Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1898-11-24
SILVER PARTY PLATFORM

The Silver Party Of Eava1 Ia pledges It's IN.
wsarering devotion to The prime pie, of govern.
y1ent aid down by jefferson and Lincoln:
That the highest duty Of government is to So
regulate its laws that the aplrit Of equHhty
shall follow men through life. giving each amp
~ opportunity 70 We / put to the fullest
measure his possibilities. unrestricted by law,
S7d unaffected 10y the conquest Of his don,iu-
ION OF oppOrtun " by ether men. We indOrse.
as expressing the demands Of the American
people in c0nsonance with the foregoing, the
Platform of the National Silver party fo-mu
ssted s. St. Louis, July e, 1873. and the insn
ciai plank of the National Democratic party
adopted At Chicago. JUL :. 1896.
The history Of the movement for the restO~a-
son Of bimetallisIn IS the glorious story OF Ne.
vada's leadership. The educational work so
periodically undertaken six years ago has
spread throughout the entire country. On the
ssue that the value of money is quantltative
and not qualita i've, the intellectual and politi-
ca3 forces of nations are now battling. Mind.
md OF her glorious record Nevada will take her
place again in the conflict, not as the ally Of
Sold, but on the side of those who struggle in
the fields of adversely.
We reaf1rm our devotion to the free and un-
limited coinage Of silver at the ratio Of Is to l
By the Independent action of the United States,
and we are materially opposed to the Repub-
bcan policy Of increasing the bonded debt; of
transferring the sovereign power of the gov
eminent to issue money to banking instttu.
tons: Of contracting the circulating medium
70 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 l6 to l a. 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 &c. Is 0, as follows:
"REsoLvED. That the Republican party OF
th4s state Is in favor of free and unlimited coin
age or both gold and silver; thatit 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;
ehat let whosoever prove recreant to the prin.
eiple Of bimetallism it will remain steadfas,
thereto"
And who on May .. lsoe. at Virginia City. de-
slared as follows:
I'VE again reiterate our steadfast devotion
70 the cause Of the free and unlimited coinage
Il silver. and declare that in our Judgment the
restoration Of the true bimetallic standard of
value as it 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 a
value OF stable circulating money, sufficient to
place the business of tho country on a perma
nently prosperous basis"
We indorse the action Of Neyada's represen,
tatives with respect to tariff and financial leg
~tslation; commencing their patriotic support
Of the administrator in time Of war, willis
using all efforts to prevent the issuance Of
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 Nevada
and which Nevada's Silver representatives 50
cured, namely: wool, cattle. hides, cyanide. ant
borax, fall upon you As the rain falls upon tn,
Just and the ~unjust' And II %, in what mau
nor could Republican Representatives hay,
any more.