Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1893-05-09
THE SILVER PLATFORM.


can State Convention unanimous.
| ly adopted the following PLATFORM
The convention endorses and
adopts the platform of the Repub-
licas State Convention, held at Va
city on the 80 Of April last, 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 accomplish the COM
Elete reconciliation of silver, and
to enact laws providing for the
free and unrestricted coinage Of
that metal.
Resolved, That the restoration
of silver to the place It occupied
previous to the passage Oh the
Mint Act OF 1873, is essential to
the prosperity of the country and
paramount to all other politica ]
consid derations. The legislation
which robbed silver Of its mDney
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 payment, about one
half, and enabled the owners Of
money and obligations payable In
money to monopolize the coin Of
the commercial world.
Resolved, That the people OF
Nevada are in favor Of tho 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 MiEts Of
the United States to the free and
coinage Of silver.
In view Of the unsatisfactory at
titude Of President Harrison to the
paramount issue Of the remoneti.
Of silver, this convention
will make no nominations for Pres.
dental electors and the State Cen.
trail Committee to be appointed by
this Convention shall have No au.
5horlty to put in nomination cleo
tors.
The Convention cordially en-.
dorses the vigorous efforts Of our
Senator's and Representatives tn
secure the free and unlimited COIN
lge OF silver. and the educational
work that they have done in pre-
Ienting the true issue between tho
money powers and the bondhold-
re and laborers and producers Of
wealth.
And we favor the continuation
t agitation and contention for the
rec and unlimited coinage Of sil.
er at the present ratio of 16 to 1,
Dr. their own benefit and for the
ene1t Of the people at large
ainers, farmers, laboIors and me-
hanics.
The citizens Of Nevada, repre-
entatives Of the various silver
,agues, irrespective Of past party
in convention assembl-
], do set forth the following dec
ration Of principles:
First. We demand the full re.
lonetizatian of silver and the free
i'd unlimited coinage thereof, at
he present ratio Of 16 to 1.
Second. We are radically and
nalterably opposed to the Nation
Republican and Democratic par
es on the question Of the free
image Of silver and We denounce
70 action Of their recent national
inventions as inimical to the ma
rial interests Of the people Of the
Alted States, and especially to
oso OF Nevada and all the othor
ming states and territories, and
} therefore repudiate the nomi-
es OF their convention.
Third. We Pledge the nominees
this convention for Presidential
'ctors to support no nan for
esident or Vice-PrcsidenJ Of the
lited States who is not unequiv-
ally in favor Of free coinage as
fined by this convention. We
'eave to tho silver leagues OF
'vada, in Convention assembled,
right Of directing said Presi-
ntial electors for whom to cast
Dir votes, should contingencies
Iuire. GEO. 8 NIXON.
airman State Committee Of Sill
Ter party.
j. p. FLANNREY, Secretary.