Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1902-09-19
Silver Party Platform

We. the representatives of the Silver
party of Nevada, hereby reafirm 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 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
hi-metallic con -entiCa that the country
was suff ,ring from 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 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 DEAD issue
The question of silver coinage is mere
money in general, and this question is
1
| 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. a 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.
Fevenue-The Silver party OF Ne
vada raafflrmS the revenue plank
enunciated in the platform of 1900
and calls the attention Of taxpayers tC
the fact that since that time the rev
enue law enacted by the Silver ani
Democratic legislature in accordance
with such pledge that four million:
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 trusts
and monopolies in every form. W.
; favor appropriate legislation in thi
line, and to whatever extent the pres
5 ! ent tariff fosters and encourages tn
: growth of these great industrial com
binations. we insist that it should b
modified and reduced so as to reliev
: the American consumer from the G,
tortion Of trusts and monopolies.
f For an Eiaht-Hour Law-We favo
the protection of labor unions i'll ever
u just right and such legislation as wi
d make eight hours a lawful days worl
d We favor a constitutional ament
+ ment providirg for the initiative an
referendum.
Election Ct Serasors-We adhere
the view expressed in our last Stat
platform that United States Senator
should DE elected by direct vote of I'll
people.
l. Educatior-Being proud OF the ed
= cational institutions of our stat
which are equal to. and in many i
- stances superior. 20 Ike institution
l. in other States, We cordially indor!
G the administration OF our education
g institutions and pledge our party ar
representatives to support the san
IL in all proper ways.
re Railrc2G s-We recognize and Apr
d, ciate the commercial improvement
n and concessions of the southern p
ciic railroad in this State in the la