Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1894-04-01
THE SILVER PLATFORM .

The silver wing of the Repuoli
can State Convention unanimous
ly adopted the foAowIng platform:
| The convention eadGr3os and
adopts the platform OF the Repub.
,.cas State Convention. held ut 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 OF
President Harrison, insofar as they
have failed to accomplish the COM
Ilete remonetization Of silver, aDa
to enact laws providing for the
free and unrestricted Coinage OF
that metal.
Resolved, That the festoratfoh
of silver to the place It .''eDpied >
previous TO the passage Or the
Mint Act of 1878, is essential to
the prosperity Of the country and
paramount to all other political
consid erations. TIE legislation
which robbed silver Of its money
functions and denied to the owner
Of silver bullion the right to Lave
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 unequtTocally
in favor Of opening the MiLts OF
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 Gen.
trail Committee to be appointed by
this Convention shall have no au-
thorlty to put in nomination elec-
tors.
The Convention cordially en-.
dorses the vigorous efforts Of our
Senators and Representatives t.,
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 tho
'rce and UNI mited coinage Of sill
yer ct the present ratio Of 16 to /,
or their own benefit and for the
,euedt Of the people at large
miners, farmers. laboter5 and me
,hanics.
The citizens Of Nevada, repre-
;entatives Of the various silver
irrespective OF past party
n convention ASSEMBLE
d, do set forth she folio Hing dec
aratioD of nrinciples:
Fl st. We desnaDd j. full re-
non tizatian OF silver and the free
nd unlimited coinage thereof, at
ne present ratio OF Is TO
Second. We are radically and
Inalterably opposed tc the Natio'-
i Republican and Democratic par
les on the question OF the rec
oinage Of silver and we denounce
he action OF their recent national
as inimical TO the ma
eriaI interests Of the people Il the
United States, and especially to
hose Of Nevada and all the other
inning states and territories, aud
e therefore repuiiaIe the nomi-
ees Of their convention.
Thirt, We pledge the nominees
this convention fer Prasi iential
ectors tc import no -"a1 for
resident or Vlce-preside, f the
nited States who is not uu 4ulv-
oally in favor OF free coinage as
etined by this con, ~ntior. We
,seave to the silver leagde5 of
eyada, il Convention is embled,
le right of directing said Plesi
initial electors for whom 10 cast
leiI votes, should conalg encies
,quire. GEO. ; NIXON,
ha rinau State Comnitteo Of Sil.
yer p."ty.