Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1902-09-21
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 our horror at the crime
of his assassination.
Money Question-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 that the country
was suff ,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 tie 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 Cead 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 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 Currenccy-We are opposed
! to every scheme for the imitation OF
our currency by means of bank notes
! which are not and can 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 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
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 trust:
and monopolies in every form We
favor appropriate legislation in thi:
line, and to whatever extent the pres
ent tariff fosters and encourages TIN
growth of these great industrial com
, binations, I'VE insist that it should b.
modified and reduced SO as to reliev
the American consumer from the e.
tortion OF trusts and mono, olies.
T For an Eiaht-Hour Law,-We favO
the protection OF labor unions il ever
!. just right a,a such legislation as Wi
! make eight hours lawful days worl
! We favor constitutional amend
+ ment providing for the initiative an
referendum.
Election Of Ssnators-yye adhere
the view expressed in our last Stat
platform that United States Senator
should be elected by direct vote OF tn
people.
/ Notwithstanding proud of the ed
J. cational institutions Of our Stat
which are equal to. and in many il
y stances Superior, TO like institution
/ in other States, we cordially indors
e the administration of our education;
g institutions and pledge our party an
representatives to support the sam
in all proper ways.
e Raiirc a6s-We recognize and Apr
|, ciate the commercial improvement,
n and concessions of the Southern p
cific railroad in this State in the la