Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1893-08-31
THE SILVER PLATFORM

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! can State Convention unanimous
ly adopted the fouowing 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 o 'anpied
previous TO the passage Oh the
Mint Act OF 1873, is essential TO
the prosperity Of the country and
paramount to all other political
considerations The Legislation
which robbed silver of its moasy
functions and denied to the ownar
Of silver bullion the right to lave
the same coined into money upon
the some terms and conditions
which apply to the image of gold.
reduced the money Of ultimate re-
demption or payment, about one
half. and enabled the owners of
money and obligations payable la
money to monopolize tho coin of
the commercial world.
Resolved, That the people or
Nevada are in favor Of the ooin-
age Of silver upon the same con-
ditions which apply to the coinage
of gold, and they are opposed tc
elevating any person to office who
is not known to be unequlvocally
in favor Of opening the MiLts Of
the United States to the free and
unlimited coinage of silver.
In view Of tho unsatisfactory at
titude of President Harrison to the
paramount issue Of the remoneu.
zation Of silver, this convention
will make no nominations for Pres
idential electors and the State Gem
tral Committee to be appointed ny
this Convention shall have no a1-
therity to put in nomination elso-
tors.
The Convention cordially en-
dorses the vigorous efforts of on
Senators and Representatives -
secure the free and unlimited cola
age of silver, and the educational
work that they have done in pre-
senting the true issue between the
money powers and the bondhold-
ers and laborers and producers Of
wealth.
And we favor the continuation
Of agitation and contention for the
free and unlimited coinage of SD
yer at the prescht ratio OF Is to L,
for their own benefit and for the
bouedt Of the peorle al large
miners, farmers. laboIcrs and me-
chanics.
The citizens of Nevada, repre-
sentatives of the various silver
leagues, irrespective of past party
affiliations, in convention assembi-
ed, do set forth the following dec
laration of principles:
First. We demaad the full re-
of silver and the free
and unlimited coinage thereof, at
the present ratio OF l6 to
Second. We are radically and
opposed tc the Natien,
al Republican and Democratic par
ties on the question Of the frso
coinage of silver and We denounce
the action of their recent national
conventions as inimical to the ma
terial interests Of the people of tho
United States, and especially to
those of Nevada and all the other
states and territories, and
we therefore repudiate the nomi-
nees of their convention.
Third. We rl,dge the nominees
OF this convention for Presidential
electors te support no ~oa1 for
President or Vice-PTesident of the
United States who is not uneq uiv-
ecally in faver OF free coinage as
defined by this convention. We
to the silver leagues of
Nevada, il Convention assembled,
the right Of directing said PfcsI-
Dental electors for whom to cast
their votes, should contingencies
require. GEO. 8 NIXON.
Chairman State Committee of Sill
YER p->rty.
II. z. RLANNEHy, S orstary.