Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1893-08-01
THE SILVER PLATFORM

The silver wing of the Republi
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 o.
President Harrison, insofar as they
have failed to accomplish the COM
rlete RECOMMENDATION 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 It o 'cnpied
previous to the passage On 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 nancy
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 monepolize the 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 Mints 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 remonetf-
"a ton OF silver, this convention
will make no nominations for Pres
| idential electors and the State Gen.
tral Committee to be appointed by
this Convention shall have no au-
thority to put in nomination elec-
tors.
The Convention cordially en-
dorses the vigorous efforts Of our
lSenators and Representatives te
lsecure the free and unlimited coin
age of silver, and the educational
work that they have done in pre-
tsenting the true issue between the
money powers and the bondhold-
ers and laborers and producers OF
wealth.
And we favor the continuation
of agitation and contention for the
free and unlimited coinage OF sill
liver at the present ratio Of 16 to l,
for their own benefit and for the
benafi5 Of the peorle at large -
ni1ers, farmers. labo1ers and me-
cnanics.
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-
monstizatian of silver and the free
and unlimited coinage thereof. at
the present ratio of 16 to /,
/ Second. We are radically and
unalterably opposed tc the Nation
al Republican and Democratic par.
ties on the question Of the free
coinage Of silver and we denounoe
the action of their recent national
conventions as inimical to the ma
lterial 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 udiate the neml-
nees Of their convention.
/ Third. We Pledge the nominees
of this convention for Presidential
electors te support no -'an for
President or Vice-Presidenr OF the
United Statee who is not uneq liv-
ocally in favor of free coinage at
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 cas-
their votes, should contingencies
REQUIRE. GEO. 8 NIXON,
Chairman State Committee OF Sill
yer psrty.
n. 2. FLAsrEEY, Secretary.