Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1893-10-20
THE SILVER PLATFORM.

The silver wing Of the Repubi
can State CCnYentios unanimous
ly adopted the 1nowing ~ 1t orm:
The cC-VChuou -n,.vTsc5 and
adopts the platform of the Rcpub-
licas State Convention, held a. Va
citv on the so OF Aplil la5t, as fol-
lows;
Resolved, That we c1nd-Lau the
Republican p8rty of he Ea-tern
states ana the udInIuistration OF
President HARRISON, insoiar as hey
have fail Il % i.o Umpllsh the COM
Elete remone. izat tion OF silver, and
10 era,.t laws providing tor the
free and uures tiicted coina,,a OF
that metal.
Reso, we'd, That the Iestora ton
OF silver - the place II oNr'-pied
pTevOuJJ To the passage o, the
Mint AUuaor 1873, is essential to
the prosperity OF the county and
paramount To all other political
considerations The Legislation
W ich robbed silver of its money
functions and denied TO the owner
of silver bullion the right to ave
the same coined into money upon
the come terms and conditions
which d ply to the t image OF gold.
reduced the money Of ultimate re-
demption or ayment, about One-
half. and enabled the owners of
money and obligations payanle In
money TO mOnopotize thu coin OF
the CONNER cIaI World.
Resolved, That the people OF
Nevada are in favor of the coin-
age Of silveE alon the same con-
ditions " hl-i' apily to the coinage
of gold, and they are oprused to
elevatin0 any person 10 Office who
is not known to be unequIvucally
ia favor If opening the Mil of
the United States TO the free and
unlimited coinage OF silver.
In vieN of tn unsatisfactory at
titude of President Harrison To the
paramount issue OF the remuneti-
Ia alton of silver, E. is convention
will make no nominations 70 Pres
idential electors and the State Gem
tral Committee to be appointed by
this { owen lion shall have-no au-
thority to put Ia nomination elec-
tors
The Convention cordially en-
dOrses the vigo Gus efforts IT our
Senators ana Representatives t3
secure the free and unlimited coin.
age of silver, and the educational
WORK that they have done in pre-
sentiDg the true issue between the
money powers ana the bOndhold-
ers and laborers and producers OF
wealth
And we favnr tn contInC alton
Of agitation and contention for the
fl ee and uu.,mited coinage of sill
yer at the pre5eLt ratio Of 16 TO 1,
for their own benefit and for the
benefit of the peorle al la ge
miners, farmers. laboIcrS and me
chanics.
The citizens of Nevada, repre-
sentatives OF the various silver
leagues irrespective OF past party
affiliations, in convention asse mbi-
ed, 10 set rth the following dec
laration of principles:
Fl st. We demand the full re-
mon tizati9n of silver and the free
and unlimiCed coinage thereof. at
the present ratio OF l6 TO
Second. We are radically and
unalterably opposed to the Nation
n Republican and d. mooratic par
ties on the question Of the REQ
coinage OF silver and we denounoe
the action OF their recent national
conventions as inimical to the ma
terIal interests OF the people f the
United states and especially to
those of NevacI and all the othor
mining 81 tcS end territorie-, and
we therefore repui iiate the npmi-
nees of thei convention.
Third. We Flejge the nominees
o. this convention for Presidential
electors t, support no 'Nal for
President or Vice-Presiden II the
United STAIRS who is not ul"quiy-
ocally in favor of free coinage as
def ed hy this convention, We
reseave to the silver leat des Of
Nevada, il Convention assembled,
the right Of directing said PTe5i-
dental electors for whom to cast
their votes, should contingencies
require. GEO. S NIXON.
Chairman State Committee Of Sill.
yer p.srty.
IA. y. FLANNERy. Secretary.