Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1894-02-27
THE SILVER PLATFORM

The silver wing of the Republi
can State Convention unanimous
ly adopted the fou0wing platform:
The convention endorses and
adopts the platform OF the Eepub-
a cas- 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 Z -ministration OF
President Harrison, insofar as they
have failed to accomplish the COM
rlete RECOMMENDATION of silver, and
to enact laws providing for tie
fee and unrestricted coinage OK
that metal.
Resolved, That tie restoration
of silver 10 the place it 2'aApied
! previous TO the passage o. the
Mint Act OF 1878, is essential to
the p-oSpe.ity OF the country and
paramount to al other poll, cal
considerations. The Legislation
which robbed silver Of its money
functions and denied O the owner
Of silver bullion ae ! 'chG % have
the same coined into money upon
the some -3rms and conditions
which epP'y - the Co cage Of Sold.
reduced tae noneyof ul ns g re.
| dem otion or payment, abort oae-
hal, and er bled the owners of
money and obligations payable in
money to monopolize th9 coin Of
the CONNIE cal wo- ID.
Resolved, That he people OF
Nevada ale ID favor OF the coin
age OF fsilver upon The sine con-
divions which apply 10 ne coinage
Of gold, and they are opposed to
eleva tlEg any per-o1 10 Office who
is not known TO be unequiyocally
in favor of openiDg the MiEts OF
the United States 0 the free and
unlimited coinage oisilver.
In view OF DO satisfactory at.
titude Of p { .deet Harrison to the
paramount issue o. he remoneti-
za1ion OF siive., this convention
will make 20 peniea ions foE Pres
idential electors nd the S,a.e Cen
tral Com ni lee to be appoin.ed by
this CoDven Jon sLall have no au-
thoriiy to put il nomination elec-
tors.
The Ccnveatien cordially en-
doses the vigorous efforts of our
Ser -ors and Representatives. tN
secure he free and Unlimited coin
age OF sllve-, and the educational
wor... that they i've done in pre-
SEEMING tie 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 fer the
free and unImited coinage of sill
yer at the present. ratio of Is to j,
for their own benefit ana for the
pe:;~ft Of the people al large
farmers. laboLcrS and me
chanics.
The citizens Of Nevada, repre-
sentatives Of the various silver
leagues, irrespective Of past party
Il convention assembl-
ed, do set forth the following dec
Iaratiou Of principles:
Fl st. VIZ demand t } full re-
mon tiZatian Of silver and the free
and unlimited coinage thereof, at
.he present ratio Of Is to
Second. We are radically and
lnalterably opposel tC the Natto'-
Al Republican and Democratic par
les on the question Of the rec
,oinage of silver and We denoUnce
he action of their recent national
as inimi2al 20 the ma
eriaI interests OF the people * the
United States, and especially to
hose of Nevada and all the other
mining states and territories, AID
We therefore repuiiate the nomi
lees OF their convention.
ThirC:. We pledge the nominees
# this convention for Presidential
lector5 t. support no "'al for
resident or V!ce-Presideht uf tbs
Jnited States who is not uneG giv-
cally in favor Of free coinage as
efned by this convention. We
eseave to the silver leagues Of
,evada, il Convention assembled,
be right of directing said Prcsl-
entail electors for whom to cast
heir votes, ohculi contingencies
equire GEO. g NIXON.
ha rnAU State Committee OF Sh
Yer p.s ty.