Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1894-02-01
THE SILVER PLATFORM

The silver wing Of the Repubn
can State Convention unanimous
ly adopted the following platform:
The convention endorses and
adopts the platform Of the Repub.
licas 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 administration OF
President Harrison, insofar as they
have failed to accomplish the COM
rlete reconciliation Of silver, and
to enact laws providing for the
free and unrestricted coinage OF
that metal.
Resolved, That the restoration
of silver to the place 1t o'anpied
previous to the passage Or 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
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 unequlvocally
in favor of opening the MiEts 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 remonetl-
zation Of silver, this convention
will make no nominations for Pres
idential electors and the State Cen
trail Committee to be appointed by
this Cenven Jon shall have no au-
thority to put in nomination cleo
tors.
The Convention cordially en-
dorses the vigorous efforts Of ou1
Senators and Representatives t3
secure the free and unlimited coin
age Of silver, and the educational
work that they have done in pre-
sentins the true issue between the
money powers and the bondheld-
ers and laborers and producers OF
wealth.
And we favor the continuation
of agitation and contention for the
free and unlimited coinage OF Sill
yer at the present ratio Of 16 to l,
for their own benefit and for the
ucnafit of the people at large :
miners, farmers. laboIers and nae
chanics.
The citizens Of Nevada, repre-
sentatives Of the various silver
leagues, irrespective of past party
affiIiations,i n convention assembl-
ed. do set forth the following dec--
laration of principles:
Fist. We demand t., full re-
mon tizatian of silver and the free
and unlimited coinage thereof, at
the present ratio Of Is to l.
! Second. We are radically and
unalterably opposed tc the Natio~
al Republican and Democratic par
ties on the question Of the free
coinage of silver and we denounce
the action Of their recent national
conventions as inimieal to the ma
terial interests of the people ofthe
United States, and especially to
those of Nevada and all the Other
mining states and territories, ana
we therefore repudiate the nom1~
nees of their convention.
( Third. We pledge the nominees
OF this convention for Presidential
electors te support no nan for
President or Vice-Presideny OF 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
the right of directing said Pfesl-
Dental electors for whom to cas-
their votes, should contingencies
require. GEO. > NlAoN.
Chairman State Committee or Sill
yer p,Aty.