Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1894-03-29
THE SILVER PLATFORM.


The silver wing Of the RepnjH
can State Convention unanimous
ly adopted the Slowing 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 CT the Eastern
states and the 8-mini8tratlon o.
President Harrison, insofar as they
have failed to accomplish the COM
rIete RECOMMENDATION Of silver, aDd
to enact laws providing for the
free and unrestricted coinage OK
that metal.
Resolved, That the restoration
of silver to the place it :''enpled
previous TO the passage o. the
| Mint Act OF 1878, is essential to
the prosperity Of the county and
paramount to all oths fo'ticai
considerations. fhe leglsiatioD
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
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 who
is not known to be unequiyocally
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 to the
paramount issue OF the remoneti-
zation Of silver, this convention
will make no nominations for Pres
idential electors and 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-
dorses the vigorous efforts of our
Senators and Representatives IT,
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 bondhoid.
ers and laborers and producers OF
wealth.
And we favor the continuation
Of agitation and contention for tha
free and unlimited coinage OF su-
yer at the preseht ratio OF l6 to /,
for their own benefit and for the
ueaeat Of the people Il; large =
G,iners, farmers. laboIors and me
chanics.
The citizens OF Nevada, repre-
sentatives Of the various silver
leagues, irrespective Of past party
affiliations n convention assembl-
ed, do set forth be following; dec
laratiop Of rrinciplea:
F, st. We demand t, , full re-
: mon tizatian OF silver and the free
and unlimiued coinage thereof, at
the present ratio Of Is TO i
4. Second. We are IA ideally and
unalterabIy opposed t. the Natio"
a Republican ana Drmoeratlc par
!. ties on the question oi the jIee
coinage of silver and We deoounce
the action Of their recent national
conventions as ininiea! 10 the ma
terial interests of the people II the
+. United States, and especially to
those OF Nevada and all the other
=, mining states and territories AKA
ue therefore ropuiiate the nom'-
nees OF their convention.
Thirc. We rio,5ge the nominees
OF this conveD.ion for Preaitehtlal
electors t. 'urport 40 ""1 Tor
President Or Vlce-PseaideIi + the
United States who is not uns 4niv-
ocally in favor Of free coinage as
y defined by tins con, ~ntion. We
reseave to the silver leagues OF
Nevada, il Convention as.emhied'
l the right Of directing sid P'esl-
, dential electors III Nnoin 20 cas-
their votes, SHOULD Contingencies
! requira. GEO , -$iAoN,
Ch.s !.nau Stat Committee OF sli
1 ver !'e>' ty.
Il. =. ELASEESI, .o,cretary.