Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1893-10-28
No III
THE SILVER PLATFORM.

The silve wing OF the Republl
can State Convention unanimous
ly adop0ed fre lowing piatform:
The co rcEJi3n endorses and
adopts the platform OF the Repub-
hcas State Convention. hello a. Va
city on the 80 OF April las. as fol-
lows:
Resolved, That we condem" the
Republican party Of the Eas tern
states aud the admin strati1u os
President Harrison. insofar as they
have fsilcd to ac omplish tu ,,om-
Ilete remUnef iZaJion of silver, and
TO erart laws providing for the
free and unrestricted coinage OK
that metal.
Resolved, That the festor ton
of silver - the place II o'cnpied
previous 10 tie passage "a the
Mint Act of 1873, is essential to
the prosperity OF the country and
paramount 10 all other political
consIj erations The Legislation
W ich robbed silver of ito money
functions ant denied TO the uwner
OF siive, bullion the right to ave
the same coined into money upon
the some terms and conditions
which ply 10 the c. image of gold.
reduced the money Of ultIm te re-
demption al ; ayment, about one-
half. and enabled the o~I.eis of
money and obligatiobs payable in
money TO monopOiize tn coin OF
the CONNIE cIaI oTld.
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
ef gold, aGc they are oprosed to
elevating any person 10 office who
is not known TO be unequlvocally
ia favor Il al euIDP the Mi or
the Uniteu States to the free and
unlimited coiuz4e of silver.
In VIE, Of Lh unsatisfactory at
titude Of President Harris T. 10 the
paramount issue OF the remuneti-
zation OF silver, t is convention
will make no nominations 70 Pres
idential g ectors Id the state Cen-
tral Committee to be appointed by
this Copveht zion shall have $50 au-
thority TO put in nomination elec-
tors
The {, nventiou cordially en-
dorses the Vigo GUS efforts II our
Senators and Representatives t3
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 fav ta' contn alton
Of agitation and contention for the
free and uuu mited coinage OF sii-
yer at the present ratio " le to /,
for their own benefit aad Tor the
ooneat Of the peot.le al large
rainerS, farmers. laboIcrs and me
chanics.
The citizens Of Nevada. repre-
septatives of the various silver
leagues irrespective of pas party
affiliations, in convention assetnbl-
ed, do set rth The following dec
laration Of principles:
FL st. We demand the full re-
, mon liz tisn of silver and the free
and uhnlred coinage thereof, ar
the pIeseut ratio Of l6 to l
Second. We are radically and
unalterably opposed tC the Nation
a Repuhl;caD and Democratic par
. ties on the question OF the REQ
coinage of silver and we denounse
the action of tn. ii recent nau nal
conventions - inimical 10 the na-
terial Interests OF the people .: the
United ~late9. and especially to
those OF Nrvai4 and all the othcr
d, mining st trs and territ .rie and
we therefore repuiiat tn" ai-
nees of thcir convention.
Third. We rle5ge the minees
OF this convepsion for Presidential
electors +, support 10 "ea1 for
President or Vice-PEeeidru. # tho
United States who is not ug. ~ 'aiy-
ocally in favor of free coinage as
defined by this convention, We
reseave TO TIE silver leap ue5 Of
Nevada, H. Convention as entitled,
the right Of directing said Picsi-
dental electors for whotn to cast
their votes, should contingencies
require. GEO. ) NIXON,
Chairman State Committee OF Sit
yer P,,rty.
ii = - ,,-,ys-,v S.rrrtary