Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1902-09-17
Silver Party Platform

we, the representatives OF Cne oliver
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 6eplore the untimely death Of
our late President William Mckinley,
and express our horror at the crime
OF his assassination.
Money Question-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-metallic con -entiCn hat the country
was suff ering from contracted mon
ey volume.
Many of those who arc row acting
with the Republican party admit that
what is called Republican prosperity.
is, in reality the result of lncre money
in circulation. the very thing which
the leaders OF the party declared to
be unnecessary.
We deny that silver is cead 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 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 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
enuncated 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
Taxatjon-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
, ent tariff fosters and encourages tn
growth of these great industrial con
binations, We insist that it should b
modified and reduced SO as to reiiev
: | the American consumer from the c!
. tortion of trusts and mcnOH0lies.
f For an Eisht-Hour Law-We fave
the protection Of labor unions IL ever
4 just right and such legislation IS wi
i make eight hours a lawful DAYS worl
1 We favor a constitutional amen'
; ment providing for the initiative an
= referendum.
Election ct Sena:ors-We adhere
the view expressed in our last Sta1
platform that United States Senator
should be elected by direct vote Of t
people.
i Educatior-Reing proud CT the ed
cationai institutions OF our STA
which are equal 10, and in many l
l. stances surcric1, % ike ils,!.uttol
l. in other States. We cordially indoors
@ the administration of our education
institutions and pledge orr party al
% representatives to support the san
II in all proper ways.
e Railroa-'o-W recognize and apr
/, ciate the commercial improvement
n ! and concessions Of the southern t
cific railroad in this State in the la