Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1893-08-17
THE SILVER PLATFORM

nc silver "lnS OF the Repubu
can State Convention unanimous
ly adopted the 'oHowtng platform:
/ The oeEtion 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 os
president Harrison, insofar as they
nave failed to accomplish the COM
rlete RECOMMENDATION of silver, and
to enact laws providing for the
free and unrestricted coinage OK
that metal.
Resolved, That the restoration
of silver to the place It occupied
previous TO the passage Oh the
Mint Act or 1873, is essential to
the prosperity OF the country and
paramount to all other political
considerations The legislatiop
which robbed silver Of its noney
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 La
to monopolize tho coin Of
the commercial world.
Resolved, That the people OF
Nevada are in favor of the coin.
age of silver upon the same con-
dltions which apply to the coinage
OF gold, and they are opposed to
any person to office whe
g not known to be unequivocalIy
n favor of opening the MiLts OF
he United States to the free and
unlimited coinage of silver.
In view of tho unsatisfactory at
itude of President Harrison to the
paramount issue OF the remoneti-
,ation OF silver, this convention
Will make no nominations for Pres
dental electors and the State Cen
raj Committee to be appointed by
his Convention shall have ne an.
herity to put in nomination eles-
ors.
The Cehvention cordially en-
Iorses the vigorous efforts of our
senator's and Representatives b,
ecure the free and unlimited eodA-
ge OF silver, and the educational
'ork that they have done in pre-.
entlng the true issue between the
ioney powers and the bondholA-
rs and laborers ald producers Of
ealth.
And We favor the continuation
agitation and contention for the
ee and unlimited coinage Of sii.
er at the preseht rattle of 16 to l.,
r their own benefit and for the
'oefit Of the people at large
iners, farmers. labor ers and me-
anics.
The citizens Of Nevada, repre-
natives OF the various silver
agues, irrespective Of past party
Citations, In convention assembi-
!, do set forth the following doe
alton Of principles:
First. We demand the full re-
onetizatian Of silver and the frea
q unlimised coinage thereof, GI
Q present ratio of I6 to l
Second. We are radically and
opposed tc the Nation
Republican and Democrat tic par
9 on the question Of the FREQ
mage Of silver and We denounse
action Of their recent national
1ventions as inimioal to the ma
ial interests OF the people ef the
l1ted States, and especially to
'se OF Nevada and all the other
ming states and territories, and
therefore repadiate the neni-
y Of their convention.
Third. We pledge the nominees
this convention for Presidential
ctors te support no -Raa for
'sident or Vice-Presidenr of the
tied States who is not uneqniy-
lily in favor Of free coinage as
ined by this convention. We
cave to the silver leagues of
vada, il Convention assembled,
right OF directing said Presi-
tial electors for whom to cast
ir votes, should contingencies
sire. GEO. 8 NIXON
lirmar State Committee of Sill
er p..rty.
[. p. FLANEERY, Secretary.