Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1898-10-02
SILVER r PLATFORM

III Silver Party Of Nevada pledges its un-
Haverlng devotion to tho principles Of govern.
-ent laid down by Jefferson and Lincoln:
Ihatthe highest duty of cove nmpnt is to 50
regulate its laws thai tia >9Erit Of equality
snail follow mou thro&-n life. giving each amp
}ast opportunity 20 work ou- t. the fullest
measure his pu~~.Niliri.~. urn.-trictnd by law.
all1 unaffected 10y the conquest Of Iii, domin-
ION Of opportuu " by other nnI. We iudor,n.
- expressing the dem: lj~ Of The American
people IN cou-on2nce s." h the foregoing, the
platform Of the National iyer party formu-
lated a St. Louis, July p. 1s2j. and the fnan-
elal plank Of the National Democratic party
adopted at Chicago, July :, .s95
The history Of the movement for the r~estOra-
non OF bImetalli>m IS tn" glorious story OF Ne
vada's leadership. The Educational work so
22triotically undertaken six years ago has
spread throughout the entire country. On the
issue that the value of money is cumulative
and not quaHta i've, the intellectual and pOliti-
cal forces of nations are now battling. Mind
Snl 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
She fields of adversely.
We reaffirm 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,
znd we are unalterably opposed to the Repub-
2can ohc of increasing the bonded debt; of
transferring the sovereign power of the gov
STnnent to issue money to banking inStitu-
rfhuS' OF contracting the circulating medium
10 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 Is to l as their motto, and
William J. Bryan as their standard bearer, an
overwhelming victory in 1890.
We invite the cooperation Of the Republican
party Of Nevada who declared in their plat
form of May 20, Is 0, as follows:
RESOLVED. That the Republican party of
sh1s 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 a test of
party allegiance; that it, will permit of no
abandonment or modification of this doctrine;
that let whatsoever prove recreant to the prin-
cipie of bimetallism it will remain steadfast
thereto"
AND who on May 8, 1896, at Virginia City, de-
slared as follows:
we again reiterate our steadfast devotion
30 the cause of the free and unlimited coinage
OF silver, and declare that in our Judgment the
restoration of the true bimetallic standard of
value as 1t existed previous to 1873, namely. at
the ratio of l6to l, is an absolute and indispen-
sable requirement before the financial system
Ct our government will afford the people a
value of stable circulating money sufficient to
place the business of the country on a perma-
gently prosperous basis"
We indOrse the action of Nevada's represan-
fatives with respect to tariff and financial leg
i%slation; commanding 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 Nevada:
DO not the benificent results of the tariff seized,
ules Of the Dingley bill which affect Nevada,
snd which Nevada's Silver representatives Sc
cured, namely: wool, cattle. hides, cyanide, and
0orax, fall upon you as the rain falls upon the
gust and the unjusts And if so, in what man
i9er could Republican Representatives ha g
Z more.