Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1893-04-01
THE SILVER PLATFORM.

The silver wing Of the RepubH
can State Conventip unanimous
ly adopted 'o4 a wing platform:
The CO rGEtion en,:~r5es and
adopts the platform OF the Repub-
Iicas State Convention, held at Va
citv on the 80 OF April last, as fol-
lows;
Resolved, That we condemn the
Republican party of the Eastern
states and the admini tration OF
President Han rieon. insofar ;is they
have fail-d to ac omplish the COM
Iete remone ization Of silver, and
TO g. a., t laws providing for the
free and unrestricted Coinage Of
that metal.
Resolved, That tie restoration
of silver to the place 1t occupied
previous to the passage o. the
Mint Act of 1873, is essential to
the prosperity of the country and
| paramount to all other politica
considerations. The legislation
W ich robhed silver Of its m0ne
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 u, ply to the image of gold,
reduced the money Of ultimate re-
demptiun or ayment, about one
half, and enabled the owners of
money and obligations payable Ia
money TO monopoIize tho coin Of
the CONNER cial 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 g"ll, and they are opposed tc
elevating any person 10 office who
is not known to be uneqnlvocally
IL fevor tf opening the MiLts OF
the UDited States to the free and
unlimited coinage of silver.
Ia vlea OF tn unsati factory at
titude Of President Harrison to the
paramount issue OF the remoneti-
ZatioD OF silver, is convention
will make no nominations fol Pres
ideutial electors and the State Cen
tral Committee to be appointed by
this { Convention shall have no au-
thotity to put ia nomination elec-
tors
The Convention cordially en-
dorses the vigo Gus effolts If our
Senators and Representatives t0
secure the free and unlimited coin
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 and laborers and producers Of
wealth
And we fav tho continuation
of agitation and contet tian for the
fsee and Il i nlited cot e of sill
yer Ut tie present laIl Is to l,
for their own heneft ata for the
benefit IF the peosle Al large
miners, fa. mers, Lbolers and me-
chanic5
The citizens Of Nevada, repre-
sentatlves of the va,louS silver
leagues irrespective Of past party
in convention assembl-
ed, do set rth the following dec-
laiation of "iinciple-:
Fl st. We demand the full re-
monetizatian OF silver and the free
and Unlimited coinage tt hereof, at
n present ratio Of Is t. |
Second. We are radically and
unal'e,ably opp sed to tie Nation
a Reput'lcaD and D, mocratic par
ties on he quest on OF the rec
coinage of silver and We denounce
the acti n of til ir recent national
as inimical 10 the ma
ter al interests OF the people cs the
United states and especially to
those of Nevada and all the othoT
mining st trs and territories, aid
VT therefore repl Hate the n0m1-
Dees OF their convention.
Third. We Ele &c the nominees
D this convention for Presidential
; ecors TO support no MAJ for
President or Vice-Preeident e the
United Status who is not uneqiiY-
'cally in favor Of free coinage as
ieti Ell by this convention. We
-eeeave to the silver leagues Of
Nevada. IT, Convention rs. embed,
he right of directing said Piesi-
iential electors for whom to cas1
their votes, should contingencies
'eqnire. GEO. s NIXON.
Cha rnan State Committee Of Sill
YER pp'ty.
FL. z. FLANNERY, Secretary.