Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1893-10-05
THE SILVER PLATF0 RIM.

The silver wing of the Bepubli
can State COnventi9 UnaHnOus-
ly adopted th.. lowing form:
The &C, cCEtiou euG-fa,. and
adopts the platform Of the Repub-
licas State Convention, held at Va
city on the 80 of ApCil las. "a fol-
lows;
Resolved, That we coALr'L, the
Republican party Of the F0etern
states and the admini-tro uyn o.
President Harrison. insofar as they
have failed to &C omplish the COM
Ilete remone ia ton of silver, and
to enayt laws providing for the
free and unrestricted coinaga OK
that metal.
! Resolved, That the restoration
of silver to the place It 3'cLpied
previous TO the passage % the
Mint Act OF 1873, is essen tial to
the prosperity OF the country and
paramount to all other political
considerations. The Legislation
, wnich 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 La
| nf
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 he coinage
of gold, and they are opposed tc
! elevating any person 10 office who
! is not known to be unequlvocally
in favor Of opening the MiLts OF
the United states to the free and
unlimited coinage Of silver.
In view Of tho unsatisfactory at
titude of President Harrison to the
paramount issue of the remonetl-
zation OF silver, this convention
will make no nominations fol Pres
idential electors and the State Cen
trail 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 II our
Senators and Representatives to
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 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 1,
for their own benefit and for the
neRefit of the people al large
miners, farmers. laboIcrs and me
chanics.
The citizens of Nevada, repre-
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 tizatiap of silver and the free
and unlimited coinage thereof, at
the present ratio of l6 TO
! Second. We are ra iically and
unalterably opposed tC the Nation
al Republican and Democratic par
ties on the question OF the freo
coinage of silver and we denounce
the action Of their recent national
conventions as inimical to the ma
terial interests OF the people II the
! United States. and especially to
those OF Nevada and all the other
mining states and territories, and
we therefore repuiiate the nomi-
nees of their convention.
Third. We pl9dge the nominees
OF this convention for Presidential
electors tS support no -9a1 for
President or Vice-Presidens Of tie
United States who is not uneCu,v-
ocallv 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 Presl-
Dental electors for whom to cast
their votes, should contingencies
require. GEO. ) NIXON.
Chairman State Committee OF 81
yer P.,'t ty.
Ii. z. FLANNE0Y, Secretary.