Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1902-10-23
Silver Party Platform

We, the representatives of the Silver
party Of Nevada, hereby reaffirm 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 cur 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 gold fully support the great
bi-metallic con entiCn shat the country
was suff sring from contracted mon
ey volume.
Many of those Who arc now acting
with the Republican party admit thai
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 g cead 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 NevHla, State SO
| deeply interested in silver mining.
Bank Currenccy-We are opposed
I to every scheme for the imitation OF
our currencv by means of bank notes
| ;ol no f,11 10
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 plani
enunciated in the platform of 1900
and calls the attention of taxpayers t
the fact that since that time the rev
enue. law enacted by the Silver am
Democratic legislature in accordance
with such pledge that four million
of property valuation has been adde'
to the assessment roll and the Stat
tax thereby reduced twenty per cen!
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
q line, and to whatever extent the pre-:
S ent tariff fosters and encourages th
l. growth Of these great Industrial con
binations, we insist that it should b
modified end reduced SO as TO reiiev
the American consumer from the c.
E torticn Of trusts and monopolies.
# For an Eight-Hour Law-We fave
the protection Of labor unions il ever
just right and such legislation as wi
d make eight hours lawful days wor
Il We favor a constitutional amen
- ment providing for the initiative ar
- referendum.
Election of Senators-Ne adhere
the view expressed in our last Sta
platform that United States Senate
should be elected by direct vote OF Il
people.
Education-Being proud OF the ed
il ca+ional institutions of our sta
- which are equal 70. ard in many
stances SUPERIOR to like institution
L. in other States. we cordially indor
a the administration of our education
re | institutions and pledge cur party al
50 Representatives to support the say
m in all proper ways.
he railroads.&c. recognize and app
ID. ciate the commercial improvement
an and concessions Of the southern /
cite railroad in this State in the IL