Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1894-05-16
THE SILVER PLATFORM.

The silver wing Of the Rep4jH
! can State Conventio untaunous-
Iy adopted the 3a3wing platform:
The CO coGtlon ehaGr5os and
adopts the platform OF the Repub-
il-cas State Convention. netd 1t Va
city on the 80 OF April lass. as fol-
lows;
Resolved, That We condemn the
Republican party Of the Eastern
states and the z R-mini- tration 0.
/ President Harrison, insofar as they
| have failed to accomplish the conn
| Elete RECOMMENDATION. OF silver, and
to enact laws providing for the
free and unrestricted Coinage OF
that metal.
Resolved. That the restoration
of silver to the place it a'1Apied
previous TO the passage OF the
Mint Act OF 1878, is essential to
the prosperity OF the country and
paramount to all other political
considerations. The leglslation
which robbed silver of its money
functions and denied to the owner
Of silver bullion the right 10 have
the same coined into money upon
the some terms and conditions
which apply to the Coinage Of gold.
reduced the money of ult mate re-
demption or rayment, about one
half. and enabled the owners of
money and obligations payable In
money 10 monopoiize tA3 coin Of
the commercial world.
Resolved, That the people OF
Nevada are in favor Of til. COIN
age Ct silver upon tae same con-
dition5 which apply to the coinage
Of cold, and they are opposed tc
elevating any person a. otice who
is not known to be -laIuivoaally
in favor Cf opening tie -1:iL.5 OF
the United States to the free and
unlimited coinage OF silver.
In view Of the unsatisfactory at
titude Of President Harrison to the
paramount issue Of the relnoneti-
zation Of silver, t, is convention
will make no nominations 70 Pres
idential electors and the State Gen.
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 vigorous efforts II our
Senators and Representatives t,
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 boadhold.
ers and laborers and producers Of
wealth.
And we favor tn confirmation
Of agitation and conteHtioa ior ths
free and un .mited coinage Of ell
yer at the present ratio Of Is 20 /,
for their own benefit and fol- the
"s4adt Of the peorie NJ large
miners, farmers. laboIc~5 ol3 me
charles.
The citizens Of Novaj3, rapre-
sentatives Of the VARIOUS liver
leagues, irrespective q past p4rty
affiliations n convention a5senbl.
ed, do set forth he following dec
IaratioD Of plincipie~:
Il, "a W.. Io-,,--I t,,tl 10
mOn fizatian Of silver ana the free
md unIimigad coinag- thereof, at
the present ratio of 10 60
Second. We are II Italy and
unalteIably opposed tc the Na5ios'
l. RepubiicaD ana i nccra tic par
ties on TIE question of the free
coinage Of oIger and we a@nounce
he action OF their recent ratfonal
as inimi.al to tDe ma
erial interests OF the people cfths
United States, and especially to
hose of Nevada and al the other
mining st tes and tel.i-aElo=, and
0e therefore repuiia.a tho nomi-
lees Of their convention.
Thirt, We pledge the nominees
v this convention ter Presidential
3ec,ors t. 'unpoyt. no 'Haa for
'reeiIeut or Viee-Eros,dea, # tie
United States who is not untqnIg-
cally III favor Of free coinage as
Ell ed by this con, ~ptiou. We
eseave to the silver leasoe5 of
Ievada, il Convention assenlalna,
be right Of directing siid FiesI-
entail electors for whom to cast
heir votes, should contingencies
eqnire. GEO. $ NIXON,
hartman State Committee CT Sill
Yer p.alty.