Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1893-07-08
THE SILVER PLATFORM.

| Inc silver wing Oh IIle hepuUA
can State Convention unanimous
ly adopted the following platform.
| The convention endorses and
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
Ilete remonetization of silver, and
| to enact laws providing for the
free and unrestricted coinage OF
that metal.
Resolved, That the restoration
of silver to the place 1t o occupied
previous to the passage o. the
Mint Act Of 1873, is essential to
the prosperity Of the country and
paramount to all other political
nsiderations. 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 ultimate re-
demption or payment, about one
half. and enabled the owners of
, money and obligations payable In
+ money to monopolize th3 coin OF
= the commercial world.
J 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 gold, and they are opposed to
elevating any person to office who
is not known to be unequivocally
in favor of opening the MiEts OF
the United States to the free and
< unlimited coinage of silver.
In view of the unsatisfactory at
titude of President Harrison to the
/ paramount issue of the remoneti-
cation Of silver, this convention
will make no nominations for Pres
idential electors and the State Gen.
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 t0
secure the free and unlimited coin
Z age Of silver, and the educational
work that they have done in pre-
senting the true issue between the
money pcwers and the bOndhold-
!, ers and IabOreTs and producers OF
wealth.
And we favor the continuation
Of agitation and contention for the
free and unlimited coinage OF sil-
J yer at the present ratio Of 16 to l,
- for their own benefit and for the
benefit 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:
First. We demand the full re-
3 monstizatian of silver and the free
and unlimited coinage thereof, al
the present ratio of l6 to l.
be be Second. We are radically and
unalterably opposed to the Nation
al Republican and Democratic par
q. ties on the question OF the free
coinage Of silver and we denounce
the action of their recent national
- conventions as inimical to the ma
terial interests of the people OF the
United States, and especially te
those of Nevada and all the othol
~ mining states and territories, and
IL. we therefore repudiate the nomi-
- nees Of their convention.
~ Third. We pledge the nominees
~ of this convention for Presidential
electors te support no "'a1 fol-
President or Vice-PresideI1L Of the
United States who is not uneq ilV'
ocally in favor of free coinage az
defined by this convention, W.
reseave to the silver leagues O
Nevada, iE Convention assembled
the right of directing said Presi
Dental electors for whom to cas-
their votes, should contingencie
require. GEO. S NIXON,
Chairman State Committee of Sill
yer patty.
II. p. FLANNBRY, Secretary.