Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1894-06-05
THE SILVER PLATFORM.

The silver wing of the RepuoN
can State Convention unanimous
ly adopted the foloEtag platform:
The convention endorses and
adopts the platform of the Repub-
n.cas State Convention. held ut 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 az they
have failed to accomplish the COM
rlete RECOMMENDATION Of silver, and
to eoact laws providing for tha
free and unrestricted Coinage OF
that metal.
Resolved. That the restoration
of silver to the place 1t o'aapied
previous to the passage Oh the
Mint Act OF 1878, is essential tc
the prosperity Of the country and
paramount to all other polltical
considerations The legislation
which robbed silver Of its n9ney
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 mouey Of ultimate re-
demption or payment, about one.
half, and enabled the owners of
money and obligations payable In
money to monopollze 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.
ditions which apply 70 the coinage
of gold, and they ara opposed to
elevating any Pc son 10 office who
is not known ID be une4uivocally
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 remonet-
zation Of silver, this convention
will make no nominations for Pres
idential electors and the State Gen.
trail Committee to be appointed BY
this Convention shall have no au-
thority to put 10 nomination cleo
tors.
The Convention cordially en-.
dorses the vigorous efforts of ou1
Senators and Representatives t0
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 bondholde
ers and laborers and producers Of
wealth.
And we favor the continuation
Of agitation and contention for thA
free and unlimited coinage Of sill
yer at the present ratio Of Is to !,
for their own benefit aud tor the
o;:neit Of the people at large :
miners, farmers. labolers and me-
chanics.
The citizens Of Nevada, repre-
sentatives Of the yarious silver
leagues, irrespective Of past party
afdliatlons,i convention assemble
ed, do set forth .hs following dec
laration Of principles:
Fl st. We demand t.. } full re-
mon tizatiap Of silver and the free
and unlimited coinage thereof, at
the present ratio Of l6 to |
Second. We are radically and
unalterably opposed te the Natio~
al Republican and Democratic par
ties on the question Of the rec
coinage Of silver and We aenounce
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 other
mining st ties and territories, aid
we therefore repud diate the nomt-
nees Of their convention.
Thir,,'. We pledge the nominees
OF this convention fol- Plesiiantial
electors t. 'unport no "'a1 Tor
President or Vice-Presidena II the
United States who is not uneIuiv-
ocaIly in favor of free coinage aa
defined by this con. ~ntiop. We
reseave to the silver leagues or
Nevada, Ii. Convention assembled,
the right Of directing said flesl-
ientiai electors for whom to cast
their To-,-s, should contingencies
require, GEO. ) NlAON.
Cha rn.n State Committee OF Sii'