Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1893-09-09
THE SILVER PLATFORM

The silver wing of the Republi
can State Convention unanimous
ly adopted the 'ouowing platform:
The convention endorses and
adopts the platform of the Repub-
licas State Convention, held ut 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 os
President Harrison, insofar as they
have failed to accomplish the COM
| rlete reconciliation of silver, and
to enact laws providing for ths
free and unrestricted Coinage OF
that metal.
Resolved, That the restoration
of silver to the place 1t o'ehpied
previous 10 the passage Oh the
Mint Act Of 1878, is essential to
the prosperity OF the country and
paramount to all other political
consid The legislauoD
which robbed silver of its 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 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 te
elevating any person to Office who
is not known to be unequivocally
ia favor Of opening the MiLts Of
the United States to the free and
unlimited coinage of silver.
In view Of tho unsatisfactory at
titude of President Harrison to the
paramount issue Of the remonet-
Zation OF silver, this convention
will make no nominations foI Pres
idential electors and the State Cen
tral Committee to be appointed by
this Convention shall have no au.
therity to put in nomination elec-
tors.
The Convention cordially en-
dorses the vigorous efforts II eur
Senators and Representatives to
secure the fres and unlimited coin.
age Of silver, and the educational
work that they have done in pre-
senting the true issue between tho
money powers and the bondheld-
ers and laborers and producers Of
wealth.
And We favor the continuation
Of agitation and contention for the
free and unlimited coinage of stl-
yer At the present ratio Of 16 to /,
for their own benefit and for the
kn2edt Of the people at large
Hiners, farmers. laborers and me-
chanics.
The citizens of Nevada, repre-
sentatives of the various silver
leagues, irrespective OF past party
affiliations, ia convention asseMbl-
ed, do set forth the following dec
laration Of principles:
First. We demand the full re-
n of silver and the free
and unlimited coinage thereof, at
the present ratio of Is to
Second. We are radically and
opposed tc the Nation
al Republican and Democratic par
ties on the question OF the FREQ
coinage Of silver and we denounce
the action of their recent national
as inimical TO the ma
terial interests of the people ef the
United States, and especially to
those OF Nevada and all the other
mining states and territories, and
we therefore repujiate the nomi-
nees of their convention.
Third. We pledge the nominees
of this convention for Presidential
electors te support no -~a1 for
President or Vice-PresidenJ - the
United States who is not unUg uiv-
ocally in favor of free coinage as
defined by this convention. We
reseave to the silver leagues of
il Convention assembled,
the right of directing said Piesi-
Dental electors for whom to cast
their votes, should contingencies
require. GEO. S NIXON,
Chairman State Committee Of SH
yer p..'ty.
I'll. =. FLANNERY, Secretary.