Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1898-09-17
SILVER PARTY
PLATFORM.

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Mr.. Chairman and Gentlemen Oh .ne
Convention -Your Committee on Platform
and Resolutions by leave report as ioilons.
The Silver party OF Nevada pledges I've
unwsvering devotion to the principles =,
government laid down by JEFFERSON anu
Lincoln. That the highest duty OF gov
ernment IA 10 so regulate its laws that the
spirit Of equality shall follow men through
life, giving zach amplest opportunity 70
work out TO the fullest measure his possi-
bilities, unrestricted by law, and unsiliict-
ed by the conquest Of his dominion OF OPP
p~ortunity by other men. We indorse' as
expressing the demands OF the American
neonle in c~onsonance with the foregoing,
the platform of the national Silver party
formulated at 81. Louis, July ~, 1879.
ana the financial plank OF the national
Democratic party adopted ct ohicago'
July z. 1896.
The history Of the movement for the
restoration of bimetallism Ia the glorious
storv of Nevada's leadership. b educa-
tionsi work 80 patriotioally undertaken
air Years ago has spread throughout the
entire country. On the issue that the
vslue of money Is quantitstive and quail
tstiye, the intellectual and political forces
az nations are now battling. Mindful OF
her glorious record Nevada will take her
plsce again in the conflict, not as the ally
OF gold, but on the side OF those who strug-
gle in the fields Of adversely.
We resfirm our devotion to the Tree ano
unlimited coinage Of silver at the ratio OF
16 to | by the independents action OF the
United States, n we are unalterabiy OPP
posed 10 the Republican policy OF increas-
ing the bonded debt of transferring the
-~r1- ~ Aha Gnvappmant IN ia-
sue money to banking institutions /; OF
contracting circulating the medium to
the single gold standard. and Of increasing
taxation while contraction is diminishing
the means Of payment. -
Our faith In loyalty, ability n wise
leadership Of William ]. Bryan is midi
minished, and we predict for the silver
forces of the United States, with 10 to l
as their motto, and William j. Bryan as
their standard bearer, an overwhelming
victory in 1900.
We invite the cooperation OF the Re
publican party Of Nevada who declared in
their platform Of May 20, 1890, as follows:
Resolved, That the Republican party OF
this State is In favor OF free and unlimited
coinage OF both gold and silver that II
holds to this principle as . tenet OF party
faith and q test of party allegiance !; that
il will permit of no abandonment or mod
ifcation Of this doctrine that let whose.
ever prove recreant to the principle OF BIZ
metallism ii will remain steadiast thereto.
And who on May 8. 1896, at Virginia
City, declared ss follows:
1--WE again reiterate our steadfast devo.
ton to the cause of the free and
coinage of silver, and declare that IN our
judgmeut the restoration OF the srue oil
metallic Standard OF value ss it excited
previous to 1878. namely lat the ratio OF 1t
to /, 10 an absolute and indispensable re-
ouirement before the financial system
of our Government will afford the people
q value OF stable circulating money sum-
oient TO place the business of the country
on q permanently prosperous basis"
We indorse the action Of Nevada's repre-.
sentatives with respect to the tariff and
financial legislation ; commencing their
patriotic support OF the administration In
time of war, whilst using all efforts to
prevent the issuance Of bonds.
We say to the Republican party OF Ne
vads, do not the be1efcent results OF the
tariff schedules OF the Dingley bill which
affect Nevada and which Nevada's Silver
representatives secured, namely: wool, cat
tie, hides, cyanide and borsx. fall upon
You as the rain falls upon the just and thu
unjust? And II so, in what manner could
Republican representatives have don't
more?
We say to the Democratic party OF Ne
vada, has not the action Of Nevsda's rep
resentatives on financial legislation beer
In keeping with the Democratic platform
of 1896, and In this respect. could Demo
cratic representatives have done morer
We express our profound appreciation OF
the tireless efforts Of Nevsds's grand ole
man, william N. Stewart, not only as thu
leader Of the silver cause In America, blu
for his great devotion TO the local inter
ests Of the State, ss exemplihed by the fac
that he has been the author OF many OF thu
important measures effeoting Nevada
interests which have been enacted BY Con
Gress ; namely. the mining laws OF the
United States, the Carson Mint, the Stew
art Institute, the establishment OF the ag
ricultural experiment. station, which en-
ables the State University to receive $40,
600 . year government aid, and the secur-
ing of . military instructor 81 the STATE
University. We further commend MI
efforts now likely soon to be crowned Will
success, TO secure the payment 70 IN
State q citizens OF Nevada OF nearly nal
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