Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1893-09-22
THE SILVER PLATFORM

The silver wing Of the Republi
can State Conventio. unanimous
ly adopted the lowing rlattorm:
The coz VoEtion en3oracs and
adopts the platform of the Repub-
licas State Convention. held at Va
city on the 50 of April last. as fol-
lows;
Resolved, That we condemn the
Republican party Of the Eastern
states and the administration ot
President Harrison, insofar as they
have failed to accomplish the COM
rIete RECOMMENDATION 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 1t o'chpied
previous 10 the passage o. the
Mint Act or 1878, is essential to
the prosperity Of the country and
paramount to all other political
considerations. The legislation
which robbed silver of it's 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 ultima te 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 ot
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 to 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 view of tn" unsatisfactory at
titude of President Harrison to the
paramount issue of the remonett-
zation of silver, this convention
will make no nominations for Pres
identi 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 0f our
Senators and Representatives ta
secure the free and unlimited coin.
age of silver, and the educational
work that they have done in pre-
senting 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 sill
! yer at the preseht ratio Of 16 to 1,
| for their own benefit and for the
;acnefit Of the people at 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 tizatisn Of silver and the frea
and unlimited coinage thereof, at
the present ratio of 16 to l
! Second. We are radically and
unalterably opposed to the Nation
a Republican and Democratic par
ties on the question OF the freo
coinage of silver and we denounce
| the action of their recent national
conventions as inimical to the ma
terial interests of the people II the
United states. and especially to
those OF Nevada and all the other
mining st4tes and territories, and
we therefore repudiate the nom1-
nees of their convention.
Third. We pledge the nominees
OF this convention for Presidential
electors tt support no -1a1 Tor
President or Vice-Presidcnb e tie
| United States who is not uneg',iy-
ocally in favor OF free coinage as
defined by this convention. We
reseave to the silver leagues Of
Nevada, IL Convention assembled. .
the right of directing said Presi-
dental electors for whom 10 cast
their votes, should contingencies
require. GEO. 5 NIXON.
Chairman State Committee Of Sh
Yer p,.'ty.
II. p. FLANNgay, Secretary.