Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1893-08-11
THE SILVER PLATFORM

The silver wing of the Repubn
can State Convention unanimous
ly adopted the SLOWING platform:
The coHcoEtion 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 OF
President Harrison, insofar as they
have failed to accomplish the COM
Elete RECOMMENDATION 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'cnpied
previous to the passage o. the
Mint Act OF 1878, is essential to
the prosperity Of the country and
paramount to all other political
consid derations- The Legislation
which robbed silver Of its meney
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 In
money to monopoliZe tho coin OF
the commercial world.
Resolved, That the people Of
Nevada are in favor of the cola.
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 unequivocally
in favor Of opening the NiLts OF
the United States to the free and
unlimited coinage of silver.
In view of thu unsatisfactory at
titude of President Harrison to the
paramount issue of the remOneti-
zation of silver, this conv ention
will make no nominations foG Pres
idential electors and the state Gen.
trail Committee to be appointed by
this Conven zion shall have no au-
thority to put in nomination eles-
tors
The Convention cordially en-
dorses the vigo Gus Efforts IF our
Senators and Representatives t.
secure the free and unlimited coin
age Of silver, andAthe educational
work that they have done in pre-
senting the true is-ue between the
money powers and the bondhold-
ers and laborers and producers Of
wealth.
And we favor the continU alton
of agitation and contention for the
free and unnmited coinage of sill
yer at the present ratio of Is to /,
for their own benefit and for the
benefit of the people at large
miners, farmers. laboIor5 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-
monetizatian Of silver and the free
and unlimited coinage thereof, at
the present ratio of l6 to
Second. We are radically and
unalterably opposed tc 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 national
conventions as inimical to the ma
terial interests Of the people IF the
United States. and especially to
those of Nevada and all the othor
mining states and territories, and
we therefore repudiate the nomi-
nees OF their convention.
Third. We rledge the nominees
of this convention for Presidential
electors tt support no ~oa1 for
President or Vice-PresidenJ OF the
United States who is not unequiy-
ocally in favor Of free coinage as
defined by this convention. We
reseave to the silver leagues of
Nevada, il Convention assembled,
the right Of directing said Presi-
Dental electors for whom to cast
their votes, should contingencies
require. GEO. 8 NIXON.
Chairman State Committee of Sill
yer p,.rty.
II. p. FLANNERY, Secretary.