St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-12-21
THAT ONO sENAToRsHIP.

The New York World is waging
vigorous fight against Col. CALVIN 5.
BRICE, who aspireS to be the next
United States senator from Ohio, and
while the World is probably actuated
by a selfish motive, still it presents
some very solid arguments to prove that
the election of Mr.. BRICE would be q
grave mistake on the part of the Buck
eye Democrats. Mr.. BRICE's fitness or
uniitneSS for the place is hardly factor
in the controversy. Nor is it scarcely
worth while to discuss it at all, as Mr..
BRICE's election seems to be f0regone
conclusion. 1t is stated on the best of
authority that majority of the Demo-
Gratis are already pledged to him
and this will give him the caucus
nomination. Therefore, any further
discussion of Mr.. BRICE'S can
didaey must be with reference
TO whether or not it would be policy on
the part of the Democratic members of
the Ohio legislature who are opposed
to Mr.. BRIGGS election to bolt the eau
Gus nomination, and either by throwing
their votes off on some other candidate
TO prevent an election, or to make a
deal with the Republicans oy which \
more acceptable Democrat could be
elected. In the event there was no
election Gov. CAMPBELL. would appoint
the senator who would hold until an
other legislature was elected, and in
the natural order of things he would be
a Democrat. Still his term would be
a short one, with the chances that the
Republicans would elect his successor.
1t is a very remote possibility that the
Republicans would unite with the bolt
ing Democrats to elect Democrat for
the full term. They would prefer that
there should be no election; besides
some of the leading Republican papers,
including Mr.. HALsTEAD's organ, man.
ifeSt decided partially TOR Mr.. BRlCE.
1t is fairly evident, therefore. that CAL
BRICE will carry off the senatorial
prize.
Yet it must be admitted that all Dem
ocratS outside of Ohio would prefer
different result, not because of any
feeling against Mr.. BRICE personally,
but solely with view to the future
welfare of the party. Mr.. BEIGE is an
active, energetic, brainy young man
who has done his party good service.
and under ordinary circumstances, his
political promotion would give pro-
foundeSt satisfaction 10 the rank and
file Ofethe party. 1t is his misfortune,
or rather the misfortune of the Demo-
cratic party, that Mr.. BRICE is known
to be identified with corporation
interests, and in the Ohio senatorial con-
t-st he is recognized as the corporation
candidate. His elevation to the senate,
under the circumstances, will be dead
weight on the national Democracy,
which is not in condition to assume.any
more burthens than are absolutely nee
eSSary. If the Democrats go on, as they
propose to do. with their educational
campaign, asking the people to cOnfide
to them the work of revising, they will
be asked at every turn why 1t was they
elected a mOnOpOlist to the senate from
Ohio when they had the opportunity to
put an out and out tariff reformer into
the upper house of congress. This may
appear to some of our readers like talk
ing out of school and of reverting to
matters that ought to be kept quiet.
But affeetation is useless in this in
stance. The American people are too
intelligent to be deceived by false APP
pearances, SO there is no use in attempt
ing to cover up track so plain that
wayfaring man. though fsol. cannot
err therein. If NJ BRlCE is elected he
will be a credits Gle member of that
milliOnalres' club known as the United
States senate, and will be the peer of
any of the autoerats, but it will be an
awful slam on the national Democracy.