Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1894-01-19
THE SILVER PLATFORM

l. 'AS oii WI "A4iE1 VI CitI - pam
can State Convention unanimous
ly adopted the following platiorm:
| The convention endorses and
adopts the platform Of the Repub-
licas 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 administration OF
President Harrison. insofar as they
have failed to accomplish the COM
Elete RECOMMENDATION of silver, and
to enact laws providing for the
free and unrestricted coinage o.
! that metal.
Resolved, That tie restoration
of silver to the place 1t a,eupied
| previous 10 the passage Oh the
Mint Act OF 1878, is essential to
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 fgold.
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 tho coin Of
the commercial world.
Resolved, That the people OF
Nevada are in favor Of the coin
age Of silver upon the same con-
dittons which apply to the coinage
Of gold, and they are opposed tc
elevating any person TO office who
is not known to be unequiyocaIIy
in favor Of opening the MiEts OF
the United States to the free and
unlimited coinage Of silver.
In view Of the 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 Gen.
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 t.
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
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
ger at the present ratio Of 16 to /,
for their own benefit and for the
oeHeft Of the people at large
farmers. labo1erS and me
:uGnics.
The citizens Of Nevada, repre-
sentatives of the various silver
eagUes, irrespective Of past party
n convention assembl.
ID, do set forth the following dec
aration Of principles;
Fist. We demand t., ) full re-
non tization of silver and the free
md unlimited coinage thereof, at
he present ratio Of Is to l
Second. We are radically and
lnalterably opposed tc the Nation
Il Republican and Democratic par
les on the question OF the treo
oinage Of silver and we deDounce
he action Of their recent national
as inimical to the ma
erial interests of the people IF the
United States, and especially to
hose Of Nevada and all the other
mining states and territories, and
5e therefore repudiate the nomi
ees of their convention.
Third. We pledge the nominees
+ this convention for Presidential
lectors tc support no nan for
resident or Vice-PresidenU of the
Jnited States who is not unequiv-
cally in favor of free coinage as
efined by this convention. We
eseave to the silver leagues Of
,evada, il Convention assembled,
be right Of directing said Presi-
entail electors for whom to cast
heir votes, should contingencies
equire. GEO. S. NIXON,
hartman State Committee Of Sill.
yer p.Nty.
II. Z. FLANNERY, Secretary.