Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1902-10-25
Silver Party Platform

We. the representatives of the Silver
party of Nevada, hereby reafhrm the
principles upon which the party was
founded as enunciated in our last
State platform and declare our I'M
yielding fidelity 10 those principles
We deplore the untimely death of
our late President William Mckinley,
and express our horror at the crime
Of his assassination
Money Question-We unequ:vocal-
ly condemn the Republican party for
its attitude upon the money question.
The improved business conditions
which have followed the increased
supplies OF gold fully support the great
bi-metall;c Goa enJiCn mat the country
was suff ring from a contracted mon
ey volume.
Many of those who arc now acting
with the Republican party admit ira
what is called Eepuhl:car prosperity,
is, in reality the result Of more money
in circulation. the very thing which
the leaders OF the parry declared tC
be unnecessary.
We deny that silver is & lead issue
The question c. silver coinage IS mere
ly a part OF the larger question c.
money in general. and this question is
ever with us. presenting itself in var
led forms and ways.
We believe that the free coinage Of
silver would add largely to the meas
ure of the existing prosperity and es-
pecially hore in Nevada, a State so
deeply Interested in silver mining.
Bank Currenccy-We are opposed
to every scheme for the imitation OF
! our currency by means Of bank notes
y, ;1Lo i f,,n 10
| gal tender, and the volume of which
| depends upon the caprice or interests
| Of banks.
| vada reafirms the revenue planl,
! enunciated in the platform Of 1900
and calls the attention of taxpayers to
| the fact that since that time the rev
! enue law enacted by the Silver and
| Democratic legislature in accordance
J with such pledge that four millions
of property valuation has been added
TO the assessment roll and the State
tax thereby reduced twenty per cent
Taxaton-We are in favor of tax
ing patented mines and mortgages.
Trusts-We are opposed to trusts
and monopolies in every form. We
favor appropriate legislation in this
line. and to whatever extent the pres
ent tariff fosters and encourages tht
growth Of these greas industrial com
binatiocc. We Insist that it should b'
modified and reduced so as to relieve
the American consumer from the ey
tortion Of trusts and monopolies.
For an EisLt-rcur Lau-We favo
the protection of labor unions in ever.
just right and such legislation as will
make eight hours a lawful days work
We favor a constitutional amend
ment pTo:iding for the Initiative AM
referendum.
Elect:1: CT S.natoso-"e adhere t
the view expressed in our last Stat
platform that United States Senator
| should be elected by direct vote OF tn
people.
Educaticn-Rcing proud OF TIE edu
; cational institutions Of our Stat
which are equal to, and in many ir
stances superior, to like institution
in other States, we cordially indoors
the administrator Of our educationa
, institutions ard pledge our party an
J representatives to support the sam
/ in all proper ways.
; Ra.'roads-We recognize and appre
ciate the commercial improvement
/ and concessions of the southern p
cite railroad in this State in the las