Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1894-04-03
THE SILVER PLATFORM

The silver wing of the Rep ~oli
can State Convention unanimous
ly adopted the foliowing PLATFORM:
The convention endorses and
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 as they
have failed to accomplish the COM
rlete reconciliation of silver, and
to enact laws providing for ths
free and unrestricted coinaga OF
that metal.
Resolved, That tie restoration
of silver to the place 1t , 'eupied
previous to the passage o. the
Mint Act OF 1873, is essential to
the prosperity Of the country and
paramount to all other political
considerations. The legislation
which robbed silver Of its nl3ney
functions and denied to the owneI
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 th9 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 unequiyocally
in favor Of opening the MiLts 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 remoneti-
zatien 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 cleo
tors.
The Convention cordially en-
dorses the vigorous efforts of our
Senators and Representatives IT,
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 and producers OF
wealth.
And we favor the continuation
of agitation and contention for the
free and unlimited coinage OF su-
yer at the present ratio Of 16 to /,
for their own benefit and for the
',cleft Of the people at large
miners, farmers. laboIerS and me
chanics.
The citizens Of Nevada, repre-
sentatives of the various silver
leagues, irrespective Of past party
aff,iatlons,i n convention assembl-
ed, do set forth the following dec
laration Of principles:
Fl st. We demand t.. , full re-
mon tizatian Of silver and the free
and unlimited coinage thereof, at
the present ratio of l6 to |
Second. We are radically and
unalterably opposed tc the Natio~
al Republican and Democratic par
ties on the question OF the tree
coinage of silver and we denounce
the action of their recent national
conventions as inimical TO the ma
terial interests Of the people of tho
United States, ard especially to
those Of Nevada and ell the othor
mining states and territories, aid
we therefore repujiate the nom1-
nees of their convention.
Thirc. We rlc1ge the nominees
OF this con~ensl II for Presiiential
electors tt mort no -'an for
President or Ylco-Preside. f the
United States who is not uns giiv-
ocally in favor Of free coinage as
defined by this con. ~ntion, we
reseave to the silver leagues OF
Nevada, il Convention assembled,
the right of directing saia Presi-
Gentiat electors for ah0m 70 cast
their votes, should con15nSencies
require GEO. ) NIXON.
Cha rnan State Committee of Su-
ver pity.