Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1894-02-07
THE SILVER PLATFORM.

Inc silver WluS vi Iiio hoPoOAA
can State Convention unanimous
ly adopted the following platform:
The convention endorses and
adopts the platform of the Repub-
Iicas 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 o.
President Harrison, insofar as they
have failed to accomplish the com.
rlete demonstration OF silver, ana
to enact laws providing for the
free and unrestricted coinage Of
that metal.
Resolved, That tie restoration
of silver to the place 1t coupled
previous to the passage Oh the
Mint Act OF 1878, is essential to
the prosperity Of the country ana
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 thu 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 to
elevating any person to office VINO
is not known to be unequivocally
in favor of opening the Mihts 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 remonetl-
zation of silver, this convention
will make no nominations for Pres
idential electors and the State Cen
trail Committee to be appointed by
this Convention shall have no au-
thority to put in nomination elee-
tors.
The Convention cordially en-
derses the vigorous efforts of our
Senators and Representatives ts'
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 bondhoad.
ers and laborers and producers OF
wealth.
And we favor the continuation
Of agitation and contention for the
free and unlimited coinage OF Sill
yer at the preseht ratio OF 10 to !,
for their own benefit and for the
pszsit of the people at large :
miners, farmers. laboicrs and me
chanics.
The citizens of Nevada, repre-
sentatives Of the various silver
leagues, irrespective Of past party
affiliations convention assembl
ed. do set forth rhe following dec
laration of principles:
First. We demand t. fall re-
4 mon tizatisn of silver and the fre'
and unlimited coinage thereof, a
the present ratio Of l6 to l,
:! Second. We are radically ant
unalterably opposed tc the n Natlo~
al Republican and Democratic par
: ties on the question OF the fre'
coinage of silver and we denounct
the action Of their recent natlona
conventions as inimical to the ma
terial interests of the people ol tn
!. United States, and especially T.
those of Nevada and all the otho
}. mining states and territories, 'anc
9 we therefore repudiate the noml-
nees of their convention.
Third. We Pledge the nominee
of this convention for Presldentla
electors t. support no nan 10
President or Vice-Presidenr OF tn
United States who is not uneGulV
ocally in favor Of free coinage a
. defined by this convention. W
reseave to the silver leagues Q
Nevada, il Convention assembled
i the right of directing said Pies
dential electors for whom TO cas-
i their votes, should contingencle
i require. GEO. ? NlAON; :; :;
Chairman State Committee OF 81
i yer p.arty.