Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1900-10-23
DEMOCRATIC STATE PLATFORM

We hail with satisfaction the nomina-
ton of William Jennings Bryan ard
Adlai F. Stevenson for the Presidency
and Vice-Presidenev of the United States
by the action IF the Democratic. Silver
Hepuilica" e'si Hepnlist parties of the
United States.
We rejoice that the new Democracy of
1897. which was ~ old Democracy Of
Jefferson and il loosely allied in faith
and purpose to the Republicanism of
Lincoln, has again been re-asserted in
1900 and that it is receiving the united
support of the reform forces. We de-
clare our belief that no reason now ex-
lists for the division of the reform forces
into three independent organizations,
and that unity of organization, as of pur-
pose is the demand Of the hour.
We believe that the Chicago and Kan
sas City platforms cover all that is need
ed in the enforcement of our traditional
principles of government and all that is
now attainable in the line Of reform, and
should satisfy the reasonable expecta-
| rions Of all refOrmers and lovers Of their
! country; that the pure and exalted char
| acter, the marked ability and high pa
| triotism of William Jennings Bryan, fill
every requirement Of leadership, and
| that patriotic duty demands the perfect
union into one political organization of
all the parties now enlisted under his
| leadership.
National Platform We endorse the
platform of the National Democratic
party. adopted at Kansas City, and pledge
our support to all ils declarations, and
particularly those relating to the silver
and monetary question, and also in.pe-
rialism and the trust. the natural off:
spring of the plutocratic policy Of the
Republican party, which has increased
in bOldness and intensity since the de
nometization of silver in 1873, until now
in 1900, it has practically substituted fol
the Declaration of Independence the
methods Of imperialism in the Admins
tration of our national government.
Silver Question-We hold that the Sill
yer question is still one of the importan
issues of this campaign, and that it will
never be permanently settled until on
minis are opened to the free and unlimit
ed coinage Of gold and silver at the ratio
of sixteen to one, regardless of the con
sent of other nations. We congratulate
in Nevada that they are not subjected t
the hlmiliating necessity of abrogatinl
or modifying any plank in their nationa
platform for the accommodation of thei
, congressional nominee, The platform a
adopted at Kansas t'itv is broad enoug
for our National and State candidate.
J and contains not a word the elimination
: Of which would d an iota Of strengt
, to tie local nominees.
Trusts-We oppose the trusts and com
binations which. control the products {
j industry and levy tribute upon the pee
r pie, and we denounce the Republica
y party which creates and fosters then
We especially denounce tho scheme
the Republican Administration to Great
. the greatest of all monoplies, in deleg;
ting to the national banks the exclrsi,
right to make and issue the people
X mOneC.
t Orr Flag-We condemn the cowardl
and inconsistent course of the Republ
n can Administration, which plants O,
II flag of freedom, defiantly in the faces
h those struggling for liberty in the Phi
:: ipines. yet hauls it down from where
y has honorably and righfn'ly been for
third of a century, in the Porcupine Mi
ing District of Alaska,