Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1902-10-10
Silver Party Platform

We, the representatives of the Silver
party of Nevada, hereby reafNrm the
principles upon which the party was
founded as enunciated in our last
State platform 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 Question-We unequ:vocal-
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
BIN etallic con ention hat the country
was suff ring from a contracted mon
ey volume.
Many Of those who arc now acting
with the Republican party admit thar
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 dead issue.
| The question OF silver coinage IS mere
| ly part Of the larger question of
! money in general, and this question is
| ever Will us, pItSEHl1liS9 ilSSiI III OK
! 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, State so
| deeply interested in silver mining.
Bank Curreaccy-We are opposed
| to every scheme for the imitation of
! our currency by means of bank notes
l .rhjnh aro mr. 90 no fI111 To-
| gal tender and the volume of which
| depends upon the caprice Or interests
of banks.
Revenue-The Silver party OF Ne
vada reaftir1s the revenue plank
snunc;ated 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
binations. we insist that it should b.
modified and reduced SO as to relieve
the American consumer from the eX
: tOrtion of trusts and monopOiies.
f For an Eigrt-Hour I~aw-We favo
, the protection of labor unions in ever
just right and such legislation as vii
! make eight hours lawful days work
l We favor a constitutional amend
t ment providing for the initiative an
referendum.
Election Ct SeratcTs-T.e adhere t
the view expressed in cur last Stat
platform that United States Senator
should be elected by direct vote of tn
people.
EducaticE-De;ng proud Of the ed,
: cational institutions OF cur Stat
i which are equal TO. and in many il
stances superior, to like institution
in other States, we cordially indoors
the administration of our education;
G institutions and pledge our party an
s representatives to support the sam
n in all proper ways.
e RaiIroads-We recognize and apr
|, ciate the commercial Improvement
q and concessions of the southern P'
cifc railroad in this State in the Ia: