The morning call., 1894-09-20
BRICE IN LUCK
Of Rather a Negative
Sort.
THEY ARE AFTER HIM.
Ohio Democrats Seek His
Scalp.
THEY CLAIM To HAVE 1T,
While His Friends Say He Won a
Victory.
SCORED A DISASTROUS TRIUMPH
One More Such Would Probably
Prove the Undoing of the Dis
tinguished Senator.

COLUMBUS, sept. 19.-In9 Democratic
convention consumed about four hours to-
day in making an important bit of history.
The convention was slow in cOnvening,
the all-night session of the committee on
resolutions being responsible for the de-
lay. The entrance Of Congressman Tom
l.. johnson was the occasion for an out
burst of applause that indicated he had
many followers among the delegates
Senator Calvin S Brice came upon the
stage from side entrance, and as soon as
his presence was discovered there was a
round of applause, but il was not nearly
so enthusiastic as that which greeted the
free-trade Congressman. There were a
few scattered Kisses, but they were hushed
and drowned in the applause. The ap-
pearaHce of Senator Outhwaite, who took
seat beside Senator Brce, was the oc-
casion of an ovation, precipitated by the
local admirers.
1t was 10:45 when the convention was
called to order by Chairman Critics of the
State Central Committee. Rev. A. p.
Long. Lutheran clergyman of this city.
invoked the divine blessing, departing
from the usual custom by a severe criti-
clsm upon the presumption of Colonel
Breckenridge of Kentucky to stand as a
statesman and lawyer.
Hon. Frank Hurd of Cincinnati was in
troduced as temporary chairman. and j.
J. McNally of Youngstown was temporary
secretary. Mr.. Hurd was received with
an outburst of applause. His remarks
upon the tariff law were loudly cheered,
and his denunciat on of the A. P. A. was
also loudly applauded. Iu taking the
chair he said:
MY fellow Democrats: I congratulate
you upon assembling in convention in the
first flushes of the dawn of new day of
prosperity to the United States. Through
red seas the business men of this country
have passed until hope began to fail and
despair had seized the managers of nearly
every enterprise in the land. For mere
than twenty years tariff refOrmers had
predicted that such a condition must in
eyitably result from protection. Restric-
ton of the market resulted in over
production of domestic goods, nor for this
condition was the Democratic party IN any
respect responsible. Whatever disturb
ances come through reforms must be
charged against the wrongs which make
reforms necessary and not against the re-
forms themselves.
Local interests represented by Con-
gressmen who desired popularity with
their constituents often interpose TO pre-
vent necessary changes and to prolong a
system which bestows local favors. These
considerations all appeal to the practical
legislator and make necessary at the be-
ginning of great reforms a sIowness of
movement eXasperating to enthusiastic
reformers For these reasons the new law
may not have gone as far as many have
wished, but 1t goes a long way in the re-
demption of Democratic pledges and re-
forming our tariff system. 1t reduces on
an average rates of the Mckinley law so
per cent.
But the chief merit" Hurd said, ''was
to be found in the free list. The peorle
would be saved nearly S35. .OOO, 900 per year
The addition of wool to the free list made
the law one of the most important stat
utes enacted since the war;" He predicted
higher prices for domestic wool to the
farmer aud cheaper goods to the con-
sumer. In this way wool was destined to
be the great educator OF the people on the
tariff question. Very soon they will de-
mand tina. other articles of foreign trade,
so far as it is practicable, shall be brought
in free.
Coming to the division in the party on
the tariff question, Mr.. Hurd said; "First
and foremost, l give credit to Grover
Cleveland and Carlisle. Free wool is
worth more to tariff reform than all the
other provisions of the law put together.
To their credit. be 1t said, the Ohio Demo-
cratic mem bers in the House stood firm,
every man voting for free WOOL when by
one word they could have defeated free
wool. More credit is due to Senator
Brice than to any other influence or to all
other influences combined
Mr.. Hurd counseled harmony and fur
ther effort to agree, and continued: "Tha