Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1894-02-08
THE SILVER PLATFORM

The silver wing of the Ropubn
can State Convention unanimous
ly adopted the foioDlng PLATFORM:
The convention endorses and
adopts the platform Of the Repub-
licas 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 administration o.
President Harrison, insofar as they
have failed to accomplish the COM
rlete reconciliation Of silver, and
to eoact laws providing for the
free and unrestricted coiuaga os
that metal.
Resolved. That tie restoration
of silver to the place 1t 2".pied ,
previous to the passage ol the
Mint Act OF 1873, is essential to
the prosperity Of the country and
paramount to all other political
considerations The legislation
! which robbed silver Of it's 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 ofgoid.
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 th3 coin OF
the commercial world.
/ Resolved, That the people OF
Nevada are 10 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 IF 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 foG Pres
identiaI 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 ouJ
Senators and Representatives to
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 the continuation
of agitation and contention for the
free and unimited coinage OF sill
yer at the present ratio OF Is to /,
for their own benefit ami for the
peloft Of the peorle at large
miners, farmers. labo1ers and me
chanics.
The citizens of Nevada, repre-
sentatives of the various silver
leagues, irrespective Of past party
afi1iatlons,i n convention assembl-
ed, do set forth the following dec
laratioD Of principles:
Fl st. We demand t, } full re-
mon tizatian Of silver and the free
and unlimited coinage thereof, at
the present ratio Of 10 to l
Second. We are radically and
unalterably opposed to the Natior
n Republican and Democratic par
ties on the question OF the tree
coinage Of silver and We denounce
the action Of their recent national
conventions as inimi3al TO The ma
terial interests of the people Of the
United States, and especially to
those OF Nevada and all the otheI
mining states and territories, and
we therefore repu iiate the nomi-
nees of their convention.
Third. We pledge the nominees
OF this convention for Presidential
electors t. support no '9a1 for
President or Vjce-Preside2. = the
United States who is not uneqaiv-
ocally in favor Of free coinage as
defined by this convention. We
reseave to the silver leagues OF
Nevada, il Convention as~enlhled,
the right of directing said Pfesi-
Dental electors for whom 10 cast
their votes, should contingencies
require, GEO. ) NIXON.
Cha rman State Committee OF Sill
vtr p,.' ty.