Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1894-06-13
THE SILVER PLATFORM .

I1o. silver WluS vi Uuo ~ pdoI
can State Convention luminous
ly adopted the foiiowing platform:
The convention eaiofses and
adopts the platform OF the R9pub-
l.cas State Convention, held a5 Va
city on the 80 Of April las5, 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 exact laws providing for ths
free and unrestricted coinaga OF
that metal.
Resolved, That the restoration
of silver to the place it a',hpied
previous to the passage o. 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 ofgold,
reduced the money Of ultimate re-
demption or payment, about one
half, and enabled the owners Of
money and obligations payable Ia
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 unequivocally
in favor Of opening the MiIts 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 remoneu-
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 t,
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 til, continuation
Of agitation and contention for thA
free and unlimited coinage OF sill
yer at the present ratio Of Is to l,
for their own benefit ami for the
us,u, 1T of the people at large :
miners, farmers, laboIer5 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 the following dec
laratiop Of principles: =.
Fl st. We demand t. ful 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 Natio"
al 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 inimioal to the ma
terial interests Of the people q the
United States, and especially to
those of Nevada and all the other
mining st4tcs and territories, aid
we therefore repuiiate the nofn,~
nees of their convention.
Thirt,,, We pledge the nominees
OF tElS con eli Siou tDl lSoi'i ol oie'i
electors t. 'upport no '7a1 Tor
President or Vice-Presidenl Il the
United States who is not une4 i.y-
ocally in favor Of free coinage as
defined by this con. -ntion- we
reseave to the silver leagues OF
Nevada. il. Convention assembled,
the right of directing said Fleoi-
dentill electors for whom to cast
their yotcs, should contingencies
reqnir" GEO. ; NIXON.
Cha rtna:i State Committee OF Sh-
vei IL, y.
&. +. FLaSNERE, Secretary