Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1894-04-05
THE SILVER PLATFORM

Ihe SILVER Wlng cl Ilt6 hcpuoA
can State Conventio4 unanimous
ly adopted the f)A3"ing platform:
The convention endorses and
adopts the platform OF the Repub-
cas- 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 G-ministration o.
President Harrison, insofar as they
have failed to accomplish the COM
rlete RECOMMENDATION OF silver, aDd
to enact laws providing for thu
free and unrestricted coinage OK
that metal.
Resolved, That the restoration
of silver to the place II 'eLpied
previous to the passage o. 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 c'inage of gold.
reduced the mouey Of ultimate re,
demption or payment, about one
half, and enabled the owners OF
money and obligations payable In
money to monopoIize 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 ale opposed tc
elevating any person to 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 tho unsatisfactory at
titude of President Harrison to the
paramount issue of the remonett-
zation Of silver, this convention
will make no nominations TO! Pres
identiaI 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 of our
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 tho
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 unlmited coinage OF sil-
yer at the present ratio OF l6 to l,
for their own benefit and for the
ueuefit 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 convention assembl-
ed. do set forth me following dec
laratiop Of principles:
FL st. We demand tt full re-
mon tizatian of silver and the free
and unlimited coinage thereof, al
the present ratio OF l6 to l
Second. We are ra iicaIly and
unalterably opposed tC the Aatlo"
Al Republican and Democratic par
ties on the question OF the tree
coinage of silver and we denounce
the action Of their recent hational
conventions as inimi3al to the ma
terial interests Of the people Il the
United States, and especially to
those of Nevada and all the othcl
mining states ami territories, aid
we therefore repuiiate the nom-
nees Of their convention.
! Thire.. We rlor ge the nominees
o. this convention for Presidential
electors t. -uupOIt no '''a1 for
President or Vlce-Presidea Il the
! United States who is not untqUiv-
ocally in favor OF free coinage al
defined by this con, ~ntiop, We
reseave to the silver leagues OF
! Nevada, il Convention &5sembled
the right of directing said Piesl'
/ Dental electors for whom to cas-
their votes, shoUld contingencies
require. GEO. > NlAoN,
Cha rman State Committee ot oli
veT p.rfty.
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