Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1894-02-25
THE SILVER PLATFORM

The silver wing Of the Republi
can State Convention unanimous
ly adopted the fouowing platform:
The convention endorses and
adopts the platform Of the Repub-
l-oas 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 0.
President Harrison. insofar as they
have failed to accomplish the COM
plete reconciliation Of silver, ape
to enact laws providing for the
free and unrestricted coinage OK
that metal.
Resolved. That the restoration
of silver to the place 1t coupled
previous 10 the passage o. the
Mint Act of 1873, is essential to
the prosperity OF the country and
paramount to all other political
consid 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 coinage OF gold.
reduced the money of ultimate re-
demption or payment, about one
half, and enabled the owners OF
money and obligations payable Ia
money to monopoize 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 10 office who
is not known to be unequlVocally
| in favor Of opening the Minis OF
! the United States to the free and
unlimited coinage of silver.
In view of th" unsatisfactory at.
titude OF President Harrison to the
paramount issue Of the remoneti-
"a ton 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-
therity to put in nomination elec-
| tors
The Convention cordially en-
dorses The vigorous efforts Of 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 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 for the
,,e:.cdt Of the people at large
miners, farmers. laboIcrS and me
chanics.
The citizens OF Nevada, repre-
sentatives of the various silver
leagues, irrespective OF past party
affi,iations,i a convention assembl-
ed. do set forth the following dec,
laratioD of principles:
Fl st. We demand tt full re-
mon tizatian Of silver and the free
and unlimited coinage thereof, at
! the eresent ratio OF l6 to l
; Second. We are radically and
unalterably opposed tc the NagIoF
al Republican and Democratic par
ties on the question Of the REQ
coinage of silver and we denounce
the action Of their recent national
conventions as inimioai to the ma
terial interests Of the people x the
United States, and especially to
those of Nevada and all the other
mining states and territories, aid
we therefore 1epu iiate the noml-
nees of their convention.
/ Thirt,. We pledge the nominees
OF this convention for Presidential
electors t. support DO 'l21 for
President or Vice-Presiden { the
/ United States who is not VncqHlv-
! ocally ia favor of free coinage as
defined by this convention. We
reseaye to the silver leagues OF
| Nevada, IL Convention assembled,
the right Of directing said Pfesi-
Dental electors for whom 10 cast
their votes, should contingencies
require. GEO. ; NIXON,
Chairman State Committee Of SLi'
yer p,"ty.
! Ii. =. fLANNEny, Secretary.