Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1894-01-26
THE SILVER PLATFORM

The silver wing of the Republi
can State Convention unanimous
ly adopted the following platform:
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 OK
President Harrison, insofar as they
have failed to accomplish the COM
rlete reconciliation 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 occupied
previous TO the passage OF 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 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 the 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 VINO
is not known to be unequivocally
in favor of opening the MiIts 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 oul
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 bondhoid.
ers and laborers and producers OF
wealth.
And we favor the continuation
of agitation and contention for the
free and unlimited coinage Of sil.
yer at the present ratio of l6 to /,
for their own benefit and for the
penc0t Of the people at large
miners, farmers, laboIors and me
chanics.
The citizens of Nevada, repre-
sentatives of the various silver
| leagues, irrespective Of past party
affiiiations,i n convention assembl-
ed, do set forth the following dec'
laration of principles:
First. We demand t. ) full re-
mon tizatian Of silver and the free
and unlimired coinage thereof, at
the present ratio of 16 to l.
| Second. We are radically and
unalterably opposed tc the Nation
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 OF the
United States, and especially to
those of Nevada and all the othcr
mining states and territories, and
we therefore repudiate the nomt-
nees of their convention.
I Third. We pledge the nominees
OF this convention for Presidential
electors te support no "oan for
President or Vice-Presidenr OF the
! United States who is not unequiv-
ocally in favor of free coinage as
defined by this convention. We
reseave to the silver leagues OF
Nevada, ir Convention assembled,
the right Of directing said Presi-
Dental electors for whom to cast
their votes, should contingencies
require. GEO. > NlAON.
Chairman State Committee OF Sill
yer p,srty.