Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1893-02-01
THE SILVER PLATFORM.

can State COnVeDtlo', UNANIMOUS
ly adopted 'n@ i; wing platforms:
The &C. ocEtion en,a~r52s and
adopts the platform Of the Repub-
licas State Convention. held Al Va
citv on the 80 of April last. s.s tol-
lows;
Resolved, That we condemn the
Republican party the Eastern
states and the ainliI3l fration o.
President Harrison, Insofar as they
have failed TO ac otnplis! the COM
/ Ilete remone iZation OF silver, and
to era. t laws providing Tor the
free and unrestricted coinaGe OF
, that metal.
Reso we'd, That tie .estor ition
of silver to the place ii orehpied
previous to the passage ol the
Mint Act OF 1878, is essential to
the prosperity of the country and
paramount to all other political
consir erations The Legislation
W ich robhed silver Of its mo 1ey
functions and denied to the owner
Of silver bullion the right to have
the same coined int, money upon
the some terms and conditions
which a ply to the image Of gold,
reduced the money OF ultimate re-.
demption or ayment, about one
half. and enabled the owners of
money and ohli= atiors payahle In
money to monopo ize tL' coin OF
the CONNER cial orld.
Resolved, That the people oL
Nevada are iu favor of the coin.
age OF silver upon the same con.
ditions which apply to -he coinage
Of gold, and they are oprused to
elevating any person 10 office who
is not known to be uueqalvocally
in faynr cf tpenlDg the MiLls OF
the Uuited States 10 tie flee and
unlimited c in,ee of silver.
IN view of tn unsati factory at
titude OF President Harrison to the
Zation Of silver, is cunv enlion
will make no nominations 10 Pres.
ideDtihl electors and the State Cen.
trail Committee to he appointed by
this CoDveh lion shall have 10 au-
thority to put 10 nomination eleG-
tors
The Convention cordially en-
dorses the yigo Gus efforts II our
Senators and Representatives t0
secure the free and unlim ted coina
age Of silver, and the educational
work that they h4ve done in pre-.
sentiDg the true is ue between the
money powers an 'he bondhoid-
ers and laborers nj ,roducers Of
wealth
And we fav he tinuation
of asitati Jn and ten tor the
f ee and 4 miteo ina If sill
yer at the preseLt 20 0 Is TO L,
for their own benefi nd the
benefit Of the peo.I at dge
miners, tanners, Labor, (, and me-
chanics.
The citizens of Nevada. repre-
of the various silver
leagues irrespective If pas party
in convention aSSernbl.
ed, do set rth he following dec
lalation Of principles:
Fl st. We demand tie full re-
uf silver and he free
and Unlimited coinag~ t ereoi, at
tie present ratio of l6 t. /.
Second. We are ra.ii ally and
unaI'erably opp spd t" the Nation
a Republic n and D nocratic par
ties On he quest on OF the rec
coinage of silver and We denuunce
The acri u of tn ir recent Bati nal
as inimical 10 the ma
feriAl interests OF the people =: th0
United states and especially to
those Of Nevada and all the othor
mining st t.s and ter,it rie-, aid
We therefore repu liatr the mi
lees of thei convention
Third. We Ile ge the nominees
} this convention for PIesi iential
ec'ofS TO 81 port no na1 LOr
President or Vi e-Preeidrni of the
Jnited Stat s who is MT unrquiv-
'cally in favor of free coinage as
ieti ed hy this convention. "e
'eseave to the silver league, OF
Nevada. il Convention as em'ici,
he right Of directing s,id Picsi
lentiai electors for HON to cast
heir votes, should cot ii.eeucies
'eq'iire. GEO. S NIXON.
Jha rman State Committee o. SH-
yer pa ty.
Fl. +. FLANNEgy, Secretary.