Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1894-01-10
THE SILVER PLATFORM.

The silver wing Of the Republl
can State Convention unanimous
ly adopted the sol0wing platform:
The convention endorses and
adopts the platform of the Repub-
licas State Convention. held at Va
citv on the 80 of April last, as fol-
lows;
Resolved, That we condemn the
Republican party Of the Eastern
states and the administration %
President Harrison, insofar SO 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 it occupied
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
wnich 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 rayment, about one
half. and enabled the owners of
money and obligations payable ia
money to monopoiize 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 to the coinage
of gold, and they are opposed to
elevating any person 70 office who
is not known to be uuequlvocaliy
in favor Of opening the MiLts Of
the United States to the free and
unlimited coinage of silver.
In view of tn unsatisfactory at
titude of President Harrison to the
paramount issue Of the remoneu-
zation of silver, tt is convention
will make no nominations foi Pres
idential electors and the State &c n
trail Committee to be appointed by
this Conventio shall have no au-
thority to put in nomination eiec-
tors
The Convention cordially ea-
dorses the vigorous efforts Of oW
Senators and Representatives rs
secure the free and unlimited coin.
age of silver, and the educational
work that they have done in pre-
,enting the true issue between the
powers and the bondhold-
ers and laborers and producers Of
wealth
And we favar the continuation
# agitation and contention for the
rec and unnmited coinage of sill
Ter at the present ratio Of Is to l,
or their own benefit and for the
,eneft of the peorle a, large
miners, farmers. laboIcrs and me
hanicS.
The citizens of Nevada, repre-
of the various silver
eagues, irrespective OF past party
in convention assemb1-
d, do set forth the following dec
aration of principles:
F. st. We demand the full re-
non tizatian of silver and the free
nd unlimited coinage thereof, at
he present ratio of l6 to l
Second. We are radically and
naIteIably opposed tC the Nation
j Republican and Democratic par
les on the question Of the rec
oinage of silver and we denounce
be action Of their recent national
as inimioal to the ma
ar'al interests Of the people - the
United States, and especially to
hose of Nevada and all the other
inning ST tes and territories, and
'e therefore repuiiate the n"Ini~
ees of their convention.
Third. We pledge the nominees
; this convention for Presidential
lectors t, support no VA for
resident or Vice-President Of the
.nited States who is not unequiv-
cally in favor Of free coinage as
efined by this convention. Fe
eseave to the silver leae ues OF
-evada, H. Convention assembled,
le right of directing said Presi-
entail electors for whom to cast
aeir votes, should contingencies
aguire. GEO. S NIXON,
hairman State Committee OF Sii
yer pe.rsy.