Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1894-05-04
THE SILVER PLATFORM

The silver wing of the Rep>.31
can State Convention unanimous
ly adopted the Glowing platform:
The CO.. VoGtion endorses 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 -ministrattJn OF
President Harrison, insofar as they
have failed to accomplish the com.
rlete RECOMMENDATION 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 a'aLpied
previous To the passage ol the
Mint Act OF 1878, is essential to
the prosperity OF the country and
paramount to all other political
consid 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 ofgold.
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 coipage
of gold, and they are opposed to
elevating any person to office VINO
is not known to be III tgalVocally
in favor Of opening the MiLts oi
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 remonet-
zation Of silver, this convention
will make no nominations fol- Pres
idential electors and the State Cen
trail Committee to be appointed BY
this Convention shall have no au.
thority to put in nomination eleG-
tors
The Convention cordially en-
derses the vigorous efforts 9f ouI
Senators and Representatives tn
secure the free and unlimited coin
age of silver, and the educational
work that they have done II pre-.
sentipg the true issue between the
money powers and the 5ondhold.
ers and laborers and producers OF
wealth
| And we favor tn CONTINUATION
of agitation and contention for the
free and unimited coinage OF sill
/ yer ct the present ratio OF l6 to /,
| for their own benefit and for the
os1~tit Of the people al large
miners, farmers. laboIors and me-
chanics.
The citizens Of Neyad&, repre-
santatives of the various silver
leagues, irrespective u past party
/ afff.iatlons.l II conYeuJ'o0 "8senbl-
ed, do set forth the following dec
| larati0n Of principles:
| Fl ct. VS. demaDd { , fult re-
mon tizatian OF silver and The free
/ and unlimited coinage thereof, at
! 4he pte5ent ratio Of Is I'D
, Second. We are IA ..a'ly ana
unalrerably opposed Is rne Satio'-
u Republican and 7 .. -"atic par
ties on the quast as. Il the free
coinage of silver an --r t-n3unce
the action OF their recent nafional
conventions as iniulititl 10 the ma
terial interests of the people It the
United States, and especially to
| those OF Nevada and ali the other
mining st4tes and territories, ana
/ tee therefore repudiate the noml-
nees Of their convention.
I Thirt, We pledge the nominees
OF this convention for Htesiiehtlai
electors t. import 40 Ia lor
President or Vice-Presldah- Il the
United States who is not uneqdlv-
ocally ia favor OF free coinage as
defined by this con ~nti"'*, we
reseavo to the silver leaede5 OF
Nevada, il Convention as-enhn'H' :
the right Of directing said l1esi.
Dental electors for whom to casi
their votes, should coofingeuclea
require. GEO. , NlAoN,
Cha rlnau State Committee OF oN-
veI p.,'t ty.