Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1893-05-28
THE SILVER PLATFORM.


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 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 the restoration
of silver to the place 1t occupied
previous to the passage OF the
Mint Act of 1873, is essential to
the prosperity Of the country and
pasamount to all other politica
consid erations. The legislation
which robbed silver of its Money
functions and denied to the owner
of oliver 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 tn
money to monopolize tho coin OF
the commercial world.
Resolved, That the people Of
y svada 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 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 ana
unlimited coinage Of silver.
In view of the unsatisfactory at
titude Of President Harrison TO the
paramount issue of the remonel-
zation Of silver, this convention
will make no nominations for Pres
idential electors and the State Cen
trail Committee to be appointed ~
this Convention shall have No au-
thority to put in nomination elec-
tors.
The Convention cordially en-
dorses the vigorous efforts 81 our
/ Senators and Representatives te
secure the free and unlimited coin
age Of silver, and tho educational
work that they have done in pre-
seating the true issue between tho
money powers and the bondhold-
ers end laborers aRd 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 Is to l,
for their own benefit and for the
benefit of the people at large :
miners, farmers, labo1ors 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:
First. We demand the full re-
monetizatian Of eilver and the free
and unlimited coinage thereof, at
tie present ratio OF Is to l
Second. We are radically and
unalterably opposed to the Nation
al Republican and Democratic par
ties on the question Of the Tree
coinage of silver and we denounce
the action of their recent national
conventions as inimical to the ma
terial interests, of the people CT the
United States, and especially to
those of Nevada and all the othoI
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 ts support no -aau for
President or Vice-Presidens : the
United States who is not une ~
ocally 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 Ptesi-
Dental electors for whom to cast
their votes, should contingencies
require. GEO. s NIXON.
Chairmaa State Committee OF Sill
yer patty.
] II 2 EIANNEaY. SECRETARY.