Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1893-07-23
THE SILVER PLATFORM.

The silver wing of the RepubH
can State Convention unanimous
ly adopted the following PLATFORM:
The convention endorses and
adopts the platform Of the Repub-
licas State Convention, held at Va
city on the so 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 accomplish the COM
rlete remone tization 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'cnpied
previous to the passage o. the
Mint Act Of 1873, is essential to
the prosperity of the country and
paaanount to all other political
considerations. The legislation
which robbed silver Of its 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 tn
money to monepolize tho coin OF
the commercial world.
Resolved, That the people OF
Nevada are in favor Of the coin
age of silver upon the same oon-
ditions which apply to the coinage
Of gold, and they are opposed tc
elevating any person to office whe
is not known to be unequivocally
in favor of opening the MiIts OF
the United States to the free and
unlimited coinage Of silver.
In view of the unsatisfactory at
titude of President Harrison to the
paramount issue of the remoneti-
zation Of silver, this convention
will make no nominations for Pres
identia electors and the State Gen.
trail Committee to be appointed BY
this Convention shall have no au-
therity to put in nomination elec-
tors.
The Convention cordially en-
dorses the vigorous efforts Of our
Senators and Representatives tn
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 and laborers aud producers OF
wealth.
And we favor the continuation
Of agitation and contention for tho
free and unlimited coinage Of sa-
yer at the present ratio Of 16 to /,
for their own benefit and for the
benefit Of the people at 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 assembl-
ed, do set forth the following dec
laration of principles:
First. We demand the full re-
monstizatian Of silver and the frea
and unlimited coinage thereof, at
the present ratio of 16 to l.
Second. We are radically and
unalterably opposed to the Nation
al Republican and Democratic par
ties on the question OF the FREQ
coinage of silver and we denounce
the action Of their recent national
conventions as inimical to the ma
terial interests Of the people OF the
United States, and especially to
those Of Nevada and all the othor
mining states and territories, and
we therefore repu3iate the nomi-
nees of their convention.
Third. We Pledge the nominees
of this convention for Presidential
electors tc support no ~aa1 for
President or Vice-PresidenI OF the
United States who is not uneq 'dv-
ocally in favor of free coinage as
defined by this convention. We
reseave to the silver leagues Of
Nevada, liz Convention assembled, g,
the right of directing said Pres,-
Dental electors for whom to cas-
their votes, should contingencies
require. GEO. S NIXON.
Chairman State Committee OF Sill
yer pa:ty.
II. =. FLANNERY, Secretary.