Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1894-02-16
THE SILVER PLATFORM.

Tho silver wing of the Republi
cal State Convention unanimous
ly adopted the Ponowing platform:
The convection 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 administration o.
President Harrison, insofar as they
have failed to accomplish the COM
rlete reconciliation 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 1t o'cnpled
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 legislation
which robbed silver of it's 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 ofgold.
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 Oh
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 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 nemina ations 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 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 the
meney 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 l6 to l,
for their own benefit and tor the
uen2ft Of the people at large :
miners, farmers. laborors 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
laratiop Of principle:
Fl st. We demand t, full re-
,, mon tizatian Of silver and the free
and unlimited coinage thereof, at
the present ratio OF 10 TO
Second. We are radically and
uaalterably opposed tc the Natio'-
al Republican and Democratic par
. ties on the question OF the Tree
coinage of silver and We denounce
the action Of their recent national
conventions as inimioal 10 the ma
terial interests of the people Il the
United States, and especially to
those OF Nevada and all the other
mining states and territories, aid
we therefore repuiiate the nom-
nees Of their convention.
Third. We pledge the nominees
OF this convention for Presidential
electors t. support no '2al 1or
President or Vice-Presideno Il tho
United States who is not uneIniV-
ocally in favor of free coinage as
defined by this convention. we
reseave to the silver leagues OF
Nevada, il Convention assembled, F.,
the right Of directing said Pi esl-
dental electors sor whom 10 cast
their votes, should contingencies
require. GEO. ) NlAoN,
Cha rman State Committee OF SI'
Yer p..tty.
III u t. .Nrrpy Secretary