Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1893-01-19
THE SILVER PLATFORM.

The silver wing of the Republi
can State Conventio,< unanimous
ly adopted tn~ /; loving platform:
The &C, VcEtion enu,- rsas 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 tho
Republican party cf the Eastern
states aud the administration o2
President Harrison, insofar as they
have failed 10 ac omplish the COM
llete remone ization OF silver, and
to era,t laws providing for the
free and unrestricted coinaGe Of
that metal.
Resolved, That the restor ation
of silver to the place it occupied
previous to the passage OF the
Mint Act of 1873, is essential to
the prosperity Of tie country and
paramount to all other political |
consiG Gerations. The legislation
W 4ich 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 some terms and conditions
which a ply to the c, image of gold,
reduced the money Of ultimate re-
demption or ayment, about one
half. and enabled the owners of
money and obligations payable In
money TO monopoiiZe LLe coin OF
the CONNER cial 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 10 office who
is not known to be unequlvocally
in f. Yer cf orenlng the MiLts OF
the United States TO the free and
unlimited c image of silver.
In vie" of tn unsati factory at
titude Of President Harrison to the
paramount issue of the remoneti-
zation Of silver, is cOnv ention
will make no nominations 70 Pres.
idential electors and the State Gem
trail Committee to be appointed by
this Copven Iion shall have no au-
thority to put in nomination cleo
tors
The Convention cordially en-
dorses the vigo Gus efforts IF our
Senators and Representatives tn
secure the free and unlimited coina
age of silver, and the educational
work that they have done in pre-
senting the true is ue between the
money powers and the bondhold-
ers and Iaborers and producers Of
wealth
And we fav the continuation
Of agitation and contention for the
fee and u mited coinage of sill
yer at the present ratio of Is to /,
for their own benefit anil for the
benefit Of the peorle at large
miners, fai mers, labo1efs and me-
cha aics.
The citizens of Nevala, repre-
sentatives Of the varl0us silver
leagues irrespective of past party
Affiliations, in convention ASSEMBLE
ed, do set { rth The following dec
laration of principles:
Fl st. We demand the full re-
monetizatian of silver aud the free
and unlimited coinage thereof, at
tie present ratio Of l6 t. l.
Second. We are ra'iie.ally and
unalterably opp, sed to the Nation
a Republic and D. mocratic par
ties on the question OF the rec
coinage Of silver and we denonnce
the acti N of th-ir recent nati,nal
conventions as inimical TO the ma
teral interests of the people =: the
United states and especially to
those Of Nevada and all the other
mining st trs and territories, aid
we therefore repn1iate the npmi-
nees Of their convention.
Third. We rleige the nominees
OF this convention for Presidential
electors to support no man for
| President or Vlce-Presiden Of the
United States who is not uneqaiV
ocally in fnvor of free coinage as
def ed by this convention. We
reseave to the silver leagues Of
Nevada. il Convention As, emhled,
the right of directing said Ptcsi-
Dental electors for nom TO cast
their votes, should contingencies
require. GEO. S NIXON.
Chairman State Committee OF Sill
yer patty.
II. r FLANNERY, Secretary.