Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1898-10-12
S!LVF ARTY PLATFORM

The Silver Party Of Nevada pledges its IN
wavering devotion to the prime pie of govern
meut aid down by jefferson and Lincoln:
Thai the h ,est duty Cf COVE nUlrnt is to SO
r~egullte it, laws that the spirit of equality
shall follow mc& through lie. giving each amp
lest opportunity to W pTk out to The fullest
measure his possibilities. unrestricted by law,
and unaffected 10y the conquest Of his domain
ion Of Opportuu ty by other myn we iudorse,
IS expressing the demanst, OF t"e American
people iii Con%onance VIII the foregoing. the
platform of the National : lver party to"nu-
lated a st. Louis, July -. i>3. and the fnan-
cial plank o. the National Democratic party
adopted at Chicago, July :, sos.
The history of the movement for the ~restOra-
ton Of blmetalliSm is the glorious story of Ne
vada's leadership. The liucational work so
pltrlOtically 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 pOiti-
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 reaffirm our devotion to the free and I'M
limited coinage of silver at the ratio of 16 to l
by the independent action of the United States,
and we are una3terably 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-
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
erShip of William J. Bryan is undiminiShed
and we predict for the silver forces of the Uni
ted States, with 16 to l as their motto, and
William j. Bryan as their STANDARD bearer, an
overwhelming victory in 1900.
We invite the cooperation of the Republican
party Of Nevada who declared in their plat
form of May 20, is 0, 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; thatit holds to this
principle as a tenet Of party faith and a test OF
party alleg1an>e; that it will permit of nc
abandonment or modification of this doctrine
that let whOSOever prove reCreant to the prin
CiI-5 of bimetallism it will remain steadfasi
thereto"
And who on May 9, i896, at Virginia City, de
ClaTel as follows:
w again reiterate our steadfast devotion
TO thu cause of the free and unlimited coinage
of silver, and declare that in our Judgment tn,
restoration of the true bimetallic standard O.
value as it existed previous to 1878. namely. a
the ratio of l6t l, is an absolute and indispen
sable requirement before the financial system
of our government will afford the people
value of 5 liable circulating money sufficient t.
place the business of the country ON a perma
nently prosperous basis"
We lndorse the action of Nevada's represen
tatives with respect to tariff and financial leg
~islatlon; commencing their patriotic suppor
of the administration in time of war, willis
using all efforts to prevent the issuance @
bonds.
We say to the Republican party of Nevada
Do not the benificent results of the tariff sche6
ules of the Dingley bill which affect Nevads
and which Nevada's Silver representatives Sc
cured, namely: wool, cattle. hides, cyanide, an
borax, fall upon you as the rain falls upon tn
just and the unjust? And If 30, in what maj
ner could Republican Representatives hav
any more.