Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1893-05-16
THE SILVER PLATFORM.

The silver wing of the Republl
can State Convention unanimous
ly adopted the following platform:
The convention 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
Ilete reconciliation of silver, and
to enact laws providing for the
free and unrestricted coinage Of
that metal.
Resolved, That the restoration
OF silver to the place 1t o'cnpied
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
which robbed silver Of it's money
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 ofgold,
reduced the money Of ultimate re-
demption or payment, about one
half, and enabled the owners of
money and obligations payable Ia
money to monopolize tho coin Of
the commercial world.
Resolved, That the people Of
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 unequivocalIy
in favor Of opening the MiEts Of
the United States to the free and
unlimited coinage Of silver.
In view Of the 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 Gen.
trail Committee to be appointed by
this Convention shall have no au-
thority to put in nomination cleo
tors.
The Convention cordially en-.
dorses the vigorous efforts Of our
Senators and Representatives to
secure the free and unlimited COIN
age Of silver, and the educational
work that they have done in pre-
5enting the true issue between the
money powers and the bondhold-
srs and laborers and producers Of
wealth.
And we favor the continuation
# agitation and contention for the
rec and unlimited coinage of sill
7er at the present ratio of Is to /,
or their own benefit and for the
,enef1t Of the people at large
miners, farmers, laboIers and me-
hanics.
The citizens OF Nevada, repre-
entatives Of the various silver
aagues, irrespective of past party
in convention assembl-
d, do set forth the following dec
aration Of principles:
First. We demand the full re-
1onetizatian Of silver and the free
nd unlimited coinage thereof, at
be present ratio of 16 to l.
Second. We are radically and
nalterably opposed to the Nation.
Republican and Democratic par
les on the question of the free
oinage Of silver and We denounce
1e action Of their recent national
inventions as inimical to the ma
rial interests Of the people Of the
,n1ted States, and especially to
1859 Of Nevada and all the othor
lining states and territories, and
e therefore repudiate the nomi-
ees Of their convention.
Third. We pledge the nominees
this convention for Presidential
ectors to support no nan for
'esident or Vice-President of the
nited States who is not uneqluy-
ally in favor of free coinage as
fined by this convention. We
seave to the silver leagues Of
evada, in Convention assembled,
e right Of directing said Presi-
initial electors for whom to cast
cir votes, should contingencies
quire. GEO. s NIXON,
lairman State Committee of Sill
yer party.
II. 2. FLANNERY, Secretary