Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1894-03-07
THE SILVER PLATFORM.

The silver wing Of the Reps-3n
can State Conventio. unanimous
ly adopted the 1>uowing platform:
The convention en1orso3 and
adopts the platform Of the Eepub-
p, cas- State Convention. held a5 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 o!
President Harrison, insofar as they
have failed to accomplish the COM
rlete RECOMMENDATION of silver, aod
to enact laws providing for the
free and unrestricted Coinage OF
that metal.
Resolved. That tie festoTatloh
of silver to the place 1t o'r-pled
previous TO the passage ol 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 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 In
money to monopoiize 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 unequivocaily
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 10 the
paramount issue OF the remonetl-
Zation Of silver, this convention
will make no nominations for Pres
iSential electors and the State Cen.
trail Committee to be appointed by
this Convention shall have no au.
thority te put in nomination ele3-
tors.
The Convention cordially en-
dorses the vigorous efforts 9f our
Senators and Representatives IT,
secure the free and Unlimited coln-
age OF silver, and the educational
work thet they have done III 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 tor the
free and mited coinage OF sill
yer at the present ratio OF Is to l,
for their own benefit and for the
pe..oat Of the peo,le al large :
naiaers, farmers. laboIer6 and me
chanics.
The citizens Of Nevada, repre-
santatives of the various silver
leagues, irrespective Of past party
affiliations convention assembl.
: ed. do set forth sae following dec
laratiop Of principles:
F. st. VS. demand +, full re-
d mon tizatian Of silver and The free
and unlimiued coinage thereof, at
the present ratio Of Is to /
j. Second. We are radically and
unalterably opposed tC the Satlo~
al Republican and Democratic par.
e ties on the question Of the rec
coinage of silver and we denounce
the action Of their recent national
conventions as inimical 10 the ma
. terial interests Of the people 4 the
/. United States, and especially to
those Of Nevada and all the Other
= mining states and territories, aud
: we therefore repu date tue nom
nees Of their convention.
ThirG', We pledge the honlnees
OF this convention for Presidential
electors t. import 30 '2aa Tor
President or Vice-Presideh. # the
United States who is not uheG"iH-
ocaIly in favor of free coinage as
, defned BY this con, ~ntion, We
reseave to the silver leag ue5 OF
Nevada, iE Convention assembled
1 the right of directing said Ptesi-
Dental electors for whom 10 cas-
l their votes, sheuld contingencies
i require GEO. > NtAoN, :,
Chairman State Committee OF oi.'
i yer pity.
f. ?. F'LANNEEY, Secretary