Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1893-03-29
THE SILVER PLATFORM.

The silver wing Of the Republi
can State Conyentj3 Unanimous
ly adopted fne !. wing platform:
The &C ecGiian e6acr3c8 and
adopts the platform Of the Repub-
licas State Convention, held at Va
eitv on the 80 Of April LAST, as fol-
lows;
Resolved, That we condemn the
I.Republican party Of he Eastern
states and the admini iration o.
| President Harrison, insofar as they
have failed to ac omplish the COM
rlete remone ization CT silver, and
to enact laws providing for the
free and unrestricted coinage Of
that metal.
Resolved, That tie restoration
of silver to the place 1t o'nnpied 0
previous to the passage o. the
Mint Act of 1873, is essential to
the prosperity OF tue country and
paramount TO all other political
consid erations. The legislation
witch 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 a, ply 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 CONNER cial world.
Resolved, That the people Oh
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 uueqnIyocalIy
il favor If opening the MiLts OF
the United States to The free and
unlimited caiEage Of silver.
In vie" Of tn unsati factory at
titude Of President Harrison to the
paramount issue Of the remoneti-
zation Of silver, t is convention
will make no nominations foi Pres
idential electors and the State Cen
trail 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 effoIts IF our
Senators and Representatives t9
secure the free and Unlimited coin
age Of silver, and the educational
work that they have done in pre-
sentiDg the true sue between the
money powers and the bondhold-
ers and laborers and producers Of
wealth
And we fav r tho continuation
of agitation and contttti>n for the
f, ee and ut mited cos ae Of sill
yer at the preseLt ratio Is to l,
for thtir own benefit az cor the
benefit Of the people at large
faimers, ltboIers 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 rth the following dec
lafation Of principles:
Fl st. We demand the full re-
monetiz>tian OF silver and the free
and unlimited coinage thereof, at
the pie iesent ratio OF l6 to l..
Second. We are radically and
unall erably opposed to the Nation
. Republican and Democratic par
Ties on he question OF the rec
coinage of silver and We denounce
The acti n OF their recent national
as inimical 10 the ma
er'al interests of the people ce the
United states. and especially to
hose of Nevada and all the othor
mining st tes and territories, aid
We therefore repuiiate the nomi-
ices of their convention.
Third. We rletge the nominees
II this convention for Presidential
'leciors 10 support no maa for
President or Vlce-President of the
United Stairs who is not uneGniv-
'cally in favor of free coinage as
leti ed 10y this convention. We
eseave to the silver leagues OF
Nevada. il. Convention as embed.
he right Of directing said Ptesi-
entidl electors for whom 10 cast
heir votes, should Contingencies
eqnire. GEO. S NIXON.
chairman State Committee OF SA
Yer pa ty.
II. 2. FLANNERT, Secretary.