Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1902-10-15
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 untimaly death OF
our late President William Mckinley,
and express our horror at the crime
of his assassination.
Money Question-We, uneGu;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 that the country
was suff aring from q contracted mon
ey volume.
Many OF those who arc now acting
with the Republican naTty 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 reGd issue
The question Of silver coinage is more
ly a part of the larger question Of
| money in general. and this question is
i 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 initiation OF
/ our currency by means Of han'l 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
enuncieted 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 the
growth of these great Industrial com
binations we insist that it should be
modified and reduced So as to relieve
the American consumer from the eN
tortion OF trusts and monopolies.
I For an Eight-Hour La'a-We favo
the protection of labor unions in ever.
just right and such legislation as will
| make eight hours lawful days work
We favc~ a constitutional amend
ment pTo..::G:ng for the initiative an
referendum.
Election Of Senators-VTc adhere t
the view expressed in cur last Stat
platform that United States Senator
| should be elected by direct vote Of tn
people.
Notwithstanding proud OF the ed,
: cational institutions CT cur Stat
: which are equal to. and in many il
stances superior. to like institution
> in other States, We cordially indoors
: the administration Of our educatiOns
e institutions and pledge our party an
9 representatives. to support the sam
4 in all proper ways.
e RaiIroaGs-We recognize and apr
|, ciate the commercial improvement
n and concessions of the southern Fl
c'ac railroad in this State in the las