Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1894-03-22
THE SILVER PLATFORM

The silver wing Of the Rep4oli
can State Convention unanimous
ly adopted the '2Aowing platform:
The congeEtion endor3o8 and
adopts the platform Of tne Repub.
l-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 Z minisJration o!
President Harrison, insofar as they
have failed to accomplish the COM
Ilete reconciliation of silver, aod
to enact laws providing for the
free and unrestricted Coinage OF
that metal.
Resolved. That the restoration
OF silver to the place L 9'-.Apied
previous TO the passage ol the
Mint Act OF 1878, is essential to
the prosperity Of the country and
paramount to all other political
consid The legislation
which robbed silver of its In3ney
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 OF gold.
reduced the money of ultimate re-
demption or payment, about one
half. and enabled the owners of
money and obligations payable In
money to monopoize 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 to
elevating any person to office who
is not known to be unequiv0cally
in favor Of opening the Minis OF
the United States to the free and
unlimited coinage of silver.
In view of tn" unsatisfactory at
titude of President Harrison to the
paramount issue of the remoneti.
zation Of silver, this convention
will make no neminatio for Pres
idential 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 ouI
Senators and Representatives tt'
secure the free and unlimited COIN
age OF silver, and the educational
work that they have done in pre-
sentibg the true issue between the
money powers and the pgndhold'
ers and Iaborers and producers OF
wealth.
And we favor the continuation
of agitation and conteAtion for tho
free and unnmited coinage Of sil-
yer at the preseLt ratio OF IS to !,
for their own benefit and fer the
oeuctit Of the people al large
farmers. laboIcrs and me
chanics.
The citizens Of Nevada, repre-
Of the various silver
leagues, irrespective OF past party
afi1iatloGs,i convention asgembl.
ed, do set forth the following dec,
laratiop of principles:
FL st. We denaDd t. full re.
mon tizatian of silver and the free
and unlimited coinage thereof, at
the present ratio OF Is to
Secoad. We are radically and
unalterably opposed tC the Natio'-
a. Republican and Democrats par
ties on the question OF the rec
coinage Of silver and We deaounce
The action OK their recent NATIONAL
as inimi3ai 10 lue ma
.erial interests Of the feonle Il the
United States, ana especially to
hose OF Nevada and al tie other
mining states aud ter:.55rIes, aid
re therefore repa iiate the n2mj
,eec Of their convention.
Thirs', We pledge the nominees
u this convention for ProsiIrDtial
electors tt import no ''lal for
President or Vicc-Presider e the
Jnited States who is not unes NV
'caily in favor Of free coinage as
Ietined by this con, ~ntiop We
eseave to the silver ieanu ) OF
Nevada, il Convention at led,
he right Of directing s.iI esi-
ential electors for who.A L.. east
heir votes, -houl.i c"ntings acies
eqnire GEO. $ NIXON,
'ha r.nAn State Committee " Sit
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