Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1890-01-31
Going for Brice.

Some of the leading Democratic papers
are criticising the selection of Brice as one
of the L. S. Senators for Ohio. The New
York World, the leading Democratic paper
denounees him, as does also HdTpers
Weekly, which has lately been inclined to
favor that party. Here is what it says on
the subject:
The intention of the Constitution III
creating the Senate was to provide select
body of men which should serve as a de-
Lucrative check upon the larger body OF
Representatives, thus securing ample con
sideration of all measures of national legs
lation. 1t was of course assumed that as
but two Senators were to be chosen from
each State. they would be men Of signal
distinction for public ability, experience
and intelligence. Such man, for instance,
is Senator Sherman, of Ohio. He Is
essentially public man. He has proved
his admirable capacity in high executive as
well as legislative office. Unhappily he
has beon too intense partisan, and has
vainly sought to crafty his ambition by
pandering to party spirit But he Is un-
ouestionably one Of the most eminent OF
public men now in active life, and an honor
to the State of which he is Senator. NO
intelligent American would deny that he
il the kind of man of whom the trainers OF
the Constitution supposed the Senate would
be composed. and of whom his State may
be Justly proud, whatever differences oil
political opinion may exist among his CON
stituents.
His State, however, has just given him
singular colleague 1t was fair to suppose
that Mr.. Sherman's political opponents
controAIAA lle 4-ea4s4t-ta4o - - .2,-'
desirous of eleyating the prestige Of
party long disoradited, would select col
league for Senator Sherman who by public
character, ability, and service like his, or
as nearly as might be, would have helped
the effort of patriotic Democrats to regain
for their party the confidence of the
country If Mr.. Brice, the Senator select
ed by the Democrats, has any especial
qualification for the Senate, it has not been
made public. He is a resident of New
York, and if Ohio preferred to select
Senator from this city, it would seem that
there must be some plain and decisive
reason for so unusual course, which would
at once answer the wondering question
which the selection OF Mr. Brice instantly
excites.
No such reason, however, has been
suggested. Yet it is the universal belief
that had he been poor man, Democratic
Ohio would not have come to New York to
take him for a Senator. In the same
papers in which his nomination by the
caucus was announced, it was stated that
the late Republican Governor of Massachu-
sette, if he should wish to do so, might
contest successfully at the next election
the seat Of one OF her Representatives II
he would pay $50 900. There vGs no hint
that his character, ability, and public ser
vice without $50, 900 would be of any avail
in the contest for this public trust. 1t Is
not by such facts that tho happy progress
of popular institutions is illustrated or that
high anticipations are justified. The de-
fence Of the Ohio Democrats which is offer
ed by sensitive friends, aud which consists
in the assertion that nobody can prove cor
ruption against the new Senator, is merely |
an insult to him. Why is corruption men
tionedf Was it eyer charged in the cleo
ton of Sumner, of Fesselden, of Chase, OF
Seward, of Thurmani Let it be conceded !
that the new Senator is a skilful party |
manager like Senator Quay. Does any in
telligent man believe that it is even sub
stantial party advantage to select such
Senators, instead of such as we have
named, or that any party can long main
tain itself by management of The addition,
division, and silence SCHOOL,