Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1898-10-09
SILVER r PLATFORM

The Silver Party of Nevada pledges its un-
wavering devotion to the principle, of govern.
ment laid down by jefferson and Lincoln:
That the highest duty of government is to so
regulate its laws that the spirit of equality
shall follow men through lite. giving each amp
lest opportunity to work out to the fullest
measure his possibilities. nm CstTicted by law,
and unaffected 10y the conquest Of his dOTnin-
ion Of opportun " by other men. We indorsr,
SIS expressing the demands OF the American
people in consOuauCe with the foregoing. the
platform of the Natio9al Silver party formu-
lated at st. Louis, July %, 1896, and the finan-
cial plank of the National Democratic party
adopted at Chicago, July :, 800.
The history of the movement for the r~estoTa-
ton of bimetallism is the glorious story of Ne
vada's leadership. The educational work so
periodically undertaken six years ago has
spread throughout the entire country. On the
issue that the value of money is quantitative
and not qualita i've, the intellectual and politi-
cal forces of nations are now battling. Mind
full of her glorious record Nevada will take her
place again in the conflict, not as the ally of
Sold, but on the side of those who struggle i'll
the fields of adversely.
We reaffirm our devotion to the free and I'M
limited coinage of silver at the ratio of Is to l
by the independent action of the United States,
and we are unalterably opposed to the Repub-
lican policy Of increasing the bonded debt: of
transferring the sovereign power of the gov
eminent to issue money to banking lnstitu'
tions; of contracting the circulating medium
to the single gold standard, and of increasing
taxation while contraction is diminishing the
means of payment
Our faith in the loyalty, ability, and wise lead.
ership of William j. Bryan is undiminished
and we predict for the silver forces of the Uni
ted States. with Is to / as their motto, and
William J. Bryan as their standard bearer, al
overwhelming victory in 100.
We invite the cooperation of the Republican
party of Nevada who declared in their plat
form of May 20. l8 0, as follows:
"REsOLvED. That the Republican party o.
this state is i'll favor of free and unlimited coin
age of both gold and silver; that it holds to thi!
principle as a tenet of party faith and a test o
party allegiance; that it will permit of NJ
abandonment or modification of this doctrine
that let whosoever prove recreant to the prin
ciple of bimetallism it will remain steadfas
thereto"
And who on May 9. 1896, at Virginia City, de
clared as follows:
I'VE again reiterate our steadfast devotion
to the cause of the free and Unlimited coinag
Of silver, and declare that in our Judgment tn
restoration of the true bimetallic standard O
value as 1t existed previous to 1879, namely, a
the ratio Of 49, l, is an absolute and indisper
sable requirement before the financial syster
of our government will afford the people
value of stable circulating money sufficient t
place the business of the country on a perma
Gently prosperous basis"
We indorse the action Of Nevada's represar
tatives with respect to tariff and financial les
~islation; commencing their patriotic supper
of the administration in time of war, Will.
using all efforts to prevent the issuance
bonds.
We say to the Republican party Of Nevad,
Do not the benificent results Of the tariff sche,
ules Of the Dingley bill which affect Nevad
and which Nevada's Silver representatives :
cured, namely: wool, cattle, hides, cyanide. al
borax, fall upon you as the rain falls upon tt
just and the unjust? And if 80, in what ma
ner could Republican Representatives ha,
any more.