Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1893-08-26
THE SILVER PLATFORM.

| Inc silver wing or the RepuDu
can State Convention unanimous
ly adopted the Glowing platform:
The convection endorses and
adopts the platform Of the Repub-
licas State Convention. held ut 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 OF
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 OK
that metal.
Resolved, That the restoration
of silver to the place It . o'chpied
previous TO the passage ol the
Mint Act OF 1873, is essential to
the prosperity OF the country and
paramount to all other political
consid erattons- The legislation
which robbed silver Of it's money
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 "a ply to the Coinage of gold.
reduced the money Of ultima te re-
demption or rayment, about one
half. and enabled the owners OF
money and obligations payable in
money 70 mOnopolize tho coin Of
the commercial world.
Resolved, That the people Of
Nevada 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 te
eleVating any person 10 flee who
is not known to be unequivocally
in favor Of opening the MiLts OF
the United States to the free and
unlimited coinage Of silver.
In vIew Of tn unsatisfactory at
titude Of President Harrison t. the
paTamouut issue OF the remoneti-
,ion Of silver, t is convention
1.}-c 10 cmiEatious 10 Pes
, it...ie.cctula and the state en-
= >, s-.Li...@ TO hc appointed by
a. oIN,ltiuu shall have uo au-
tbn.ity to ,uJ IN Lominaricn cleo
tors
The Convention cordially en-
dorses the yigo Gus Efforts II our
Senator'S and Repr. sentative to
secure the free and unlimited coin
age of silver, and the educational
work that they have done in pre-
sentiDg the true is ue between the
money powers and the bondhold-
ers aud labOIers and producers Of
wealth
And we favor the continuation
of agitation and conteLtion for the
free and uui mited coinage of sill
yer at the present ratio of 16 to /,
for their own benefit and for the
beCsht Of the people at large
farmers. laboIor8 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 demand the full re.
mons iizatisn OF silver and the free
and unlimiCed coinage thereof, at
the present ratio OF l6 to
Second. We are radically and
opposed to the Natien-
n Republican and Democrat tie par
ties on the question OF the REQ
coinage Of silver and we denounce
the action Of their recent national
as inimical to the ma
terial interests of the people =: the
United States, and especially to
those OF Nevada and all the othor
mining st, ,tes and territorie-, and
We therefore repliiate the Rgmi-
nees OF their convention.
Third. We rledge the nominees
of this convention for Presidential
electors t, support no ~'a1 for
President or Vice-presidelL cf the
United States who is not une4uiv-
ocally in favor of free coinage as
defined by this convention. We
reseave to the silver leae des of
\ Sevada, il Convention as entitled,
he right of directing said Ptesi-
len tial electors for whom to cast
their votes, should contingencies
require. GEO. S NIXON.
Chsirman State Committee OF Sill
Yer p.-rty.
Il. =. FLANNEBy, Secretary.