Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1894-03-02
THE SILVER PLATFORM .

The silver wing Of the Republi
can State Convention unanimous
ly adopted the fouoWing platform:
The convention endorses and
J adopts the platform Of the Repub-
l-cas 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 ministration o:
President Harrison, insofar az 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 tie restoration
OF silver to the place 1t ocupied
previous TO the passage o. the
Mint Act OF 1878, is essential to
the prosperity of the country and
paramount to all other political
consid erations- 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 tho coin Of
the commercial world.
Resolved, Thai 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 tc
elevating any person to Office who
is not known to be unequiYocally
in favor Of opening the hiLts OF
the United States to the free and
unlimited coinage Of silver.
In view Of tho unsatisfactory at.
titude of President Harrison TO the
issue of the remoneti.
zation Of silver, this convention
will make no nominations for Pres
ldential electors and the State Gen.
trail Committee to be appointed by
this Convention shall have no au-
thority to put in nomination elec-
tors.
The Convention cordially en-
1orses the vigorous efforts of our
Senator's and Representatives ts,
secure the free and unlimited coin.
lge of silver, and the educational
work that they have done in pre-.
'enting the true issue between the
money powers and the bondhold-
rs and laborers and producers OF
wealth.
And we favor the continuation
f agitation and contention for the
rec and unilmited coinage OF sil-
er at the present ratio Of Is to /,
or their own benefit and for the
eueft Of the people at large
liners, farmers. laboIors and me
hanics.
The citizens Of Nevada, repre-
Of the various silver
.agues, irrespective OF past party
convention ASSEMBLE
1, do set forth rhe following dec,
ration Of nrinciples:
Fl st. We demand t. , full re-
ION tizatian Of silver and the free
Id unlinli6ed coinage thereof, at
le present ratio OF l6 to
Second. We are ra Ideally and
opposed tC the Natio~
Republican and Democratic par
es on the question Of the Tree
image of silver and we dcnounce
e action of their recent national
Inventions as inimicai TO the ma
rial interests of the people cithe
nlted States, and especially to
ose of Nevada and all the other
ming states and territories, and
} therefore repuiiate the nomi-
es of their convention.
Thirc. We Pledge the nominees
this convention for Presidential
'ctors tt support no "3an for
esident or Wire Presidehy # the
lited States who is not uncquiv-
ally in favor of free coinage as
fined oy this conveD ion, We
'eave to the silver leagues OF
vada, il Convention assembled,
, right Of directing said Plesi-
ltial electors for whom 10 cast
,ir votes, should contingencies
Iuire. GEO. s NIXON.
a rmaU State Committee Of Sill
-er p.'rty.