Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1893-08-27
THE SILVER PLATFORM

The silver wing of the Republl
can State Convention unanimous
ly adopted the fouowing 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
Ilete reconciliation 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 1t p,enpied
previous TO the passage On the
Mint Act OF 1873, is essential to
the prosperity OF the country and
paramount to all other political
consid The legislation
which robbed silver Of it's 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 uayment, about one
half, and enabled the owners of
money and obligations payable In
money to mOnOpolize tho coin OF
the commercial " orld.
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 tc
elevating any person 10 Office who
is not known TO be unequlvoeally
in favor Of opening the NiLts OF
the United States to the free and
unlimited coinage Of silver.
IL VIes Of tn unsatisfactory at
titude OF President Harrison to the
paramount issue Of the Ienoneti-
- tioa q silver. as c.uVent ton
will Hl l-e 1E.. ......f fa.u-Io Pres
ideutLigtg.. t.i 81" etate Gem
tra. l.l".. -I g.. .ra u.u I'd by
this & ul.t... ... ..ve ha au-
thority to Iul i. aoa--a.len eleo-
tors
The CaIve1ttoQ cordially en-
dorses the vigo Gus efforts ~ cur
Senators and Esur -cu,atIses r.
secure the IIee and uulII.iaa coin
age of silver, and the educational
worE that they have done ia pre-
sentinE the tIae is- Ue between the
money powers ana the bUndhold-
ers and la0oTers aad producers Of
wealth
And we favor the continuation
of agitation and contention for the
fee and uuim mited coinage Of sill
yer at the present ratio OF Is to /,
for their own benefit aud for the
bc-aft of the peorle al large
Liners, farmers. laboIerS 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 forth the following dec
laration of principles:
First. We demand the full re-
monetizati9n of silver and the free
and unlimited coinage thereof, at
the present ratio OF l6 to l
Second. We are radically and
unalterably opposed tc the Nation
al Republican and Democraticp par
ties on the question of the freo
coinage of silver and we denounce
the action of their recent national
conventions as inimical to the ma
terial interests Of the people of tho
United States, and especially to
those of Nevada and all the othor
mining st tes and territories, and
we therefore repudiate the nomi-
nees of their convention.
Third. We pledge the nominees
of this convention for Presidential
electors t, support no -'a1 for
President or Vice-President of the
United States who is not uneC ,liv-
ocaIly in favor of free coinage ss
defined by this convention. We
reseave to the silver leagues OF
Nevada, IL Convention assembled,
the right Of directing said Pfesi-
dental electors for hoIn to cast
their votes, should coDfinCenciee
require. GEO. S NIXON,
Chairman State Committee of Sill
Yer p,sf ty.
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