Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1902-11-06
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 platfo1 m and declare our un-
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 unequ:vOcal-
" condemn the Republican party for
lis attitude upon the money question.
The improved business conditions
which have followed the increased
supplies OF geld fully support the great
bi-metallic con, ent:cn that the country
was suff ,ring from contracted mon
ey volume.
MANY of those Who arc new acting
| with the Republican party admit thai
/ 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 4 lead issue.
| The question Of silver col ,ase is mere
ly a part Of the larger question OF
| money in general. and tt is question is
ever with US, presenting itself in var
led forms and ways.
We believe that the { ee coinage O.
silver would add largely to the meas
ure of the existing pros perity and es
pecial!y here in Nevar1a, State sc
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 lie
gal tender, and the volume Of which
depends upon the caprice or interests
of banks.
Revenue-The Silver party OF Ne
vada reaErms the revenue planl
enunciated in the platform of 1900
and calls the attention of taxpayers t.
the fact that since that time the rev
: enue law enacted by the Silver AM
Democratic legislature in accordance
J with such pledge that four million
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 taz
ing patented mines and mortgages.
Trusts-We are opposed to trust
and monopolies in every form. w
8 favor appropriate legislation in thi
d line, and to whatever extent the pre-
is ent tariff fosters and encourages tn
:. growth of these great industrial con
binations, we insist that it should /
y modified and reduced SO as to relic,
E. the American consumer from the e
& tortion of trusts and monopolies.
# For an Eisiat-Hour Law-We fave
the protection of labor unions in eyel
a just right and such legislation as vi
I'd make eight hours a lawful days wor
ID We favor a constitutional amen
ment providing for the initiative al
- referendum.
Election Of Senasors-Ne adhere
the view expressed in our last Sta
platform, that United States Senate
should be elected by direct vote OF t
people.
! Educatior-Eeing proud Of the ed
ST. cltional institutions OF our sta
~. which are equa' %. and in many
stances Superior, to like institutio
H. in other States, We cordially lndor
"a the administration Of our education
he institutions and pledge our party a
So Representatives to support the sal
m in all proper ways.
be Railroads-We recognize and app
I'd, ciate the commercial improvement
an and concessions of the southern
c'Nc railroad in this State in the