The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-06-18
IHH CHAIRMAN WORRIED.
The Newspapers Make it Warm
for Calvin Brice,
THE DEMOCRATIC CHAIRMAN.
He Is a ProtectIOnISt, and that Don't
Suit the Free Trade Leaders of
the PaFty-Ex,senator Davis
Opinion Situation,

NEW YoRE, June l7,-Col, Calvin S
Brice, the handsome new chairman Of
the Democratic Executive Committee, is
said to be much worried over the attacks
made on him by Democratic newspapers
that ought, he thinks, to be loyal to the
party's commander.in,chief, He thinks
1t strange that during the time he
was chairman Of the Executive Com
mittee, which comprised the closing
months Of the last national COM
paign, very little Of this talk was
heard, although he was almost as rich
then as he Is now and was then engaged
in railroad business In the upper end Of
Wall street, AS the executive officer Of
the committee, lie had much power, yet
he managed TO keep most OF the Demo-
cratic newspapers In linewhile he fought
for the cause Of helaborlng man and the
downtrodden taxpayer, But now that
he has been put at the head OF the COM
mittee, q lot OF the party organs from
every section are raising their voices
against his connection with monopolies
and his indentifcation with the cause OF
the milllonaires, rather than with that
Of thep plain people otthe country. These
attacks are gradually convincing Colonel
Brice Of the truth Of an adage about a
mans never knowing much about him.
self till he runs for office or gets into
politics. It's a question OF some doubt
whether the sanguine Colonel would
have made such an effort to secure the
prize had he dreamed that his Wall
street record was going TO be worked
against, although Colonel BHce was
proud at first 10 be elected to the
supreme commandership othis party.
Those who profess TO know something
about the inside OF Democratic national
politics, credit Chairman Brice with an
ambitious desire TO hold up the tail end
OF the next presidential ticket. In view
Of this statement the remark Of an old
time Democ.at Is certainly interesting.
Said he; "Brice at heart Is q Protection.
ist, Just as German is. II you want
proof OF that, read MIR. Davis COM
mendation Of him. It was bad enough
TO put him at the head. OF the army
with the splendid Republican ar
gument that his selection was
owing entirely to his vast wealth. But
the idea Of mentioning Brice, protec.
ZIONIST, as asuitable running mate for
Cleveland, free trader, In the next
campaign, strikes me as being the acme
OF political folly. Might us well put
Dave Hill on a ticket with st. John, as
Prohibitionist candidates. 1t was only
Mr.. Cleyeland's message and the knowl-
edge that he was for free trade, that kept
Brice quiet last fall on the benefits Of
protective tariff"
The charge made against Brice that he
is closely identified with the affairs Of
Wall street rests on substantial grounds.
During the last campaign the Demo-
cratic Headquarters, over which he so
efficiently presided, presented the move
spectacle OF being branch OF Colonel
Brice's Wall street Offices. So close was
the relation between the Democratic
Committee and Col. Brice's Wall street
affairs that Especial wire was strung from
No. 10 Wall street to the Twenty
ninth street headquarters, and an
operator was placed In the chairman's
private room. In this way politics and
business was beautifully blended. Chair
arm chair at headquarters and know at
any time Just what the New York Ex.
change was doing. Or, he could sit in
his Wall street office and keep within
reach Of the boys up at headquarters.
1t is now said that In the next cam
paign, whether BriCe secures the vice
presidential nomination or not, this plan
will be more fully developed, and Wall
street and Democratic Headquarters will
be brought, II possible, into even closer
relations.