Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1893-09-15
THE SILVER PLATFORM.

The silver wing Of the Repubn {,
can State Convention unanimous
ly adopted the following platform:
The cor veItion endorses and
adopts the platform of the Repub-
licas State Convention. held ut 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.
plete 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 oNenpiea
previous TO the passage o, the
Mint Act OF 1873, is essential to
the prosperity OF the country and
paramount 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 come 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 the coin OF
the commercial world.
Resolved, That the people oi
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 unequivocally
in favsr Of opening the MiLts OF
the United States to the free and
unlimited coinage of silver.
In view Of tho unsatisfactory at
titude of President Harrison to the
paramount issue OF the remoneti.
zation OF silver, this convention
will make no nominations for Pres
idential electors and the State Gem
tral Committee to be appointed by
this Convention shall have no au-
therity to put in nomination cleo
tors.
The Convention cordially en-
dorses the vigorous efforts Of our
Senators and Representatives to
secure the fres and unlimited coin.
age Of silver, and the educational
work that they have done in pre-
sentisg the true issue between the
money powers and the bondhold-
ers and laborers and producers OF
wealth.
And we favor the continuation
of agitation and contention for the
free and unlimited coinage OF sil-
yer at the present rattle Of 16 to /,
for their ewn benefit and for the
benefit Of the People al 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.
mon tizatian of silver and the free
and unlimited coinage thereof, at
the present ratio of Is to
Second. We are radically and
unalterably opposed tc the Nation
al Republican and Democratic par
ties en- the question OF the tree
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 other
mining states and territories, aud
we therefore repN date the nomi-
nees Of their convention.
Third. We rl3dge the nominees
OF this convention for Presidential
electors t. support no "'a7 for
President or Vice-President + the
United States who is not unelUiv-
ocally in favor of free coinage az
defined by this convention. We
reseave to the silver leagues of
Nevada, il Convention assembled,
the right of directing said Presi-
dential electors for whom to cast
their votes, should contingencies
require. GEO. S NIXON,
Charmau State Committee OF Sill
yer p,>rty.