Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1894-05-20
THE SILVER PLATFORM.

The silver wing Of the RepuoH
can State Conventioa unanimous
ly adopted the f3H5uiag slatiorm:
The convention entor3o3 and
adopts the platform OF the Repub-
l-cas State Convention, held at Va
city on the 80 of April last, as fol-
lows;
Resolved, That we condemn the
Republican patty Of the Eastern
states and the 2 -ministration os
President Harrison, insofar as they
have failed to accomplish the COM
Elete reconciliation of silver, and
to enact laws providing for tia
free and unrestricted Coinage OK
, that metal.
Resolved, That the restoration
of silver to the place It eupied
previous TO the passage o. the
Mint Act OF 19T3 is essential to
the prosperlty oi me country and
paramount - al other political
consid erations The legislation
which robbed silver Of its meney
functions and denied TO the owner
Of silver bullion the right to have
the same coined into money upon
the some terms end conditions
which apply to the coinage Of gold,
reduced the money Of ultimate re-
demption or payment, about one
half, and enabled the owners of
money and obligations payable In
money to monopollze tho coin Of
the commercial world.
Resolved, That the people OF
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 to olice'Who
is not known to be unequivocally
in favor Of opening the BIikts OF
the United States to the free and
unlimited coinage Of silver.
In view Of the unsatisfactory at
titude Of President HaIr son TO the
paramount issue OF the remoneti-
zation of silver, this convention
will make no nominations for 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-
derses the vigorous efforts Of our
Senators and Representatives t9
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 bCndholde
ers and laborers and producers Of
wealth.
And we favor the continuation
of agitation and contention for tbs
free and unlimited coinage Of sill
yer at the present ratio Of 16 TO /,
for their own benefit and for the
oe4elit Of the peorle at large
farmers. Iabo.ors and me
chanics.
The citizens Of Nevada, repre-
of the various silver
leagues, irrespective Of past party
affiliations Il convention assembl.
I'd, do set foTth tbe following dec
aratioR OF nriLci pies:
Fl st. We demand I. ) full re-
non tizatia0 Of silver aud the free
md unlimiCed coinage thereof, at
he present ratio @. l6 to
Second. We are radically and
lRalterably opposed tc tho Nation
Il Republican and Democratic par
les On the question Of the free
oinage of silver and we denounce
he action of their recent national
as inimical TO the ma
eriaI interests Of the people u tho
United States, and especially to
hose o. Nevada and ali the other
aiming states and territories, and
-e therefore repudiate' the nomi-
ees Of their convention.
ThirG, We plolge the nominees
this conv5nion for Presidential
.ectors t. 'uopoTt no 'aa1 for
resident or Yice-Presidenl # the
nited States who is not unequiv-
cally in favor Of free coinage as
efined by this con ~ntiou. We
sseave to the Silver leagues Of
evada, il Convention assembled,
,e right Of directing said Pre5l-
entill electors for whom to cast
leir votes, should contingencies
'quire. GEO. $ NIXON,
ba:rman State Committee Of Sil.
yer p,srty.