Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1894-04-12
THE SILVER PLATFORM

The silver wing Of the Rcpvon
can State COnventio' unanimous-
ly adopted the 'JA1".n2 piatiorm:
The cor vcEtion e'idur5os and
adopts the platform Of the Repub-
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 s-ministration o:
President Harrison, insofar as they
have failed to accomplish the COM
Ilete RECOMMENDATION Of silver, aDd
to enact laws providing for the
free and unrestricted coinage OF
that metal.
Resolved, That tie restoration
of silver to the place 1t , 'eLpied
previous 10 the passage Oh the
Mint Act Of 1873, is essen tial to
the prosperity Of the country and
paramount - all other political
considerauuas The legislation
which robbed silver Of its m0ney
| 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 re-
demption or Payment, about one
half, and enabled the owners OF
money and obligations payable In
money to monopoize tho coin OF
the commercial world.
Resolved, That the people Oh
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
ia favor of opening the MiLts OF
| the United States to the free and
unlimited coinage o. silver.
In view of the unsatisfactory at
titude of President Harrison to the
paramount issue of the remoneti-
zation Of silver, this convention
will make 10 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 elsc-
tors.
The Convention cordially en-
derses the vigorous efforts 0f ouJ
Senators and Representatives tn
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 unlimited coinage OF sill
yer at the present ratio OF 10 to !,
for their own benefit and for the
u;,1,.ht of the people al large =
miners, farmers. labo1ors and me
chanics.
The citizens Of Nevada, repre-
sentatives Of the various silver
leagues, irrespective Of past party
affi,iatlons,i n convention assembl-
ed. do set forth ,he following dec
laratiop of principles:
Fl st. We denaDd t } full re-
mon tizatian OF silver sad the free
and unlimited coinage thereof, at
the present ratio OF o t.
Second. We are ra.i--Jy and
unalterably opposed tC the Eatio-
a. Republican and Democratic par
ties on the question d the rec
coinage Of silver and we denounce
the action Of their recent DaHonal
conventions as iniinioal TO the ma
terial interests of the people If the
; United States, ana especially to
those OF Nevada and ali the otho1
mining states and torrltoria aud
we therefore repu Hate the noml-
nees Of their convention.
| Thirc. We Flaug the homlnees
o. this convention Tor Presidential
electors t. 'upport DO IA for
President or Vre-piesjd~n, i the
United States who is not urI iliv-
ocally in favor Of free coinage as
defined by this con, ~Dtion, we
reseave to the silver lea2aes OF
! Nevada, il Convention ~ssemhlea
tie right Of directing said Piesr
dental electors for wuoln TO cast
their votes, should con'in@encles
require. GEO. , AiAoN,
Chairman State Committee Of Sll"
Ver r,Hty.
Il. p. FLAENEBg, Secretary.