Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1893-11-26
THE SILVER PLATFORM

The silver wing Of the Republi
can State Conventio.. unanimous
ly adopted tne lowing Platiorm:
The CO.. CCLtiou eu,llrses and
adopts the platform Of the Repub-
licas State Convention. held AT Va
city on the 80 of April last. as foi-
lows:
Resolved, That we condemr The
Republican party II the Eastern
states and the administration ot
President Harrison, insofar as they
have failed to &c Omplish the COM
Elete reconciliation OF silver, and
to enact laws providing for the
free and unrestricted Coinage OK
that metal.
Resolved, That the restoration
of silver to the place II o'cLpied
previous 10 the passage ul the
Mint Act OF 1878, is essential to
the prosperity Of the country and
paramount to all other political
considerations The Legislation
witch robbed silver Of its mSaey
functions and denied to the Dwner
Of silver bullion the right 10 lave
the same coined into money upon
the some terms and conditions
which apply to the C. image of gold
reduced the money Of ultlm te re.
demption or ! ayment, abour one
half. and enabled the owncIs of
money and obligatiors paya ic ia
money TO monopoiize TIL coin OF
the commercial orld
Resolved, That the People Of
Nevada are iB favor of the cuin-
age Of silver upon the same con-
ditions which apply TO the coinage
Of gold, and they are oprosea to
elevating any person 20 office who
is not known to be unequIvccaIly
in favor Cf opening the AIr.- OF
the United States to the free md
unlimited coinage of silver.
In view of tn unsatisfactory at
titude of President Harrison to the
paramount issue OF the remOneti-
zation OF silver, t. is convention
will make no nominations 70 Pres
idential electors and the State t.n-
trail Committee to be appointed by
this convention shall have no au-
thority to put in nomination elac-
tors
The Convention cordially en-.
dorses the vigo' Gus efforts If our
Senators and Representatives tss
secure the free and unlimited COIN
age Of silver, and the educational
work that they have done ia pre-
senting the true issue between the
money powers and the bCndhold-
ers and laborers aud producers Of
wealth
And we faV, tn cOntln 4tion
Of agitation and contention TOR the
free and uunmited coinage of sill
yer at the preseLt ratio of 16 TO 1,
for their own benefit aud TOR the
psEeft Of the peoIle al large
miners, farmers. laboIers and me
chanics.
The citizens OF Nevada, repre-
sentatives Of the various silver
leagues irrespective of pas, party
affiliations, in convention assembl-
ed, do set ( rth the following dec
laration Of principles:
Fl st. We demand the full re-
mon tizati9n of silver and the free
and unlimited coinage thereof, at
the present ratio OF l6 To
Second. We are radically and
unalrerably opposed tC the Nation
Il Republican and Democratic par
ties on the question of the REQ
coinage OF silver and we denounce
the action of th-ir recent nat ual
conventions as inimiaal 10 the uIa-
teral Interests of the people ". The
United states dud especially to
those OF Nevada and al! the othcr
mining st tes ami ter lt'rlv aud
we therefore repu iiat" tGe mi
nees of theif convention
Third. We FI2.ge the n.mlrees
O. this convep.ton InI PiesIlrutial
electors t, su"porI no ~7a1 for
President or Wee rr-~iaeu 80 tLe
Unitei STATES who is nos uuc...ly-
ocally il favor ot free coiualr as
def ed uy this conventIui. We
reseave to the silver leaeu ue9 OF
Nevada, i Convention assembled,
the right of directing id Posi-
Dental electors lor whom 10 cast
their votes, should contingencies
require. GEO. S NIXON,
Cha rman State Committee OF ST.
yer p.,ty.