Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1894-05-26
THE SILVER PLATFORM .

The silver wing OF the bept.0N
can State Convention unanimous
| ly adopted the following platform:
| The convontion endorses and
adopts the platform of the Repub-
l.cas State Convention, held 1T Va
city on the 80 of April last, as fol-
lows;
Resolved, That We condemn the
Republican party of the Eastern
states and the & -ministration OF
President Harrison, insofar as they
have failed to accomplish the COM
rlete reconciliation of silver, and
to enact laws providing for tha
free and unrestricted Coinage OF
that metal.
Resolved, That the restoration
of silver to the place 1t > enpied
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 neney
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 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 to Office who
is not known to be unequiyocally
in favor cf opening the kIiEts 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 remoneh.
zation of silver, this convention
will make no nominations for Pres
idential electors and the State Gen.
trail Committee to be appointed by
this Convention shall have no au-
thority to put in nomination elee-
tors.
The Convention cordially en-
dorses the vigorous efforts Of our
Senators and Representatives t0
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 sil-
yer at the present ratio Of 16 to /,
for their own benefit and for the
uea eft Of the people at large
miners, farmers. labo1ers and.me
chanics.
The citizens Of Nevada, repre-
sentatives Of the various silver
leagues, irrespective of past party
affiiiations,i n convention assembl-
ed, do set forth the following dec--
laration Of principles:
Fl st. Ne demand t, } full re-
mon tization of silver and the free
and unlimited coinage thereof, at
the present ratio Of l6 to
!. Second. We are radically and
unalterably opposed tc the Nation
al Republican and Democratic par
ties on the question OF the free
coinage of silver and we denounce
the action Of their recent national
conventions as inimical 10 the ma
terial interests of the people q the
United States, and especially to
those OF Nevada and all the Other
mining states and territories, and
ne therefore repuiiate the nom~
nees Of their convention.
-, Thirc, We pledge the nominees
of this convention for Presidential
electors t. 'upport no ''a1 for
President or Vice-Presidea. II tie
United States who is not gnequlv-
ooally in f3vor Of free coinage as
defined by this con ~ntion, we
reseave to the silver leagues OF
r Nevada, H. Convention assenh'na,
the right of directing said liesl-
Dental electors for whom TO cast
their votes, should coatiogencies
4 require GEO. > NlAoN,
Cha rtnau State Committee of Sli.
Yer pct
Il. Z. ELANNERy, Secretary