Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1898-11-16
The Platform {:

Tho Silver Party of Nevada pledges Its IN,
wasering devotion to the principles Of govern
ment aid down by jefferson and Lincoln:
That the highest duty Of COVE nment Is TO so
regulate its laws that the spirit Of equality
shall follow msn through life giving each amp
lest oppo; tunity to work out to the fullest
measure his possibilities unrestricted by law,
and unaffected by the conquest Of mis- doIaiIs
ion OF oppor.un ty by other men, We indorse
as expressing the demands of the American
people in consonance with the foregoing the
Platform OF the National Silver party formu-
lated a st. Louis, July 20, 1876, and the fnan-
cial plank Of the National Democratic party
adopted at Chicago, July I, .896.
The history of the movement for the rcsto-a-
ton of bimetallism is the glorious story of Ne
vada's leadership TIE educational work so
periodically undertaken six years ago has
spread throughout the entire country. On tho
issue that the value of money Is quantltativ0
and not qualita i've, tho intellectual and politi-
cal forces OF nations are now battling. Mind
full of her glorious record Nevada will take her
place again in the CO. flict, not as the ally Of
Gold, but on the side OF those who struggle in
the fields of adversely.
We reatIirm our devotion to the free and I'M
limited coinage Of silver at the ratio of 16 to !
by the independent a. ton of the United States,
and we are una terably opposed to the Repuhs
lican policy of increasing the bonded debt Of
transferring the sovereign power of the gov
eminent to issue money to banking institu-
tons; of contracting the circulating medium
to the single gold standard, and of increasi &
taxation while contraction is diminishing the
means of payment.
Our faitn Il the loyalty. ability, and wise lead
ership of William j. Bryan is undminished,
and we ed,ct for the silver forces Of the Uni.
ted States with 10 to l a. their motto, and
William J. Bryan as their standard bearer, an
overwhelming victory in 1870
inv tha <,ft ho Rax h1;,o,
party Of Nevada who declared in their plat
form of May 70, O. as follows:
RE oLvED. That the Republican party Of
this state is in favor of free and unlimited coin
age of both gold and silver. that 1t holds to this
principle as a tenet Of party faith and test of
party Allegiance; that it will permit of no
abandonment or modification Of this doctrine
that let whosoever prove recreant to the prin-
ciple of bimetaliism ii viii remain steedfast
thereto"
And who on May 0, 500, at Virginia City, de-
clared as follows:
1--WE again reiterate our sterdfast devotion
to the cause Of tho free and unlimited coinage
OF s.lNe and declare that in our dgment the
res Grafton Of the true bimetallic standard Of
value as 1t existed previous to 1879. namely at
the ratio OF TO !. is an absolute and ndispen.
sable requirement before the financial system
Of our gorernipent will afford the people a
value OF sble circulating money sufficient to
place the business OF tho country on pefma-
rentiy prosrorous basisi
We indorse the act on Of Nevada's reprosen,
tatives with respect to tariff and financial leg
islation; commencing thei patriotic supp TT
of tho administration In time of war, whilst
using ali efforts to prevent tho issuance Of
bonds. =
We say 20 the Republican party of Nevada:
Do not the benifcent results of the tariff sched-
ules Of the Dinghy bill which affect Nevada.
and VIII Neyadas Silver representatives So