Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1894-04-07
THE SILVER PLATFORM

The silver wing Of the Rep aoI
can State Convention unanimous
ly adopted the 'oAowing PLATFORM:
The convention endorses and
adopts the platform of the Repub-
l-cas State Convention. held at Va
city on the 80 OF April last. as fol-
lows;
Resolved, Tha5 We condemn the
Republican party Of the Eastern
states and the miniatration 0:
President Harrison, insofar as they
have failed to accomplish the COM
Ilete RECOMMENDATION of silver, and
to enact laws providing for tho
free and unrestricted Coinage OK
that metal.
Resolved, That tie restoration
of silver to the place 1t > .2Apied
previous TO the passage Oh the
Mint Act OF 1873, is essential to
the prosperity Of the country and
paramount to all other political
considerations The legislation
which robbed silver % its nancy
functions and denied TO the owner
of silver bullion tne right to have
the same coined IIto money upon
the some terms and conditions
which apply to the coinage of gold.
reduced the money Of ultimate re-
demptiol or Payment, abo"t one
half, and enabled the owners of
money and obligations payable In
money to monopolize tho 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 tc
elevating any person to otfice 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.
La view of thu unsatisfactory at
titude of President Harrison to the
paramount issue of the remoneti-
zation of silver, this convention
will make no nominations tor Pres
idential electors and the State Cen
tral Committee to be appointed by
this Convention shall have no au-
thority to put in nomination elec-
tors.
The Convention cordially en-
derses the vigorous efforts Of ouJ
Senators and Representatives f,
secure the free ard 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 bondhold.
ers and Iaborers and producers OF
wealth.
And we favor the continuation
of agitation and conteLtion for tha
free and uuhmited coinage OF sill
yer 1t the preseht ratio Of Is to /,
for their own benefit and for the
ueneit Of the people at large
miners, farmers. labolors and me
chanics.
The citizens Of Nevada, repre-
sentatives Of the vari0us silver
leagues, irrespective Of past party
affiliatlons,i u convention assembl-
ed, do set forth ne following dec
laration of principles:
Fl st. We demand tt full re-
mon tizatiaa Of silver and the free
and unlimited coinage thereof, at
the present ratio OF l6 to l
Second. We are radically and
unalterably opposed tc the Natio''
al Republican and Democratic par
ties on the question Of the iree
coinage of silver and We derounce
the action OF their recent national
conventions as inimical to the ma
terial interests Of the people q the
United States, and especially to
those Of Nevada and all the other
states and territories, and
pe therefore repuiiate the nomi~
nees Of their convention.
Thirc. We r!9age tie nominees
OF this convention for Presidential
electors t. 'uuport 10 -"a1 for
President OF Vice-Presideh, If the
United States who is not unequiv-
ocally in favor OF free coinage as
defined by this con, ~ntion. We
reseave to the silver leagues OF
Nevada, il Convention as. embled,
the right of directing sid Presi-
Dental electors for bom to cast
their votes, should contingencies
require. GEO. ; NIXON.
Cha rman State Committee OF Sill
Yer p,Nty.