Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1893-10-07
THE SILVER PLATFORM.

The silver wing of the Republi
can State Convention unanimous
ly adopted the flowing platform:
The cor veGtion endorses and
adopts the platform OF the Repub-
licas State Convention. held at Va
citv on the 80 of April last, as fol-
lows;
Resolved, That we condemn the
; Republican party of the Eastern
states and the adminiatratiOn oS
President Harrison, insofar as they
have failed TO ace eomplish the COM
Ilete remoneiization of silver, and
to enact laws providing for the
free and unrestricted coinage or
that metal.
/ Resolved. That the restoration
of silver to the place 1t ?'cLpied
previous TO the passage ol the
Mint Act OF 1873, is essential to
the prosperity Of the country and
paramount to all other political
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 some Jerms and conditions
which apply to the coinage of gold.
reduced the money Of ultimate re-
demption or payment, about one
half, and enabled the owners of
money and obligations payable Ia
money TO moncpolize thu coin Of
the commercial world.
Resolved, That the people or
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 to
elevating any person TO office who
is not known to be unequivocally
ia favor of opening the Minis OF
the United States to the free and
unlimited coinage of silver.
In view Of tho unsatisfactory at
titude Of President Harrison TO the
paramount issue of the remoneti-
zation OF silver, tLis convention
will make no nominations foI Pres
| idential electors and the State Gem
trail Committee to be appointed by
| this Convention shall have no au-
| thority to put in nomination elec-
| tors
The Convention cordially en-
dorses the vigo Gus efforts Of our
Senators and Representatives tie
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 bCndhold-
ers and laborers and producers OF
| wealth
And we fav"r tn continuation
of agitation and contention for the
free and uutmited coinage of sill
yer at the present ratio of Is TO l,
for their own benefit aud for the
ueneht of the people at large
miners, farmers. laboIcrS and me
chanics.
The citizens Of Nevada, repre-
leagues. irrespective OF past party
affiliations, in convention assenbl-
ed, do set forth the following dec
laration of principles:
Fl st. We demand the full re-
mon tizati9n of silver and the free
and unlimited coinage thereof, at
the present ratio of Is to
Second. We are radically and
unalterably 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
conventions as inimical to the ma
terial interests of the people II the
United = stes, and especially to
those OF Nevada and all the othor
mining sites and territories, and
we therefore repu date the numi-
nees of their convention.
| Third. We pledge the nominees
OF this convention for Presidential
electors tt support no nan for
President or Vice-Presideht of the
| United States who is not uncquiv-
ocally in favor of free coinage as
defined by this convention. We
reseave to the silver leagdea of
Nevada, il Convent assembled,
the right of directing said P'esi-
dential electors for whom to cast
their votes, should contingencies
require. GEO. S NIXON.
Chairman State Committee OF Sill
yer p,Hty.
Ii. =. FLANNEEY, Secretary.