The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1902-09-05
Silver Party state Platform.

We, the representatives of the Silver
party of Nevada, hereby reaflirm the
principles upon which the party was
founded as enunciated IN our last State
platform and declare our unyielding fidel-
ity tn 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 unequivocally condemn the Re-
publican party for its attitude upon the
monetary question.
The improved business conditions
which have followed the increased sup
plies of gold fully support the great BIZ
metallic contention that the country was
suffering from a contracted money vol
ume
Many of those who are now acting with
the Republican party admit, hat what is
called Republican prosperity, is, in real
ity, the resulty of more money in circula-
ton, the very thing which the leaders of
the party declared to be unnecessary.
We deny that silver is a dead issue.
The question of silver coinage is merely
part of the larger question of money in
general, and this question is ever with
us, presenting itself in varied forms and
ways.
We believe that the free coinage of sill
yer would add largely to the measure of
the existing prosperity and especially
here in Nevada, State SO deeply inter-
ested in silver mining.
BANK CURRENCY.
We are opposed to every scheme for
the initiation of our currency by means of
bank notes which are not and cannot be
full legal tender, and the volume of
which depends on the caprice or interests
of the banks.
REVENUE.
The Silver party of Nevada reaffirms
the revenue plank enunciated in the
platform of 1900, and calls the attention of
taxpayers to the fact that since that time
under the revenue law enacted by the
Silver and Democratic Legislature in ac-
cordance with such pledge that four mil
lions 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 taxing patented
mines and mortgages.
TRUSTS.
We are opposed to trusts and mono
poles in every form. We favor appro-
pirate legislation on this line, and to
whatever extent the present tariff fosters
and encourages the growth of these great
industrial combination, we insist that it
should be modified and reduced so as to
relieve the American consumer from the
extortion of trusts and monopolies.
FOR AN EIGHT-HoUR LAW.
We favor the protection of labor unions
in every just right and such legislation as
will make eight hours a lawful days
work.
We favor a constitutional amendment
providing for the initiative and referen-
dunn.
ELECTION OF SENATORS.
We adhere to the view expressed in our
last State platform that United States
Senators should be elected by direct vote
of the people.
EDUCATION.
Being proud of the educational institu-
lions of our State which are equal to, and
in many instances superior, to like insti-
tutlons in other States, we cordially en-
dorse the administration of our educa-
tional institutions and pledge our party
and representatives to support the same
in all proper ways.
RAILROADS.
We recognize and appreciate the COM
mercial improvements and concessions
of the Southern Pacific railroad in this
State IN the last year, and urge upon that
company the necessity OF terminal
point in this State.
IRRIGATION.
In common with all our people we re-
joice in the enactment of the Irrigation
Law at the last session of Congress.
If fairly executed it cannot fail to be of
great benefit to our State In the conserva-
j ton and utilization of waters now run
ming to waste; in the equalization of the
flow of the waters of our rivers and
streams; in the protection of our existing
farms from drought and in the reclama-
ton of lands now unavailable for agricul-
tural purposes.
We particularly commend the provis-.
ion which guards against land monopoly
and preserves the public domain for
actual settlers and home seekers.
We heartily congratulate our represen-
tative in Congress, the Honorable Francis
q. Newlands, upon the conspicuous part
which be took in securing this important
piece of legislation
HON. FRANCIS @. NEwLANDs.
In recognition of the services of the
Hon. Francis G.. Newlands, our Repre-
sentative in Congress. we endorse his
candidacy for the United States Senate.
LEASING OF PUBLIC LANDS.
We oppose the leasing OF public lands,
either to individuals or corporations or
their sale in large tracts, but that they
be held for actual homeseeking settlers.