The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1895-08-01
A Democratic Leader,
ABLE FAITHFUL AND
SUCCESSFUL.

The American people are warm
hearted and impulsive. They admire
pluck and grit that overrides obstacles
before which the timid waver and
often falter entirely. At the same
time the impu!siveness of the public
often causes it, in the heat of cam
paign or in the midst Of a stirring dis
cuss on on current subjects, to con-
denim where subsequent light and
better information causes them to
praise. With a not inconsiderable
element of his party, the Hon. Calvin
S. Briee, Senator from Ohio, was con-
demned on account Of his action in
the upper house of Congress with re-
lation to the passage of the tariff act
that is now the law under which our
revenues are being collected. Con-
scious of the fact, based upon a close
study Of the situation, that the bill as
it came from The House would not
meet the expenses of the government,
however economically the government
might be operated, Mr.. Brice con-
tended that it was bad politics and
worse business sense to fail to pro.
vide for the expenditures in the ell
actment of a measure upon which The
revenues depended and from which
the only income of the government
was obtained, and insisted that ma
terial changes be made. They were
made and to day. after the law has
been in operation almost a full yeal
the expenditures are in excess Of the
receipts.
Experience has demonstrated that
Mr.. Brice, in studying the tariff
question brought to bear upon it the
same business acumen that has de
veloped his railroad properties and
every other financial transaction il:
which he has been interested and
which has always been bettered be-
cause Mr.. Brice was part of it.
To-day he is the recipient Of words
of praise flom those who were willing
though misguided, a year ago to an
tagonize the position he assumed.
Had not the sagacity of MIR. Brice
and those associated with him, exert
ed the controlling influence in the
Senate, no man is able to tell to what
extent the treasury may have beel
exhausted in its efforts to raise money
for its support. Such is the fruit o
one years experience and to Mr.
Brlce, more than any other one man
belongs the credit of having placeC
the Treasury where it could count up
on a source OF revenue that canno
be diminished by the decision O
Courts.
Senator Brice brought into publ,
life with him an intellect sharpeneC
by rubbing up against the very bright
est business minds OF the country; h'
was endowed with keen appreciation
of the intricacies of financial legisla
tion and his unusual opportunities fo
studying the effect produced by Ger
tain causes in large business affairs
enabled him to accurately judge tn
effect of Legislation and thereby exer
his influence on the right side. HI
was an energetic man of the CONNER
cial world; he had made a mark as
fnancier that set him upon the pin
acle of success: Life as a statesma,
was not an experiment with him; no
was If past time for he carried int
it the same intellectual vigor tha
forced him inevitably to the front il
everything he has undertaken. Th
Senate was the gamer by his presence
and the state which he in part repre-
sents has nothing to fear while point
inc TO him as one whom she ha
favored.
Senator Brice is a native Of th
state. The rough knocks received il
his boyhood days only hardened hin
physically and developed him mental
Iy, while his military career brough
TO the surface that indomitable vii
and frmness of purpose that has beel
one of his characteristics. In batt!
and on the march he exhibited tina
courage of body which developed ii
later years to a courage of a bette
kind, the courage of morals, and en-
ablcd him to stand for what he be
lieved to be the right regardless o
what the world might say or how i
might indulge in captious criticism.
While getting his education at Mi
ami University, Ohio, the war broke
out and he, in common with many 0
his companions, enlisted and went tt
the front. After serving in West Nir
ginia until his term expired in thu
autumn Of 1861, he returned to Ok
ford aud resumed his studies unit
1863 when he was graduated. From
Ox.ord, Mr.. Brice went to Lima and
began the profession Of school teacher