Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1895-07-14
CALIFORNIA; SILVER WAVE

The APPEAL is glad to see that
George Baker. an old Nevnhhn' Is
striking some blows for silver IN Ca'-
ifornia. The following is the mani
festo issued to the silver men OF the
Golden State:
To the voters Of California:
The Executive Committee appointed
at a meeting Of citizens held at the
Palace Hotel, San Francisco, upon
June Goth, 1886, 70 promote h cause
of bimetalism, issued a call for a
State Convention, regardless of party,
TO be held in this city August 10Th,
1895, ut p o'clock NJ. In order to out
line a plan for assembling sucn q
vention, we submit the following;
/. Each county in the State shall
be entitled to be represented at SAID
convention by five delegates at large,
and n delegate for each five hun
dred votes or fraction thereof cast in
said county at the last general cleo
ton.
Q The only test required for a seal
in said convention, is that the delegate
he an elector OF the county which ne
claims to represent, and Is IN FAVOR OF
the free and unlimited coinage OF
gold and silver, with equal privileges
at the minis Of the United States, and
with equal functions as money, at the
ratio Of le to /, without waiting Tor
anv international conference, or the
concurrence of any foreign power.
2. The delegates shall be selected
in each county in such a manner as
the friends Of the cause IN soct
COUNTY may determine, but "a the oil
metalists belong TO all existing polit
ical parties, and are themselves win
out party organization, We recon
mend that mass meetings OF hmetai
lists be held throughout zach count.
upop Saturday, August Sd, 1898, 10
the purpose Of selecting delegates u
said conyention.a and that the Chalr
man and Secretary OF the meeting Is
sue q certificate to the delegates seiect
cd which certificate will be accepte'
"a credentials by the convention.
It is important and essential tina
each county should have q fun de {
CATION at the convention, as III u
other way can the earnest wishes {
the people upon this important que:
ton be fully understood and apprecI
ated.
The time for trining has pas
and the people can, and will have 4
inning. if they demand their RICH
in such n manner as to c>nvince Il
political parties of the country III
they are in dead earnest. and vi
n,irher follow party traditions,
heed c|Quavical or uncertain promise
but insist nrOn candid declaration
I'm candid men.
It is we'll known that this contest
one in which The masses OF the pr
ple are confronted by tho m0ney'
mowers both at homo aud abroad. T
industrial and reducing classes a
clamoring ut the doors Of Congrr
for relief against the unequal PRIV
legs aWhtletl by itSlSldlFH I - "
gregatel cApital by the ~delnnnetiza'i
Of silver. Every eff rt which veal
can inspire or money secure will
arrayrd against the people in II
struggle. and hired orators and
terested iutriglers will he everywl
encountered to resist the assault
steia the tide Of public opinion; y
Notwithstanding this d~isparagment
wealth, we have an abiding faith
the Justice of our cause, n in
ultimate triumph Of principles o.
pretense, of right f iniquity.
We invite all interested par
throughout the State to correspt
with our Secretary, Mr.. P. Keer
Sixth Floor, Mills Building. !
Francisco, who will furnish all ne
sary information, together with for
blanks, and other organizing mate
free of expense. and without de
GEO. P. KEENEY, G. w. BAKE
Secretary. Charm