Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1894-06-17
THE SILVER PLATFORM.

The silver wing OF the R90uoH
can State Convention un1atmouS-
ly adopted the foli wing platform:
The convontion eaiorse3 and
adopts the platform Of the Repub.
l-cas State Convention. held at Va
city on the 80 Of April lass. as fol-
lows;
Resolved, That We condemn the
Republican party Of the Eastern
states and the ADMINISTRATION 0!
President Harrison. insofar as they
have failed to accomplish the COM
llete reconciliation Of silver, and
to enact laws providing for ths
free and unrestricted coinaga o.
that metal.
Resolved. That the re5toration
of silver to the place 1t o,aupied
previous to the passage 0. 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 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.
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 unequivocally
in favor Of opening the MiLts 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 70 nominations for Pres
idential electors and the State Gen.
trail Committee to be appointed by
this Convention shall have no au-
thority to put in nomination elec-
tors.
The Convention cordially en-
derses the vigorous efforts of ou1
Senators and Representatives to
secure the free and unlimited COIN
age Of silver, and the educational
wor that they have done in pre-
senting the true issue between tho
money powers and the bondhold-
ers and Iaborers and producers OF
wealth.
And we favor the continuation
Of ayit.ltion and contention for the
free and UNI mited coinage OF sill
yer Il the present. ratio Of 16 TO /,
for their own benefit and tor the
ueit of the people at large
farmers. Lahore ers and me
chanic3.
The citizens of Nevada, repre-
sentatives OF the various silver
leagues, irrespective Of past party
affiliations n convention assembl.
ed, do set forth ls following dec--
OF plinci pies:
Fl st. We demand t, full re-
mon tizatian of silver and tho free
and unlimited coinage thereof, at
the present ratio of l6 %
Second. We are radically and
unalterably opposed to the Natior
~ Republican and Democratic par
t:es on the question OF the free
coinage o. silve- and we denounce
The action o. tle;r recent nLtlonai
e inimi,al to the ma
;eriaI interests OF the people of the
United States, and cspec.Llly to
hose OF Nevada ana all the other
mining states aud territories, aid
re therefore repudiate the nomj-
ices Of their convention,
Thirc We r!cdge the nominees
u this convention cor Presidential
electors t. 'unpoIt no 9a1 Tor
President or Vice-Presideh. # the
United States VINO is not uncIulv-
'cally in favor OF free coinage as
letined by this con. ~ntion. We
eseave to the silver leagues OF
Nevada, In Convention assembled,
he right Of directing said fiesl-
entiaI electors for whom to cast
heir votes, should Goa in2enciea
euu;re, GEO. s NIXON,
,har;aan Stale Committee OF Si.-
Yer p.rty.
r. =. FLANSEHY. Secretary