Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1894-03-20
THE SILVER PLATFORM
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The silver wing of the BeP40ll
can State Convention unanimous
ly adopted the blowing plattorm:
The convention endorses and
adopts the platform Of the Repub-
,-cas State Convention. held ut Va
city on the 80 of April last, as fol-
lows;
l. Resolved, That we condemn the
Republican party Of the Eastern
states and the ministrati0n os
President Harrison, insofar as they
have failed to accomplish the COM
rlete RECOMMENDATION OF silver, aDe
to enact laws providing for the
free and unrestricted Coinage OK
that metal.
Resolved. That the restoration
of silver to the place 1t = .'2Apied
previous to the passage Oh the
Mint act OF 1878, is essential to
the prosperity Of the country and
paramount to all other political
consid The legislation
which robbed silver OF its m9ney
functions and denied 30 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 the 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 MiLts OF
! the United States to the free and
unlimited coinage OF silver.
In view Of thN unsatisfactory at
titude of President Harrison to the
paramount issue Of the remoneti-
zation Of silver, this convention
will make no nominations for Pres
iGential electors and the state Cen
trail Committee to be appointed by
! this Convention shall have no au-
thority to put in nomination cleo
tors.
| The Convention cordially en-.
derses the vigorous efforts of our
Senators and Representatives te'
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 continuation
of agitation and contention for tho
free and unlimited coinage OF sill
yer ct the present ratio Of 16 to l,
for their own benefit and for the
u,..:etit of the people 81 large =
miners, farmers. labOIers and me
/ chanics.
The citizens Of Nevada, repre-
santatives of the va iou3 silver
leagues, irrespective Of past party
affiliations convention assemble
ed, do set forth ne following dec-
laration Of principles:
F. st. We demand t, ) fslI re-
mon tizati9n Of silver and The free
and unlimited coinage thereof, at
the present ratio OF l6 TO
Second. We are "a .ha-y and
unalterably opposed tC the Natio'-
Al Republican ana Democratic par
ties on the question OF tA2 rec
coinage of silver and we aenounce
the action Of their recent uational
conventions as inimio oal to the ma
teral interests Of tie eop.2 Il the
United states, ana especially to
those of Nevada ami all the other
mining sites and l8lslG2"ieF, aud
we therefore repIIia1e tne nJD-
neex Of their convention.
Thirt. We r!e. &c the aomlnees
o. this convention i3E -Ecstiential
electors t. 'uppoct 30 '2a1 for
President or Vice-pEeaidei e the
Unitet States who is Mt uneEuiY-
ocally in favor OF free coinage as
defined by this cosa ~nt!on We
reseave to the site leagues OF
Nevada, l. Convention a5- el2h'ed,
the right of directing s-ti ''esl-
dential electors for AuoG t. cast
their votes, sAou!a e,utin9"ncies
require. GEO. ) &iAON.
Chairman State Go.4mIstee nf ST.
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