Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1894-06-08
THE SILVER PLATFORM.

The silver wing Of the Repa0li
can State Convention unanimous
iy adopted the followlng platform:
The convention endorses and
adopts the platform OF the Repuo-
,.cas State Convention. held aS Va
city on the 50 of April last. as foir
lows;
Resolved, That we condemn the
Republican party Of the Eastern
states and the -ministration OF
President Harrison, insofar as they
have failed to accomplish the COM
rlete reconciliation Of silver, and
to enact laws providing for ths
free and unrestricted coinage Ok
that metal.
Resolved, That the restoration
of silver to the place 1t 2'enpied
previous to the passage o. The
Mint Act OF 1878, is essential te
the prosperity Of the country and
paramount to all other politicc
considerations. The legislation
which robbed silver Of its mcney
functions and denied to the owner
Of silver bullion the right to have
the same coined into money upon
the some terms and cond. ticns
which apply to the coinage ofgold,
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 th9 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 unequlyocally
in favor Of opening the AIiEts 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 remoneh-
zation Of silver, this convention
will make no nominations for Pres
idential electors and the State Cen
trail Committee to be appointed BY
this ion shall have no au-
thority to put in nomination eles-
tors.
The Convention cordially en-
derses the vigorous efforts of o1u
Senators and Representatives ID
secure the free and unlimited coin
age Of silver, and the educational
work that they have done in pre-
senting the true issue between tho
money powers and the bondholde
ers and laberers aud producers OF
wealth.
And we favor the CONTINUATION
of agitation and contention for thu
free and unlimited coinage OF slt-
yer at the preseht ratio OF l6 TO !,
for their own benefit and for the
;,,.ae6t Of the people at large :
miners, farmers, laboIers and me
chanics.
The citizens of Nevaia, repre-
sentatives Of the various silver
leagues, irrespective OF past party
affiliations i n convention ASSEMBLE
ed. do set forth ths folio wing dec.
: laration 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 l6 to
Second. We are radically and
unalterably opposed tc the Natlo"
al Republican and Democratic par.
ties on the question OF the tree
coinage Of silver and we denounco
the action Of their recent nationai
conventions as inimical to the ma
terial interests of the people o'the
United States, and especially to
those Of Nevada and all the other
mining states and territories, ard
we therefore repudiate the noml~
nees Of their convention.
Thire. We pledge the nominees
OF this convention for Presidential
electors t. ,upport no 'oa1 for
President or Vice-Presidenb of the
United States who is not uneguiy-
ocally in favor of free coinage as
defined by this con. ~ntloa. we
reseave to the silver leagues OF
Nevada, il. Convention assenlh'ea' ;
the right Of directing said Piesi-
dautial electors for whom to cast
their votes. should contingencies
require GEO. > AlAoN,
Cha r!nan State Committee u Sill
ver .'..'ty.
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