Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1893-01-17
THE SILVER PLATFORM F..

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can State Conven tion unanimous
ly adopted tne uswing platform:
The cor ccGiion endorses and
adopfs 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 tho
Republican party Ct The Eastern
states and the admin os
| President Harrison, insofar as they
have failed to ae omplish the COM
Ilete remone ization Of silver, and
to enaet laws providing for the
free and unrestricted coinage OF
, that metal.
Resolved, That the restoration
of silver to the place it occupied
previous to the passage OF the
Mint Act Of 1878, is essential to
the prosperity Of the country and
paramount to all other politica /
considerations The legislation
which robbed silver Of its money
functions and denied TO the owner
Of silver bullion the right to have
the same coined into money upon
the come terms and conditions
which al ply to the C, image of gold,
reduced the money Of ultimate re-
demption or ayment, about one
half. and enabled the owners of
money and obligations payable In
money to monopoize the coin Of
the commercial world.
Resolved, That the people OF
Nevada are in favor Of the COIN
age of silver upon the same con-
ditions which apply to :he coinage
of gold, and they are opposed tc
elevating any person 10 Office who
is not known to be unequlvocally
in favor Ct orening the MiLts OF
the United States to the free and
unlimited coinage of silver.
In view Of tn unsati factory at.
titude Of President Harrison to the
paramount issue of the remoneti-
zation of silver, is convention
will make no nominations 70 Pres.
idential electors and the State Cen
trail Committee to be appointed by
this Convention shall have no au-
thority to put ia nomination cleo
tors.
The Convention cordially en-
dorses the vigo Gus efforts If our
Senators and Representatives tn
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 the continuation
Of agitation and contention for the
f. ee and VI. mited coinage of sill
yer at the preseht ratio of 16 to l,
for their own benefit and for the
benefit Of the peerle at large
miners, fatmers, ltbolerS 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 rth the following dec
laration of principles
Fist. We demand the full re-
OF silver and the free
and unlimited coinage thereof, at
the present ratio Of I6 to l.
Second. We are radically and
unalteTably opposed to the Nation
a. Republican and Democratic par
ties on the question OF the rec
coinage of silver and we denounce
the action Of their recent national
as inimical to the ma
terial interests of the people # the
United states. and especially to
those of Nevada and all the othor
mining st tps and territories, and
we therefore repu late the nomi-
nees of their convention
Third. We rle,ige the nominees
oi this convention for Presidential
electors to support no man for
President or Vlee-Presiden d The
United Statfs who is not ureq ais-
0cally in favor of free coinage as
1etied by this convention. We
reseave to the silver leagues Of
Nevada, il. Convention as enlt!e,l,
he right Of directing s3id Ptcsi-
ientiai electors tor i9om to cast
their votes, should confia.enries
equine SEQ. S NIXON,
Cha snan State Committee Of Sil.
yer sa ty.
Fl. 2. GEASaEHY, Secretary.