Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1902-09-16
Silver Party Platform

We, the representatives of the Silver
party of Nevada, hereby reafirm the
principles upon which the party was
founded as enunciated in our last
State platform 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 unequivocal-
ly condemn the Republican party for
It's attitude upon the money question.
The improved business conditions
which have followed the increased
supplies OF gold fully support the great
bi-metallic con venticn that the country
was stuff ,ring from a contracted mon
ey volume.
Many of those who arc now acting
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 a Gead issue
The question of silver coinage is mere
ly a 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 Currenccy-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 le
gal tender. and the volume of which
| depends upon the caprice or interests
| of banks.
Revenue--The Silver party OF Ne
| vada reaffirms the revenue plank
| enunciated> in the platform of 1900
and calls the attention of taxpayers tt
the fact that since that time the rev
enue law enacted by the Silver anG
Democratic>legislat in accordance
with such pledge that four million:
of property valuation has been added
to the assessment roll and the State
tax thereby reduced twenty per cent
Taxation-We are in favor of tax
ing patented mines and mortgages.
Trusts-We are opposed to trust
and mOnOpolies in every form. W.
favor appropriate legislation in thi
line and to whatever extent the pres
ent tariff fosters and encourages tn
growth of these great industrial CON
binations, we insist that it should b
modified and reduced so as to reliev
the American consumer from the e,
tortion OF trusts and mono poles.
For an Eiaht-Hour law-We favo
the protection of labor unions in ever
just right and such legislation as wi
make eight hours lawful days worl
We favor constitutional ament
ment providing for the initiative an
referendum.
. Election Of Senators-Wc adhere
the view expressed in our last Stat
platform that United States Senator
should be elected by direct vote of til
people.
: Notwithstanding proud of the ed
: | cational institutions Of our Stat
which are equal to. and in many il
stances superior, to like institution
in other States, We cordially indor:
. the administration of our education
institutions and pledge our party ar
:. representatives to support the san
: in all proper ways.
3 Raiiroa1s-We recognize and Apr
!, ciate the commercial improvement
! and concessions of the southern P
cific railroad in this State in the Ia