Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1893-01-29
THE SILVER PLATFORM.

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can State Convention. unanimous
ly adopted tne AZ wing platforms:
The &C. ecEtion eh,:ur5os and
adopts the platform Of the Repub-
licas State Convention, held ut Va
citv on the 80 of April last, as fol-
lows;
Resolved, That we condemn the
Republican party of the Eastern
states and the fimini .tration o.
President Harrison, insofar as they
have faiied to ae omplish the COM
rlete remone ization Of silver, and
to enaet laws providing for the
free and unrestricted coinage OF
, that metal.
Resolved, That tie res toration
of silver to the place 1t occupied
previous to the passage Oh 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 its mo 1ey
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 C image of gold.
reduced the money Of ultimate re-
demption or ayment, about one
half. and enabled the owners of
money and obligations payable In
money to monopolize tho coin OF
! the commercial world.
Resolved, That the people o.
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 unequlvocalIy
| in favcr of penIng the MiLts Of
! the United States to the free and
uni United Coinage of silver.
In view of tn unsati factory at
titude of President Harrison to the
paramount issue of the remoneti-
zation Of silver, t is convention
will make no nominations foi Pres
idential electors and the State Gem
trail Committee to be appointed by
this Conven Iion shall have no au.
thority to put ia nomination cleo
tors
The Convention cordially en-
dorses the vigo Gus efforts If our
Senators and Representatives to
secure the free and unlimited COIN
age Of silver, and the educational
work that they have done in pre-.
sentiDg the trne is- ue between the
money powers and the bondhold-
ers and laborers and producers OF
wealth
And we fav the continuation
of agitation and contention for the
f. ee and u mited coinage OF sill
yer at the present ratio OF 16 to 1,
for their own benefit and TOR the
benefit Of the peorle at large
miners, farmers, ltbo1ers and me-
chanics.
The citizens Of Nevada, repre-
sentatives Of the various silver
leagues irrespective Of past party
affiliations, in convention assenbl-
ed, do set rth the following dec
laration Of principles:
Fist. We demand the full re-
monetizatian OF silver and the free
and Unlimited coinage thereof, at
tile present ratio of l6 to l.
Second. We are radically and
unaIierably opposed to the Nation
a Repntllctn and Democratic par
ties on The question OF the 'ree
coinage of silver and we denounce
the acti n OF th-ir recent national
conventions as inimical 10 the ma
terial interests of the people cs the
United states, and especially to
those of Nevada and all the othoF
mining st trs and territories, aid
we therefore repnliate the nomi-
nees of Their convention.
Third. We rleige the nominees
OF this convention for Presidential
electors to support no lna1 for
President or Vlce-Presiden of the
United Stairs who is not unequiy-
ocAlly in fIvor of free coinage as
def ed by this convention. We
reseave to the silver leagues OF
Nevada. il. Convention as embed,
the right of directing said Prcsi
Dental electors for whom to cast
their votes, should contingencies
require. GEO. S NIXON.
Chairman State Committee OF Sill
yer patty.
Fl. p. FLANEERY, Secretary.