Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1894-01-13
THE SILVER PLATFORM.

The silver wing of the Republi
can State Convention unanimous
ly adopted the 81 owing PLATFORM:
| The cor eeGtion endorses and
adopts the platform Of the Repup-
licas State Convention. held ri Va
city on the 50 of April last, as foI-7
lows;
! Resolved, That we condemn the
Republican party OF the Eastern
states and the administration o.
President Harrison. insofar as they
have failed to accomplish the COM
rlete RECOMMENDATION of silver, and
to enact laws providing for the
/ free and unrestricted Coinage .:
that metal.
Resolved. That the restoration
of silver to the place 1t occupied
previous TO the passage Ga the
Mint Act OF 1878, is essential to
the prosperity OF the country and
paramount to all other political
considerations The Ieglslati ~
which robbed silver Of its money
| functions and denied TO the owner
of silver bullion the right to have
the same coined into money upon
the some terms and 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 monopolize 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 tc
elevating any person TO office who
| is not known to be unequlvocaly
| in favor of opening the MiLts OF
the United States to the free and
unlimited coinage of silver.
In view of tn" unsatisfactory at
titude of President Harrison to the
paramount issue Of the remoneu-
zation Of silver, tt is convention
will make no nominations TO Pres
idential electors and the State Cen
trail Committee to be appointed by
this Convention shall have no au-
thority to put in nomination ele<|
tors
The Convention cordially en-
dorses the vigorous efforts IT ous
Senators and Representatives tS>
secure the FREQ and Unlimited coins
age of silver, and the educational
work that they have done in pre-
senting the true issue between tho
money powers and the bondhold.
ers end laborers and producers Of
| wealth
And we favor the continuation
of agitation and contention for the
free and unnmited coinage OF su-
yer at the present ratio OF l6 to l,
| for their own benefit AMI for the
peneft of the people al large
miners, farmers. laboIorS and me
, chanics.
The citizens of Nevada, repre-
sentatives Of the various silver
leagues, irrespective Of past party
affiliations n convention assembl-
ed, do set forth the following dec
laration of principles:
Fl st. We demand t. full re-
mon fizatian of silver and the free
and unlimited coinage thereof, at
the present ratio of l6 to l
Second. We are radically and
unalterably opposed tC the Nation
a Republican and Democratic par
ties on the question OF the rec
coinage Of silver and We denouDee
the action OF their recent national
conventions as ininioal TO the ma
terial interests Of the people II the
United States, and especially to
those of Nevada and all the Other
mining sites and territories, and
we therefore repuiiate the noml-
nees of their convention.
+ Third. We pledge the nominees
| OF this convention for Presidential
electors t, support no "oa1 for
President or Vice-PIesidem Of the
United States who is not unequiv-
ocally in favor of free coinage as
defined by this convention, We
reseave to the silver leagues OF
Nevada, il Convention assembled,
the right of directing said Pre5i-
/ Dental electors for whom to cast
their votes, should contingencies
require. GEO. 5 NIAoN.
Chairman State Committee OF Sis'
Yer p,Tty.
FL. Z. FLANNBEY, Secretary.