Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-09-14
PERRY BELMONT
OUT FOR BRYAN.
Continued from Paget.

publican desire and purpose to govern
the coded islands in disregard of the
Constitution.
The Republican national platform
commended the recent Republican
financial law as an enactment ''by
which the parity of all our money and
the stability of our currency upon n
gold basis has been secured" Mark
the word secured" But now Score
tary Gage and Republican newspapers
affirm that Secretary Gage. or any
Secretary of the Treasury, can, with
out rendering himself liable to i'm
peachment for violating the new law,
easily put the country on n silver
dollar basis.
THE GOLD STANDARD.
After reading what Secretary Gage
has recently said Of the inef1lciency of
the last Republican financial law OF
March a. 1900. we may wonder whether
or not there are in the Republican
party many voters who really wish
for the United States an effective gold
monometallic basis. as in England.
where silver coins are only a token
currency and nothing is full legal ten
der excepting gold coin. Gold dollars
are the only standard dollars, but sill
yer dollars and paper dollars at the
same time, SO far a standard as to be
full legal tender for all Government
Incompatible and inconsistent. How
ever that may be, the completest gold
standard that human ingenuity can
make would be poor compensation for
the abandonment by the United States
of their Constitution. as 'Imperialists"
propose.
Frantically endeavoring to evade and
shrink the issue of imperialism" the
Republican leaders count up the num-
Dor OF vacancies soon to be on the SUI
preme Court bench and announce the
names of those Mr.. Bryan will pro-
pose to the Senate after March 4th to
fill the vacancies. How infallible as
mind-readers and the foretellers of
events in the future those Imperial
lists" must be If they are. really sin
cere in what they say to their coun-
trymen.
DEPARTING FROM CONSTITUTION
Have you not been impressed by ev-
idence of the alienation of the Repub-
lican party from the Constitution, dis
closed by omission in the Philadelphia
platform OF any mention of the Consti-
tuition in connection with plan to
govern the new islands, and omission
by the President in his speech at Can
ton on the 18th of July last to men,
tion the Constitution in connection
with anything whatever? He pro-
claimed the boldest imperialism"
flying him of his denomination that
Congress "has full legislative power
over the territory belonging to the
United States" and, therefore, by in
ference, can govern in disregard of the
Constitution, which does not permit
the exercise anywhere, by any Federal
agent, of such arbitrary power. That
Constitution Is now as necessary in our
new islands, individuals having loan
able capital cult to understand how our
banks. our trust companies. our in
surance companies and individuals
having loanable capital seeking Invest
ment In those islands. can tolerate the
imperialism" which depriveS that cap
ital of the protection of the Constitu-
tion and the judicial power. I'm
perialism" offers nothing in place of
the Constitution but the arbitrary will
of those ruling for the time at Wash
tngton. Yours very truly,
PERRY BELMONT.
Washington, Sept, 13.-Representa.
tive Richardson, chairman of the DEM
ocratic Congressional Campaign Com
mittee, has received further informa-
ton from all parts of the country tell
ing OF the desertion from the Repub-
lican party by prominent men who
intend to support Bryan this year.
n sSmf days of su nso recruits list TO the
Democratic ranks was published
and since then Mr.. Richardson has
been informed of number of others
with similar intentions. He gave out
the following statement yesterday:
1.-THE procession has become n STAN
pede. In every section of the country
leaders OF the thought and action. hon.
est, thinking mon of every class, condi-
ton and color, are Fastening to ally
themselves with Mr.. Bryan on the side
of the republic against the empire.
'Rev. Wallace b. Struble, national
secretary of the United Christian party.
vice president of the Young Peoples
Temperance Federation Of America,
leader of the MONDAY temperance
meeting in Willard hall. New York. q
noted evangelist and a lifelong Repub-
lican, has renowned the Mckinley.
Hanna party and rendered his services
to the Democratic National Committee
for this campaign for the purpose OF
assisting in the election Of Bryan and
Stevenson.
Lew Wallace. Jr., son of the famous
Indiana soldier, statesman and poet,
announces that he will vote for Bryan.
TN a notable instance says Mr.. Wal>
lace, Mckinley has violated his oath
of office and no trust can be placed In
him. On the contrary, Bryan Is man
true to his faith and steadfast.'
Patrick a. Collins was friend and
trusted adviser of Tilden, Cleveland
and other great leaders of this genera
ton, q Gold Democrat. If there is one,
and has been easily one of the fore
most men of his party In New Eng.
land for 80 years past. The only RENE
tv I. as Democrat, can see for exist
ings political and industrial evils says
Mr.. Collins, is to vote the straight
Democratic ticket. The issue, In my
own Judgment, is the integrity of tho
rebublic under the Declaration of In
aenendence and the Constitution
"Bishop ]. Milton Turner, of st.
Louis, at one time United states minis
Ter to Liberia and a much admired Re-
nnbiican orator, is arranging TO take
ne us stump for Bryan. Bishop Turner
sava the negro soldiers who served