembl-
ed, do set forth the following dec
laration of principles:
Fl st. We demand the full re-
mon tizatisn of silver and the free
and unlimited coinage thereof, at
the present ratio of l6 TO l
Second. We are radically and
unalterably opposed tc the Nation
al 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 If the
United States, and especially to
those OF Nevada and all the other
mining states and territories, and
we therefore repudiate the aoni-
nees of their convention.
Third. We rledge the nominees
of this convention for Presidential
electors t. support no "oa1 for
President or Vice-Presidenl "f the
United States who is not uReguIv-
ocally in favor of free coinage as
defined by this convention. We
reseave to the silver leagdes of
Nevada, il Convention assembled,
the right Of directing said Presi-
Dental electors for whom to cast
their votes, should contingencies
req uire. GEO. 8 NIXON.
Cha rman State Committee OF 81
yer p.+fty.
ii. Z. FLANNBRY, Secretary.