Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1902-09-14
Silver Party Platform

We, the representatives of the Silver
party of Nevada, hereby reaffirm the
principles upon which the party was
founded IS enunciated in our last
State platform and declare our I'M
yielding fidelity to those principles.
We Geplore 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
bi-metallic con .entiCn 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-
pecially here in Nevada, 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
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 trusts
and monopOlies in every form. We
| favor appropriate legislation in this
| 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 AMI reduced SO as to relieve
! the American consumer from the eX
tortion of trusts and mcnopclies.
For an E;sht-Hour Law-We favo
the protection OF labor unicns in ever.
just right and such legislation as vii
make eight hours a lawful DAYS work
We favor a constitutional amend
ment providing for the initiative an
referendum.
Election Of Serators--We adhere t
the view expressed in our last Stat
platform that United States Senator
should be elected by direct vote of tn
people.
Education-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.
RailroaSs-We recognize and appr'
ciate the commercial improvement
and concessions of the southern RI
cific railroad in this State in the las