Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1902-09-27
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 10 those principles.
We deplore the untimefy 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
us 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 ering from a contracted mon
ey volume.
Many of those who arc now acting
with the RepuhIi@an marty admit that
what is called Republican prosperity,
is in reality the result OF more money
in. circulation, the very thing which
the leaders OF tie party declared to
be unnecessary.
We DENY that silver is Gead issue
The question OF silver coinage is mere
" 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. a State SO
| deeply Interested il silver mining.
! Bank Currency 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 reafirms 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 ant
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. w
favor appropriate legislation in thi
, line, and to whatever extent the pres
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growth of these great industrial con
sbinations, we insist that it should b
} modified and reduced SO as to reliev
the American consumer from the G,
tortion of trusts and mono poles.
For an Ei1ht,Hcur Law-We fave
t the protection OF labor unions III ever
! just right ana such legislation as wi
;, make eight hours q lawful Gays Worl
We favor constitutional amen'
q ment pro..iding for the initiative an
t referendum.
Election ct Senatorc-We adhere
the view expressed in our last Stat
platform that United States Senator
should be elected by direct vote OF tt
people.
Educatior-Beirg proud Of the ed
l. cational institutions OF our sta
l. which are equal 10, and in many l
, stances supor;ar, to Ike Institution
in other States. We cordially in@or'
! the administration Of our education
e institutions arr pledge orr party az
IS Representative 10 support the san
n in ali proper ways.
re Fai!-c- dive recognize and Apr
4, ciate the commercial improvement
n and concessions OF the southern 2
c;fc railroad in this State in the la