Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1893-10-22
THE SILVER PLATFORM.

The silver wing Of the RepubH
can State ConveptiJ. unanimous
ly adopted 'n- owing piatorm
The CO -CEu.u endorses md
adopts the platform of the Rel ub-
Hcas State Convention. helc az Va
citv on the 80 OF April lasr, d7 fol-
lows;
Resolved, Tn, We condemn the
Republican party r tie En9tern
states and the ADMINS ration os
President Harrison, in7ol,tr 4s, they
have failed to ac 'unpiish the COM
Elete remuue 1zation of silver, and
TO e"art laws providing for tho
free and unrestricted coiad,ra OK
that metal.
Resolved. That the festor ton
of silver u the place II o'c-pied
previous 10 the passage ., the
Mint Act OF 1873, il essential to
the prosperity of the country and
paramount TO all other pollticni
considerations The Legislation
W ich robbed silver of it's money
functions and denied to the uwnee
Of silver bullion the right t. ave
the same coined into money upon
the some terms and conditions
which a ply to the C image OF gold
reduced the money of ultIm te re-
demption or ayment, abOuI one
half, and enabled the owneIs of
money and oblig Payable ia
money TO mOnopoiize tn coin Of
the commercial orld.
Resolved, That the People OF
Nevada are in favor of the coin
age OF silver upon the same con-
ditiuns which apply to the coinage
Of g"ld, and they are oprused to
elevating any person TO office who
Is not known to be unequIvucallY
ia favor If opening the Minis OF
the United States to the free and
unlIuited Coinage of silver.
In view of tn unsatisfactory at
titude OF President Harrison To the
Paramount issue of the remuDeN-
zation of silver, t. is cUnvenuon
will make no nominations 70 Pres
idential electors and the State Cen
tral Committee to be appointed by
this Convention shall have no au-
thority to put in nomination cleo
tors
The Convention cordially en-
derses the vigorous efforts II oE
Senators and Representatives t9
secure the free and unlimited coin.
age OF silver, and the educatioGa1
work that they have done in pre-
senting the true issue between the
money powers and the bCndhold-
ers and laborers and producers Of
wealth
And we favnr the contIn atio0
of agitation and contention tor the
free and mited coinage of sill
yer at the preseht ratio Of 16 to L,
for their own benefit and for the
peaeht of the peorle al large
miners, farmers. laboIerS and mo
chanics.
The citizens Of Nevada, repre-
sentatiVeS of the various silver
leagues irrespective OF past party
in convention assernbi-
ed, do set rth the following dec
Of principles;
FL st. We demand the full re-
mon tizatisn of silver and the free
and unlimiIed image thereof, at
The present ratio of l6 To
Second. We are radically and
opposed &c the Nation
3 Republican and Democratic par
ties on the question OF the rec
coinage OF silver and we denouace
The action Of their recent national
as inimical TO the ma
-erial interests OF the people "fthe
United States, and especially to
hose of Nevada and all the othoT
mining st. tes and territories. and
Ne therefore repu 1iato the mi
aces OF their convention.
Third. We Pl2dge the nominees
0f this convention for Presidential
electors t. support no -"al for
President or Nice-Preside, the
United States who is not III guiv-
Dcally in favor of free coinage as
defined by this convention, We
reseave to the silver leaeues Of
Nevada, il Convention assembled,
the right Of directing said prcsi-
iential electors for whom to cast
their votes, should contingencies
require. GEO. $ NIXON.
Chairman State Committee of SI.
Yer p,erty.
II. p FLANNE5ty. Secretary.