Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1870-11-17

certainly are WISER tlian Jacuu ID.
i Cox. lie wonId have inflicted upon
the Republican party of Ohio an in
jury it were hard to over estimate.
1 For good and sufficient reason.
governor Cox was not a candidate
for reelection, hut wisely betook
himself to his law hooks. and had
| entered upon Mhat promised to be,
an hOuorab le and profitable career
/ at the bar O, f Cincinnati, when Pres.
ident Grant invited him to bring
his remarkable abilities and wonder
iul craftsmanship to Washington.
Now those of his friends who knew
that Governor Cox was poor, for
he had neglected his private for
tunes in devoting himself 10 the
military service of his country. hop
ed that he wo uld fofcgo ambition,
and continhs career in which he
is qualified to shine-in a word
stick to his profession and thus
serve large and growing family,
rather than an uDgrateful country.
But he accepted, and went among
those horrid politicians at Washing.
ton. Some simpletons may believe
that Gov. Cox was moved to become
one of Gen. Grants cabinet by the
imperious commands of patriotism.
Il ell that to the ma rinos" ! do
not deny or iDpugn the retiring Sc
cretarys patriotism. He has shown
the possession of that on bloody
fields. But the pressure of public
Danger over, peace rest orcd, and,
Gov. Cox is rs anxious Tor high
! os.tion. and popular applause as
the next man.
Well. Gen. Cox became Secretary
of the Interior Thst he has per-
formed well his duties none need
deny. That he has advocated salu-
tary reforms may be admitted. But
he went ttere, evidently againgt his
better Judgment That he was On
easy in his high place and felt that
he was wasting the best days Of his
life, and accumulating no ducats, is
very well understood. and I think
it will not be hard for those who
look back upon Governor Cox's
career, who know the rapidity of
his elevation, to conceive that his.
head not 10y any means the strong
est, may have become just little
giddy that he may have run before
he was Sent in the matter of civil
service reform: and that his super
serviccableness in this matter, and
the somewhat marked self assertion
that evidently characterized his
method may haze pfcdisposud that
cool clear headed man, who Gits in
the Presidential chair, to accept
the offered resignation of his Secfe-
tary without remonstrance Surley
no one has q right in view Of the
Presidents past career, 10 do;.bk
either his integrity of purpose or
his magnanimity. The full, inter
nal. secret history of General Cox's
treatment Of the President. is not
known to the general public, bHs
letter of resignation, cannot fail tn
have noticed the absence of those
~ iS~"t'hS VI iSSiCl 1T lii tiuSy cA-
rassions of thanks for favors re-
ceived. and those kind wishes for
the peis ,nal happiness of General
Grant which we always expect to
see in documents of that kind. /
thing there is root of bitterness
somewhere, and don't belief Pres
ident Grant either planted or dug
it up. -.
l think too. that Governor Cox
has forgotten what is due from one
gentleman to another in not consult
ing President Grant as to the publi-
cation of the correspondence.
1t looks like an attempt to get &
snap Judgment. and l hnmbly sub
init is not crcditablc TO Gov. Cox.
However. affairs will move on,
Governor Cox can go to his law
office. and Delano will assist thu
President in carrying out his Indian
policy which Grant originated, and
from which he has not departed
with as mnch industry. as much
honesty, and as much ability as any.
other man, no. excepting his prede-
cessor.