Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1902-10-05
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 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-
" 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 support the great
bi-ratallic con entiCn that the country
| was stuff aring 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 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-
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
J which are not and can not be full lie.
gal tender. ana 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
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
/ ent tariff fosters and encourages thu
growth of these great Industrial com
binations we insist that it should bt
modified and reduced so as to relieve
the American consumer from the eX
tortion of trusts and monopolies.
For an EiGht-Ecur Law-We favo
the protection of labor unions in ever.
just right and such legislation as viii
make eight hours lawful Gays work
j, We favor constitutional amend
ment providing for the initiative an
! referendum.
Election Of Ssistcrs-We adhere t
, the view expressed in cur last Stat
! platform that United States Senator
should be elected by direct vote of tn
> people.
l Eoucatioc-Being proud of the ed,
cational institutions of our Stat
which are equal to. and in many il
stances superior. to like institution
in other States, We cordially indors
the administration Of our educations
institutions and pledge our party an
representatives to support the sam
in all proper ways.
RaiIrc aGs-We recognize and apr
ciate the commercial improvement
and concessions of the southern P;
cific railroad in this State in the Ia: