Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1898-10-07
SILVER PARTY PLATFORM

The Silver Party of Nevada pledges its I'M
wavering devotion to the principles of govern.
ment aid down by Jefferson and Line In:
That tn highest duty of government is to so
requisite its laws that the spirit Of equality
shall follow men through lifr. giving each amp
lest opportunity to work out to the fullest
measure his possibilities. unrestricted by law.
and unaffected by the conquest of his dOmin-
ion of opportun ty by other men. We indor~a,
as expressing the demands of the American
people in consonance with the foregoing, the
platform Of the National Silver party formu-
lated at st. Louis, July 3. 1896. and the fnan-
cial plank Of the National Democratic party
adopted at Chicago, July :, 500.
The history of the movement for the ~resto~a-
don of bimetallism 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
issue that the value of money is quantltative
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
che fields of adverSity.
We reaffirm 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-
flcan policy Of increasing the bonded debt: Of
transferring the sovereign power of the gov
eminent to Issue money to banking institu-
tiOns; 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 1900.
We invite the cooperation of the Republican
party of Nevada who declared in their plat
form of May 70, 10 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 whosoever prove recreant to the prin-
ciple of bimetallism it will remain steadfast
thereto"
And who on May 9, 1896, at Virginia CITY. de-
clared as follows:
again r~eiterate 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 1t existed previous to 1879, namely, at
the ratio OF i6to l, is an absolute and indispen-
cable 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 ihuolse Ile action OF Nevada 8 repreSen-
tatives with respect to tariff and financial leg
%islation; commencing their patriotic support
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 benifcent results of the tariff SEIZED
ulea OF tho Dingley bill which affect Nevada,
and which Nevada's Silver representatives Sc
cured, namely: wool, cattle, hides, cyanide, and
bornz, fall upon you Ms the rain falls upon the
Just and the unJust3 And IL so, in what man
ner could Republican Representatives. ha, 9
any more.