St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-11-27
Hon David A. Wells, the Leading Apostle Of Tariff
Reform, Publieist Who VIII Soon Cut
Quite a Figure.
S INFLUENCE IN FRAMING A NEW LAW.
His Controlling Outlines in the Past and His Idea
of the Work That Is at Hand for
the Next Congress.

occasional trip to the theater are his
most violent designations.
HIS mole intimate friends also know
that lie is Iineal descendant Of Thomas
Wells, the colonial governor of Con-
nectcut from 1865 to 1858, and that on
his mothers side he halls from the well
manufacturing family of the Ames in
Massachusetts. Mr.. Wells has been
living in Norwich since he retired from
the Office of commissioner Of revenue in
1870. His residence is fine old man
sion, standing back about fifteen rods
from the street. 1t is reached by walk
that runs through the middle of broad
arcade OF noble old elmS. 1t is one of
the spacious stone houses with a white,
painted exterior that were considered
quite grand affairs in New England
half a century ago. its front consisting
of wide portico supported by six Doric
columns.
Rzr. Wells Home,
1t is most comfortable and even
luxurious habitation in all respects, but
the portion of it in which its owner
really lives. is his study in the northeast
corner. This is a gOOd-SiZed room fur
, nished with large fiat writing desk.
some easy chairs and several bookcases.
These contain portion of his collec-
ton of nearly 1000 works on economic
subjects III various languages, besides
pamphlets without number, making it
i'll all probability the finest working
library OF its character in the country.
Its amplitude was strikingly example,
fed by the recent visit Of gentleman
from the University of Pennsylvania,
who sought the Sage of Norwich to OBJ
tain some data on the silver question.
1t was topic on which he considered
himself exceptionally well posted, but
before he went away he discovered to
his great surprise eighty-seven titles of
books and pamphlets that he never be-
fore heard of.
Closely examining the walls of the
apartment, one sees that they are thick
~ hung with objects which make it
absolutely unique among the SanctumS
of the publcists of the country. In one
frame is the diploma of the French
academy, in which MI. Welles holds the
seat formerly occupied by John Stuart
Mill. Another contains his certificate
of membership in the National Academy
Of Italy, that carries with it an order of
nobility. Other Interesting features are
the parchmentS engroSSed with the de-
greeS of LII. D. from Harvard and ID.
c. l.. from Oxford university. In fact
their posseSsor has greater fame abroad
than among bis own countrymen. the
London Daily News in an article on BIZ
metallism lately characterizing him as
lone of the foremost living economists"
But there are plenty more
objects of Interest
to be seen. not the least of them being
the final impre ssion of the first $1,000
greenback. The most cherished, how
ever, of all the souvenirs Of his public
life hangs close to his desk in plain
gilt frame. 1t is the testimonial he re-
ceiyed on leaving the office of United
States commissioner of revenue. after
his break with his Republican associ-
ates on the tariff question. 1t is headed