The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-05-15
From the Cincinnati Enquirer, May S
COX'S CALCULATION.
A New York Statesman on the Polit-
ical Situation.

HOUSE. 20 obtain lilt IGouit Vi hAo OOoSA W
tons in the south during the past months.
Mr.. Cox left Washington just after the
closing of the last congress, and has visited
ALI the southern states, except Mississippi;
has seen all the principal men, both at the
political and commercial centers. 1t was
his first trip south. Everywhere he was
received as friend indeed, because he had
been their friend in need. He disclaimed
ia all his speeches any sectional Partially;
holding frmly-as he has since be was
first elected to congress from the Columbus
district in lS56-to the equality or the
states as the only bond of concord, comfy,
commerce and contentment. Mr.. Cox
PLAYS on the alterations, and loves The
C's, He became eloquent In Georgia on
cotton, in Texas on cattle, and in Arkansas
on corn! Many congressman have grown
eloquent on the last, corn, or its essence.
Mr.. Cox is a. home on the Ohio and in
Ohio His wife, who accompanies him,
has relatives in almost every county, aud
where Mr. Cox is not connected or known
must be outside this state. His wife is
visiting her cousin, Rev. Geo. Beecher, of
the First Presbyterian church here, and
he is visiting his sister, Mrs. Van Renssel.
aer, of this county. Cincinnati was his
home in his earliest professional days
He was a student of Vachel WOrthington
in lS47, practiced law here in lS47-S-9- 80,
is contemporary with Judge Hoadly'
early days, aud is as familiar with the
STAIRS, Andersons, Telfords, Kings, Keys,
Straits, Johnsons, Wardens, Pendetons,
Pughs, Corrys, ct dliOS, as the eldest Of our
bar. Many a case he has tried before
Judge Chas. Brough and VIM. B. Cald-
well. He dates back to the common pleas
with associate Judges Wiseman, Satin aud
Moore, and is full of "reminiscences OF
Jake Finn" However, he never touched
politics 10 those early days; taking to such
studies as left him little desire for the
agonies and civilizations OF that political
science which eliminated in the Pierce and
Pugh contest over the division of Hamilton
county, for representation.
Mr.. Cox had many friends in this city
among the earliest OF them, Mr.. Mclean
That gentleman, by the by, was chairman
of the Democratic state central committed
in 1858, and, anxious to be relieved OF tnt
responsibility, resigned the place on thu
sole condition that Mr., Cox, then editor O
the Statesman, should accept it and con
duct the canvass, The election resulted
in Governor MedilPs success by a maj1rit.
of $4,000.
After that Mr.. Cox began his career il
Ohio politics, 1t was an unbroken success
till 1864, when he was beaten. He moved
to New York in 1865, whence he is return
ed to congress, the last time by over II,
900 majority. One incident of Mr. Cox
life in Cincinnati is his early acquaintanc
with the de fdctO president. They board
ed at the coruer of Vine and Fourth
with Mrs. alton, who cared well for ID
young lawyers. Mr.. Cox called on Nj
Hayes at Washington. There have bee
many ups and downs" said the congress
man to the president, since we boarde
together with Mrs. Fulton" But,
replied the president, you have had tn
most of them" Said Cox, You had th
last big up; the down will come after
while"
Reporter--Our readers would not /
ayerse, since your travels south and tt
part you took in the last congress, and as
member of the next, to have your view
as to the postponement of the extra sesslC
until fall, as we'll as your judgment Us
the organization of the next house.
Mr.. Cox said that there were few Den
ocrats who hesitated when Colonel Mori
son reported disagreement at the end
the last session between the two houses
the army bill. For several years / hi
offered the same amendments against i,
arbitrary and illegal use of the arm
Remem boring the Republican precedea
of the Kansas times in 1856, and later, q
splendid contest which tire Demucrt
made, led by Winter Davis, of Marylau
in the sping Of lS65-by which au arr
bill had been defeated in the love Of y,
sonal liberty-the Democracy were in
mood, after the great electoral frauds,
humOr any administration whose best poi
seemed to be that of the bayOnet Hent
the last congress dissolved without u
provision for the army beyond the 3Oth
June-the end of the current year. III
was about the only courageous act of I'll
session, but it produced fruits 1t
larged South Carolina and Louisiana
led the de facto president to think abe
his title and the gloomy cloud over it; a
whether it was motive for the preside
de foct0 to behave or not, it certainly v
good reason, with those cunning in sta
craft, like your Stanley Matthews, for I
recognition of an honest civil pol
toward PROSTATE states. Now that iht
states are not on the cOlored apex but
the white basis-now that the pyramid
on popular Intelligence and not
the within Of distant exec
tive and the devices of a thro
of local meTcenaries and schemes
appropriation for the army will keep
October. There are good many "
are jealous any how of any army,
would be dispensable altogether if
had a wise Indian system like that
Canada. 1t is necessary, or a portion
it, for the Texas border-at least M
that border is pacifed by the pacifcatj
of Mexico itself under a responsible lie,
but there will be no trouble IN getti
some bankers in w ashington, just 'acr
the way from the treasury, to shave a
cash the accounts Of the unpaid ar
officers until the LIST of Noven b
Neither Evarts, nor McCrary, nor Hay
nor any of the incarnate timidties "
hold under the defective title, will d,
disburse illegally any of the allotted p
or otherwise use public moneys not
propriated, Our laws are strict as
that, and impeachment is not a brgt
fuLnleR now, with the present sen
almost Democratic and not reliably
publican. 1t will not hurt much 20 hi
the mel or officers wait three
four months for any of their pay,
not a bad thing to let the cabinet. as v
as officers generally, civil and militia
know that there is power bigger thar
secretary OF war or a commander.in CHI
to wit: the popular breath in the fede
congress. We want to renew the gl
of the commons, if we can, and vindic
the ancient right to stop the supp
for the benefit and in the interest of
erty.
keDorter-But, Mr.. Cox will the !