The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-09-05

fui of my oath--when admitted to the
har Of New York over quarter OF IA
century ago--to protect the consti-
tuition of the United States from at
tack by illegal legislation, for example
AT once. the very same day that I
saw that the governor had signed
said measure, wrote tn the New York
| 'Tribune-tn which paper / had read
tsaid news item-protesting vigorously
against Governor wilson's said action.
When Governor Woodrow Wilson
/ is elected president of the United
Stase-~as | believe he will bel trust
that he will be surrounded by ahier
advisers than when. AS governor OF
| New Jersey. he put his hand to such
an infamous bill"
! About silk Stockings.
Mr.. Chaloner then paid his respects
| IN no uncertain terms 10 the idle
| rich. or silk stocking brigade" say
/ Ing in part.
| The Richmond Nirginian' In an
4nouncing this course of addresses in
/ It's issue of August 18th last, said.
Air. Gnaloner made II plain last night
| that the plain people were the ones
ne hoped to reach with his series OF
aoaresses. and to the plain people he
/ " :" AANE ana Ht&rII welcome,
| me SILK stocking brigade would
Iohiige him by staying away,
j. At the risk of being reminiscent,
shan explain why do not banker
AFTER the said silk stocking brigade
-, Every solitary member of the gang
! mat ran me into Bloomingtala fifteen
/ years ago the 18th of last March
ana a sa sasr,ss-,vt
pfoperts Net--was a member Of the
sasd 'siik-stocking brigade. During
a soJourn Of nearly four years behind
the hospita oIe-~if somewhat expensive
bars OF Bioomingdale had 1t borne
~ on me tnat plain people have much
| Digger hearts, much better hearts
| by which mean more generous. Iowa,
! anu brave hearts--than the hearts al
the SAID SIX Restocking brigade
"hen young-at schoo! or at col
| tege-the hearts of the 'silk-stockin q
| brigade being yet unspoiled and un-
corrupted by society and business life
I are a $ sound Spontaneous ana true
as the hearts OF plain people But the
HonnIe Is that 1t doesn't last
tt-9t ter fft--ss~taTTE from blooming.
dale in 1900, / decided ia give the
shk-stocking brigade one more
cnahee pefore-=so to speak---deciar.
ing war on same. Soto he Der.
fectly fair-I chose FIVE nlllionaire.
and pat proposition to them calcu.
! lated 10 try the very marrow In theiI
4 oones-pefng millionaires. In word
! asked them to lend me money
was careful to make the size OF the
SAID strike SO small that said mil.
lionaires would have no excuse 70,
turning it down on account Of Its size
/ heinG millionaire as weit as they
they each and all well knew that
was easily good for the size Of thu
strike. Each millionaire was abou,
my own age. In my walk OF life anc
friend of mine in fair weather
"ons OF the said five millionaire.
two had the grace to write and pu
up excuses that saved their faces, and
enabled them to decline loaning ms
money with fairly good grace. Blu
the remaining three distinguished
gentlemen never vouchsafed me line
of reply, They just turned me dowY
with a bang, and let II go at that
I made sure Of their getting my let.
ter, as ! was careful to register thu
same to each millionaire.
Number One Was Belmont
Millionaire No was the late
Oliver II. r. Belmont. husband Of
that Amazonian warrior for woman's
rights that you all read SO much about
in the papers, namely, Mrs. Oliver II
r, Belmont. Mr.. Belmont lis also tlas
brother of Trust Magnate August bel
mont. OF New York was extreme.
ls Intimate sasslt tn AIR. Il ipss. Bslsasasst
His family and my famiiy--both be.
ing leading Democratic families Ii
New York shortly after the War Be,
tween the State. when there were
very few families In what Is general.
~ termed society which were Dem6.
cratic In New York--his family and
my family being intimate for years
before grew To be man. made
1t rather natural that the sons should
Il be intimate.
sporting man. but. alas rportine
| man only IN namA-his heart w&I M
dead I'm nfe-openy handed spOrt \
\ $500 hte famlIx and zatlS6 \ r.!