Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1902-11-08
Silver Party Platform

We, the representatives of the Silver
party OF Nevada, hereby reaff1rm the
principles upon which the party was
founded as enunciated in our last
State platfol m 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
It's attitude upon the money question.
The improved business conditions
which have followed the increased
supplies Of gold fully suppc TT the great
bi-metallic con .enticn that the country
was stuff ,ring from contracted mon
ey volume.
Many of these who arc new acting
with the Republican party admit that
what is called Republican prosperity.
is, in reality the result OF more money
in circulation, the very hing which
the leaders of the party declared to
be unnecessary.
We deny that silver is dead issue.
The question Of silver col ,age 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 free coinage Of
silver would add largely to the meas
ure Of the existing pros perity and es-
peciaily here in Nevada, a State so
deeply interested in silver mining.
Bank Currenccy-N'e are opposed
to every scheme for the imitation of
our currency by mears 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
enunciated 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
Taxation-We are in favor of tax
| ing patented mines and mortgages.
| Trusts are opposed~to trusts
| and monopolies in every form. We
| favor appropriate legislation in this
| hAC. oAu " "AoCSSSA OAIOhL C1AO ~ CO
(, 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 ex
tortion of trusts and monopoiies.
For an Eiaht-Hour Law-We favor
the protection of labor unions in every
Just right and such legislation as will
make eight hours a lawful days work
We favor a constitutional amend
ment providing for the initiative am
referendum.
Election Of Senascrs-We adhere t,
the view expressed in our last Stat
platform that United States Senators
should be elected by direct vote of tn
people.
Educaticn-Being proud of the edu
caticnal institutions Of our Stat
\ which are equal to, and in many In
| stances superior, to like institution
in other States, we cordially indoors
the administration OF our educationa
institutions end pledge our party an
representatives to support the sam
in all proper ways.
Railrcads-We recognize and appre
ciate the commercial Improvement
and concessions of the southern Pa
! c'Nc railroad in this State in the las