Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1893-04-18
THE SILVER PLATFORM.

The silver wing OF the hepuon
can State Convention unanimous
ly adopted the 'onowing platform:
The convention endorses ana
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 the
Republican party Of the Eastern
states and the administration OF
President Harrison, insofar as they
have failed to accomplish the COM
rlete remonetization Of silver, and
to enact laws providing for the
free and unrestricted coinage OF
that metal.
Resolved, That tie restoration
of silver to the place 1t occupied
previous to the passage Oh the
Mint Act OF 1873, is essential to
the prosperity Of the country and
paeamount to all other political
consid The legislation
which 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 apply to the coinage ofgold,
reduced the money Of ultimate re-
demption or payment, about one
half. and enabled the owners OF
money and obligations payable In
money to monopolize tho coin or
the commercial world.
Resolved, That the people OF
Nevada are ia 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 MiIts OF
| the United States to the free ana
unlimited coinage Of silver.
In view Of the unsatisfactory at
titude Of President Harrison to the
paramount issue Of the remoneti-
zation Of silver, this convention
will make no nominations for Pres
idential electors and the State Cen
trail Committee to be appointed by
this Convention shall have no au.
thority to put in nomination cleo
tors.
The Convention cordially en-
dorses the vigorous efforts Of our
, Senators and Representatives to
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 the
free and unlimited coinage OF sill
yer at the present ratio Of Is to l,
for their own, benefit and for the
benefit of the people at large
miners, farmers, labo1ers and me-
chanics.
The citizens of Nevada, repre-
sentatives Of the various silver
leagues, irrespective Of past party
affiliations, in convention assembi-
ed. do set forth the following dec
laration Of principles:
First. We demand the full re-
monetizatian of silver and the free
and unlimited coinage thereof, at
the present ratio Of l6 to l.
Second. We are radically and
unalterably opposed to the Nation
al Republican and Democratic par
ties on the question Of the Tree
coinage of silver and we denounce
the action Of their recent nationM
conventions as inimical to the ma
terial interests Of the people OF the
United States. and especially to
those Of Nevada and all the otho1
mining states and territories, and
we therefore repudiate the norn1-
nees of their convention.
Third. We pledge the nominees
= Of this convention for Presidential
electors to support no man for
President or Vice-President It the
= United States who is not VI Nv
ocally in favor Of free coinage as
Is defined by this convention. we
reseave to tho silver leagues OF
Nevada, iG Convention assembled
N the right Of directing said Pics'-
= dental electors for whom to cast
their votes, should contingencies
require. GEO. > NlAoN,
Chairman State Committee OF Sill
yer party.
Fl. p. FLANNEhY, Secretary.