Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1902-09-23
Silver Party Platform

We, the representatives OF the Silver
party of Nevada, hereby reafiirm 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
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 >enticn that the country
was stuff ,ring from contracted mon
ey volume.
Many of those who arc now acting
with the Republican party admit tha,
| 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 q dead 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 currerccy-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 to
the fact that since that time the rev.
enue law enacted by the Silver and
Democratic legislature in accordance
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
Taxation-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 the
growth of these great industrial com
: binatiors. we insist that it should bt
, modified and reduced SO as to relieve
the American consumer from the ex
tortion of trusts and monopolies.
For an EightHcur Law-We favo
the protection of labor unions III ever.
! just right and such legislation as viii
make eight hours a lawful Gay work
l We favor a constitutional amend
d ment providing for the initiative ant
t referendum.
Election 0: Senators-WTo adhere t
the view expressed in our last Stat
platform that United States Senator
should be elected by direct vote OF tn
people.
Education-3eing proud CO the edt
l. cational institutions OF our Stat
l. which are equal TO. and in many II
stances superior, 10 like institution
in other States, we cordially indorS
the administration of our educationa
G institutions and pledge our party an
8 representatives to support the sam
n in all proper ways.
e RaiIroa6s-We recognize and apprf
|, ciate the commercial improvement
n and concessions of the southern r.
| ci6c railroad in this State in the las