Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1894-05-03
THE SILVER PLATFORM

The silver wing Of the Rep.oi
can State Convention unanimous
ly adopted the '1H)wing pletIorm:
The co. 0eEtion en,lur5es and
adopts the platform OF the Repub-
l-cas State Convention. held at Va
city on the 80 of April last, a. eol-
lows;
Resolved, That we condemn the
Republican party Of the Eastern
states and the mini-tration OF
President Harrison, insofar lis they
have failed to accomplish the COM
rlete remonetization of silver, and
to enact laws providing for the
free and unrestricted coinage OK
that metal.
Resolved, That tEe test0ratIon
of silver to the place 1t a'a..pied
previous to the Passage Oh the
Mint Act Of 1878, is essential te
| the prosperity of the country and
paramount to ali other polt; cs'
considerations The Legislation
which robbed silver Of its money
fIactions and denied to tbs owner
Of silver bullion the right to nave
the same coined into money upon
the some terms and conditions
which apply to the Coinage ofgold.
reduced the money Of ultimate re-
demptiea 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-
dluons which apply to the coinage
Of gold, and they are opposed to
elevating any PEI con to Office who
is not known to be unequlvocally
in favor Of opening the MiLts Of
the United States 10 the free and
unlimited coinage Of silver.
La view Of The unsatisfactory at.
ti5ude Of President Harrison to the
+ rJnouc. issue OF the rem oneti-
z ol Of silver, this convention
vii 10 Ike no nominations fer Pres
iden .ial electors and the State Gen.
tral Committee to be appointed by
this Convention shall have no au-
thoiity to put in nomination elec-
tors.
The Convention cordially On
aerses the vigorous efforts If our
Senators and Representatives t.,
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 thn confirmation
of agitation and contention for the
free and unlimited coinage of sIl-
yer ct the present ratio Of Is to !,
for their own benefit and for the
neu@at Of the peoiIe al large
farmers. laboterS and me
chaniCs.
The citizens Of Nevada, repre-
santatives of the va..0us silver
leagues, irrespective of past party
n convention as5embl.
ed, do set forth .he following dec
lar8tjoD OF principles:
Z. st. We denaaf t fuIl re-
mon tjzatiaR OF silver and the free
and uailmired coinage thereof, at
the present ratio Of 10 t. l
Second. We are ~ .loally and
opposed tG the Eatio'-
l. Republican and Democratic par
les on the question Of the free
coinage of silver and We denounoe
he action Of their recent national
as inimicl4l ~ the ma.
erial interests Of the people Il the
Omitted States, and especially to
hose of Nevada and all the other
mining st4tas and territories, and
Ve therefore repuiiate the nomi-
lees OF their convention.
Thir' We pledge the nominees
II this convention for Presidential
ectOra t. 'upport no -0a1 for
or Vice-Presidenl Of the
Jnite1 States who is not Iueqliv-
cally in favor Of free coinage as
etiaed by this con ~ntion. We
eseave to the silver feagdes Of
Ievada, il Convention assembled,
be right Of directing said Pieel-
entail electors for W bo,a to cast
heir votes, should contingencies
equire, GEO. $ NIXON.
ha rmau State Committee Of Sil.
Yer pesity.