Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1894-04-17
THE SILVER PLATFORM .

The silver wing Of the ReP4oli
can State Convention unanimous
ly adopted the 5il3Ting pl torn:
The convention endorses 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 party Of tie Eastern
states and the amini tration 0:
President Harrison, insofar as they
have failed to accomplish the COM
rlete reconciliation OF silver, aDd
to enact laws providing for the
free and unrestricted Coinage OK
that metal.
Resolved. That the restoration
of silver to the place 1t 2'cLpied
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 it's money
functions and denied to the owner
of silver bullion the right to lave
the same coined into money upon
the some terms and conditions
which apply to the cJinage 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 the 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 to
elevating any person 10 Office who
is not known to be upeqnivocally
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 remoneti-
zation of silver, this convention
will make no nominations fot Pres
idential electors and the State Cen.
trail Committee to be appointed BY
this Convention shall have no au-
thofity to put in nomination elec-
tors.
The Convention cordially en-
dorses the vigorous efforts 0f ou,
Senators and Representatives ts'
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 confirmation
of agitation and contention for tho
free and unl.mited c0lnase OF sill
yer at the present ratio Of Is to /,
for their own benefit and for the
ue4edt Of the people al large :
miners, farmers, laboiers and me
chanics.
The citizens of Nevada, repre-
sentatives Of the vatlOu9 silver
leagues, irrespective Of p&5l party
affi,iatlons,i Il convention assemble
ed. do set forth The following dec--
lar9 ton Of principles:
F. st. We demand {, } full re-
mon tizatiap Of silver and the free
and unlimited coinage thereof, at
the present ratio o. it -
Second. We are IL iisaIy and
unaIterably opposet tt the h atio'-
al Republican and Democratic par
ties on the question of the REQ
coinage of silver and We denonnce
the action Of their recent national
conventions as inlnli5a. 10 the ma
ter al interests OF the peCple Il the
United States, and e pecialIy to
those Of Nevada ana all lhc other
mining sites and Le,,5 r.-., aud
we therefore repuiiare the noni-
Daes Of their convention.
Thire', We Tle g the noldInees
OF this con~ention for Presidential
electors te 'unpoiJ 10 --'a1 for
President Or Vice-Prc5id4n, # The
United States who is not uEsQuiv
ocally in favor Of free coinage as
def ed by this col ~ntion. We
reseave to the silver leagues OF
Nevada, il Convention assemblee
the right of directing said Pfeol-
Dental electors for whom TO cast
their votes, should coailnZenoies
require. GEO. ; NIXON.
Cha rman State Committee Of Sill
ver p.+ty.
u 2 ELANNEHY- S. cretarY.