Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1893-01-31
THE SILVER PLATFORM.

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can State Convep tio,, unanimous
ly adopted 'ne u wing platform:
The CO.. eeEtion en,.ur5cS 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 adinini tratiOn o.
President Harrison, insofar as they
have fail to ac omplish the COM
Ilete remone ization OF silver, and
to era,t laws providing for the
free and unrestricted Coinage or
, that metal.
Resolved, That tie restoration
of silver to the place it onchpfed
previous to the passage On the
Mint Act Of 1873, is essential to-
the prosperity of the country and
paramount to all other political !
considerations The Legislation
W ich robbed silver Of its mo ley
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 c image of gold,
reduced the money OF ultimate re-
demption or ayment, about one
half, and enabled the owners OF
money and oblig ations payable Ia
money to monopo.ize th0 coin OF
the CONNER cial world.
Resolved, That the people ot
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 uneqnlvocally
in f, vor IF opening the MiLts OF
the United States to The free and
unlimited c iuage OF silver.
In view of th uusati factory at
titude of President Harrison to the
paramount issue OF the Temonett-
zation Of silver, is convention
will make no nominations 10 Pres.
identiai e ectura and the State Gem
trail Committee to be appointed by
this { opven zion shall have no au-
thority to put ia nomination cleo
| tors
The Convention cordially en-
dorses the vigo Gus efforts II our
Senators and Representatives to
secure the FREQ and Unlimited coin
age Of silver, and the educational
work that they have done in pre-.
senting the true is ue between the
money powers and the bondhold-
ers and labofers and producers or
wealth
And we fav the continuation
| of agitation and cont ntipn tor the
fee an.l u nited cninage OF sill
yer at the preseht ratio OF l6 to l,
for their own benefit and Tor the
benefit cf the peorle at lage =
miners, farmers. faboIelS and me-
chanics.
The citizens of Nevada, repre-
sentatives Of .the va'I0u5 silver
leagues irrespective Of past party
affiliations, in convention ASSEMBLE
ed, dolset rth The following dec
| larati6n Of npiucipIe-:
Fl st. We demand the full re-
monetiZatian of silver and the free
and Unlimited cpinag- thereof, at
tie present ratio Of I6 t. l.
Second. We are rail- ally and
unaI'el ably opposed To the Nation
Republic n and D mocratic par
ties on he question OF the rec
coinage of silver and we denounc6
the acti n of thsir recent nati nal
| conventions as inimical 70 the ma
ter'al interests OF the people .: the
| United states and especially to
those Of Nevada and all the other
mining st tps and territ 'rie'. aid
we therefore repulia the npmi-
nees of thei convention.
| Third. We rle &c the nominees
o. this convention for Presidential
eieciors to su port no MAJ FOR
President or e-Presdent Of the
United Stat S who is not uneqniv
ocally in fnvor of free coinage as
def ed 10y this convention. We
reseave to the silver leagues OF
Nevada, il Contention as entitled.
/ the right Of directing said PtI5l-
Dental electors for wilOin to cast
their votes, should contingencieS
require. GEO. s NIXON.
Chairman State Committee OF Sill
yer paity.
| II p F.aNNERY. Secretary