Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1893-01-22
THE SILVER PLATFORM.

The silver wing of the Republi
can State Convention unanimous
/ ly adopted tn~ .iioNtng platform:
| The cor seLiion eGdcfscs and
adopts the platform of the Repub-
licas State Convention, held at Va
! citv on the 80 of April last. as fol-
lows;
Resolved, That we condemn the
Republican party cf the Eastern
states and the admin tration o.
President Harrison. insofar as they
have failed to ac omplish the COM
rlete remone ization 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 occupied
previous to the passage OF the
Mint Act of 1878, is essential to
the prosperity OF the country and
paramount to all other political |
considerations The legislation
wnich 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 cpinage ofgold,
reduced the money Of ultimate re-
demption or payment, about one
half. and enabled the owners of
money and obligations payable Ia
money to monopoize the coin OF
the commercial world.
Resolved, That the people Oh
| Nevada are ia favor Of the COIN
age of silver upon the same con-
ditions which apply to The coinage
of gold, and they are opposed tc
elevating any person 10 office who
is not known to be uneqnlvocalIy
in favor of orenlng the AliLts OF
the United States to the free and
unlimited coinage Of silver.
In view of th@ unsati factory at
titude Of President Harrison to the
paramount issue OF the remonetl-
zation of silver, t is convention
will make no nominations TO- Pres
idential electors and the State Gem
tral Committee to be appointed by
this Convention shall have no au-
thority to put ia nomination elec-
tors
The Convention cordially en-
dorses the vigo Gus efforts VI our
Senators and Representatives tn
secure the free and unlimited coins
age Of silver, and the educational
work that they have done in pre-
senting the true is ue between the
money powers and the bondhold-
ers end laborers and producers OF
wealth
And we fav the continuation
Of agitation and contention for the
fee and uahmited coinage of sill
yer at the present ratio of Is to /,
for their own benefit and Tor the
benefit Of the peorle at large :
miners, farmers, labo1ers 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 firth the following dec
laration of niincipleS:
Fist. We demand the full re-
monetizatian of silver and the free
and unlimited coinage thereof, at
the present ratio of l6 to |.
Second. We are radically and
unaIterably opposed to the Nation
a Republican and Democratic par
ties on the question Of the rec
coinage Of silver and We denounce
the action of their recent national
conventions as inimical to the ma
terial interests OF the people 9: the
United States, and especially to
those Of Nevada and all the other
mining st tes and territories. aud
we therefore repndiate the nomi-
nees of their convention.
Third. We pleige the nominees
OF this convention for Presidential
electors to support no man for
President or Vme-President of the
United States who is not uneqiiy
ocally in fsvor of free coinage as
detiGed by this convention. "e
reseave to the silver leagues OF
Nevada, il Convention as emh'od,
the right of directing said Picsi-
dentia! electors for y Aom to cast
their votes, should coniircenciee
require. GEO. 3 NIXON.
Chairman State Committee of Sill
yer pa ty.
II. p. FLANNERY, Secretary.