Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1894-02-28
THE SILVER PLATFORM.

The silver wing of the RepubH
can State Convention unanimous
" adopted the following platform:
The convention endorses and
adopts the platform OF the Repub-
,,cas 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 2-mini5tration OF
President Harrison, insofar as they
have failed to accomplish the COM
rlete demonstration of silver, and
to enact laws providing for the
free and unrestricted coinage OK
that metal.
Resolved, That the restoration
of silver to the place it .''anpIed
previous to the passage o. 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 monopolize tho coin OF
the commercial world.
Resolved, That the people OF
Nevada are in favor of the COIN
I age of silver upon the same con-
ditions which apply to the coinage
Of gold, and they are opposed tc
elevating any person TO Office VINO
is not known to be unequivocaliy
| in favor of opening the MlLts OF
the United States to the free and
unlimited coinage of silver.
la view of tho unsatisfactory at
titude of President Harrisoa 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 elec-
tors.
The Convention cordially en-
dorses the vigorous efforts Of our
Senators and Representatives tn
secure the free and unlimited coin-
age of silver, and the educa tional
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 unilmited coinage OF Sill
yer at the present ratio Of IS to /,
for their own benefit and for the
usnedt of the people III large =
miners, farmers. laboIers and me
chanics.
The citizens of Nevada, repre-
sentatives Of the various silver
leagues, irrespective OF past party
affi,iatlons,i n convention assembl-
ed, do set forth the following dec"
laratioD Of principles;
Fl st. We demand t, full re-
d mon tization Of silver and the free
and unlimited coinage thereof, at
she present ratio Of Is to l
!. Second. We are ra@licaIiy ana
unalterably opposed tC the Natio'-
al Republican and Democratic par
|. ties on the question Of the Tree
coinage of silver and We denounce
the action Of their recent natlonal
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 aud territories, aid
Z we therefore repudiate the noni~
nees of their convention.
Thirt.. We pledge the nominees
OF this convention for Presidential
electors t. support no ''a1 for
President or Tice-Fresidel1- | the
United States who is not uneQulv-
ocally in favor of free coinage as
defined by this convention, we
reseave to the silver leagues OF
Nevada, il Convention assembled,
l the right of directing said P'esi-
Dental electors ior whom to cas-
their votes, should continGeucies
! require. GEO. ; NlAoN,
Cha ,rman State Committee ot oL'
l EIr p,"ty.
Il. =. ELAr,NEEv, Secretary.