Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1902-09-28
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
hi-metallic con yentiCn that the country
was stuff ,ring from a 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 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-
f.! 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 nan not no full To-
gal tender. AMI the volume of which
| depends upon the caprice or interests
of banks.
Eevenue-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 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 trust!
and monOpolies in every form. W.
favor appropriate legislation in thi!
, line. and to whatever extent the pres
ent tariff fosters and encourages thu
growth of these great Industrial com
: binatiOns. we insist that it should b.
, modified and reduced SO as to reliev
| the American consumer from the e1
tortion OF trusts and monopolies.
For an Eiaht-Hour LaW-We favo
f the protection of labor unions in ever
4 just right and such legislation as wi
, make eight hours lawful days wprl
We favor a constitutional ament
d ment providing for the initiative an
t referendum.
Election Ct Secators-We adhere
the. view expressed in cur last Stat
platform that United States Senator
should be elected by direct vote Of tt
people.
EGucatio7-Being proud Of the ed
l. cational institutions of our Stat
l. which are equal to, and in many i
, stances superior, to like institution
> in other States, we cordially indor:
+ the administration of our education
G institutions and pledge our party al
IS representatives to support the san
IL in all proper ways.
re RaiIroaGs-We recognize and Apr
i, ciate the commercial improvement
n and concessions of the southern T
c;fc railroad in this State in the Ia