Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1893-10-21
THE SILVER PLATFORM.

The silver wing Of the Repubn
can State Conyenti0. Unanimous
ly adopted the suJwInc PLATFORM:
The co. vcEtIon euGorses and
adopts the platform of the Repub-
Ecas State Convention. held p Va
CITY on the 80 of April las. "A toll
lows;
Resolved, That we coudama the
Republican party Of the E.sstern
states and the administrator OF
President Harrison, iusufar as they
have fill to ac Ompilsh the cC N
Elcte remUne lzatIon of silver, and
10 e. at laws providing tor Jha
free and unrestricted coiua.rr- Ok
that metal.
ResO we'd, That tie testnr -tion
of silver II the place Ii 2'cLpled
previous TO the passage o. The
Mint Act of IS73, is essential to
the prosperity OF the country and
paramount to all other ppl,ncai
consit eratIuns The legisiarioD
W ich robbed silver OF its money
fEnctiOns ami denied To tire owner
Of eiivet bullion the right u ave
the same coined into money upon
the some terms and conditions
which a ply TO the image of gold
reduced the money OF ultimate re-
demprtuD OF uay ment, abunt one-
half. anu enabled the owners of
money and oblle atlous payauie In
money TO mOnopOiiZe tn coin OF
the commei clal orlh.
Resolved, Thst the people OF
Nevada are in favor of the COIN
age uf silver upon toe 80 me con-
ditiOns which apply TO he coinage
OF gold, ana they are OPP used to
elevating any person o Dthce who
is not known to be unequIvocalIy
in f"y,r II opening the Aif S. Of
the United States to the free and
uni uited cuiuage of silver.
In vIe~ of III unsatj tactuIy at
titude OF President Harrison t. the
paramount issue OF the Iemuneti-
zation Of silver, is c.uventIon
will make no ncminati tionN to Pres
identl.l electors anG the state n
trai Committee 10 be appointed by
this onvenJlDn shall have no au-
thority 10 put IT. nomination elae-
tors
The g. nveutiou cordially m
dorses the vigo GUS Efforts II our
Senators ami Rcpr, ~eutative- t3
secure the free and unilnuted COIN
! age of silver and the educational
woTF that they hive done in pre-
senting the true issue between the
money powers ana the hCndhoid-
ers aud laborers and producers OF
wealth
And We fav tn cont1n alton
of agitation and contt rtion foT The
free and uu.nIited coinage of sill
yer at the present ratio Of 16 To L,
for their own benefit ami foI the
benefit Of the peorle al la ge
miners, farmers. laboters and me
chanics.
The citizens of Nevada, repre-
sentatlves of the various silver
leagues irrespective of past party
affiliations, in convention assembl-
ed, do set ,rth rhe following dec~
laration of nrinciple
Fl st. We demand the full re-
mon tizati9n of silver and the free
and unlimiUed coinage thereof, ar
the present ratio of l6 to
Second. We are Ta5ically and
unalterably opposed &c the Nation
a. Republican aud d. mocrd tic par
ties on the question OF the rec
coinage of silver and W" oe nuunce
the acti N Of their recent nal
conventions as inimical TO the tua-
ter'al interests of the people "f the
United states, and esl eclally to
those OF Nevada and all the othor
mining st tes and teriit,riee, aud
we therefore repu liate the MI
neeS of their convention.
Third. We rloage the nominees
OF this convention for Presidential
electors t, support no "'a7 for
President or Vice-PIesidph # the
United States who is not uItacuiy-
ocaIly in fnvor of free coinage as
detiued by this convention. We
reseave to the silver leag ue7 of
Nevada, il Convention assembled,
the right of directing said p esi-
Dental electors for whom to cast
their votes, should contingencies
require. GEO. S NIXON,
Cha rman State Committee OF Sn.
yer pt.rty.
FL. Z. FLANSBRY. Secretary.