Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1893-02-12
THE SILVER PLATFORM.


| ly adopted fn~ i! wing platform:
| The &C. ccLiion en,.vrocs and
adopts the platform of the Repub-
licas State Convention. held at Va
citv on the 80 of April lasr, as fol-
lows:
Resolved, That we condemn the
Republican party of The Eastern
states and the admin tration o.
President Han rison. insofar as they
have failed TO ac umplish the COM
! I lete rem0De iZatlon Of silver, and
to ena.-t laws providing Tor the
free and unrestricted coinaga OF
I, that metal.
Reso we'd, That tke lestor .tion
of silver to the place 1t occupied
previous to the passage On the
Mint Act of 1873, is es.entiaiSto
the prosperity Of the country and
paramount to all other politica
consi' erations The Legislation
W ich rot,bed silver of its. mo 1ey
functions and denied to the owner
Of ei,ver bullion the right to have
the same coined into money upon
the some terms and conditions
which a. ply 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 Uayanle IL
money TO monopo ize th.o coin Of
the commei cial world.
Resolved, That the people d
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 oppressed tc
elevating any person o office who
is not known to be uneqnIvocally
in favor f opening the AiiLis OF
the United States to the Tree and
unlmited C innge of silver
In view Of tn un>ati factory at
titude Of President BaIlison to the
paramount issue OF the remqDeti-
zation OF silver, is c4Lvtntion
will make no nominations 10 Pres.
idential c. e.ecturs and the stale Cen.
tral Committee to be ap: ointed by
this { opvehtion shall have 10 au.
tho'ity to put ia nomination cleo
tors
The Convention cordially en-
dorses the vigo Gus effults VI our
Senators and Representatives t7
secure the free and Unlimited coin.
age Of silver, and the educational
work that they have done in pre-
senting the true is ne between the
money powers and the bon'thuld-
ers and laborers aud producers OF
wealth
And we fav the continuation
Of aeitati N and cnn'es tin lol the
fee and u nited ce-a &c OF sil-
yer at the preseht faL. t l6 TO l,
for their own benefit a,~ fnr the
benefit Of the peot.le ii la ge =
miners, fatmrrs, lahole'8 and me-
chanics
The citizens Of Nevada, repre-
SentatlveS ot tile vdtluuo silver
leagues Irrespective If pas party
in convention asoetnbl-
ed, do set rth he Following deo-
laration Of nrinciple>
Fl ST. We demand the full re-
moneti iza tian OF silver and The free
and Unlimited cuinag- t ereoi, at
tie present ratio nt is til.
Second. We are rail- ally and
una' erably opp, sed to the Nation
a Repnhllcnn and D, m"cratic par
ties on he quest on Of the rec
coinage of silver and We hrnuunce
the actinn Of til ir recent nali ua
as inimical TO he ma
ter'al interests of the people =: the
United states and especially to
those Of Nevada and all the othoT/
mining st tps and teriitorie aud
we therefore repnsiiate the q MI
Dees Of thei' convention
Third. We rle ge the nominees
oi this convention for Pl esiitntial
? eciors TO sn port no ina1 for
President or Vtre-Presiden Of the
United Status who is not unequ uiv
Dcally in fsvor of free coinage as
1eti ed by this convention. We
reseave to the silver league, OF
Nevada. il Convention ~ entitled.
he right of directing said Prcsi
iential electors for v hon 10 cast
heir votes, should contingencies
'equire. GEO. S NIXON.
Cha rnan State Committee ot Sill
yer patty.
Fl. P. FLANNERY, Secretary.