Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1902-11-05
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 untimely death of
our late President William Mckinley,
and express our horror at the crime
of his assassination
Money Cuestion-We unequivocal-
ly condemn the Republic m 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 suf aring from contracted mon
ey volume.
Many of those who arc how 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 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 Will US, pIcSSI.ttnes lSSSli III
| led forms and ways.
| We believe that the free coinage o.
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 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 lie
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 planl
enunciated in the platform Of 1900
and calls the attention Of taxpayers tt
the fact that since that time the rev
enue law enacted by the Silver ant
Democratic legislature in accordance
with such pledge that four rlilliOn
Of property valuation has been adde,
to the assessment roll and the Stat
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
l line, and to whatever extent the pre-:
5 ent tariff fosters and encourages tn
+ growth Of these great industrial con
binations, we insist that it should
modified and reduced so as to reliev
: the American consumer from the e,
tortion of trusts and monopolies.
+ For an Eicht-!iour La~-We fave
the protection Of labor unions il ever
just right and such legislation as wi
d make eight hours lawful days wor
d We favor a constitutional amen
: ment providing for the initiative ar
= referendum.
Election of Senators-We adhere
the Wow expressed in cur last Sta
platform that United States Senator
should be elected by direct vote Of Il
people.
Notwithstanding proud OF the ed
l. cational institutions of Our Sta
y. which are equal to. and ii many
stances superior. to like institution
~ in other States, we cordially lndor
y the administration Of our education
10 Institutions and pledge our party al
's representatives to support the san
N in all proper ways.
)e Raiiroads-We recognize and appl
d, ciate the commercial improvement
N and concessions of the southern t
c;Fc railroad in this State In the Ia