Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1893-12-05
THE SILVER PLATFORM

The silver wing of the Repubn
can State Convention unanimous
ly adopted the sltowing pl2r'orm:
The CO. vcGtion endorses and
adopts the platform of the Repub-
licas State Convention. held at Va
citv on the 50 of April lasr, as fol-
lows;
Resolved, That we condemn the
Republican party Of the Eastern
states and the administration o.
! President Harrison, insofar as they
have failed to ac omplish the COM
rlete remonee ization of silver, and
| to enact laws providing for the
| free and unrestricted coinaga ox
that metal.
Resolved, That the restoration
of silver TO the place 1t 2'chpiea
previous TO the passage Ga the
Mint Act or 1878, is essential to
the prosperity of the country and
paramount TO all other political
conside. at1ons. The Legislation
W .ich robbed silver OF it's money
functions and denied TO the owner
of silver bullion the right to rave
the same coined into money upon
the some terms and conditions
which apply to the cvinage OF gold.
reduced the money of ultimate re-
demption or rayment, about one
half. and enabled the owners OF
money and obligations payable Ia
money TO monopolize thu coin OF
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 TO Office who
I is not known to be unequlvocally
lin t. vor Of opening the MlLts OF
the United States to the free and
unlimited coinage Of silver.
In view of tn" unsatisfactory at
titude of President Harrison TO the
para mount issue OF the remoneti-
"a lion Of silver, this convention
will make no nominations fol Pres
idential electors and the State Cen
= tral Committee to be appointed by
this Convention shall have no au-
thority to put in nomination exec
tors
The Convention cordially en-
= dorses the vigorous efforts of our
Senators and Representatives t0
secure the free and unlimited co4n-
age Of silver, and the educational
work that they have done in pre-
senting the true issue between the
money powers and the bCndho4d-
ers end laborers and producers oil
wealth
And we favor thu continuation
of agitation and contention for the
free and unlimited coinage OF sil-
yer at the present ratio OF 16 to l.,
for their own benefit and for the
ueueht 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
ad mon tization OF silver and the fret
" and unlimited coinage thereof, a
the present ratio of Is to l
n, Second. We are radically anC
unalterably opposed to the Nation
a Republican and Democratic par
r.. ties on the question of the ire'
coinage of silver and we denounct
the action of their recent nationa
conventions as inimioal to the ma
terial interests of the people II th'
II. United states. and especially T.
those of Nevada and all the othc
o. mining states and territories, ane
ng we therefore repudiate the nomi-
nees of their convention.
Third. We pledge the nominees
OF this convention for Presidentia
electors t. support no "7a1 10
- President or Vice-Presideny e tn
e United States who is not untauIg
y ocally in favor of free coinage a
> defined by this convention. w
reseave to the silver leagues c
Nevada, H. Convention assembled
the right of directing said PIes'
Dental electors Tor whom to cas-
their votes, should contingencie
~-~ require. GEO. > NlAON.
Chairman State Committee OF 81
yer psHty.
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