Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1902-11-07
Silver Party Platform

We, the representatives of the Silver
party Of Nevada, hereby reaffirIn the
principles upon which the party was
founded as enunciated in our last
State platfol n and declare our I'M
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 Cuestion-We unequ;vocal-
ly condemn the Republican party for
It's attitude upon the money question.
The improved business conditions
which have followed the increased
supplies OF sold fully suppc rt the great
bi-meta1lic con ~ent;cn that the country
was suff ,ring from & cont acted mon
ey volume.
Many Of those who are row acting
with the Republican marty admit that
what is called Republican prosperity.
is, in reality The result CT more money
N circulation. tho very thing which
the leaders OF tire party declared to
be unnecessary.
We deny that silver is / ceaG issue
The question Of silver col lase is mere
ly a part Of the larger question Of
| money in general and tt Is question is
ever with us. presenting itself in var
| led forms and ways.
We believe that the free coinage O.
| silver would add largely to the meas
ure of the existing pros perity and es
| pecially here in Ncvala, State sc
deeply interested in silver mining.
! Bank Currenccy-We are opposed
| to every scheme for the initiation OF
| our currency by means of bank notes
| which are not and c.n 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 pianl
enunc:ated in the platform of 1900
|, and calls the attention of taxpayers t.
the fact that since that time the rev
enuc law enacted by the Silver ant
Democratic legislature in accordance
with such pledge that four millions
OF property valuation has been addet
to the assessment roll and the Stat
tax thereby reduced twenty per cent
Taxatior-We are in favor of tai
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 snd reduced SO as to reliev
the American consumer from the e.
. tortion OF trusts and monopolies.
f For an Eiant-Kour iaw-We favc
! the protection Of labor unions in ever
I just right and such legislation as wi
i make eight hours a lawful days wor
1 We favor a constitutional amen
: ment providing for the initiative ar
- referendum.
Election CT SenatoEs-Ne adhere
the view expressed in our last Sta
platform that United States Senate
should be elected by direct vote Of t
people
Education-Deirg proud Of tie ed
j. cltional institutions of our Sta
!. which are equal to- and in many
stances superior, to like institution
- in other States, we cordially lndor
4 the administration of our education
q institutions and pledge our party al
- representatives to support the sar
N in all proper ways.
,e RaiIrcads-We recognize and app
d, ciate the commercial improvement
N and concessions of the southern I
ciSc railroad in this State in the =