Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1898-10-01
SILVER PARTY or NEVADA

The Silver knight publishes the
platform adopted by the Silver Party
Convention III This city nd COM
mends the patriotic sentiments there
i'll expressed not OnI> to the voters OF
Nevada but to the voters OF the entire
country. 1t says:
The organization of the Silver
party II Nevada hlazed the way for
the overthrow OF the lover of the gold
combination in American politics. Il
was an open revolt against the perfdy
of the Republican party is dealing
with the question OF b~imetallism. and
the stalwart sons of Nevada had al
ready discounted Cleveland as the
tool of the gold combination. They
plainly recognized that the triumph
of the gold combination could only be
prevented by a withdrawal from all
parties that had fallen under its COIL
trol. They did not propose to longer
play the part of gudgeons by swallow
ing a gold candidate on a silver plat
form and then have the power ant
patronage of the Government used in
the interest of gold monopoly ard
bank rule. Senator Stewart of New
ada was member Of the Committee
on the platform in the Republican Nat
ional Convention at Minneapolis IN
1888. He drafted the plank on the
silver question and the convention &C
cepted it, but the gold combination
secured the nomination of Harrison
and Morton. The silver plank IN
that platform inspired the Republican
voters with the hope that bi~metallism
would be accomplished through the
Republican party under the admins
tration OF President Harrison. 1t Will
be remembered that a free coinage bill
passed the Senate for the first time in
1890, and that drought the influence
of President Harrison the House Of
Representatives was prevented from
concuring with the Senate. The re-
suit was the Sherman Law of 1890,
which was passed through Congress
by Republican votes exclusively.
The betrayal Of the people by Presi
dent Harrison made It plain to all in
telligert men who were not mere
party slaves that the Republican
party had fallen into the hands of the
gold combination to such an extent
that it was hopeless for people to
struggle for bimetallism longer in the
ranks of that party. It was also
plain to the man of ordinary intelli-
gence that the Democratic party was
in an equally bad fix, as it presented
to the country on Presidential candi-
dates for years except Cleveland. Hill
others of the ilk. Therefore the citi-
ZenS of Nevada saw no other
open for free, independent, patriotic
men but to withdraw from such part
les and organize anew. Hence i'll the
election of 1892 the State of Nevada
led off, organizing the Silver party
publishing its platform to the world
and to the credit and honor of that
State be it said the Silver party scor.
ed a single triumph. Senator Stew
art was returned to the Senate, free
from obligations to the party that has
betrayed its trust in 1890. The ex
ample Of Nevada stimulated the
voters Ct parties in all the other State:
and its influence was very great i,
shaping the future action ofthe voter
Of the country.
The Silver party has demonstrate
a great principle in politics, namely
that a party is a means to an end III
not an end Itself. Therefore the actior
of the Silver party of Nevada in sup
porting the candidates of the Chicag
platform proved that its princ,plt
We're patriotic and consistent Tn
people of the country Will read wit
much interest the platform recent
adopted at Reno"