Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1893-10-08
THE SILVER Plhl.. RIM.

The silver wing Of the Eepubu
can State Conyentio. uraulmous-
ly adopted tne '2N-wng PLATFORM:
The cc~VoEti2n endorses and
adopts the platform OF the Eepub-
Hcas State Convention, held ct Va
citv on the so Of April Iasr. - fol-
lows;
Resolved, That we cond ma the
Republican party 0f the Edstern
states and the administratian OF
President Harrison, insofar 90 hey
have failed to ac Omplish the COM
Elete RECOMMENDATION of silver, and
to enact laws providing for the
free and unrestricted coiua,ya OK
that metal.
/ Resolved. That the restoration
of silver to the place 1t = pied
previous TO the passage o. 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 lave
the same coined into money upon
the some terms and conditions
which a ply to the coinage OF gold.
reduced the money of ultima te re-
demption or ayment, about one
half. and enabled the owners of
money and obligations payable La
money to monopolize tho coin Of
the commercial world.
Resolved, That the people Oh
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 tc
! elevating any person 10 olnve who
is not known to be unequIvOcally
in favor Of opening the Minis OF
the United States TO the free and
unlimited coinage of silver.
In view of th" unsati, factory at
titude of President Harrison to the
paramount issue of the Temoneti-
IA ton OF silver, tits convention
j will make no nominations 70 Pres
idential electors and the State Cen
tral Committee to be appointed by
| this convention shall have 40 au-
thority to put in nomination cleo
| tors
The Convention cordially en-
! dorses the vigorous efforts of our
Senators and Representatives tn
secure the free and unlimited coin
age of silver, and the educational
I..f h,T IL in
sentiDg the true issue between the
money powers and the hoGdhold-
ers aud laborers and producers Of
wealth
And we fav 7 tho continuation
Of agitation and contrntI4u for the
free and Unlimited coinage Of sill
yer at the present ratio IT 10 to l,
for their own benefit abr tor the
ueucdt Of the peolle az large
miners, tanners. lahoicIs and me
chanics.
The citizens Of Nevada, repre-
sentatIves OF the vatIuGr silver
leagues irrespective OF pa. party
affiliations, in conveutiOL ASSEMBLE
ed, do set ,rth the following dec
laration of principles:
Fl st. We demand tue full re-
mon tization OF silver ara tne free
and unlimiu"d coinage ereoi, at
the present ratio of l6 l.,
Second. We are ra|iralIy and
unalterably opposed &c the Nation
h Republican and Democra TIC par
ties on the question OF the rec
cir age of silver and We irnounce
the acti N Of their reCeL. nafi nal
conventions as inimical u tha ma-
terial intel ests OF the rr3..e Z the
United >tateS, and esl lse,liy to
those OF Nevada and all Jl~ Cthor
mining st tes and terit EIe, and
we therefore repuliate the mi
nees OF their convention
Third. We r!9dge the -uminees
OF this convention for Presidential
electors t, support no ''a1 for
President or Vice-Pre5i tho
United States who is not Un.Iulv-
ocally in favor of free coinage as
defined toy this conveuurn. We
reseave to the silver iea- des Of
Nevada. H. Convention assembled,
the right Of directing said presi-
Dental electors for whom to cast
their votes, should contiucaucies
require. GEO. 5 NIXON,
Cha rman State Committee or Si
yer p.1ty.
H. L. FLANNERV. Secretary