Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1900-10-25
DEMOCRATIC STATE PLATFORM

We hail with satisfaction the nominal
ton of William Jennings Bryan and
Adlai +. Stevenson for the Presidency
and Vice-Presidenrv OF the United States
nv the action # III" Democratic. Silver
Repu' lican -, r"nf'!ist parties of the
United States.
We rejoice that tho new Democracy of
1897, which, WIS IT," old Democracy of
jefferson. a;:G = loosely allied in faith
Lincoln, has again heen 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 attainahle in the line Of REFORM and
should satisfy the reasonable expecta-
rions of all refOrners 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 its declarations, ard
particularly those relating to the silver
and monetary question, and also in.po-
| rialism and the trust. the natural off.
spring Of the pAltocratic policy of the
| Republican party, which has increased
III 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-Wo hold that the Sill
yer question is still one of the i'm pOrtan
issues of this campaign, and that it viii
never he permanently settled until oul
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,
the supporters of Bryan and Stevenso,
in Nevada that they are not subjected t,
the h'lmiliating necessity of abrogatin,
or modifying any plank in their natiOna
platform for the acco,m,n odation Of thei
congressional nominee, Tho platform a
adopted at Kansas (itv. is broad enough
for our National and state candidates
and contains not word the elimination
OI With WOuIu Il Il an lOta or strength
to tie local nominees.
Trusts-We oppose the trusts and com
binations which. control the products G
industry and levy tribute upon the pee
pie, and we denounre the Republica
: party which creates and fosters then
We especially denonnce the scheme c
the Republican Administra.io ion to Great
the greatest of all monoplies. in delegs
ting to the national banks tho exclusiv
right to make and issue the people
mOnc:.
Our f'iag-We condemn the cowardl
and inconsistent course of the Republ
can Administration, which plants GU
flag of freedom, defiantly in the faces
l those struggling for liberty in the Phi
ipines, vet hauls it down from where
has honorably and righfm,ly been for
third of a century, in the Porcupine Mil
ing District of Alaska.