Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1894-02-06
THE SILVER PLATFORM.

The silver wing Of the Republl
can State Convention unanimous
Iy adopted the foAowing platform:
The convention endorses and
adopts the platform Of the Repub-
licas State Convention, held at We
city on the 80 Of April last, as fol-
lows;
Resolved, That we condemn the
Republican party Of the Eastern
states and the administration o.
President Harrison, insofar as they
have failed to accomplish the COM
Clete remonetization Of silver, and
to enact laws providing for the
! free and unrestricted coinage OF
that metal.
Resolved, That the restor ton
/ Of silver to the place it o'a-pied
previous 10 the passage "a the
/ Mint Act OF 1878, is essential t2
/ the prosperity Of the country and
paramount to all other political
considerations, The Legislation
which robbed silver Of its money
| 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
hall. and enabled the owners Of
money and obligations payable In
money to mOnopOliZe 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 10 office who
| is not known to be unequ-vocalIy
in favor Of opening the MiLts OF
the United States to the free and
unlimited coinage Of silver.
In view Of tho unsatisfactory at
titude of President Harrison to the
paramount issue Of the remoneti-
zation Of silver, this convention
will make no nominations for Pres
idential electors and the State Cen
tral Committee to be appointed by
this Convention shall have no au-
thority to put in nomination elee-
tors.
The Convention cordially en-
dorses the vigorous efforts Of ouI
| Senators and Representatives tn
secure the free and 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 laborers and producers OF
wealth.
And we favor the continuation
of agitation and contention for the
free and unlimited coinage OF sill
yer at the present ratio OF l6 to l,
for their own benefit and for the
peG,ft of the people at large =
miners, farmers. IabOIcrS and me
chaniCs.
The citizens Of Nevada, repre-
| sentatives of the various silver
leagues, irrespective Of past party
afaliations,i L convention as5embl-
ed, do set forth the following dec
Iaration of principles:
Fl st. We demand tt full re-
mon tizati8n of silver and the free
and unlimited coinage thereof, at
the present ratio Of Is to l
Second. We are radically and
unalterably opposed tc the Natio'-
al Republican and Democratic par
ties on the question Of the treo
coinage Of silver and We denounce
the action Of their recent national
conventions as inimical to the ma
teriaI interests Of the people Il the
. United States, and especially to
/ those Of Nevada and all the othe1
mining states and territories, aud
we therefore repu1iate the nomt-
nees Of their convention.
/ Third. We pledge the nominees
OF this convention for Presidential
electors t. support no "}a1 for
President or Vice-President II the
United States who is not unequlV-
ocaIly in favor Of free coinage a.
defined by this convention. w
reseave to the silver leagues oi
Nevada, il Convention assembled
the right of directing said P1esl-
Dental electors for whom to cas-
their votes, SHOULD CONTINGENCIES
require. go. , NLAoN, -,
Chairman StateSommittee Of 81
yer p,~ty.
IL y EIAN,1EHN. Secretary.