Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1894-03-11
THE SILVER PLATFORM

The silver wing of the Bept-oli
can State Convention unanimous
" adopted the %2A0wing platform:
The convention endorses and
adopts the platform of the Repub-
,.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 minlstratlon OF
President Harrison, insofar as they
have failed to accomplish the COM
rlete RECOMMENDATION OF silver, and
to enact laws providing for the
free and unrestricted coinage OK
that metal.
Resolved, That the testoratioh
of silver to the place 1t ''chpied
previous TO the passage o. the
. Mint Act OF 1878, is essential to
the prosperity of the country and
paramount to all otner 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 OK
the commercial world.
Resolved, That the people OF
Nevada are in favor O. 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 70 Office who
is not known to be uneqniVocally
in favor Of opening the MjLts OF
the United States to the free and
unlimited coinage Of silver.
In view of tho unsatisfactory at
titude Of President Harrison 30 the
paramount issue OF the remoneti-
zation of silver, tits convention
will make no nemina lions for Pres
ideutiaI electors ana the state Cen
trail Committee to be appointed by
this Convention shall have no au-
thority to put in nomination elec-
tors,
The Convention cordially en-
! ,.-,za-. +Io ,-;c,oroI,S AffArt-s DP OI11
Senators and Representatives, tn
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 tn confirmation
of agitation and contention for tho
fee and uul: mited coinage Of sill
yer at the present ratio Of Is to 1,
for their own benefit and for tho
ue1edt Of the peOple a. large
miners, farmers. laboLo'8 and me
chanics.
The citizens Of Nevada, repre-
sentatives of tho various silver
leagues, Irrespective Of past party
affiliations, n convention assemble
ed. do set forth 90 following dec
laratioD Of principles:
Fl st. We demand t. ) full re-
! mon tizatian of silver Gnd the free
and unlimited coinage thereof, at
the present ratio oi Is to
Second. We are aliral!y and
unalterably opposed t. the n atior
al Republican and Democratic par
, ties on the question Ot the free
coinage of silver and We denounce
the action of their recent national
conventions as inimi3al 10 the ma
terial interests of the people u the
United States, and especially to
those of Nevada and ell The othor
mining states and territories, aid
pe therefore repuii-te the noml~
neeg of their convention.
Thire'. We rle,ge the nominees
OF this convention for Presidential
electors t, 'unpor5 40 "'a1 for
President or V,ce-ireside.l + the
United States who is not uDr4'llv-
ocally in favor OF free coinage as
detined by this con ~ntioH, we
reseage to the silver leagues OF
Nevada, il Convention AS embed,
the right of directing slid Presi-
dental electors tor whom to cas-,
their votes, should contiogencies
require. GEO. ) AlAoN.
Cha rman State Committee Of Sill
yer p.>ity.
II. =. FLANNGRY, Secretary.