Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1894-03-09
THE SILVER PLATFORM +.

L uC olIFCi Wing Va VIC
can State ConventioT unanimous
ly adopted the 'oAowtng 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, That we condemn the
Republican party Of the Eastern
states and the g-mini=tration7 O:
President Harrison, insofar as they
have failed to accomplish the COM
Ilete RECOMMENDATION of silver, aDd
to enact laws providing for tha
free and unrestricted coinage OF
that metal.
Resolved. That the restoration
OF silver to the place 1t c'cLpied ,
previous TO the passage OF the
Mint Act OF 1873, is essential to
the prosperity of the country and
paramount to all other political
consid erations. 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 ofgold.
reduced the money Of ultimate re-
demption or payment, about one.
half, and enabled the owners of
money and obligations payable In
money to monopolize thu 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 to
elevating any person 10 Office who
is not known to be uneCuivocally
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 elec-
tors
The Convention cordially en-
dorses the vigorous efforts Of our
Senators and Representatives IT,
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 Iaborers and producers OF
wealth
And we favor the continuation
of agitation and contention for tho
free and unnmited coinage of sill
yer at the present ratio of Is to J.,
for their own benefit ant for the
nu1edt Of the peotle al large
miners, farmers. labotors and me
chanics.
The citizens of Nevada, repre-
snntatiyes Of the various silver
leagues, irrespective OF past party
affi.iatlons,i n convention assembl-
ed, do set forth she following dec
laratiop of principles:
Fl st. VS. demand t, full re-
mon tizatian Of silver and the free
and unlimited coinage thereof, at
the present ratio OF l6 TO /
Second. We are radically and
unalterably opposed tc tho Natiof-
al Republican and Democratic par
ties on the question o. the 'ree
coinage of silver and We denounce
the action of their recent national
as inimicaL 30 the ma
terial interests Of the people Il the
United States, and especially to
those of Nevada and ali the othcr
mining states and territories, and
we therefore repudiate the nom-
neeg Of their convention.
Thire. We Pledge the nominees
Of this con~ention for Presi Ie1tial
electors tt -upport no '"a1 for
President or Vice-Presidefly + the
United States who is not dne4uiv-
ocally in favor of free coinage as
defined by this con, ~ntioD. We
reseaye to the silver leagues OF
Nevada, IL Convention Is emhled,
The right of directing said Plesi-
lent electors for T. nhom 70 cast
their votes, should contingencies
require. GEO. 5 NIXON.
Cha rinan State Committee OF Sill.
var p..Gty.