Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1902-09-18
Silver Party Platform

we, Tie VI CuC OAINOA
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 Cuestion-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
bi-metallic con enticn that the country
was stuff >ring from 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 Gead issue
| The question of silver coinage is mere
ly 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-
| 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 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
enCnciated 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
j., 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. We
!, favor appropriate legislation in thi:
! line and to whatever extent the pres
5 ent tariff fosters and encourages thu
= growth of these great industrial com
binations we insist that it should b.
modified aud reduced SO as to reliev
: the American consumer from the CO
tortion of trusts and Elcaopclies.
# For an Eisht-iIcur Law-We favo
the protection of labor unions iii ever
just right and such legislation rs wi
d make eight hours a. lawful days worl
d We favor a constitutional amend
+ ment providing for the initiative an
referendum.
Election CT Senators-We adhere
the view expressed in our last Stat
platform that United States Senator
should be elected by direct vote OF tn
people.
l. Educaticr-Be'ng proud Of tho ed
! catiOnal institutions Of our Stat
which are equal. to. and in many il
- stances superb. % Ike institution
a. in other States, We cordially indoors
e the administration Of our education
SC institutions end pledge cur party al
Representative 10 support the san
~ in all proper ways.
,e Rai!fca I've recognize and Apr
d, ciate the commercial improvement
IN and concessions of the southern Z
cifc railroad in this State in the la