Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1894-01-21
THE SILVER PLATFORM .

The silver wing Of the Republi
can State Convention unanimous
ly adopted the following platform:
| The convention endorses and
adopts the platform of the Repub-
licas State Convention, held at Va
city on the 80 of April last, as fol.
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
Ilete reconciliation of silver, and
to enact laws providing for the
free and unrestricted coinage OK
that metal.
Resolved, That tie restoration
of silver to the place 1t occupied
previous TO the passage Oh the
Mint Act OF 1878, is essential to
the prosperity Of the country and
paramount to all other political
considerations. The legislation
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 ofgoid.
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 to
elevating any person 10 office who
is not known to be unequivocally
in favor Of opening the MiLts 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 remoneti-
zation of silver, this convention
will make no nominations for Pres
idential electors and the State Cen
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 Of ouI
Senators and Representatives tn
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 bondhold.
ers and laborers and producers OF
wealth.
And we favor the continuation
of agitation and contention for the
free and unlimited coinage Of sill
yer at the present ratio Of Is to /,
for their own benefit and for the
peneEt Of the people at large
farmers, labo1ers and me
rhanics.
The citizens of Nevada, repre-
Of the various silver
leagues, irrespective Of past party
n convention assembl-
ed, do set forth the following dec,
Iaration Of principles:
FL st. We demand t. , full re-
non tizatian of silver and the free
and unlimited coinage thereof, at
.he present ratio OF Is to l.
Second. We are radically and
lnalterably opposed tC the Nation
Il Republican and Democratic par
les on the question Of the tree
coinage Of silver and we denounce
he action of their recent national
as inimical to the ma
erial interests Of the people Of the
United States, and especially to
hose of Nevada and all the other
mining states and territories, and
We therefore repudiate the nomi-
lees of their convention.
Third. We pledge the nominees
If this convention for Presidential
electors tc support no nan for
President or Vice-PresidenG of the
United States who is not unequiv
,cally in favor Of free coinage as
iefned by this convention. We
'eseave to the silver leagues Of
Nevada, il Convention assembled,
he right of directing said Presi-
lential electors for whom to cast
heir votes, should contingencies
'equire. GEO. $ NIXON.
chairman State Committee OF Sill.
yer p,s'ty.