Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1898-10-23
SILVER PARTY PLATFORM

The Silver Party Of Nevada pledges its I'M
wavering devotion to the principles of govern
ment laid down by Jefferson and Lincoln:
That" the highest duty Of COVE rnment is to so
regulate its laws that the spirit of equality
shall follow men through life. giving each amp
lest opportunity to work out to the fullest
measure his possibilities, UNRESTRICTED by law,
and unaffected by the conquest Of his dOmin-
Ion of opportun ty by other men. We indorse,
ss expressing the demands Of the American
people IN cOnsonance with the foregoing. the
platform of the National Silver party fOrmu-
lated at St. Louis, July %. 1886, and the fnan-
cial plank of the National Democratic party
adopted at Chicago, July :, 1896.
The history of the movement for the ~resto"a-
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
Gold, but on the side of those who struggle in
the fields of adversely.
We reafhrm 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 unalterablyo 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 institu-
tons; 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.
srship of William j. Bryan is undiminished,
and we predict for the silver forces of the Uni
ted States, with 18 to l as their motto, and
William j. Bryan as their standard bearer, al
overwhelming victory In 1890.
We invite the cooperation of the Republican
MARTY of Nevada who declared in their Mat
form Of May 20, is 0, as follows:
"REsOLvED. That the Republican party o.
this state is in 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 binfetallism it W.T. remain steadfas
thereto" II
clared as follows:
1--WE again r~eiterate our steadfast devotio
70 the cause Of the free and unlimited coinag
of silver. and declare that in our Judgment tn
restoration of the true bimetallic standard G
value as 1t existed previous to 1874, namely, a
the ratio Of l6to l, is an absolute and indisper
sable requirement before the financial systeI
OF our government will afford the people
value of stable circulating money sufficient t
place the business Of the country on q perm;
nently prosperous basis"
We indorse the action of Nevada's represe1
tatives with respect to tariff and financial Les
~islation: commencing their patriotic supper
of the administration in time of war, whil
using all efforts to prevent the issuance
bonds. a-.
We say to the Republican party Of Nevad
Do not the benifcent results of the tariff sche
ules Of the Dingley bill which affect Nevad
and which Nevada's Silver representatives S
cured, namely: wool, cattle. hides, cyanide, al
borax, fall upon you as the rain falls upon Il
just and the unjustS And if 80. in what ma
ner could Republican Representatives ha
any more. EY l.