Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1894-06-20
He 5Il.Ii} PLATFORM

The silver wing Of the Repaoll
can State Convention unanimous
ly adopted the foloviny PLATFORM:
The convention endorses 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 ths
Republican party of the Eastern
states and the z ninistration OK
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 coinaya OK
that metal.
Resolved, That the restoration
OF silver to the place It :, .,'aupied
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 it's money
functions and denied to the owner
Of silver bullion the right to have
the same coined into mo icy 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 O
money and obligations payable In
money to monopolize tho coin Of
the commercial world.
Resolved, That the people o.
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 remoneti.
zation Of silver, this convention
will make no nominations for Pres
idential electors and the State Gen.
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 oul
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 tho
powers and the bondhold~
ers and laborers and producers u
wealth.
And we favor .tha continuation
Of agitation and contention for thA
free and unlimited coinage Of sill
yer at the present ratio Of Is to /,
'or their own benefit and for the
,eHelit Of the peorle al large
miners, farmers. laboIers and me
:hanics.
The citizens of Nevada, repre-
'entatives Of the various silver
irrespectiv" OF past party
lfiiiations,i convention assembl-
ID, do set forth the following dec
aration OF principles:
FL st. We dena2d t. full re-
non tizatian of silver and the free
nd unlimited coinage thereof, at
ne present ratio of l6 to l
Second. We are radically and
opposed to the Natior
j Republican and Democratic par
les on the question OF the tree
oinage of silver and we denounce
be action of th:sir recent national
as inirnioal to the ma
arial interests Of the people Of the
Jnited States. and especially to
hose of Nevada and all the other
inning states and territories, and
'e therefore repu tiate the nomt~-
ees Of their convention.
Thir1, We pledge the nominees
this convention for Presidential
ectors t. 'uaport no 'a1 for
resident or Vlce-Presidc, # the
nited States who is not uEaIniv.
,ally in favor OF Tec coinage as
eined by this con. ~ntica. Ne
'seave to the silver leagues OF
evada, ii. Convention assembled,
Ie right of directing sid ftcsi-
,ntiai electors for whom 10 cast
eiE r"iae, should con'insenciea
quire GEO. 8 NIXON.
.a r.nta State Committee ut Sil.
vrT ~. ".