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

The silver wing Of the Republl
can State Conventioa unanimous
: ly adopted the +cit3vinc pi-tiorm:
The &C. gcEtion endorses and
adopts the platform Of the Repub-
licas State Convention. held at Va
citv on the 30 of April last, as foi-
lows;
Resolved, That we condemn the
. Pogublican party Of the Eastern
states and the naturalization OK
, President Harrison, insofar as they
have failed to accomplish the COM
rIete remonetization OF silver, and
to enact laws providing for the
free and unrestricted Coinage OK
that metal.
Resolved. That the restoration
Of silver 70 the place 1t ?'cLpied
previous TO the passage "a the
Mint Act OF 1878, is essential to
the prosperity of the country and
paramount to all other political
considerations. The Legislation
which robbed silver Of ito 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 OF gold.
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 o.
Nevada are in favor OF the coin
age of silver upon the same con-
dition5 which apply to the coinage
OF gold, and they are opposed tc
elevating any person 10 Office who
is not known to be unequivocally
in favor Of opening the MiLts OF
the United States to the free and
unlimited coinage of silver.
In viea OF tn" unsatisfactory at
titude Of President Harrison to the
paramount issue Of the remoneu-
zation Of silver, Il is convention
will make no nominations foi Pres
idential electors and the State Cen
tral Committee to be appointed by
this Convention shall have 40 au-
thority to put in nomination elec-
tors
The Convention cordially en-
dorses the vigorous efforts IF our
Senators and Representatives T.,
secure the free and unlimited COIN
age of silver, and the educational
| ho h
senting the true issue between the
money powers and the bCndhold-
ers and laborers and producers OF
wealth
And we favor tn continuation
of agitation and contention for the
free and uunmited coinage OF sQ.
yer at the preseht ratio Of 16 to /,
for their own benefit and for the
ua2eit of the people al large
miners, farmers. laboIers 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:
Fl st. We demand the full re-
mon tizatiaa of silver and the free
and unlimited coinage thereof, at
the present ratio of Is to l
Second. We are radically and
unalterably opposed tC the Nation
u, Republican and Democratic par
ties on the question of the rec
coinage of silver and we denounce
the action of their recent national
conventions as inimieal 10 the MA
terial interest of the people ~: the
United States, and especially to
those of Nevada and all the Other
mining st etes and territories, aud
we therefore repu liate the n"mi-
nees of their convention.
Third We pledge the nominees
OF this convention for Presiteu tial
electors t. support no "aa1 for
President or Vice-Pre=ideut a. lie
United States who is not uues 4iv-
ocally in favor of free coinage as
deti1ed by this convention. We
reseave to the silver leae des OF
Nevada, il. Convention assembled,
the right of directing said Plc5,-
Dental electors for whom to cast
their votes, should contingencies
require. GEO. S NIXON.
Chairman State Committee OF 5E
yer PITY.
Fl. =. FLANBEEY, Secretary.