Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1902-11-01
Silver Party Platform

We. the representatives of the Silver
party of Nevada, hereby reaff1rm the
principles upon which the party was
founded as enunciated in our last
State platfol m and declare our un-
yielding fidelity TO 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 uneou.vccal-
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-metallic con. entio n that the country
/ was suff ring from a contracted mon
| ey volume.
i Many of those who arc now acting
4 with the Republican party admit that
what is called Republican prosperity,
is. in reality the result Of more money
| in circulation. the very thing which
the leaders of the party declared to
be unnecessary.
We deny that silver is cead issue
The question Of silver coinage is mere
" part of the larger question of
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 here in Nevada, a State SO
!. deeply interested in silver mining.
Bank currencey-We are opposed
! to every scheme for the imitation OF
our currency by means Of bank notes
. | which are not and can not be full lie
gal tender, and the volume OF which
7 depends upon the caprice or interest:
= of banks.
S Revenue-The Silver party OF Ne
vada reaffirms the revenue planl
enunciated in the platform CT 1906
and calls the attention of taxpayers t
/" the fact that since that time the rev
[e enue law enacted by the Silver an
4 Democratic legislature in accordanc
), with such pledge that four million
of property valuation has been adde
= 10 the assessment roll and the Stat
tax thereby reduced twenty per cen
Taxation-We are in favor OF ta'
: ing patented mines and mortgages
Trusts-We are opposed to trust
and monopolies in every form. W
- favor appropriate legislation IN Tn
III line. and to whatever extent the pre-
is ent tariff fosters and encourages tt
NJ growth of these great Industrial cor
20 binations. we insist that it should
modified and reduced so as to relie'
re- the American consumer from the
& tortion of trusts and moropolies.
of For an Eieht-Hour Law-We fav
the protection of labor unions ir eve
Gu Just right and such legislation as W
nd make eight hours lawful days VOL
nd We favor constitutional amer
,at ment providing for the initiative a
referendum.
Election Of Senators-We adhere
the view expressed in our last Sta
platform that United States Senate
should be elected by direct vote OF t
people.
Education-Being proud Of the e
ISL cational institutions Of our st;
Eu- which are equal to. and in many
m stances superior, to like Institute
in other States, we cordially lndol
oa- the administration Of our education
the institutions and pledge our party q
ess representatives to support the sa
ON in all proper ways.
be Railroads-We recognize and app
nd, ciate the commercial fmproveme
nan and concessions of the southern !,
c;ec railroad in this State in the