Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1893-07-15
THE SILVER PLATFORM.

The silver wing of the Repubi
| 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 os
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 occupied
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 it's Nancy
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 COIN
age Of silver upon the same COR
ditions which apply to the coinage
Of gold, and they are opposed to
elevating any person to office whs
is not known to be unequivocalIy
in favor Of opening the MiLts OF
the United States TO the free and
unlimited coinage Of silver.
n view of the unsatisfactory at.
titgde 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 Cen
trail Committee to be appointed BY
this Convention shall have no au-
| thority to put in nomination elec-
| tors.
| The Convention cordially en-
dorses the vigorous efforts Of eur
Senators and Representatives ts
secure the free and unlimited coin
age of silver, and the educational
work that they have done in pre-
sehting 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 tho
free and unlimited coinage Of sl-
yer at the preseLt ratio Of 16 to 1,
for their own benefit and for the
benefit Of the people at large
miners, farmers, labor ers and nae
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 frea
and unlimited coinage thereof, at
the present ratio Of 16 to L
Second. We are radically and
unalterabl, r.posed to the Nation
al Republic and Democratic par
ties On tbs question OF the free
coinage Of silver and We denounoo
the action of their recent national
conventions as inimical to the ma
teriaI interests of the people Of the
United States, and especially to
those Of Nevada and all the othcr
mining states and territories, and
we therefore repudiate the nomt-
nees of their convention.
Third. We pledge the nominees
of this convention for Presidential
electors ts support no ian for
President or Vice-PresidenC OF the
United States who is not unequiv-
ocally in favor of free coinage as
defined by this convention. We
reseave to the silver leagaes Of
Nevada, iE Convention assembled,
the right of directing said Presi-
Dental electors for whom TO cas-
their votes, should contingencies
require. GEO. S NIXON.
Chairman State Committee of Sil
yer perty.
HI. z. FLASNERY, Secretary.