Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1902-10-08
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 I'M
Welding fidelity TO those principles.
We dep!ore the untimely death of
our late President William Mckinley,
and express our horror at the crime
OF his assassination.
Money Cuestion-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-meta}lic con enticn hat the country
was stuff ,ring fron q contracted mon
ey volume.
Many Of those who arc now actine
with the Republican party admit tina
what is called Republican prosperity,
is. in reality the result Of more money
in circulation. the worry thing which
the leaders of the party declared to
be unnecessary.
We deny that silver is a dead issue
The question CT 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 il Nevada State so
deeply Interested in silver mining.
Bank Currenccy-W'a 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.
Reyenue-The Silver party OF Ne
! vada reaflirms 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 trusts
and monopolies in every form. We
favor appropriate legislation in this
line, and to whatever extent the pres
ent tariff fosters and encourages tht
growth Of these great Industrial com
binations, we insist thai it should ht
modified and reduced so as to relieve
the American consumer from. the ey
| tortion of trusts and monopoiies.
For an EiGht-Hour LaN-We favo
the protection of labor unions in ever,
just right aud such legislation as viii
make eight hours lawful Gays work
We favor constitutional amend
ment providing for the initiative an.
referendum.
Election Of Seaaiors-We adhere t
the view expressed in our last Stat
platform that United States Senator
should be elected by direct vote Of tn
people.
| Educatio:i-De;ng proud Of tic edv
cational institutions Ct our Stat
which are equal 10. and in many il
| stances superior, to like Institution
in other States, we cordially indoors
the administration OF our educationa
institutions and pledge our party an
J representatives to support the sam
in all proper ways.
|: Ra;Iroads-We recognize and appre
ciate the commercial Improvement
and concessions of the southern Pa
cifc railroad in this State in the las