Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1898-11-22
SILVER r PLATFORM

TIE Silver Patty Of Nevada pledges its un-
watering devotion to the priuc ples Of govern
-,e4rt laid down by Jefferson and Linz Ill:
yast the highest duty Of Cove nulent Is TO so
~aguiate It's laws hat the spirit Of equality
shall follow me q .Oush lits, giving each AMP
lest opportunity % work OUT to the fullest
measure his poss. ~.iitiez. unrestricted by 49,,
and unaffected by the conquest Of his dontu-
in IT opportun ty ny ether Llan. We indol5a,
as expressing the G,r'an6- u the American
people in consonarce win the foregoing, The
platform of the National Silver party fOr1nu-
4ted At St. Louis, July 3. lS45, and the fnan-
cai plank of the National Democratic party
adopted at Chicago. July I, 500.
The history Of the movement for the resto"a-
Non Of bimetalliSm l. the glorious story of Ne
vadas leadership. The Educational work SO
ratriotically undertaken six years ago has
spread throughout the entire country. On the
sss,e that the value of money is quantitative
and not qualita i've, the intellectual and pOlIti-
cal forces Of nations are now battling. Mind
ed 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 reafirm our devotion to the free and I'M
limited coinage Of silver at the ratio Of 16 70 l
By the independent action of the United States,
snd we are unalterablyo opposed to the Repub-
lean policy Of increasing the bonded debt; OF
transferring the sovereign power of the gov
eminent to issue money to banking Instltu'
kions; OF contracting the circulating medium
30 the single gold standard, and of increasing
taxation while contraction L diminishing the
, means Of payment
Our faith in the loyalty. ability, and wise lead
Aship Of William j. Bryan is undiminished
and we predict for tho silver forces Of the Uni
ted States, with l8 to l as their motto, and
William J. Bryan as their standard bearer. al
overwhelming victory in 1910.
We invita- the OO-OperAtiOn Of the ReDublical
party Of Nevada who declared in their plat
form Of May 20, 1870, as follows:
"REsoLvED That the Republican party o
this state is in favor of free and unlimited coin
age of both gold and silver; that it holds to thi
principle as a tenet of party faith and a test o
party allegiance; that it will permit of n
abandonment or modification of this doctrine
that let whatsoever prove recreant to the prir
cipls of bimetallism it will remain steadfas
thereto"
And who on May .. 1896, at Virginia City. d.
slared az follows:
1--WE again reiterate our steadfast devotio
20 the cause Of the free and unlimited coinag
Of silver. and declare that in our judgment th
restoration of the true bimetallic standard {
value as it existed previous to 1878. namely, &
the ratio of l6 to l. is an absolute and indispel
sable requirement before the financial systel
ef our government will afford the people
value of stable circulating money sufficient
place the business Of the country on a perm
nently prosperous basis"
We indorse the action Of Nevada's represe
tatives with respect to tariff and financial lie
~islation: commencing their patriotic suppo
Of the administration in time of war. Will
using all efforts to prevent the issuance
bonds.
We say to the Republican party Of Nevad
Do not the benifcent results of the tariff sche
ules Of the Dingley bill which affect Nevad
and which Nevada's Silver representatives
cured, namely: wool, cattle, hides, cyanide, a
borax, fall upon you a. the rain falls upon t
Just and the unjust? And il %, in what ms
uer could Republican Representatives ha
ANY more.