Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1894-04-06
THE SILVER PLATFORM.

The silver wing Of the RepUon
can State Convention unanimous
ly adopted the foAowIng platform:
The convention endorses and
adopts the platform of the Repub-
1.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 -mini3tratIon o:
President Harrison. insofar as they
have failed to accomplish the COM
rlete RECOMMENDATION Of silver, and
to enact laws providing for the
free and unrestricted Coinage OF
that metal.
Resolved, That the restoration
of silver to the place 1t , IeApied
previous to the passage o. 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 Of gold.
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 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 tc
elevating any person to office who
is not known to be unequivocally
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
identiaI electors and the State Cen
trail Committee to be appointed by
this Convention shall have no au-
thority to put in nomination cleo
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 tho
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 unnmited coinage OF sll-
! yer at the preseht ratio OF IL to /,
for their own benefit and tor the
ueueft Of the people al large
miners, farmers. laboIers and me
chanics.
The citizens of Nevada, repre-
sentatives Of the varlous silver
leagues, irrespective OF past party
affiliations n convention assembl.
ed, do set forth the following dec-'
laratiop Of principles:
Fl st. We demand t. } full re-
mon tizatian OF silver and the Tree
and unlimited coinage thereof, at
the present ratio OF l6 to
! Second. We are radically and
unalterably opposed tc the Natlo"
al Republican and Democratic par
ties on the question OF the Tree
coinage Of silver and we denounce
the action of their recent national
conventions as inimical TO the ma
terial interests of the people cf the
United States, and especially to
those of Nevada and all the othor
mining states and territories, ahd
we therefore repuiiate the nom-
nees Of their convention.
/ Thirl,, We pledge the nominees
OF this contention for Presidential
electors t. 'upport no '''21 FOR
President or Vice-Presideut the
United States who is not uno qniv-
ocally in favor OF free coinage as
def by this con, ~ntion, we
reseave to the silver leagues OF
Nevada, il Convention assembled,
the right Of directing said Plesi-
dentiat electors for whom 10 cas-
their votes, should contingencies
require. GEO. > HlAoN,
Chairman State Committee of Sii
Yer p.sity.
II p EtA1SERY. Secretary.