Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1894-02-13
THE SILVER PLATFORM

The silver wing of the Repubu
can State Convention unanimous
ly adopted the following platform:
The convention endorses and
adopts the platform Of the Repub-
l.cas 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 os
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 OK
that metal.
Resolved, That the restoration
of silver to the place 1t .sLpied
previous TO the passage o. 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 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 &c.
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 Oh
Nevada are iu 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 unequivocally
in favor Of 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 for Pres
idential electors and the State Cen
tral Committee to be appointed by
this Convention shall have no au-
thority to put in nomination cleo
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 the continuation
If agitation and contention for the
'ree and unamited coinage of sill
yer at the present ratio Of Is to ],
or their own benefit and for the
,eaeGt Of the people Ell large
Ainers, farmers. laboIors and me
;hanics.
The citizens of Nevada, repre-
Of the varlOus silver
eagues, irrespective of past party
u convention assembl-
ID, do set forth the following dec.-
aration Of principles:
Fl st. We demand t, } full re-
non tizatiaH of silver and the free
nd unlimited coinage thereof, at
he present ratio OF l6 to
Second. We are radically and
Inalterably opposed tC the Nation
j Republican and Democratic par
les on the question Of the tree
oinage of silver and we deuounce
be action of their recent national
as inimical to the ma
erial interests Of the people ofthe
United States, and especially to
hose of Nevada and all the othor
inning states and Territories, and
e therefore puiiate the nomi-
ees of their convention.
Third. We pledge the nominees
this convention for Presidential
ectors tt support no ~'aa for
resident or Vice-PresidenJ If the
nited States who is not uneQuiv-
sally in favor Of free coinage as
etined by this convention, We
eseave to the silver leagues OF
evada, il Convention assembled,
he right Of directing said Piesi-
entail electors for whom to cast
leir votes, should contingencies
,quire. GEO. s NIXON,
hartman State Committee Of Si!.
yer p.srty.
I'll. +. TLAHNERY, Secretary.