Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1894-01-03
THE SILVER PLATFORM.

The silver wing OF the Republi
can State ConveD tio:. unanimous
ly adopted the 5is3wjDg platform:
The co oeEtion enaor5o3 and
adopts the platform Of the Repun-
licas State Convention. held a. Va
city on the 80 Of April last, as fol.
lows;
Resolved, That we condemn che
Republican party of the Eastern
states and the administration o:
President Harrison, insofar as they
have failed to accomplish the COM
Ilete remone,ization OF silver, and
to enact laws providing for the
free and unrestricted coinage OK
that metal.
Resolved. That tie restoration
of silver to the place 1t 2'cnpied
previous 10 the passage O, the
Mint Act OF 1878, is essential to
the prosperity Of the country and
paramount to all other political
consid erat1ons 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 ply to the Coinage Of gold.
reduced the money Of ultimate re-
demption or ayment, about one
half, and enabled the owners Of
money and obligations payable ia
money TO monopoize tho coin Of
the commercial world.
Resolved, That the people Of
Nevada are in favor Of the coin
age of silver upon the same cun-
ditions which apply to the coinage
Of gold, and they are opposed tc
elevating any person 10 office who
is not known to be unequivocaiiy
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 remonetf-
zation Of silver, this convention
will make no nominations TO- Pres
idential electors and the State Cen.
tral Committee to be appointed by
this Convention shall have no au.
thority to put in nomination elea-
tors
The Convention cordially el.
dorses the vigor Gus efforts If oW
Senators and Representatives tss
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 bCndhold-
ers end laborers and producers Of
wealth
And we favor tn. cont1nU alton
,f agitation and contention for the
'ree and uunmited coinage of sill
Ter at the preseht ratio Of Ii to
'or their own benefit and for the
benefit Of the people al large
miners, farmers. laboIors and me
;hanics.
The citizens Of Nevada, repre-
Of the various silver
eagues irrespective Of pas, party
in convention assembl-
I'd, do set rth the following dec
aration Of principles:
f st. We demand the full re-
non tizatiaa of silver and the free
nd uulimiued coinage thereof, at
he ., esent ratio of l6 to
Second. We are raiirally and
InalreTably opposed &c the Nation
Republican and Democratic par
les on the question OF the 'ee
oiuage of silver and we denouuce
he acri n Of thrir recent natl nal
as inimieal to he a.a-
er,al interests of the people Z, the
United states. and especially to
hose OF Nevada and all the otnol
mining ST teS and territ RE aud
'e therefore repu1iata tia 2 rni
ees of theil convention
Third. We pledge the Il fuiuees
: this convention for PEe-i lf,t tial
iec5ors t, support no "9a for
resident or Vice-Presideri Il the
-nIted States who is not uuequiN
cally in favor of free coinage as
Ell ed hy this conventian Ve
eseave to the silver lea. de- Of
evada. i convention AS entitled,
le right Of directing ii P'csi-
entail electors for whom 10 cast
leir votes, should contingencies
equire GEO. S NIXON,
ha rman State Committee Of Sil
yer p.,rty.
n. ?. FLANNERy, Secretary