Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1898-10-18
SILVER PARTY PLATFORM

The Silver Party of Nevada pledges its I'M
wavering devotion to the principle, Of govern.
nent aid down by jefferson and Lincoln:
That the highest duty of COVE nulant is to SO
regulate its laws that the spirit Of equality
shall follow men through life. giving each amp
lest opportunity to work OUt to the fullest
measure his possibilities. ulTc>tTictad by law,
and unaffected by the conquest of his dCIlin-
ion of oIportun ty by other men. We indorsc,
as expressing the demands Of the American
people in consOnance with the foregoing, the
platform Of the National Silver party fOymu-
lated al St. Louis, July p. lS'6, and the fnan-
cial plank Of the National Democratic party
adopted at Chicago, July :, S96.
The history of the movement for the resto' a
ton of biinetallism is the Curious story of Ne
vada'S leadership. The educational work so
patriotically undertaken six years ago has
spread throughout the entire country. On the
issue that the value of money is quantltativo
and not qualita i've, the intellectual and politi-
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 Is to l
by the Independent action of the United States,
and we are unaiterably 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-
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, 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:
"REsOLvED. That tho 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 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'
ciple of bimetallism it will remain steadfast
thereto"
And who on May Q, 1896, at Virginia City, de
elared as follows:
"We again reiterate our steadfast devotion
TO 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 it existed previous to 1873, namely, al
the ratio OF l6to l, is an absolute and indispen
sable requirement before the financial system
OF our government will afford the people
value of stable circulating money sufficient t.
place the business of the country on a perma
pently prosperous basis"
We indorse the action of Nevada's reDresen
tatives with respect to tariff and financial leg
%tslation; commencing their patriotic supper
of the administration in time of war, willis
using all efforts to prevent the issuance O
bonds.
We say to the Republican party Of Nevada
Do not the benifcent results of the tariff sched
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 50. in what maj
per could Republican Representatives hav
any more.