The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1895-07-04
SENATOR BRICE
Discusses the all Absorbing Financial Question
At the Banquet Given by the Cleveland Chamber oG
| Commerce to the Business Men OF Chic.
Responding to Toast sOur Country He Expresses his
Views Decidedly in Favor OF Sound Currency
for This Government.
From Lima Dcmocratl

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Ohio by the Cleveland Chamber OF
Commerce, a banquet was given the
visitors, at which Senator Brice, OF
this city responded to the toast "Oul
Country" In Introducing Senator
Brice, Mr.. Hoyt, chairman Of the
meeting, said:
81 am aware that this is non
partisan gathering, but have al
ready informed you that, as toast
master, l propose to take considerable
license and to state what / believe to
be the truth. Oar country, in my
humble judgement, owes an mex
tinguishable debt of gratitude and
honor to the junior senator from Ohio
for the non-partisan stand he SO firm
ly took and for the gallant fight he
so bravely made against sectional leg
islation in the last congress of the
United States. lie made himself,
perhaps, unpopular with certain
members of his party. but he has en-
deared himself to his countrymen by
his patriotic action. l take pleasure
in introducing Senator Brice, and it
is appropriate that he should respond
to the toast, Our Country "
Senator Brice spoke on the subject,
''Our Country as follows:
"Mr. President and Gentlemen:
In the remarks which he has just
made, your chairman, justifying his
as the most delightful and
accomplished of toastmasters, a repu-
tation which is as broad as the toast
to which he has asked me to respond,
Our Country has attempted to per-
suade you that the cities Of Mansfield
and Lima have as yet their chief
claim to recognition only as the sum
mer residence of United States SEN
ators. But let me call to his attention
the fact that the wealth and pros
perity, the wide extended business in
Lerest and the renown of this city,
which has SO bountifuily entertained
his distinguished audience, rests its
irst claim to recognition as yet on its
being the home of the Standard, and
hat its wealth has largely come from
he pipe lines which bring Lima oil
nto Your refineries. | do not doubt
hat my distinguished colleague, If he
lad chosen, could have shown that his
,ity of Mansfield also has contributed
to the integral fabric Of
his splendid city. It is true that we
If Mansfield and Lima and other in
erior towns and cities of this state
contribute not alone material re-
ources to the building of such city
IS this and of that other fair city
which stands on the shores of the
ohio, bat we send to those cities our
hoicest and ablest men to develop
he industries and carry on the COM
nerce which makes them great.
"We are all proud of them, and we
re glad to know that they bave
our smaller boards of trade
nd have invited us to join with them
D such meeting as we have had
0 day.
s'Mr. Chairman, | return my sin
crest thanks for the acknowledgment
'hich you have seen fit to make on
'ehalf of the business organizations Of
his state for the services which you
indy say l have rendered to the
business interests Of this country, in
onsidering and passing upon the
reat questions which were involved
a reshaping the tariff bill. But, sir,
could not accept thanks or acknowl-
dgmepts did | not feel that in so far
s they were due at all they were to
e made on behalf of the farmers, of
he laborers and of the salaried men
f this and sister states. My action
ras intended. like the wording of this
past, to embrace the common inter
SITS of our country, and am fortunate
n having it now already so clearly |
evealed to you and everyone that
he first and necessary step toward
BUSINESS revival and business pros
Gritty was the passage of a tariff bill |
Inch should produce revenue suffici-
mt to pay the ordinary expenses of
be government, and that the passage
f the Wilson Bill as it came to SEN
tie. ai.h S75,000,000 greater annual
a.icit than the present bill, would
ave prevented the re, establishment
f our government finances on sound |
asis and would have left such a gap
e, yawning chasm in the United
tates treasury as to terrify investors
ven in government securities and to
ave prolonged the business and in
ustrial depression at least through
le present year.
No item, no schedule no classif-
alton, no question Of ad valorem or
)ecifc duties was of any such oonse-
uence as that the bill should pro-
uce revenue sufficient to support the
oyernment. On this rock the ediiice
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