Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1889-12-30

New York Senatorial stock.


New FORK Senatorial stock.
They tell US that the Democratic Ohio
Legislature will elect Calvin 8. Brice to
The United States Senate, notwith-
etanding the strong opposition which
has sprung up in the party In the state
against such q choice, upon the ground
that Mr.. Brice is but nominal resident
Of Ohio and is chiefly distinguished as
man Of large wealth acquired In Wall
Street speculations; a sentiment seeming
TO have grown up in Ohio against the
continuance of the habit Of regarding an
Ohio man who has gone to New York
after skekels, and pursnes his business
there, a. still an Ohio man and there
seems TO be solid ground for the feeling
that man cannot claim two states as
his residence, in one Of which to place
his dollars and in the other political
hOnors.
Mr.. Brice has residence at the town
Of Lima, In Ohio, where we believe he
repairs when he wants to vote, and
which serves him as his political station.
His business and social station is
New York, in obedience to
law which brings millionaires and
intending millionaires into that centre
Of financial movements. The question
which is now raised in Ohio is as to
whether man may not pursue politics
In Ohio and business in New York and
pluck the prizes in each territory to
which the subordinate question is at
tached a. to whether 1t is necessary that
United States senator shall be q mill
lolnaire. New York possesses many
millionaires, who have come into II
from other places to achieve fortunes
and have found them there.
Many famous Ohio men have gone to
New York and the case of Mr.. Brice
h very common one. All Of the imml-
grants may not have amassed as much
cash; but It IL probable that New York
can furnish enough millionaire sons of
other states to keep their senatorial
chairs properly filled, II 1t he that o
million Is a senatorial requisite.
The people who do the business of
New York are nearly all born In other
places. The New Workers who have
made their millions leave 1t to their
children to spend and fresh crop Of
hungry countrymen Ii constantly
streaming In to hustle through the busi-
mess avenues.
II may be all right, in view Of this
peculiar condition Of the New York
population, that man may not be
properly considered to have expatiiated
himself when he goes to that city for bust.
ness purposes alone, and that II Is all right
TO consider him as citizen of another
place. 1t may be that the laws of poll.
tlcal residence should be suspended as
to New York, and that living IN II
should be held not to count
against political residence elsewhere.
Possibly Ohio should not reasonably
object to her citizens going to New Yorl
for their millions, but should rather cul
tivate that disposition In them and Ne
ward them for their success with polit
ical preferment. In this view the
election Of Mr.. Brice to the Unitet
States Senate may be judicious. 1t il
Brice, plus his millions, that Ohio has
through the New York invasion; an,
millions that she would have had If h
hal staid at home.
1t seems that 1t may be wise in Obi
TO still regard Mr.. Brice rs u citizel
eligible to political honors but 1t is no
20 clear that the Senate is the plac
where he should be stored away. 1t |
true that 1t IL much the present fashio
70 send only miiiionnirrs to the Senate
but it seems to be practice that woul
be better honored in Its breach than II
observance. A man is very lonely i
the United States Senate nowaday
who Is not very wealthy. Itseems to b
= place that has particular attractio
for the men of large income. Wash
ington has come to be city wheI
wealth can be displayed and expende
with large returns and the Senate Is a
honorable body, where the labor is ligh1
the company good and all things hal
monious with the natural aim of man
be distinguished, rich, social ar
calm. There is nothing TO rtlffie tn
millionaire senator but the newspapers
and those he need not read. 1t Is eve
said that the delights of the senatori,
association are such that the jolly goo
fellows politics are of no account in til
private sessions ;and to such an exter
10 the spirit Of brotherly affection ca
ried that certain Democratic senator
are even reported as now begin
the Iowa Democrats not to do s
cruel thing to them as to tax
away their Billy Allison who is a
Iowa Republican senator Of such cas-
political virtue as to be threatened wit
the loss of the votes Of the Republican
In the Legislature who do not like IL
way he sits astride the tariff fence.