Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1893-01-25
THE SILVER PLATFORM.

The silver wing Of the Repubn
can State Conventioa unanimous
" adopted me sl,cwing platform:
The co,evc6fion 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 Ct the Eastern
states aud the admini-traiioa o.
President Harrison, insofar as they
have failed to ac omplish the COM
rlete remope iZation Of silver, and
to ena,.t laws providing for the
free and unrestricted coinage OF
that metal.
Resolved, That the restoration
of silver to the place it occupied
previous to tire passage of the
Mint Act of 1878, is essential to
the prosperity of the country and
paramount to all other political |
consid cratic IS. The legislation
which rot bed silver of its mo 1ey
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 amply to the csinage Of gold,
reduced the money of ultimate re.
demptiun or ayment, about one
half, and enabled the owners of
money and obligations payable In
money TO monopoIize the coin OF
the CONNER cial World.
Resolved, That the people Oh
Nevada are in favor of the COIN
age of silver upon the same con-
ditiuns which apply to the coinage
Of gold, and they are opposed tc
elevating any person TO office who
is not known to be uneqnlvocally
ia favor Ct opening the NliLts OF
the United States to the free and
unlimited c image of silver.
In vie1 of tn unsati factory at
titude Of President Harrison to the
paramount issue Of the remoneti-
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 in nomination cleo
tors
The Convention cordially en-
dorses the vigo Gus efforts II our
Senators and Representatives t.
secure the free and unlimited coinA-
age Of silver, and the educational
work that they have done in pre-
sentiDg the true is Ie between tho
money powers and the bondhold-
ers and Iaborers and producers OF
wealth
And we fav the continuation
Of agitation and contention for the
f. ee and ulu nited coinage Of sill
yer at tie preseht ratio OF 16 to l,
for their own benefit and for the
benefit Of the peotle at large
miners, farmers, labo1ers and me-
chanics.
The citizens Of Nevada, repre-
sentatiNes Of the various silver
leagues, irrespective OF past party
affiliations, in convention assembl-
ed, do set rth the following deo-
laration OF principles:
Fl st. 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 rati ally and
unal,erably opposed to the Nation
a Republican and Democratic par
ties on he question Of the rec
coinage of silver and we denounce
the action of their recent national
conventions as inimical TO the ma
ter,al interests of the people Il the
United States and especially to
those of Nevada and all the othor
mining st trs and territories, aud
we therefore repu1iate the nomi-
nees Of thei convention.
Third. We|le ge the nominees
OF this convention for Presidential
electors to support no man for
President or Vice-President Of the
United Statt who is not uGequiv-
ocally in fnvor of free coinage as
detiaed by this convention. We j
reseave to the silver leagues OF
Nevada. il Convention as embed,
the right Of directing said Pfcsi-
Dental electors for hotn 10 cast
their votes, should Contingencies
require. GEO. S NIXON.
Cha rman State Committee OF Sill
yer p;"ty.
Fl. p. FLANNERY, Secretary.