Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1893-02-19
THE SILVER PLATFORM.

The silver wing OF the Repubn
can State Conventio,. unanimous
ly adopted tnA Il wing platform:
The CO. ocEtion eu,.~r5es and
adopts the platform of the Repub-
licas State Convention. held Al Va
CITY on the 80 of April last. as fol-
lows;
Resolved, That we condemn the
Republican party cf tie Eastern
states and the admin lratlon o.
President Han rison. insofar as they
| have failrd to ac oinplish the COM
! Ilete remone ization Of silver, and
to at laws providing for the
free and unrestricted Coinage OF
! that metal.
Resolved, That tie testor ton
of silver to the place 1t occupied
previous to the passage o, the
Mint Act of 1873, is essential to
the prosperity of the county and
pasamount to all other political
Considerations TIE Legislation
!. W ich rohbed silver of ite mo aey
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 u ply to the image OF gold.
reduced the money Of ultImat te re-
demptiun or ayment, about one
half. and enabled the owners of
money and obligations S payahle In
money TO monopo ize thN coin OF
the commel cial world.
Resolved, That the people ot
Nevada are in favor of the coin
age Of silver upon the same con-
ditions which apply to he coinage
of gold, and they are opposed tc
elevating any person o office who
is not known to be uneqnlvocalIy
in favor I 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 femouetl-
zation OF silver, t is convention
will make no nominations fo Pres
idential electors and the state tttn-
trail Committee to be ap;uinted by
this Couveh lion shall have 10 au.
thority to put in nomination elec-
tors
The Convention cordially en-
dorses the vigo Gus Efforts VI our
Senators and Representatives tn
secure the FREQ and Unlimited COIN
age Of silver, and the educational
work that they hive done in pre-
sentiDg the true is ue between the
money powers and the hondhold-
ers and ldborers and producers OF
wealth
And we fav the continuation
of agitati N and coultttln tol the
fee and u i niited cGi Z "l sill
yer al the preseht tall l6 To |,
for their own tenetit al toT the
benefit Of the peotle ~ Ia ge
miners, ia MRS, lAhulo'S and me-
chanics.
The citizens Of Nevait, repre-
seutatives of the va IoIo silver
leagues Irrespective uf pils party
affiliations, in cinveutiun asst.uDl-
ed, do set rth The following aec-
la,ation Of principle
Fl st. We tenant tie full re-
monet liza tian Of silver altd fhe Tree
and unlimited coinag- t. ereui, at
tie present ratl,.t 3 t, |.
Second. We are rail- ally and
unalrelably opp s-d t. the Nation
RepuhlceD and D n"cratic par
ties on he quest on OF the Zee
coinage of silver and W" den,'unce
the acti u OF til ir recent uh'l n&
conventions AS inimical 10 he ma
fer al Interests of the people e: tho
United states aud especially to
those of Nevada aud all the othor
mining st tes and erritrrie AID
We therefore repn iiate the mi
nees OF thei, convention
Third. We rle g. the nominees
o. this convention for Piesi ltntial
e ec,ors to sun.port No tual Tor
President nr Vre-Preeiden II tho
United Stat' who is not nueq'iv
ocally in fnvor of free coinage aH
def ed hy this conventions. "e
reseave To the silver leagues OF
Nevada, il. Convention - entitled,
the right of directing said Pfcsi-
Dental electors for whom TO cast
their votes, should contingencies
require. GEO. S NIXON.
Chairman State Committee ol Sill
yer party.
II. p. FLANNERY, Secretary.