Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1898-11-20
SILVER PARTY PLATFORM

The Silver Party Of Nevada pledges t"s m
waceriug devotion TO the principles Of govern :
nlent laid down by Jefferson and Lincoln:
That the highest duty Of COVE unncnt Is TO %
regulate its laws that In" spirit " equality
SHAH follow meu thro1,gh life, giving each amp /
lest opportunity to wotk "lf tN the fullest
measure his po-Sil .it5n-. 3fnstriCted by law,
and unaffected ny tn c~ouIr:eat - his dom, ~
iu Of opportuu " hy "th"r sn"n. We indor~h,
50 express ng the c n:-u'~ Ut the American
people in cou~0nauca VIII t"H T"rrE"ihS' fA'
platform Of the Natio"aI SILVER party formu-
lated a. St. Louis, july ,, iSHi aud the fna1
cuai plank of the National Democratic party
adopted at Chicago, July :, .a+i.
The history Of the movement for the resto a
zion of bimetaliism is Inc glorious story OF Ne
vada's leadership. The tiu'atlonaI work 50
ratriotically undertaken six y"ars ago has
srread throughout the entire country. On the
issue that the value of money Is Quantltative
and not qualita i've, the intellectual and pohtl-
cai forces of nations are now battling. Mind
eul of her glorious record Nevada Will take her
place again in the co, iIct, not as the ally Of
Gold. but on the side of those who struggle IN
the fields of adversely.
We reafirm our devotion to the free anu I'M
hmited coinage Of silver at the ratio of 10 20 L
by the independent action Of the United States,
and we are unaiterably opposed to the Repub-
iican policy Of increasing the bonded debt; OF
transferring the sovereign power of the gov
ernment to issue money to banking instltu-
tions: 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 undiminishod
and we predict for the silver forces of the Uni
ted States. with Is to I as their motto, anc
William j. Bryan as their standard bearer, al
overwhelming victory in 1870.
We invite the cooperation of the Republican
-z.kx ~ Navajo uhn don1ar rad in their Mat
form Of May 20, ls 0, as follows:
"REsoLvED. That the Republican party o
this state is in favor of free and unlimited con-
age Of both gold and silver; thatlt holds to TIN
principle as a tenet OF party faith and a test @
party allegiance; that it will permit of n
abandonment or modification of this doctrine
that let whatsoever prove recreant to the prir
ciple of bimetaliism it will remain steadfas
thereto"
And who on May Q. ls96, at Virginia City. d
oiared as follows:
I'VE again reiterate our stesdfast devotio
to the cause Of the free and unlimited coinae
Of silver. and declare that in our judgment II
restoration of the true bimetallic standard
value as it existed previous to 1873. namely,
the ratio of is to l, is an absolute and 1ndlSpe
sable requirement before the financial SySte
ct our government will afford the people
value Of stable circulating money sufficient
place the business Of the country on a perm
nsntly prosperous basis"
We indorse the action OF Nevadas represe
tatives with respect to tariff and financial lie
islation; commencing Their patriotic supp
Of the administration in time of war, viii
using all efforts to prevent the issuance
bonds.
We say to the Republican party Of Nevat
DO not the benificent results of the tariff sch'
ules Of the Dingley bill which affect Neva'
and which Nevada's Silver Representatives
cured, namely: wool. cattle, hides, cyanide, a
borax. fall upon you as the rain falls upon
Just and the unjust? And if %. in what IA
ner could Republican Representatives Ia
any more.