Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1893-12-23
THE SILVER PLATFORM.

The silver wing Of the Repubh
can State Convention unanimous
ly adopted tna ~a3winr platform:
The &c VcEtion endorses aed
adopts the platform OF the R8auh-
licas State Convention. held "a. Va
city on the 80 of April last, a. fol-
lows;
Resolved, That we condemn me
Republican party Of the Ea7trn
states and the administration e
President Harrison, insofar rs hey
have failed to accomplish the cOt1-
Elete RECOMMENDATION OF silver a4d
to enact laws providing for the
free and unrestricted coinave OK
that metal.
Resolved, That the festor-Cian
of silver to the place il o'ei-pi-3
previous 10 tire passage o, lie
Mint Act OF 1873, is essential 70
the prosperity of the country nd
paramount TO all other political
consid eratlons The legIsiariIn
which robbed silver OF it's money
functions and denied to the owuer
Of elrve, bullion the right to tave
the same coined into money upon
the some terms and conditions
which u ply 20 the C, image OF gold.
reduced the money of ultima te re-
demption or ray RenJ, about one
half, and enabled the owneIs, Of
money and obligations payahls in
money TO mouopoIize tha coin Of
the commercial orld.
Resolved, That the Peep { OF
Nevada are in favor ef the c1n-
age of silver upon the same ooa-
ditions which apply to the coinage
OF gold, and they are opposeu 20
elevating any person 20 office who
is not known to be unequlvocally
/ in favor f ypenln2 the AiiIte Of
the United States to the free aud
unlimited Coinage OF silver.
la viee of tn unsati>facto'y at
titude of President Harrison tu the
paramount issue OF the remoneti-
zation of silver, t is coEven ion
will make no nominations 70 Pres
idential electors and the State n
trail Committee to be appointed by
this CoDven Uion shall have no au-
thority to put in nomination eia"-
| tors
! The Convention cordially en-
dorses the vigo Gus efforts II our
! Senators and Representatives ~
secure the free and unlimited coin
| age Of silver, and the educational
work that they have done in pre-
senting the true issue between the
money powers and the bCndhuld-
ers and laborers and producers Of
wealth
And we fav tn cont1nC ation
Of agitation and contention for the
free and uu. mited coinage of sii-
yer at the present ratio Of 16 to l,
for their own uenefit and toT the
peneft Of the peorle Al large
miners, farmers. IaboIerS ard me
cuanics.
The citizens Of Nevada, repre-
sentatives OF the various silver
leagues, irrespective Il pas party
affiliations, in convention aesemDl-
ed, do set firth The following dec,
laratiOn Of principles:
FL st. We demand the fun re-
mon tizati8n of eilver and the free
and unlimiUed coinage thereof, at
the present ratio Of lG To
Second. We are radically and
unalteIably opposed t. the Nation
a Republican ant D,-mocratic par
ties on the question OF the zee
/ coinage of silver and we denounce
! the action Of tn. ir recent nati ual
! con nvention- as inimicai TO the Ia
( ter al Interests Of the peopIr -s ne
United states and espeGtIy to
those OF Nevaca and all the pllcr
mining st t-s and territoria I'D
we therefore repu diate the ntEJ-
nees of Their convention.
( Third. We pledge the nominees
o. this convention for Presidential
electors t. support no "'81 for
President Or VIce-Presideh. of the
/ United Statts who is not unequiv-
ocally in favor of free coinage as
! defined by this convention. we
reseave to the silver leae de5 OF
/ Nevada, il Convention assembled.
the right of directing said Presi-
Dental electors for whom to cast
/ their votes, should contingencies
| require. GEO. S NIXON,
| Chairman State Committee Of Sn
yer ps1ty.
III. p. FLANNEEY, Secretary.