St. Paul daily globe., 1895-09-22

Senleu 10 the convention.
What kind of a candidate would
he make?"
"A very strong one. He has a good
record and all the elements of a
popular leader
How about the presidency. Is he
big enough for the office?"
81 think so,' replied Senator Brice.
''He has executive ability, and would
make a great president"
But, senator, do you think the
candidate will come from the West?
Heretofore your party has taken all
its presidential candidates from the
East?" -
II don't think the matter of local;
ity makes much difference" replied
Senator Brice. "Of course, ], as an
Ohio man, am for a man from Ohio
as against all others. Outside of
that it makes no difference to me
whence the candidate comes. The
railroad, the telegraph and the inter-
change of social and business inter-
ests have made the people of this
country a homologous whole, not
bounded by stated geographical
lines. The people don't care where
the candidate comes from. What
they want is the right candidate"
A LONG ERA OF PROSPERITY.
"You referred, senator, to pros
pective good times. Do you think
the present era of prosperity has
come to stay"
Yes" was the most emphatic re-
ply. 81 think we are on the edge
of the most prosperous time we have
had for years. believe for the next
eight or ten years at least that this
country will see a business pros
perity uneQualed in it's history or in
the history of the world. Every
one of our Is, 900, 900 people feel it. and
it will be long before it passes away.
There will be a great development
along many lines, and it will be
permanent development"
"Some business men look upon the
spurt," said I.
81 do not believe that" replied Sen
ator Brice. 1--WE are over our panic,
which comes periodically every dec
ade or so. We have had our settle
ment. We have ;readjusted our busi-
ness, and we are now riding on the
macadamized road Of prosperity. 1t
is true, we may have now and then
some Slight financial thunder storms,
but these will be temporary and
local. They will not be lasting nor
general
RAILROAD INVESTMENTS.
81 suppose it is on this basis, sena-
tor, that you have been increasing
your railroad investments. 1 see that
you have bought a number of new
roads in the past few weeks"
YES" replied Senator Brice, you
are right For the first time in five
years the companies with which I
am connected have gone into new en-
terprises. We believe in the future.
and are now spending money on
that belief"
''But are you not afraid, senator,
to invest much in railroads, with the
great possibilities of electricity, as to
their management? A new inven-
ton is liable to come up any day
that may revolutionize the opera
tions of all the railroads Of the
country" :-s e+s''r
."That may be so," replied Senator
| Brice. "I have interests in electrical
matters as we'll as railroads. 1 sup
pose in a change of that kind we
shall be able to take care of our
| selves. 1 don't know that there is
| going to be as much money in rail-
roads as in some other lines dur
| ing the next few years, but all of my
| training has been with railroads, and
7 therefore continue to work in
| them
THE HEART OF AMERICA.
"You speak of general prosperity.
In what parts of the United States
| do you think the development will
be the greatest in the near future?'
| ''In the best part of the United
| States" replied Senator Brice, land
| in that which is destined to be for
| all time the greatest and best part
of the country. 1 mean the strip
| of territory running 200 miles north
and south of New York and extend
| ing west to the Missouri river. This
is the heart of America, and it will
! always be so It will grow immense
| iy within the next few years
.'How about the South, senator?
You have large interests there?"
1.-THE South will grow" replied
Senator Brice. "but not like that
central belt. The Southern people
will be surprised at the good times
which are coming to them. They
have an undeveloped empire, with
mighty possibilities, and the growth
of their section will be for them phe-
nomenal. 1t will not, however, COM
pare with that of the region 1 have
referred to-"
HANDLING MILLIONS.
Senator" said I, 'you were a
poor boy; you have had to hustle,
and hustle hard for the dollar Now,
| l wonder how it makes a poor boy
feel to handle and control millions. -
''There is no difference between
handling millions and handling
cents" replied Senator Brice. "It
takes no more exercise of brain pow
err to do great things than to do lit
tie ones. 1 exercised just as much
thought on my small operations as
L do now ON my large ones, and it
was fully as hard to succeed with
the little as the big. It is much like
driving a horse. You may drive
one worth $100 or one which is worth
100000. 1T takes no more muscle nor
care to drive one than the other"
| SECRETS OF SUCCESS.
You say, senator, you are not a
! presidential candidate, and that you
prefer to devote yourself to business.
Have you a great ambition to sue