Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1900-10-26
DEMOCRATIC STATE PLATFORM

We hail with satisfaction the nominal
ton of William Jennings Bryan and
Adiai F. Stevenson for the Presidency
and Nice-Presidencv of the United States
NV the action # tho Democratic. Silver
Republican, :''rl E"r,;list parties of the
United States.
We rejoice that the new Democracy of
1897. which was th1 old Democracy of
LETTERS on :t;4G il :,.eelv allied in faith
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 IL at unity of organization, as of pur-
pose is the demand Of he 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 Plstform = We endorse the
platform of the National Democratic
party, adopted at Kansas City, and pledge
our support to all it's declarations, and
particularly those relating to the silver
and monetary question, and also inpn
rialism and the trust. the natural OF:
spring Of the plutocratic policy of the
Republican party. which has increased
in boldness and intensity since the de
<,f l1-or in
in 1900, it has practically substituted fol
the Declaration of Independence thu
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 thrt 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,
the supporters of Bryan and Stevenson
IL Nevada that they are not subjected t
the hlmiliating necessity of abrOgatin,
or modifying any plank in their nationa
platform for the mediation Of thei
/, congressional nominee, The platform a
adopted at Kansas (i.v, is broad enough
for our National and State candidate.
and contains not a word the elimination
: of'which would Il an iota Of strenptI
: to tie local nominees.
Trusts-We oppose the trusts and com
: binations which. control the products c
4 industry and levy tribnte upon the pee
r PIE. and we denOunre the Republica
v party which creates and fosters then
= We especially denonnce the scheme {
the Republican Administra, ion to Great
the greatest of all mOnoplies. in deleg:
ting to the national banks the exclusiy
right to make and issue the people
X money.
: Our Flag-We condemn the cowardl
and inconsistent course of the Republ
n can Administration, which plants o,
It flag of freedom, defantly in the faces
h those struggling for liberty il the Phi
>: ipines. vet hauls it down from where
). has honorably and righfn'ly been for
third of a century. in the Porcupine Mi
ing District of Alaska