Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1893-09-08
THE SILVER PLATFORM.

The silver wing Of the Repubu
can State Convention unanimous
ly adopted the fon3wing 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 o.
President Harrison, insofar as they
have failed to accomplish the com.
rlete reconciliation OF 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 occupied
previous 10 the passage ol the
Mint Act OF 1878, is essential to
the prosperity of the country and
paramount to all other political
consid erauons- The Legislation
which robbed silver Of its naoRey
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 ths coin OF
the commercial world.
Resolved, That the people e4
Nevada are in favor Of the COIN
age Of silver upon the same COR
ditions which apply to the coinage
of gold, and they are opposed tc
elevating any persen to Office who
is not known to be unequivocally
IA favsr of opening the MiLts OF
the United States to the free and
unlimited coinage Of silver.
In view Of th~ unsatisfactory at
titude of President Harrison to tbs
paramount issue Of the remonet-
zation OF silver, this convention
will make no nominations for Pres
idential electors and the State Cen
trail Committee to be appointed BY
this Convention shall have ne au-
thsrity to put in nomination else-
tors.
Tho Convention cordially en-
derses the vigorous efforts IT our
Senators and Representatives ~
secure the free and unlimited cein-
age Of silver, and tho educational
work that they have done in pre-
seRting the true issue between the
money powers and the bondheld-
ers and laborers sad producers Of
wealth.
And we favor the continuation
of agitation and contention for the
free and unlimited coinage Of sill
yer at the present ratio Of 1s to /,
for their swn benefit and for the
benefit of the peorle at large
painers, farmers, laboIers and me-
chanics.
The citizens of Nevada, repre-
sentatives Of the various silver
leagues, irrespective Of past party
affiliations, in convention asseRbl-
ed, do set forth the following dec
laration Of principles:
First. We demand the full re-
monstizatis Of silver and tho frea
and unlimited coinage thereof, at
the present ratio OF Is to
Second. We are radically and
unalterably opposed tc the Nation
nj Republican and Democratic par
ties on the question OF the FREQ
coinage of silver and we denounce
the action Of their recent national
conventions as inimical to the ma
terial interests Of the people Of the
United States, and especially to
| those OF Nevada and all the other
mining states and territories, and
we therefore repudiate the nomi-
nees of their convention.
Third. We pledge the nominees
of this convention for Presidential
electors te support no -Nn1 for
President or Vice-PresidenJ OF the
United States who is not uneq iiv-
ecally 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 Presi-
den tial electors for whom to cast
their votes, should contingencies
require. GEO. 5 NIXON,
Chairman State Committee of Sk
yer p,,rty.