The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1870-10-17
DEMOCRATIC COUNTY TICKET
LIVE Issues Of THE CAMPAiGa.
An Able Discussion of Pol teal
Questions by Hon 8. s. o <.

From the Ohio Statesman October 6.
Wagners Hall was Gro ded to its utmost
capacity last night by citizens of Columbus
to hear u political address from the Hon. 5.
s Cox, OF the City of New York. Not only
in numbers, but III the character of thos,
present, 1t was the most 81 ccessful politicsI
meeting of the canyass in Ohio. At O'Clock
Mr. Cox made his appearance iii the hall,
when scene of handshsking took plac,
from which he was hardly able to eA;rIcaty
himself in order to reach the platform
When Colonel Gesry, of the County Commit
tee, appeared ON the stand with Mr.. Cox,
there was hearty outburst of applause.
Judge Green was called upon to preside by
the Colonel, and made few remarks intro
ducing the speaker Of the evening. The
Judge spoke gracefully of the services and
abilities of Mr. Cox, and of the high
his character as a man and a statesman
Mr.. Cox came forward amid a torrent OF
applause, and commenced his address.
Throughout it was listened to with the most
respectful attention, which was only inter
rupted by the approval which the speakers
"hits" elected.
SPEECH OF Mr.. cox.
Ny FRIENDS: | see before me familia ar
faces. The voices which have welcomed
stir me wish their familiar tones. My OWL
voice seems more familiar to me in your
presence. The emotion which your recep-
tion arouses are beyond my past experience
! scarcely know how to answer the warm
personal greetings which have welled up
around me, since my soourn in your midst
They overwhelm with 3 sense of gratitude
and happiness. Am very thankful that
am permitted, after SO long lapse, to b.
with you-stil cherished by you-and
cherishing the associations which In years
past bound me with this generous people
Nor would it be seenly or just if / should
regard these emotions and relations h
altogether political. You know nv demo
cratic friends, how many of those who have
differed and do differ with US, have in times
past given me their sympathy and support
] cannot forget those who tolerated whsr
seemed my errors and shortcomings even t.
the extent of preferring me in a public
trust. The detraciions and passions which
sometimes marred our politics are al
forgotten. All are as dust. The kindnes.
and confidence are as marble. II is four
teen years since you elected me to congress
The past six years ] have spent rs you
know, under different and peculiar surround
ings. / was drawn to the great metropolis
by domestic reasons entirely N"thing else
could have drawn me from your midst. But
it has been my pride-psrdonnble hope
that another community for my fidelity to
you, has given me the opportunity in public
service TO serve you as well as themselves
! have given no word or vote as TIL
representative of New York which would
not have given as a representative from
Ohio. In nv view, the interests of New
York and Ohio are identical, and never
more so, in q political way. than at this
time. Commerce and Agricnlture-are
they not twin children Of industry, and in
ssperabiv connected?
DEAD AND LIVE IssUEa
The question is not whether the demo-
crscy should have been trusted in 1860,
lo64 or 1868. | should lose many candid
hearers If l argued such question. The
question is not whether the radicals were
best to carry on q war In which emancipa
ton Was the shl nboleth, and John Brown
was the "Msrseii!aise | might admit that
the re publlcaus were best tor al anti
SLAYER war, while denying that they were
best either to avert war or to carry i. ton
the Union and the government. l mIgbt
admit thss the party which was re dy to
strike down constitutions, state and federal
to reach out and dscapitate the mopstrou-
hydra, slavery, was the very party for revo-
luton; aye, tor the inspiration of Its battles;
and yet such party might be untitled to
deal ii 1870, or five years after the war,
with its lingering and tremendous conse
quenc es. The very heat and hate of such
conflict would inhere to the party which in
famed the nation most; and would unfit 1t,
as we have seen it has to deal with the gen
eroslIies and amnasties SO Indispensable for
coatent and prosperity after strife. So with
others besides prospective policies. The
party which has eoddled constitutions, levied
and collected onerous taxes, strained
legal remedies, coerced judicatures, fed on
bounties and grstuities, practiced arbitrary
means in peace which were learned in war
IL order to aggrandize and retain power in
peace; is that the party to relieve the people
from the consequences of its own excessive
malad NIT istratlon? l may admit that the
radical party has all the radical virtues
which it boasts. 1t may be the party of the
''New Union" 1t may be, as it claims to
he, the party OF revolution. 1t may have
used we'll the means to its own ends: we
return to the issue. Thus We cut off ire
evsncies Thus we drop out three fourths
of the radical oratory. Thus we ignore the
dead issues, and try the merits of the two
parties by pertinent and vital virtues. Thus
We eliminate the problem of negro voting,
forever settled by circumstances not at all
to the democracy Thus we
arise, as other political communities have.
from the ashes of the past, and with living
faith and fresh struggle endeavor to rescue
the republic. In other days the wise men
OF America were heed full of all consequences.
iney knew the disad vantage of large debts. |
inordinate and irritating taxes, of proscrip~ |
i've policies, disorganized states, federal 10
.srmeodhoR, and revolutionary changes. |
hey cared less for the perquisites and cor |
rnpnons OF politics and more for the frugal |
anh Just al ministrstion of the state Taught
In their school and learning lessons Of pru
dence by watching and checking, and not
using or aggrandizing power, the democracy
are to-day better prepared than ever
before in their history to take mon
themselves some of the responsibilities of
government. say some of the respons;-
biiities." l said it with purpose. 1t i. to
appeal to moderate and rational men in the |
republican party. There are in every party
men who are nothing if not extreme. Elk
tremes beRet extremes violence beg .ts
violence but class arises 10 both parties
VINO are the golden mean between these ex
Heme'. and the safety Of the country. To