Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1894-06-09
THE SILVER PLATFORM

The silver wing Of the R9puoli
can State Convention unanimous.
ly adopted the foii owing platform:
The convention endorses and
adopts the platform OF the Repub.
1.cas State Convention, held at Va
city on the 80 Of April lass, as fol-
lows;
Resolved, That we condemn the
Republican party Of the Eastern
states and the Smiaistration OK
President Harrison, insofar as they
have failed to accomplish the COM
rlete remonetization 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 1t } 'cupied
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
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 fgold.
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 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 to office who
is not known to be unequlvocally
in favor Of opening the Mirts OF
the United States to the free and
unlimited coinage Of silver.
In view of the 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 Gen.
trail Committee to be appointed by
this Convention shall have 10 au-
thority to put in nomination cleo
tors.
The Convention cordially en-
dorses the vigorous efforts 0f our
Senators and Representatives tSo
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 bondhold~
ers and laborers and producers OF
wealth.
And we favor tn. continuation
Of agitation and contention for this
free and unlimited coinage Of sill
yer at the present ratio Of Is to /,
for their own benefit and TOR tho
peueit of the people al large
miners, farmers, labo.ers and me"
chanics.
The citizens Of Nevada, repre-
sentatives Of the yarlous silver
leagues, irrespective Of past party
affi,iations,i n convention ASSEMBLE
ed, do set forth the flowing dec
laration Of principles:
Fl st. We demand t. /, full re-
mon tizatian of silver and the free
and unlimiUed coinage thereof, at
the present ratio of l6 TO l
Second. We are radically and
opposed tc the Natio"
al Republican and Democratic par
ties on the question OF the free
coinage Of silver and We Genounce
the action of their recent national
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 states and territories, aud
we therefore repu tiate the noml~-
Dees Of their convention.
ThirC. We rlo,ige the nominees
Of this convention for Presidential
electors t. 'uuport no "'a1 for
President or Vl1e-Pre5ideIl. # the
United States who is not uneluiv-
ocally In favor OF free coinage as
lefned by this con, ~nticn. we
.eseave to the silver leagues OF
Nevada. il. Convention assembled,
he right Of directing said fresl-
ie1tir.i electors for whom 10 cast
heir Votes, should contihgenclea
,eo,::--e GEO. s NIXON.
Cha ril.t1 State Committee uf Sli.
tcT p. ty.