The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1895-11-23
Early Struggles Of Calvin S. Brice
Now Rolling in Unlimited
Wealth.
When rlarried He Had to Borrow
l'loney to Make Ills We'd
ding Trip.
He Thinks God Made Men About
the Same All the World
Over.

The red-headed baby of a poor Pres
byterian parson in an Ohio village when
Andrew Jackson was president.
A. red-headed, freckle-faced boy doing
odd jobs to work his way through college
during the presidency of James Buchan-
an.
| A private soldier and captain through
out the wal, under Abraham Lincoln,
| and young lawyer in the country town
| of Lima, fighting for the bare necessities
| of life, while Andrew johnson, Ulysses S.
Grant and Rutherford B. Hayes held the
| reins Of state
| Such was the record of Calvin S. Brice
| up to the time he was 35. This was Is
years ago. This week he celebrates his
| fiftieth birthday. He is one of the rich
est men OF the United States. He owns
more railroads than one can count on
| ones fingers and toes, and he pours out
money like water on everything that will
crafty his ambition. When he was mar
| ried he had to borrow money to take his
wedding journey Today his family
spends fortunes in week, and he has
given single dinners which cost $12 900
| apiece. During the past summer he has
been living in the palace of a millionaire
at Newport. His winter home is the
mansion which the millionaire Corcoran
owned at Washington. where Daniel
Webster entertained when he was secre-
tary Of state, and his New York residence
is one of the finest on Fifth avenue A
few years ago he was only Wall street
speculator. Now he is one of the boldest
operators of New York, a maker and
builder up OF great railroad properties,
the United States senator from Ohio, the
closest of confidential advisers of the pres
ident Of the United tates, and, though he
says he does not want it, a possible presi-
dent himself, writes Frank G.. Carpenter
in the Chicago Times-Herald.
Senator Brice when he was at the be-
ginning Of his career used to come about
the statehouse at Columbus with his pan
falcons in his boots, an old slouch hat on
his head and his clothes spadtered with
mud. He dresses q little better, and
when l called upon him at his office on
Broadway yesterday he wore light gray
business suit which cost $50. He has blue
eyes, as hard as steel, a rather low fore
head Of medium breadth, and a nose as
prominent as that Of any man in the
United States senate. His head is remark
ably long from front to back, and it is
covered with thick thatch of curly au-
burn hair, through which it's owner is al
ways running his hands.
He said the party in Ohio was united,
and had agreed to drop the silver question
for the time and leave the settlement of it
to practical legislators He would not
say he was a candidate for the United
States senate. stating that there would be
time enough for that after .the state was
carried (This was written just prev
ious to the election in that state) OF ma
tional politics he said:
II think the chance for Democratic sue
cess is far better for the national election
than for Ohio There will be a steady
Improvement in the times from now on for
the 12 months which must elapse before
tribute their prosperity to the Democratic
party, and will vote to continue it in pow
er rather than risk the experiment of a
change.
s'The issues will be those made by the
D4mocratic administration, the sustain
ing Of its policy aud acts. and the embodi-
ment Of the principles which it has up
held. The chief issue will be the record
of the party and Of President Cleveland,
and the question as to whether it shall be
indorsed or not.
@There will be no trouble in finding
good men, We have plenty of them in the
party. 1 don't care to particularize
just now 1t is too early to make predic-
tions. The man will be determined by
many things which will occur between
now and the convention"
''EIow about President Cleveland? Will
he be al candidate for q third term? %
.I think not don't believe he wants
third term, nor that he would consent to
have his name presented to the conyen
ton for that purpose.
care you a a.candidate for the preslden-
tial nomination.
.sNo. / am not, was the emphatic reply.
<.Will you be d candidate?'
mo"
81 will not say that I have no prefer
e,lces as to candidates, Senator Brice.
went on 1--WE have a man lii Ohio who
will make q. big presidential quantity II
the election goes our way. refer to Gov.
Campbell. If the state should so Demo
cratic he will probably be presented to the
convention
..What kind Of a candidate would he
maker
"A strong one. He has a good record
and all the elements OF popular Isader. leader.
..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 locality
M axes much difference replied Senator
Brice. ssOf course, I, an Ohio man, am
for a man from Ohio as against all !
others. Outside of that it makes no diff
ference to me whence the candidate
comes ss55
30 yo,l think the present era Of pros
perlty has come to stay ~ 90 9s.8
Yves. i think We are on the edge Of
the most prosperous time we have had had
for years I believe for the next eight;
or ten years at least that this country;
will see 4 business prosperity uneuualed
ia its history or in the history of the
SW orld Everyone of our u, ,000, 600 peo-
pleswiH feel it, and it vii be long before
sit passes q way There will be a great
along mans lines. and 81 +.
will be- d permanent u deVelopment We
are over our panic which comes period