Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1893-02-09
THE SILVER PLATFORM.


can State Conveptio' unanimous
ly adopted N" il wing platform:
The CO. eGEiion en,.~raos and
adopFs the platform of the Rerub-
licas State Convention. held ~ Va
city on the 80 of April lasr, as fol-
lows;
Resolved, That we condemn the
Republican party # The Eastern
states and the admin tration o9
President Hal rison. insofar as they
have fail d to ac omplish the COM
lete remone zation OF silver, and
to e. a. t laws providing for the
free and unrestricted coiudCa OF
that metal.
Reso we'd, That tie lestor ,tion
of silver to the place it o'eLpied
previous to tie passage q the
Mint Act of 1873, is essential to
the'trospelitv OF the country and
paramount to all other polltica
considerations The Legislation
w ich rohhed silver Of ito mo Icy
functions and denied To the owaer
OF Il yer bullion the right to Lave
the same coined into money upon
the sume terms and conditions
which u, ply to the image of gold,
reduced the money Of ultimate re-
detnpti''n or ayment, about one.
half. and enabled the owners Of
money and oblis satiors Dayahle In
money TO monopo ize th, coin OF
the commel cial world.
Resolved, That the people Of
Nevada are in favor of the COIN
age Of silver upon the same con-
ditions which apply to The coinage
Of gnld, and they are opposed to
elevating any person o office who
is not known to be unequIvocally
il vor opening the Minis OF
the Uuited States to the free and
unlimited C ipnge of silver.
In view of th unsati factory at
titude Of President Harrison to the
paramount issue Of the Temoneti.
zatiou or silver, is crLvenlion
will make no nominations TO Pres.
ideutial g ectors and the State Cen.
trail Committee to he appointed by
this I oBvehtion shall have no aue
thority to put in nomination eleG-
tors
The Convention cordially en-.
dorses the vigo Gus efforts II our
Senators and Representatives to
secure the FREQ and unlimited coin.
age Of silver, and the educational
wurh that they hive done in pre-
senting the true is ue between the
money powers and the bondhuld.
ere aud Iaborers iead producers Of
wealth
And we fav the continuation
If asitati III and coL;4 ton foI the
ee and !, mited c,asiage of sil-
yer at the preseht al, II 1b To L,
for thtir own benefit = u Tor the
benefit Of the peotl le al la ge
fatmers, ltholer6 and me-
.hanicS.
The citizens of Nevada, repre-
Of the vatIou5 silver
eagues irrespective uf pas party
in convention ASSEMBLE
ad, do set rth .he following dec
a alton Of "inciple-:
Fl st. We demand the full re-
tian of silver and lie free
md Unlimited coinag t. ereoi, at
i pr esent ratio Of Is t, /.
Second. We are radi ally and
lnal' eiably opp, srd to the Nation
/ Republic. D and D mocralic par
les IN he qnest on OF the rec
coinage of silver and we deDounc0
he acri n of th ir recent nati ual
nveDricn5 as inimical 10 the ma
er al interests OF the people. .: the
United states and especially to
hose Of Nevada and all the othor
mining st It's and ter itorie-. aud
We therefore repn.iiate the mi
ices of thei' convention.
Thlrd. We Ele ge the nominees
! this convention for Presidential
ec.ors TO su port no Inal for
resident or W. e-Preaiden If the
United STATE who is not unequiv-
caily in favor of free coinage az
Ell ed by this convention. We
e-eave to the silver leagues OF
Ievada. il. Convention as. entitled,
he right of directing s.id T csi-
+ntiAI electors for hom 10 cast
heir votes, should Contingencies
rqnire. GEO. S NIXON.
liza rman State Committee ol Sl-
Yer pa ty.
H. P. FLANNERY, Secretary.