Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1894-01-16
THE SILVER PLATFORM

The silver wing Of the Repub1
can State Convention unanimous
ly adopted the foloWing platform:
The convention endorses and
adopts the platform of the Repub-
licas State Convention, held ut 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 OF
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 o.
| that metal.
Resolved, That the restoration
of silver to the place 1t oecnpieG
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 money
functions and denied 10 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 gold.
reduced the money Of ultimate re.
demptfon 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-
dittons which apply to the coinage
Of gold, and they are opposed to
eleya, ,.lg any person to office who
is not known to be unequiyocally
in favor Of opening the AIiEts 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 nominations for Pres
idential electors and the State Gen.
tral Committee to be appointed by
this Convention shall have no au-
thority to put in nomination cleo
tors.
The Convention cordially en-
dorses the vigorous efforts Of ou
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 16 to !,
for their own benefit and for the.
benefit Of the people at large
miners, farmers, labOIerS and me
cuanios.
The citizens Of Nevada, repre-
sentatives Of the various silver
leagues, irrespective fpast party
afiIiations,i n convention assembl-
ed, do set forth the following dec
laration Of principles:
First. We demand t, , full re-
monYtizatian of silver and the free
and unlimited coinage thereof, at
the present ratio of IG to l.
Second. We are radically and
unalterably opposed to 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 to the ma.
terial interests Of the people Of the
United States, and especially to
those OF Nevada and all the other
mining states and territories, and
we therefore repudiate the nomi-
nees Of their convention.
Third. We pledge the nominees
OF this convention for Presidential
electors tS support no van for
President or Vice-PresidenG OF the
United States who is not unequIv-
ocally in favor of free coinage as
defined by this convention. We
reseave to the silver leagues OF
Nevada, il Convention assembled,
the right of directing said Presi-
dental electors for whom to cast
their votes, should contingencies
require. GEO. 5. NIXON,
Chairman State Committee OF Sill
yer p,sTty.
Ii. p. FLANNERY, Secretary.