Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1893-11-30
THE SILVER PLATFORM.

The silver wing of the Rcpubu
can State Conventio,. unanimous
ly adopted tne u wing pl*,.orm:
The &C. rcLuon eu.,.rsss and
adopts the platform Of the Gepub-
licas State Convention, halG al Va
city on the 80 OF April lasf, as fol-
lows;
Resolved, That we condani' the
Republican PARTY Of the Eastern
states and he admiIi-,raf, Il os
President Harrison, lnso.a 7- hey
have failed TO &c omplish tn COM
Elete remoDe Ization OF silver, and
10 era..L laws providinL tur the
free and unrestricted coina.F- OK
that metal.
Resolved. That the testnr ton
OF silETe -he place II 'a-pied
pre- Goveihe passage e. the
Mdcknyt q. DIES 3, is s-entiai to
the PROSPERITY OF the county and
paramount TO all other r"ltical
considerations The Legislation
w ich robbed silver of ite money
functions and denied TO the "wner
Of silver bullion the right To ave
the same coined into money npon
the some terms and conditions
which d ply to the C image ot gold.
reduced the money Of ultimate re-
demptlon or rayment, about one
half, and enabled the owners of
money and obligations payable Ia
money to mOnopolize tn coin or
the commercial World.
Resolved, That the people Of
Nevada ale in favor Of the COIN
age Of silver upon the same con-
ditions 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 T opening the Minis Of
the United States to the free and
unlimited coinage of silver.
In vIe~ of tn unsatiefactoiy at
titude of President Harrison to the
paramount issue of the remoneti-
zatiou of silver, tt is convention
will make no nominations fol Pres
| idential electors and the state Gem
tral Committee to be appointed by
this convention shall have no au-
thority to put in nomination elec-
| tors
The Convention cordially en-
dorses the vigo' Gus efforts II our
Senators and Representatives ts
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 hCndhoid.
ers and laborers and producers OF
wealth
And we fav.r th- cont1nU alton
| Of agitation and contention for the
free and uunmited coinage OF su-
yer at the present ratio Of l6 to /,
| for their own benefit and for the
ueuedt of the people at large
! miners, farmers. labOIcrS and me
/ chanics.
The citizens of Nevada, repre-
sentatives of the various silver
I leagues, irrespective OF pas party
affiliations, in convention asseInbl-
ed, do set rth the following dec,
| laration of principles:
! Fl st. We demand the full re-
mon tizati8n of silver and the free
and unlimited coinage thereof, at
the present ratio of Is to
; Second. We are radically and
unalteTably opposed tC the Nation
Il 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 TO the ma
teriaI interests of the people II the
United states. and especially to
! those Of Nevada and all the other
mining st trs and territories, and
we therefore repuiiate the n"mj-
nees Of thcii convention.
( Third We pieoCe the nominees
OF this convention for Presidential
electors t, support no ~'a1 for
President or Vire-PTesi1,,.. e the
United Stats who is not uueC.iN-
ocally in tnvor of free coinage as
/ defined toy this convention. We
reseave to the silver learde Of
! Nevada, il. Convention assembled,
the right Of directing said Ptcsi-
( Dental electors for whom to cast
their votes, should contingencies
require. GEO. 5 NIXON.
Chairman State Committee OF SE
Yer psTty.
Ii. =. FLANNERY, Secretary.