Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1902-11-04
Silver Party Platform

We, the representatives Of the Silver
party of Nevada hereby reaff1rm 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
bimetallic con yenticn chat 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 resul! 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 with US, presenting itself in var
led forms and ways.
We believe that the free coinage o4
silver would add largely to the meas
ure Of the existing prosperity and es
pecially here in Nevada. a State sc
| deeply interested in silver mining.
Bank Currenccy-We are opposed
to every scheme fer the imitation O.
+! our currency by means of bank notes
! which are not and can not be full lie
| gal tender. and the volume Of which
| depends upon the caprice or interest.
of banks.
Revenue-The Silver party OF Ne
vada reaffirms the revenue planl
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 ant
Democratic legislature in accordanc,
J 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
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 com
binations, re insist that it should b
modified and reduced so as to reliev
the American consumer from the ez
tortion of trusts and monopolies.
For an Eight-Hour Law-We favo
the protection Of lahcr unions ir ever
lust right and such legislation as wi
make eight hours a lawful days worl
| We favor constitutional amend
ment providing for the initiative an
referendum.
Election Of Senators-We adhere t
the view expressed in our last Stat
platform that United States Senator
| should be elected by direct vote of tn
people.
Education-Being proud of the ed,
clti0nal institutions of our Stat
which are equal to. and in many il
stances superior. t. life institution
in other States. We cordially indoors
the administration Of our education:
institutions and pledge our party an
representatives to support the sam
in all proper ways.
RaiIroads-We recognize and Apr
ciate the commercial improvement
! and concessions of the southern P;
csfc railroad In this State in the la