Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1893-03-17
THE SILVER PLATFORM 5.

can State ConveIDtiQs unanimous
ly adopted ina easfFwing platform:
The &C. 'CLtlon enI~rsos 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 admin ni-tration o2
President Hal rison, insofar as they
| have failed to ac omplish the COM
Ilete remone alton OF silver, and
to e. a. t laws providing for the
free and unrestricted Coinage Of
, that metal.
Reso we'd, That tie restoration
Of silver to the place 1t occupied
previous to the passage ol the
Mint Act of 1878, is essential to
the prosperity of the country and
paramount to all other political
consid erations The Legislation
ich rohbed silver of its mooey
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 u, ply to the image of gold,
reduced the money Of ultimate re.
dempti"n or ayment, about one
half. and enabled the owners of
money and oblis cations payable la
money to monopolize th.1 coin OF
the CONNER cial world.
Resolved, Thet the people d
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 10 Office who
is not known to be uneqnlvocally
in favor cf enlng the MiLis OF
the United States TO the free and
unlimited coinage Of silver.
In Vie" Of tn unsati factory at
titude Of President Harrison to the
issue Of the remoneti.
I'd tion Of silver, t is convention
will make no nominations TO Pres.
ideutial electors and the State Gem
tral Committee to be appointed by
this CoDven lion shall have no au-
thority to put Ia nomination ele0-
tors
The Convention cordially en-
dorses the vigo GUS Efforts " our
Senators and representatives t.1
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 eud laborers aud producers OK
wealth
And we fav the continuation
! ee and u.t nlited cr:n&ge Of sill
YER at tile present lalt If Ii to L,
or thtir own benefit auh Tor the
benefit of the peorle II la'ge =
miners, farmers, IatboIerS and me-
-hanics.
The citizens Of Nevada, repre-
of the VARIOUS silver
eagues irrespective Of pas, party
in convention ASSEMBLE
ID, do set rth the following dec-
aration Of principles:
Fl st. We demand the full re-
etiza tian OF silver and the free
nd Unlimited coinage tt ereof, at
lie present ratio of Is t., /.
Second. We are rail- ally and
lnaI'erably opposed to the Nation
. Reput.llcon and D. mocratic par
les un he quest on OF the rec
oinage Of silver and we denounc0
he acti n of tn ir recent nAtinu0A
as inimical 10 the ma
er al interests of the people c:the
United States and especially to
hose Of Nevada and all the othor
lining st trs and territories, AID
7e therefore repu iiate the n)mi-
ees of their convention.
Third. We rle 'ge the nominees
! this convention for Presidential
Ieciors TO support no mal for
resident nr Vue-Presidrnt of the
nited Stat, who is not unequiv-
cally in fivnr of free coinage as
Ell ed hy this convention. We
eeeave to the silver league5 OF
evada. H. Convention AS entitled.
le right Of directing said Prcsi-
electors for hon TO cast
leir votes, should contingencies
.uuire. GEO. s NIXON,
la rlnan State Committee OF Sill
Yer pa ty.
H. 2. FLANNERY, Secretary.