Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1893-09-03
THE SILVER PLATFORM.


can State Conven ioE unanimous
ly adopted the 1AJwing 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 os
President Harrison, insofar as they
have failed to &C .omplish the COM
Ilete 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 1t occupied
previous to the passage Oh the
Mint Act or 1878, is essential to
the prosperity of the country and
paramount to all other political
consid erations. 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 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 Ia
money to 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 to
elevating any person TO office who
is not known to be unequivocalIy
in faver 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 to ths
paramount issue OF the remoneti-
zation of silver, this convention
will make no nominations for Pres
idential electors and the State Cen
trail Committee to be appointed By
this Convention shall have no au-
therity to put in nomination cleo
tors.
The Convention cordially en-
dorses tho vigorous efforts II eur
Senators and Representatives es
secure the free and unlimited coin
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 end laborers aud producers Of
wealth
And we favor the contincaAoR
Of agitation and contention for the
free and unlimited coinage Of Sd
yer at the preseht ratio OF 10 to l,
for their swn benefit and for The
benefit of the peorle at large
miners, farmers. LAHORE crs and me-
chanics.
The citizens Of Nevada, repre-
sentatives Of the various silver
leagues, irrespective OF past party
affiliations, ia convention assenbl-
ed, do set forth the following dec
laration Of principles:
First. We demand the full re-
monstizatis OF silver and the free
and unlimited coinage thereof, at
the present ratio of Is to
Second. We are radically and
unalterably opposed &c the Nation
al Republican and Democratic par
ties on the question OF the free
coinage of silver and We denounce
the action OF their recent natlonal
conventions as inimical to the ma
terial interests Of the people cf tho
United states, and especially to
those of Nevada and all the other
mining states and territories, and
we therefore repuiiate the nomi-
nees of their convention.
Third. We pledge the nominees
of this convention for Presidential
electors t. support no ""a7 for
President or Vice-Presidenl of the
United States who is not uueGEiv-
ocally in favor of free coinage as
defined by this convention, We
reseave to the silver leag de5 OF
Nevada, il Convention assernbled,
the right OF directing said Prcsi-
Dental electors for whom to cast
their votes, should contingencies
req uire. GEO. s NIXON.
Chairman State Committee OF Sill
yer ptarty.
II. p. FLANNERy, Secretary.