Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1893-10-31
THE SILVER PLATFORM.

The silvee wing Ct the HepuDu
can State Convoruo unIunuuus-
Iy adopted '1t. a VIM ,larform:
The &c. 7cEtiou er,.-tzv- and
adopts the platform Of the I.eI ub-
Hcas State C3uven'ion. ue.d af Va
ciJv on the 81 OF April last. a. fol-
lows;
Resolved, That We c3ud .tuu The
Republican party Of the Eastern
states and tue aGmiui ration %
P~esideuL hai ,IsoH. ,usotat - Lhey
have FIT 70 &C oruplish tl- son-
Elete relnune lzatiou of silver. and
20 e.a, laws providing tor the
free anu unrestricted cJiIaf,- Ok
that metal.
Reso we'd. That tie festor ton
OF silver u the place II 1'cLpied
previous 10 tie passage O. the
Mint AcI of iS73. l. essential to
the lUOsperItv of the country and
paramount Ja all other political
consi~eratIUns TIE legislation
W ich rohhed silver Of its money
functions ami denied To- the owner
Of eilve, bullion the right Ia ave
the same coined int" money upon
the some terms anC conditions
which ply to the image of gold
reduC, q the money Of ultIInate re-
demptlun oE ayment, abouI one
half. and enabled the owners of
money and ohlI-stions payahle Ia
money 10 monopolIzr tn coin OF
the cOmutrI Clal ~UIlu.
Resoivet, That the I eople Oh
Nevada aTr ia iivor of The coin
age If silver upon the sane en-
, GitiOns VhIch apply t. the coIrage
of guld, and they are opposed tc
elevating any person O office who
is not known to be uueqGlvocally
in favor e cpenIDg tfe MILGs OF
the I nited States TO the free and
unlimited cniHt-e Of silver.
In We of tn unsatisfactory at
titHde of President BaIrisun TO the
paramount issue ot the remoneu-
ZatiOu OF silver, t Is convention
will make no nominations 70 Pres-
idential electors and the state Cen
tral Com nittee to toe appointed BY
this = oDven tion shall have 40 au-
thority TO put ia nomination elec-
tors
The &. nventicH cordially en-
derses the vigo' Gus Efforts II our
Senators and Representatives es
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 bCndhoid-
ers and laborers and producers Of
wealth
And we fay ia cuut1nC ation
of agitation and contention tor the
f. ee and un.nited coinage Of sii-
yer at the preseht ratio Of 1o TO 1,
for their own benefit anu Tor the
ruaetit OF the peorle ~ large
miners, far mers. labor erS and me
chanics.
The citizens Of Nevada, repre-
sentativeS Of the va Ious silver
leagues irrespective OF pas party
affiliations, in convention assembi-
ed, do set rth the following dec
laration Of principles:
Fl 1T. We demand the full re-
mon liz ttjon of silver and the free
and unlln.ued coinagr thereof, at
the pIe-cnt ratio OF l6 to
Secund. We are ra irally ana
alteTably Opposed t the Nation
"a Republican ami D. na ocratic par
tiEs. ON rhA uIaSTrau ~ The. rec
coinage of silver and we denuunee
the action of their recent narl ual
conventions ss inimical 70 the ma
terral interests Of the people ~: the
United states. aud especially to
those of Nevada ami all the other
mining st tes and ter.it rle aud
We Therefore repu iiaJr the mi
nees OF their convention.
Third. We Flsige the mlnees
OF this convention for Presidential
electors t. support no "2a1 for
President or Vlce-Pye9ident IF tie
United Stairs who is not unc .aty-
ocally iu fYvor of free coinage ae
dehued 10y this convention. We
reeeave to the silver league Of
Nevada, il Convention assembled.
the right of directing said Pscs.-
dential electors for whom to cast
their votes, should contingencies
require. GEO. S NIXON.
CharR4n State Committee OF Si!.
yer pity.
Fl. Z. ELANHERY, Secretary.