Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1898-10-12
The Platform /:

The Silver Patty Of Nevada pledges Its I'M
viYerng devotion to the prime pies of govern.
p1ent aid down by Jefferson and Lincoln:
That tbs b!s,host duty of government is to SO
regrlate its laws that the spirit Of equality
shat! follow men through life, giving each amp
lest clpo tunity to work out to the fullest
measure his possibilities, unrestricted by law,
and unaffected 10y the conquest of his denim
ion o. emporium ~ by other men. We indorse,
ms e2Tiass ng the demands OF the American
people IA c nsonanco with the foregoing, the
p'a,f,rn of lite National Silver party forlnu-
lated a st. Louis, July 20, 1886, and the fnan-
ciel plank % The National Democratic party
adopted at Chi ago, July 7, 1873.
The history of the movement for the rosto~a-
don Of bine tallism is the glorious story of Ne
vada's leadersllip. The educational work SO
periodically undertaken six years ago has
spread throughout the entire country On The
issue that the value of money is quantitativo
and not qualita i've, the intellectual and politi
Lal forces or nations are now battling. Mind
full of her glorious record Nevada will take her
place again in the coafiict not as he ally of
Gold but on the side of those WHO struggle in
the fields of adversely.
We roaflirln devotion to the free and un-
limited coinage of silver at the ratio Of 1G to
by the independent a ton of the United States,
and we are una tcrably opposed to the Repub
liean policy of increasing the bonded debt Of
transferring the sovereign power Of the gov
tons; of contracting the circulating medium
to the single gold standard, and of increasing
t:&atioI While contraction is diminishing tho
means Of payment.
Our f.ith in tie loyalty, ability, and wise lead
ersi;ip of William J. Bryan is undiminished,
and we p edict for the silver forces of the Uni
2 q states, with 10 to ! as their motto and
William j. Bryan as their standard bearer, an
overw helming victory in 1850.
We invite the cooperation of the Republican
party of Nevada who declared in their plat
form of May -, S 0, as follows:
RESOLVED That the Republican party of
this state Is in favor of free and unlimited coin
age of both gold and silver that it holds to this
principle as a tenet of party faith and u test of
party allegiance; that it will permit of no
aban 'onment or modification of this doctrine;
THAI let whatsoever prove recreant to the prin-
cille of bimetai:is.a it viii remain steaGfast
thereto"
And who on May ., 500, at Virginia City, de-
c,ared as follows:
I'VE again re.eratc our steadfast devotion
to The cause cf the free and Unlimited coinage
of s.lve-, and declare that in our Judgment the
res Grafton Of the true bilnotal,ic standard of
value rs it existed previous to 1873 nam, Is at
the ratio Of tto l. is an absolute AMI indispen-
sable requirement before the financial, system
of our government will afford the people
value Of ablo circulating money sufficient to
place the business OF the country on a perpla-
nentiy prosperous basis"
We inGorse the act on of Nevada's reprossu-
tatiyes with respect to t.,ri.f and financial leg
islaton; commanding taei patriotic support
of the administration in time CT war whilst
us'Ng all EFFORTS to prevent the issuance Of
bonds.
Wesay 20 tho Republican rarity Of Nevada:
Do not The benflcent results OF the tariff sche5l-
ules y Tie Dinghy bill which affect Nevada,
and VIII Nevada's Silver representatives SO.
cured. namely: wool, cattle hides cyaride. aud
bora fan uiion yen III rain falls upon the
just and the unjI:st: Ard if So in Whist man
Nor could Republican Represent stiYcs hate
done moreg
We say to the Democratic party Of Nevadc
Has not the action of Nevada, Rep.eseatatiy
on financial leai-i .ion been in Keeping with
the Democratic platform of Is G. and in this |
resp CT, could Democratic Representative,
have done mo,cs
We exlacss our profound appreciation Of tho |
tireless efforts of Eevaias grand ola man,
VIM. NJ. Stewart not oaly a. the leader of t.a |
silver cause in America, bat for his great do |
votion to the loca. interests OF the State, as ex
emplifed by the fact mat no has been t'le al. |
thor of many OF the import m. measures |
affecting Ncya6a's in5erests which have beon |
etacted by Congress; namely. tho aiming laws |
OF toe United ats's the Carson Mint tie |
Stewart Institute, the ealabs lnent OF the |
Agricultural Experiment station, which ca, |
ables Che state University to receive 81 .a1in |
year Government aid, snd tn, Securing of a |
military Instructor at the State University. |
We further commend HIS sliorts. now h.eiy |
soon to be crowned with success to s,e,,re tlis |
payment to the State and citizens of Nevada |
of nearly half million dollars tor moneys ex-
ended in the suppression of the war os tl,a |
rebellion, and Indian outbreaks. Wa in6orsa
his proposal 10 secure legislation making Lake |
Tahoe and vicinity national park, the Coy.
srnment purchasing on an equitable basis the |
tights of pan ties whose interests are affected.
rs not only preserving from destruction ono Of
Natures gEandest -yoyks H.. .-s...-.r he ~