New-York tribune., 1874-10-28
SPEECH OF S. S. COX.

GrNTLEMEN: Politics ought to be less per-
sona from the time OF Arstides down to these de-
generate days. the Pantheon OF politics has been crowded
with the broken eges Of reputation The temple itself
bids fair ruined by the hammer OF the iconoclast
and reformer This metropolis, with its terrific and
searching press and its unscrupulous and selfish poti
cians IS no exception. Statesmen and Mayors are
abused as well for being bad as for being octogenaran
Young men because they are called such pet names as
Sammy and Jimmy" aud Billy" are not exempt
from for the that they are peted for
gentle qualities 1t Is almost matter OF pous grati
eude that have escaped universal opprobrum, and
that permitted TO- run for once reputable ofhee
Sns in the ed therefore Of
pleasure that can talk OF politics impersonay Nay,
S0ua T@esd dy FOR sna
Johnny" MOrrissey, and strew some immortelles
Ho1e Sonor 'U the able lawyer in Judge Pierrepont,
if not the sincere potican be kind the fate and fall
Of his CELL gorify the courageous gladiator the big
bury frank Morrssey and the monstrosty Of Federal
least for bis sine and pluck Il Is pleasure to be an
opmis and extract some & essence of worth from tins
has been tested and partially demorallzed by the
1Sis sns as sst to 1sas GEN. q Dir cooper
his part OF the performance was credltaoe 10 his
taste a az and S 6s Ssad a dS
pierced by many ponardshe did not show the malice OF
The Ss Of q bis
He only disposed IT'S limbs under graceful i9ids S with
cSef H actor in IN this PerreponttS
hurl the personal obloquy. How thick and
mass ss he from made " 1T Si
His malice is elaborate. His shining mark was Mr..
be patiently endured from other aposates and merce-
nares Would you believe it, that thslega gentleman,
denouncer of Tweed defender Of Gen. Grant aud the
maigner of the Democratic loyalty OF Seymour, was
then Ring. il was Perrepont WHO PLACED Gov;
Now ' do not complain of tins gentleman
for being then the friend of Hoffman or OF sweeny
Connolly aud Tweed. He was then In good company az
politics 20 In SO far as many Of US knew We did
not all OF us know the inner workings Of our compan,
ions In Tammany. But from the proceedings or the
Tammany celebration OF the Fourth OF July, 1885,
in my hand, find that preceded this GENTLEMAN, and
Judge plerrepSnt concluded Mr. m.G Tweed vos,1S and
Mr. ss Judge s s Called them
May make few extracts from this choice address to
by Judge Plerrepont Mr. Tlden for his participation
the Tweed and Tammany frauds OF 1896 ana 1868 IN
datrbes come properly from such meni His address
begins on page 81 OF the printed proceedings. As you
.sr Us Of Now Tweed and weny
wha, was Its nature S Good Or 6SSor1 ss no
;. Ing 70 ,ne 'Iass must new n' 0 SuildaS Was III IL
iit' poIit,cai busiSessi MOI He says II never come
sOms ms What ena RRSp
may think our party from the bad con-
goes on TO charge nat we have not liberty we
had even during the He says on page So that by
the radical conduct-the reconstruction policy suppose
the stars which made states are 0bscured, yea,
almost dotted out and my vision, as scan the horizon
there "a still thick fog left" Has the fog cleared
When did it lift for the judge when North Carolina
voted Republican against Greeley In ls72f When the
returns business other returns reached the legal
fobf And how he mourned like King Laohrymosa.
with OOhandkerchef power, over the dead States. 50
blotted out in u g. Senate How he sobbed over the
Congress- where came from eleven States TO lift
up the banner OF the conquered people How he com'
| mendod the brave rebels. How no denounced recon,
struction-this Uuca platform constructors, How the