Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1894-05-17
The SILVER PLATFORM.

The silver wing Of taa 8ep~Ju
! can State Conventio unanimous
/ ly adopted the ')u3wI05 pIaGiorm:
The CO" EoGuon eudur5J5 and
adopts the platform OF The Repub-
,-cas State Convention. held ut Va
citv on the 30 of April las. as col.
lows;
Resolved, That we condemn the
Republican party Of the Eastern
states and the -mini-tratinn o.
President Harrison. insofar 40 they
have failed to accomplish the COM
rlete RECOMMENDATION of silver, aDd
to enact laws providing for the
free and unrestricted Coinage OF
! ttIlatt metal.
! Resolved. That tie festoratlon
/ OF silver TO the place 1t , o'chpied
/ previous to the passage o. the
Mint Act OF 1873, is essential tc
the prosperity Of the country and
paramount to all other poiitica,
! considerations, The legisla arior
: wnich robbed silver Of its money
functions and denied TO the owner
Of silver bullion the right 10 ave
, the same coined into money egon
! the some terms and conditions
which apply to the Coinage Of eold.
reduced the m0ueyo OF ultimate re,
, demptton or payment, about me-
half. and enabled the owners of
money and obligations payable In
money 10 mOnopO,ize th7 coin Of
the commercial world.
Resolved, That the people OF
Nevada are in favor Il the coin.
age Of silye" upon t1e same con-
ditions which apply to .lo colnage
Of gold, and they are opposed to
elevating any person 70 Office Who
is not known to be une4a. ally
in favor # opening the Nuts OF
the United States to the nee and
u8lunitsd coinage Of -ilvs-.
In vIoH Of tn unsatisfactory at
titude OF President Harrison to the
paramount issue Of the remoneti-
zation Of silver, is convention
will make no nominations 70. Pres-
identiaI electors and the State Gem
tral Committee to be appointed by
this Convention shall have no au-
thority to put in nomination elec-
tors,
The Convention cordially en-
dorseS the vigorous efforts # our
Senators and Representatives Is,
secure the free and unlimited coin
age OF silver, and the educational
work that they have done il pre-
sentiDg the true issue between the
money powers and the Doadholde
ers and laborers and producers Of
wealth
And we favor tn. CONTRIBUTION
Of agitation and conJnHti9n IOr the
free ana unlimited cOia4rt o. sill
yer at the preseht ratlp u Is 20 /,
for their own benefit and toI tho
.aaetit Of the peonle 81 large
miners, farmers, h@o,cs3 ard me
chanics.
The citizens Of Ee-ais, ropre-
gantatives of the various silver
leagues. irrespective of -.5 5arty
afGIahons,i u conveuc1a Il. cnbl-
ed, do set forth the faIg a.u5 dec
laratioD Of nripciPle-.
F. st. We denan1 & tInl re-
mon tizatiao Of aiiv-r ..ol the free
and unlimited cotDAt hereof, at
tue present ratio oi 40 59
Second. We arr J- ii.a,,y and
unaI,erably opposed t, the >ratio'~.
d Republican and D mocratsc par
ties on the question Of he free
coinage Of silver ana we deuounce
the action Of their recent Aatlonal
as ininA.ul ~ the ma
terial interests Of The people Il the
United States, am cs.ee.aiiy to
those Of Neyada au4 al the other
mining st. .tes and t4..16.-.a., and
re therefore repu1.aLa the nymi-
leeS Of their convention.
Third; We rle"ge gla uemlnees
y this convention ioG Pres, .rlttai
,lectors tt 'unpor I'D -~.l for
President or Vice-psc-.5.a f The
United States who is not aD, lulY-
ocally in f2vor Of free coinage az
ie1ined by this con. -uJi,n. We
,eseave to the silver leaade3 Of
Nevada, il Convention 8-emhlna,
he right of directing sid Pfesi-
entiaI electors for whom to east
heir votes, should contingenciea
equire. GEO. 5 NIXON,
chairman State Committee of Si.-
yer p,Ity.
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