Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1898-10-13
SILVER PARTY PLATFORM

The Silver Party of Nevada pledges its IN
waveriug devotion to the principles Of govern I
meut aid down by jefferson and Linz in:
That thu highest duty Of government Is to so
regulate its laws that tl.e siirlt Of equ&!ty
shall follow men through Gf" giving cacn amp
lest opportunity to work oGt 70 the fullest
measure hiS possibilities. G-.-C-tCtrtcI by law,
and unaffected 10y the conquest OF his domin-
ion of opportun ty by otler mon. We indofs2,
as expressing the demands of the American
people III consOnance with the foregoing, the
platform of the National 3 liver party formu-
lated a. St. Louis, July p. iN'i and the ttnan-
cial plank of the National Democratic party
adopted at Chicago. July :. 500.
The history of the movement for the restO q
ton of bimetaIlism is the glorious story of Ne
vada's leadership. The educational work so
patrioticaIly undertaken six years ago has
spread throughout the entire country. On the
issue that the value of money is quantltatlVe
and not qualita i've, the intellectual and pOhtl-
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 reafirm our devotion to the free and I'M
limited coinage Of silver at the ratio of 10 to l
by the independent action of the United States
and we are unalterably 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 lnst1tu-
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 16 to l as their motto, and
William J. Bryan as their standard bearer, al
overwhelming victory in 1900.
We invite the cooperation of the Republican
party of Nevada who declared in their plat
form of May 20, ls 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 n
abandonment or modification of this doctrine
that let whosOevor prove recreant to the prln
ciple of bimetallism it will remain steadfas
thereto"
And who on May 9, 500, at Virginia City, dc
clared as follows:
1--WE again r~eiterate our steadfast devotiO
TO the cause of the free and unlimited coinag
of silver. and declare that in our Judgment tn
restoration of the true bimetallic standard {
value as it existed previous to 1873, namely, 6
the ratio of l6to l, is an absolute and indispel
sable requirement before the financial systel
of our government will afford the people
value of S able circulating money sufficient
place the business of the country on a perm
nently prosperous basis
We indorse the acton of Nevada's represc1
tatives with respect to tariff and financial lie
~islation; commencing Their patriotic suppo
of the administration in time of war, Will
using all efforts to prevent the issuance
bonds.
We say to the Republican party of Nevad
Do not the benificent results of the tariff sche
ules of the Dingley bill which affect Nevad
and which Nevada's Silver representatives
cured, namely: wool, cattle, hides, cyanide, a.
borax, fall upon you as the rain falls upon t
Just and the unjust? And if 80, in what ma
ner could Republican Representatives ha
any more.