Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1894-05-02
THE SILVER PLATFORM.

The silver wing Of the heP~-oN
can State ConventioA luanimous-
ly adopted the jH2wing PLATFORM:
The convention endorses and
adopts the platform of the Eapub-
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 -mInlstratlon Q;
President Harrison, insofar as they
have failed to accomplish the COM
rlete reconciliation Of silver, ana
to enact laws providing for the
free and unrestricted coinage OK
that metal.
Resolved, That the restoration
of silver to the place 1t a'e4pied ,
previous to the passage Or 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-
1emption Or payment, about one
halt, and enabled the owners of
money and obligations payable In
money to monopollze ths 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 unequiv0cally
in favor Of opening the Nikts OF
the United State to the free and
unlimited coinage Of sllTer.
In view of tn unsatisfactory at.
titude of President Harrison to the
paramount issue Of the remoneti-
zatien of silver, this convention
will make no nemina tons foi Pres
idential electors and the State Cen
trail Committee to be appointed by
this Convention shall have no au.
thority to put in nomination eleo-
tors.
The Convention cordially en-
derses the vigorous efforts of our
Senators and Representatives t1
secure the free and unlimited coin.
age of silver, and the educational
work that they have done ID pre-.
senting the true issue between the
money powers ana the bondhold.
ers end laberers 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 1S to !,
for their own benefit and for the
vc..aft of the people at large
Miuers, farmers. laboiers and me
chanics.
The citizens or Nevada, repre-
senratives Of the yarious silver
leagues. irresreo>>cc:re oE past party
affiliations u convention assembl-
ed, do set forth he following dec
iaration of principles:
Fl st. We demand Z, full re-.
mon tizatian OF silver and the free
and unlimiued colnaga thereof, at
the present ratio of Is III
Second. We are III .ieai2y and
unalterably opposed tC the Il aftiof'
al Republican and Democratic par
ties on the question OF the tree
coinage Of silver and we denounce
the action of their recent na5 5ional
conventions as inimical 10 the ma
terial interests Of the people II the
United States, and especially to
those of Nevada ana all tIo other
mining states and territories, and
we therefore reputiate the nom1~
nees Of their convention.
Thir1, We FtGuge the nominees
OF this convention for Presidential
electors t. 'uDport 10 7a1 Tor
President or Vice-presideh. 4 the
United States who is not uneqniv-
ocally in favor Of free coinage as
defined by this con, ~ntion, We
reseave to the silver Ieag des OF
Nevada, il Convention assembled
the right Of directing said Presi-
dental electors for whom to cast
their votes, should contingencies
require, GEO. > NIXON,
Chairman State Committee OF Sli.