Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1898-11-17
SILVER. PARTY PLATFORM

The Silver Party Of Nevada pledges its U
wsvering devotion to the prime ple- Of govern ,
ment laid down by Jefferson and Lincoln:
That tie highest duty Of government i to 50
regulate It's laws that the Esprit Of equality
shall follow men through life. giving each amp
lest opportunity t. work out to the full Is
measure his possibilities. .restYirted by law,
and unaffected 10y tbs conquest Of his don}l-
ION Of oppOrtUu ~ 10y other men. We indorSH.
az expressing the demands nj the American
people in consonance with the foregoing, tao
platform Of the National Silver party forum
lated at St. Louis, July =. 1876, and the fnaD-
cial plank of the National Democratic party
adopted at Chicago, July :. iea6.
The history of the movement for the resto =
zion Of bimetallism is the glorious story Of Ne
vada's leadership. Tue educational work so
DatriOtically undertaken six years ago has
spread throughout the entire country. On the
issue that the value of money is Quantltatiyo
and not qualita i've, the intellectual and pOlti-
eal forces of nations are now battling. Mind
ful 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 III
the fields of adversely.
We reaffirm our devotion TO the free and IN
limited coinage of silver at the ratio of Ii to
by the independent action of the United States,
and We are unalterably opposed to the Repub-
lean policy of increasing the bonded debt; OF
transferring the sovereign power Of the gov
erpment to issue money to banking institu.
tons; of contracting the circulating medium
70 the single gold standard, and of increasing
taxation while contraction il 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 l6 to / as their motto, and
William j. Bryan as their standard bearer, an
overwhelming victory In 100.
We invite the cooperation of the Republican
party Of Nevada who declared in their plat
form OF May 20, 10 0, as follows:
"REsoLyED. That the 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 whosoever prove recreant to the prin-
ciple of bimetallism it will remain steadfast
thereto"
And who on May ., Isos, at Virginia City. do
slared as follows:
I'VE again reiterate our ste sdfast devotion
70 the cause of the free and unlimited coinage
OF silver. and declare that in our Judgment the
restoration of the true bimstallic standard Of
value as 1t existed previous to 1873, namely. a
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 pe,,na
nently prosperous basis"
We indorse the action Of Nevada's represe4
tAtives with respect to tariff and financial leg
~tslation; commencing their patriotic supper
of tho administration in time of war. Wills
using all efforts to prevent the issuance Q
bonds.
We say TO the Republican party Of Nevada
Do not the benifcent results of the tariff scbef
ules of the Dingley bill which affect Nevada
and which Nevada's Silver representatives 81
cured, namely: wool, cattle. hides, cyanide. an
borax, fall upon you ~ the rain falls upon til
Just and the unjust! And il 20. in what MAJ
nor could Republican Representatives hay