Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1894-03-21
THE SILVER PLATFORM.

The silver wing Of the Rep~oH
can State Conventio' unanimous
" adopted the }A}winE rletform:
The co" 0cGtion enaur3cs and
adopts the platform OF the Repub-
,-cas State Convention. held ut Va
city on the 80 of April last. as fol-
lows;
Resolved, That we condemn the
Republican party Of the Eastern
states and the MIN ration Q:
President Harrison, insofar as they
have failed to accomplish the COM
Elete RECOMMENDATION OF silver, aod
to enact laws providing for the
free and unrestricted coinage OK
that metal.
Resolved. That tEe .e5tor tloh
Of silver to the place 1t 2'4Apied ,
previous TO the passage ol the
Mint Act OF 1873, is essential tc
the prosperity of the country and
paramount to all other political
consid The Legislation
wnich robbed silver Of it's msney
functions and denied to the owner
Of silver bullion the right 10 have
the same coined into money 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 OF
money and obligations payable Ia
money to monopoIize 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 tc
elevating any person 10 Office who
is not known to be uneq1ivOcally
in favor Cf opening the MiLts OF
the United States to the free and
unlimited coinage of silver.
In view Of thu unsatisfactory at
titude of President Harrison to the
paramount issue of the remonett.
zation of silver, tits convention
| will make no nominations for Pres
| identiaI electors and the State Cen
tral Committee to be appointed by
this Convention shall have no au-
therity to put in nomination elec-
tors.
The Convention cordially en-
dorses the vigorous efforts of ou,
Senators and Representatives t0
secure the free and unlimited coin
age Of silver, and the educational
work that they hive done in pre-.
senting the true issue between the
money powers and the bcndhold'
ers and Iaborers and producers OF
wealth.
And we favor the continuation
of agitation and contention for the
free and unnmited coinage OF sl-
! yer 1T the preseht ratio Of 16 to /,
! for their own benefit and for the
ueuetlt Of the people d, large
miners, farmers. laboIcfs and me
chanics.
The citizens of Nevada, repre-
sentatives of the variOu2 silver
| leagues, irrespective Of past party
afi,iatlons,i convention a8sembi.
ed, do set forth me following dec
laratioD Of principles:
Fl 81. We demand I, fuil re-
moa tizatian Of silver and the free
and unlimited coinage thereof, at
the present ratio OF l6 to
Second. We are radically and
unalterably opposed tc tue NatIo'-
a Republican and Democratic par
ties on the question OF tie tree
coinage Of silver and We aenounee
| the action of their recent national
conventions as inimical 20 the ma
terial interests OF the people X the
! United States, and especially to
{ those Of Nevada and all the othcl
mining states and terf;5 rIe>, AID
we therefore repui iia5e the nomJ-
nees Of their convention.
Thirl,. We pledge the nominees
OF tits convention for Plesidehtiai
electors t. 'upport no ''>al for
President or Vice-Prestd9I. X tie
United States vino IS hot unes Nv
ocally in favor OF free cUiuage as
defined by this coN, ~ntion- We
reseave to the silver l8aEaes Of
Nevada, il Convention ee-e em ed,
the right Of directing said P'esi-
dentiai electors for noD 10 last
their votes, sh0uld contingencies
require GEO. ; StAoN.
Cha rns.n State Committee ot Sill.
Yer p.r'ty.