Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1902-10-18
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 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 uneGu;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 stuff ,ring 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 e cead issue.
The question Of silver coinage is mere
money in general. and this question is
led forms and ways.
We believe that the free COINAGE o!
silver would add largely to tie meas
ure of the existing prosperity and es
pecially here in Nevada. a State sc
deeply interested in silver mining.
Bank Cur-enccy-We are opposed
to every scheme for 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 t.
the fact that since that time the rev
) enue law enacted by the Silver an,
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 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 pre-
S ent tariff fosters and encourages tn
/ growth of these great industrial con
: binations. we insist that it should /
modified and reduced SO as to reliey
; the American consumer from the e
Z tortion of trusts and monopoiies.
# For an Eisrt-Hour Law-We fave
the protection of labor unions in ever
just right and such legislation as Wi
d make eight hours lawful days wor
d We favor constitutional amen
II ment providing for the initiative al
referendum.
Election Ct Senators-Eo adhere
the view expressed in our last Sta
platform that United States Senate
should be elected by direct vote OF Il
people.
Education-Reing proud o. the cd
il cational institutions Of our sta
H. which are equal to, and in many
:, stances superior. TO like institution
- in other States, we cordially moor
a. the administration Of our education
re institutions and pledge. our party al
IS representatives to support the san
m in all proper ways.
De RaiIroa as-We recognize and app
d, | ciate the commercial improvement
IN and concessions of the southern 1
ciac railroad in this State An the IL