Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1902-09-20
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
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
its 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 g. 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
| ly a part of the larger question Of
money in general, and this question is
| ever with u.s. presenting itself in var
F, 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.
Revenue-The Silver party OF Ne
! vada reaffirms 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 and
Democratic legislature in accordance
with such pledge that four million:
of property valuation has been added
t 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
S ent tariff fosters and encourages tn
l. growth of these great industrial con
= binations. we insist thai it should b
modified and reduced SO as to reliev
the American consumer from the c,
Z tortion of trusts and r,CIoroiies.
# For an EishtHcur LaW-We fave
, the protection OF labor unions il ever
just right and such legislation as wi
d make eight hours lawful DAYS worl
d We favor constitutional amen'
# ment providing for the initiative an
referendum.
= Election ct Serators-We adhere
: the view expressed in our last Sta
platform that United States Senate,
should be elected by direct vote Of Il
people.
j. Education-Being proud OF the ed
~ cational institutions Of our Sta
: which are equal to. and in many i
~ stances superior, to Ike institution
a. in other States We cordially indor
re the administration Of our education
GO institutions and pledge our party al
- representatives to support the san
Ill in all proper ways.
be Railroads.&c. recognize and appI
d, ciate the commercial improvement
IN and concessions of the southern +
cific railroad in this State in the la