Show r DEMOCRATS BELMONT TALKS OF AMYS P FUTURE Sirs y Republicans Are Axe Assailing the Constitution and the Supreme keA W r York Tork April 2 Perry Ferry Belmont she the Palmer Pauper and ancl in i thinks that the Democrats have a t a opportunity to elect a president lit Be ral ad a tonight Te Republican party per is assailing and nd r r ts are defending the con conand and nd the supreme court On th h t Issue ue the Democratic party can cann in n Provided it selects si lt candidates in Whom rom the h country tan an har t bom WIro ho have themselves them eles the integrity inte ity of the supreme court standing on the Chicago platform are disqualified from leading in such an anis issue is ue The most violent criticism of the administration that is being made is i ithe the assertion that even een the unsuccessful ful candidate of 1896 1856 is preferable now no If that Is the case how assured is Dem Democratic Democratic Democratic success upon new issues with a candidate representing them The Republican contention is that thai congress when legislating for Cor any part of the United States outside of the fl states is free to prescribe such laws las as it pleases and that the recent treaty treat with Spain has given g en sovereignty over Aver Porto Rico and the Philippines unrestrained by the pro provisions provisions provisions visions of the constitution The Demo Democratic Democratic cratic party par is on firm ground The power as well as gas con congress congress gress must meet obey obe the constitution That is if the decision of the supreme court and is the law of the land until re reversed reversed reversed versed by b the court The treaty tresty with Spain must be made to conform thereto The Republican i leaders are repeating a party i leth that the constitution was pas made I for the people rot Jot the people o le for tor the constitution The Constitution was J ordained for liberty and arid justice both I denied to the Porto Ricans Ri ans by the Mc McKinley Ic Kinley party part They an are entitled to im immediate immediate mediate recognition whether hether creating a precedent for the Philippines or not Even under Spanish rule the Porto Ricans had deputies in m the cortex corte at t Madrid Why Wh should they not have territorial representation at Washing Washington ton The of the Democratic party are growing brighter daily on this great constitutional issue |