Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1902-10-14
Silver Party Platform

We, the representatives of the Silver
party of Nevada, hereby reaffirm the
principles upon which the party was
founded IS enunciated in our last
State platform and declare our I'M
yielding fidelity 10 those principles.
We deplore the untimely death of
our late President William Mckinley,
and express cur horror at the crime
Of his assassination.
Money Cuest;on-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
bi-metallic con >entiCn hat the country
was suff aring from contracted mon
ey volume.
Many of those uh0 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 a tead issue
The question Of silver coinage is mere
ly part of the larger question Of
money in general. and this question is
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-
pecialiy here in Nevada. a State so
| deeply interested in silver mining.
Bank Currenccy-We are opposed
! to every scheme for the imitation OF
j our currency by means Of bank notes
! which are not and can not be full le-
| gal tender. ana the volume of which
| depends upon the caprice or interests
of banks.
Revenue--The Silver party OF Ne
vada reaf!irms 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
J 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
F.! 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
binaticns, we inei5t thu it should b.
modified ans! reduced SO as TO relieve
the American consumer from the ey
tortion of trusts and mcnopolies.
For an Eiai1t-tiour La~-We favo
the protection Of laEcr unions in ever.
just right and such legislation as viii
make eight hours lawful days work
We favor a constitutional amend
ment providing for the initiative ant
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.
Educatior-Being proud OF the edr
cational Institutions CT our Stat
which are equal TO. and in many ii
stances superior, to like institution
> in other States. we cordially indors
the administration of our educations
, institutions and pledge cur party an
) | representatives to support the sam
l | in all proper ways.
2 RaiIroads-We recognize and appr'
|. ciate the commercial improvement
a and concessions of the southern +;
cifc railroad in this State in the Las