Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1898-10-04
SILVER PARTY PLATFORM

The Silver Party of Nevada pledges its m
Tavering devotion to the principles of govern.
ment laid down by jefferson and Lincoln:
That thu highest duty of government Is to so
regulate its laws that the spirit of equality
shall follow men thy, z3-h life giving each amp
lest opportunity to work on. to the fullest
measure his possibilities. unrestricted Ivy law.
and unaffected by the conquest Of his domiu-
-vn of 0ppor-uu " by other men. We indorso.
as expressing the demands e the American
people in cOnsOnance with the foregoing. tho
platform Of the NatipuaI ) lvor party for1nu-
lated at st. Louis. July .. 1890. and the fnan-
clal plank of the National Democratic party
adopted at Chicago. July :, 1896.
The history of the movement for the ~resto~a-
ton Of bimetallism is the glorious story of Ne
yada's leadership. The Educational work so
periodically undertaken six years ago has
spread throughout the entire country. On the
issue that the value of money is quantltativo
ana 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 reatfirm our devotion to the free and I'M
limited coinage of silver at the ratio of Is to |
by the independent action of the United States,
and we are unalterably opposed to the Repub-
Ican pollcy OF increasing the bonded debt; Of
transferring the sovereign power of the gov
eminent to issue money to banking institu-
tlons; 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 Is to l as their motto, and
William j. Bryan as their standard bearer, an
overwhelming victory in 1890. -
We invite the cooperation of the Republican
MARTY of Navajo rho dnnJo~al - &l~;. -I-A
form of May 20, 70 0, as follows:
"REsoLvED. 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 whatsoever prove reCreant to the nrin-
ciple of bimetallism it will remain steadfast
thereto"
And who on May 9, 1896, at Virginia CITY. de-
clared as follows: s..
I'VE again reiterate our .teadfast 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. at
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 the country on a perma-
nently prosperous basis"
We indorse the action of Nevada's represan-
tatives with respect to tariff and financial leg
%islation; commencing their l~atriotic suppart
OF the administration in time of war, whilst
using all efforts to prevent the issuance of
bonds.
We say to the Republican party of Nevada:
Do not the benificelt results of the tariff SEIZED.
ules of the Dingley bill which affect Nevada.
and which Nevada's Silver representatives So
cured, namely: wool, cattle, hides, cyanide. and
boraX, fall upon you as the rain falls upon tha
just and the unjust? And if so, in what man
ner could Republican Representatives have
any more.