Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1894-05-19
The SILVER PLATFORM.

| The silver wing Of the Repuoll
can State Convention unanimous
ly adopted the Fou3Iiag platform:
| The convention endorses and
adopts the platform oi the Repur-
"a cas- State Convention, held ut Va
city on the 50 of April LAST, a5 fol-
lows:
Resolved, That We condemn the
Republican party Of the Eastern
states and the G -niuistCati0n OF
President Harrison, insofar as they
have failed TO accomplish the COM
Elete remonetization OF silver, ana
to enact laws providing for Il =,
free and unrestricted Coinage Ok
! that metal.
Resolved, That TIE restoration
OF silver to the place it a'-Iried
| prevlous 60 the passage o. The
Mint Act OF 1873, is essential to
the prosperity of the couRtry and
paramount TO all other politic-i
considerations. The legislation
which robbed silver Of its no Icy
functions and denied TO the owner
OF silver bullion the right 20 have
the sane coined into money upon
the some terms and conditions
which apply to the Cottage ofgold.
reduced the money Of ultimate re-
demptlon or Payment, about o1e-
half, and enabled the owners of
money and ob'igatig - payable In
money to monopolIze 1A9. coin Of
the commercial world.
Received, That the people OF
Nevada are In favor of the coin
age Of silver upon the same con-
dition5 which apply to She coinage
Of gold, and they are opposed to
elevating any person TO Office who
is not known to be UuequivocalIy
in favor Of opening the EEiLts OF
the United States TO the free and
unlimited coinage OF silver.
Ia, view Of the unsatisfactory at
titude ofPIesident Harrison TO the
p.1Jmour. issue OF the relponeti-
- of silver, tbs convention
V Il ne 10 nominations foI Pres
iden;ia electors and the State Cen
trail Committee to be appointed by
this Cenven ton shall have no au-
thority to put in nomination elec-
tors.
The Convention cordially en-
derses the vigorous efforts Of our
Senators and Representatives t.,
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 bondhold.
ers end laborers and producers OF
wealth
And we favor the continuation
Of agitation and contention Tor thu
free and unl mited coinage OF sill
yer at the present ratio OF Is to /,
for their own benefit ana for the
pel.eGt Of the people at large
miners, farmers. laboLers and me
chanics.
The ,..izens Of Nevada, repre-
sentatives Of the va.ious silver
leagues, irrespective Of past party
affiliations 4 convention assenul-
ed, do set forth tna following dec--
laration OF principles;
Fl st. We demand t. } full re-
moa tizatiaR OF silver Gna he free
and unlimited coinage thereof, at
ihe present ratio O. lG SO l
Second. We are IA a3lcally and
unalterably opposed to the Natio'-.
a. Republican and Democratic par
ties on the question OF the free
coinage OF silver and VIC deeounce
,he action Of their recent national
as iniA-iu4l 10 the ma
.erial interests OF the people ostLa
United States, and csTeojally to
hose o. Nevada and all the other
nining sites and territories, and
&c therefore repuaiate the nomi-
lees Of their convention.
ThirG, We pledge the nominees
u this convention for Presidential
iectors tt 'upport 10 -0al for
or Vice-Lrosideno Of the
United States who is not Uuequiv-
cally in favor OF free coinage as
efined by this con ~utiop. We
eseave to the silver leagues Of
,evada, iG Conven tion assembled,
be right Of directing said Piesl-
entail electors for whom to cast
heir votes, should contingencies
aquire. GEO. 8 NIXON,
hairman State Committee Of Sill
Yer paEty.
Il. +. FLAENERY, Secretary.