Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1894-01-27
THE SILVER PLATFORM.

The silver wing of the Ropubli
can State Convention unanimous
ly adopted the following platform:
The convention endorses and
adopts the platform Of the Repub-
licas 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 OF
President Harrison, insofar IS they
have failed to accomplish the COM
rlete reconciliation Of silver, and
to enact laws providing for the
free and unrestricted coinage OF
that metal.
Resolved. That tie restoration
of silver to the place it occupied
previous TO the passage Oh 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 Lave
the same coined into money upon
the some terms and conditions
which apply to the coinage sold.
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 tbs 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 tc
elevating any person to office who
is not known to be unequivocally
in favor Of opening the MiEts 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 remoneti-
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 elee-
tors.
The Convention cordially en-
dorses the vigorous efforts of ouI
Senators and Representatives to
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 hondhold.
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 Is to !,
for their own benefit and for the
peneGt Of the people at large :
miners, farmers. labolcrs and me
cnanics.
The citizens of Nevada, repre-
sentatives of the various silver
leagues, irrespective Of past party
affiliatlons,i n convention assembl-
ed, do set forth the following dec
laration Of principles:
First. We demand t.4 full re-
mon tizatian Of silver and the free
and unlimired coinage thereof, at
the present ratio OF Is to L
Second. We are radically and
unalterably opposed tc the Natior
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 inimical to the ma
terial interests of the people 81 the
United States, and especially to
those Of Nevada and all the othc1
mining states and territories, ard
we therefore repudiate the nomj-
nees of their convention.
Third. We Pledge the nominees
OF this convention for Presidential
electors te support no nan for
President or Vice-PresidenG OF tho
United States who is not unequir-
ocally in favor Of free coinage as
defined by this convention. We
reseave to the silver leagues OF
Nevada, iE Convention assembled,
the right of directing said Presl-
Dental electors for whom TO cast
their votes, should contingencies
require. GEO. > NlAON.
Chairman State Committee OF SI'
yer p,srty.
H. =. FLANNERy, Secretary.