Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1894-03-17
THE SILVER PLATFORM.

| The silver wing Of the Regaoli
can State Conventioa unanimous
! ly adopted the ',l57ing PLATFORM:
( The convention ana 1raas and
adopts the platform Of the Repub-
cas- State Convention. held at Va
city on the 80 of Apr last, as fol-
| lows;
Resolved, That we condemn the
Republican party Of the Eastern
states and the z miniatration 0:
President Harrison, insofar as they
have failed to accomplish the COM
rlete RECOMMENDATION OF silver, aDt
to enact laws providing for the
free and unrestlicted coinage Of
that metal.
Resolved. That tie restoration
Of silver to the place it 'eApied
previous TO the passage o. the
Mint Act Of 1878, is q aatial to
the prosperity Of the C. -ry and
paramount to all 9th pojttical
considerations, The -ylslatioD
which robbed silver Of its m9ney
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 unequivocelly
in favor Of opening the MiLts o,
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
idential electors and the State Cen.
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 ow
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 bondhold.
ers and laborers ard producers OF
wealth.
And we favor the continuation
IF agitation and contention for the
'ree and unlimited coinage Of su-
yer at the present ratio Of Is to l,
'or their own benefit and for the
,eueft Of the peorle a, large
sllners, farmers. labolers and me
.hanics.
The citizens Of Nevada, repre-
of the VARIOUS silver
eagues, irrespective Of past party
convention assembl.
ID, do set forth me following dec.-
aration of principles:
It, W. fpt,
noa tizatian Of silver and the free
nd unlimited coinage thereof, at
he present ratio Of Ii t.
Second. We are radically and
lnalterably opposed t the Natio-
i Republican and Democratic par
les on the question OF the Tree
oinage Of silver and We denounce
he action Of their recent national
as inimical To the ma
erial interests OF the people Il the
United States. dad especially to
hose Of Nevada and al the othc1
inning states and terfitorio. and
e therefore repu1iate the noni-
ees Of their convention.
Thirt. We pledge the nominees
t this convention tor Presid cntial
ec5ors t. 'unpOrt 10 "a fer
resident or Vire -P:esideL ar tfo
nited States who is not unequiv-
sally in favor of free coinage as
Ell ed by this eosh ~ntioD, We
sseave to the silver leagues OF
evada, il: Convention assembled,
le right of directing said Presi-
IN tial electors for whom to cast
leir Votes, should contingencies
.o,.i,e GEO. s NIXON.
ta rmAn State Committee Of Sill
yer p..5ty.
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