Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1893-12-03
THE SILVER PLATFORM.

The silver wing of the Repubi
can State Convention unamwoUs-
" adopted the I,wlng II-Jiorm:
The convention enIcrsos and
adopts the platform of the Eepub-
licas State Convention. held at Va
citv On the 80 OF April last. ~ toll
lows;
Resolved, That we ccndema the
Republican party IF the E@.tern
states and the administrati"n OK
President Harrison, lnsotar a., hey
have failed to ac omplish the COM
rlete RECOMMENDATION OF silver, and
10 eoa,t laws providing fOr the
free and unrestricted Coinage OF
that metal.
Resolved. That the ;estlr ton
Of silver 10 the place II o'cnpted
previous u the passage "a the
Mint ACT OF 1878, is essential to
the prosperity OF the country and
paramount 70 all other political
considerations The Legislation
witch robbed silver of its money
functions and denied to the owner
Of silver bullion the right To ave
the same coined into money upon
the some terms and conditions
which ply to the C. image OF gold.
reduced the money Of ultlmste re-
demptIon or layment, about me-
half, and enabled the owners of
money and obligations payable Ia
money TO monopOlize tn coin q
the commercial world.
Resolved, That the people Oh
Nevada are in favor Of the coin
age Of silver upon the same con-
ditiun5 which apply TO the Coinage
OF gold, and they are opposed to
elevating any person 10 office who
is not known to be unequIvucaliy
in favor # opening the MiLgs OF
the United States TO the tree and
unlimited Coinage Of silver.
In vien of tn unsatisfactory at
titude of President Harrison to the
paramount issue OF the remonetl-
Zation Of silver, tits convention
will make no nominations 70, Pres
idential electors and the State CEN
tral Committee to be appointed by
this Convention shall have DO au-
thority TO put in nomination elec-
tors
The Convention cordially en-
dorses the vigo, Gus efforts 0f our
Senators and Representatives tsS
secure the free and unlimited coin-
age OF silver, and the educational
work that they have done in pre-
sentipg the true issue between the
money powers and the bondhoid-
ers and laborers and producers OF
wealth
And we fav"r the continuation
of agitation and contention for the
fl ee and uuumited coinage of sill
yer at the present ratio of Is to J.,
for their own benefit and for the
oenedt of the people at large
farmers. laboIors and me
chanics.
The citizens Of Nevada, repre-
Of the various silver
leagues irrespective of past party
in convention ASSEMBLE
Ell, do set rth the following dec
nation OF principles:
F IT. We demand the full re-
mon 'izati9n of silver and the free
and unlimiUed coinage thereof, at
& e present ratio of is to
Second. We are radically and
opposed tC the Nation
Ii Republican and Democrat tic par
ties On the question OF the rec
of silver and we denuunce
the action of th-ir recent na aal
AS tnimioal TO The ma
ter al interests OF the people II the
United states. and especially to
hose Oh Nevada and all the Othor
mining st tas and territories, and
sc th-Te.,ra repu liate the mi.
l,.. o. tacl convention.
Thru. We F19.go The nominees
. this convention for Presidential
e,ec,ora t, support no -0a1 for
President or V're-Presi3eh + he
DmteI Statss who is not uuu44iv-
,cail} in frvur OF free coinage as
iei Ell hy this convention. We
-e-eave TO the silver leaE dos of
\ Sevada. il Convention uhled,
he right of directing said j esi-
lential electors for whom 10 cast
their votes, should coutingencies
require. GEO. S NIXON,
Chairman State Committee ot SD
yer ps.rty.