Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1893-02-21
THE SILVER PLATFORM.

can State Convention unanimous
| ly adopted the >nowing platform:
| The CO.. ceEtion eGaerses and
adopts the platform of the Repub-
licas State Convention. held at Va
citv on the 80 of April last. as fol-'
lows;
Resolved, That we condemn the
Republican party Of the Eastern
states and the admin -tration o.
President Harrison, insofar as they
have failed to ac omplish the COM
Ilete remone ization Of silver, and
to enaet 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 o. the
Mint Act of 1873, is essential to
the prosperity of the country and
paramount to all other political
considerations. The Legislation
W ich robbed silver of it's mo 1ey
functions and denied to the owner
Of silver bullion the right to have
the same coined into money upon
the come terms and conditions
which aiply to the image of gold.
reduced the mohey Of ultimate re-
demption or ayment, about one
half. and enabled the owners Of
money and obligations payable In
money to monopolize tLo coin OF
the commercial world.
Resolved, That the people oi
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 to
-elevating any person 10 Office who
is not known to be uneqnlvocalIy
in favor of opening the MiLIs OF
the United States to the free and
unlimited cninage of silver.
In view of tn unsati factory at
titude of President harrison to tho
paramount issue OF the remoneti-
zation Of silver, t is convention
will make no nominations 70 Pres
idential electors and the State Cen.
tral Committee to be appointed by
this CoDvenu lion shall have 10 aU.
thority to put 10 nomination elee-
tors
The Convention cordially en-
dorses the vigo GUS efforts VI our
Senators and Representatives tf,
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 bondhuId-
ers and laborers and producers OF
wealth
And we fav the continuation
Of agitation and cont@r tipn Tor the
L ee and uuumited cG:.age OF sill
yer at the preseht rat, t l6 to 1.
Tor their own benefit aii Tor the
benefit Of the peorle ~ large
farmers, labo1ors and me-
:hanics.
The citizens Of Nevada, repre-
Of the va,Ious silver
eagues irrespective Of pas party
in convention assembl-
I'd, do set { rth the following deo-
aration of principles
Fl st. We demand the fully re-
nonetiz tian of silver and the free
md unlimited coinage ttereoi, at
lie present ratio of l6 t. /.
Second. We are rail- ally and
lnal'eia ably opposed to the Nation
/ Republic and d mocratic par
les on he question Of the lee j.
oinage of silver and we denuunco
he acti n of tn ir recent nafi naa
as inimical TO the ma
er'al interests OF the people =: the
United states and especially to
hose OF Nevada and all the othT
mining st tt-s and territories, AID
Ve therefore repn iiate the MI
ees Of thei convention.
Third. We rle ge the nominees
: this convention for Presidential
iec. ors TO support no maa for
Resident nr Vne-Presiden Of the
United Statts who is not tIneqgiv-
cally in fnvor of free coinage as
Ell ed ty this convention. ne
to the silver leapnes OF
Ievada. il Convenuon rs entitled.
be right Of directing said Pcsi-
ential electors for whom 10 cast
heir votes, should enn'iiagencies
eqnire. GEO. s NIXON.
Tia tman State Committee oi Sill.
yer pafty.
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