Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1893-05-18
THE SILVER PLATFORM.

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 reconciliation 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 n,cnpied
previous to the passage Oh the
Mint Act Of 1873, 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 ultimate 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 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 MiLts 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-
zation Of silver, this convention
will make no nominations for Pres
idential electors and the State Gem
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 end 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 /,
for their own benefit and for the
benefit Of the people at large
miners, farmers, laboIors 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-
none etizatian Of silver and the free
and unlimited coinage thereof, at
the present ratio of 16 to l.
Second. We are radically and
unalterably opposed to the Nation
al Republican and Democratic par
ties on the question OF the free
coinage Of silver and We denounce
the action Of their recent national
conventions as inimioal to the ma
terial interests Of the people Of tho
United States, and especially to
those OF Nevada and all the othor
mining states and territories, and
we therefore repudiate the nomd-
nees Of their convention.
Third. We pledge the nominees
of this convention for Presidential
electors to support no nan for
President or Vice-Presidehl Of the
United States who is not unequiv-
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 to cast
their votes, should contingencies
require. GEO. 8 NIXON.
Chairman State Committee OF Sill
yer party.
Fl. +. FLANNEkY, Secretary.