The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-01-10
Hon. s. 3. cox on Corn.

made during the late extra session of
Congress was made by Hon. S. s. Cox
of New York. The speech was in op-
position to the appropriation of $780,
600 TO defray the expense of American
commissioners and incidentsls TO at
tend the next Paris exposition. He
said:
The amendment under consideration
only proposes to prepare and cook the
maize in the presence of the assembled
French. This requires an explanation.
Why not show how it is grown. how
the hills are planted and hoed, the
shooting of the tender but not danger
Gus germ; then the way to protect with
ashes from the grub worm and fright
en- of birds with the scarecrow, one of
the most interesting images of Western
production, requiring separate exhI-
bition with varieties all along from
VIrginiairound TO Kansasl Laughter. !
II our States are required to send eff
gies of their great men to fill our
inches in this Capitol, why should not
our Paris exposition glory in distinct
and independent States2 Why not,
under favoring conditions, show the
silky fringes of the inchoate corn lis
not France the land of silk p and the
roasting ear ready for the youngsters
lseny and the family snccntAsh 2
Why not, as an addition to the Zoolog-
ical exhibition, export the sly coon and
nimble squirrel, enriching their stores
like drones or lobbyists from honest
toll Laughter. Why limit the exhi-
bition to cookery, which the French
understand so welll
Let there be constructing on the
Trocabero, when the ear is full ripe for
the harvest; then let the bursting corn
arise upon the banks of the Seine,
aloof from the inclusive rat and water >
= How. Then, o, joyi let us show the
world the old-fashioned husking before
machinery depoeuzed the rustic frolic.
What reformatory sight in bad, luxu-
rious Paris Would that 1t were per-
mitted the Foreign Committee to take
part in it, with Its grave but festive
chairman. Laughter. How happy
to be surrounded by the attractive girls
settles and coquettish lorettes, or may
hap by the wooden-shod peasant girls
ofsweet Normandy by the sea, assisted,
oil course, by my Colleague as chief in
terpreter. Laughter. think see
these gentle nymphs of Paris, in a
beautiful circle, aiding us to tear off
the dry envelope from the golden ear,
while the song of Lord Lowell, who
went far countries to see, accompanied
by sweet cider, passes around ! My
honored chairman (hr. SWAMP is in
their midst. Laughter. Shall omit
my colleague (AIr. HewltD from the
charmed circlel Laughter. should
love to be with them laughter
when the gentle usage begius. De-
licious custom! But never more so
than when, with scream and litter,
some lucky maiden cries, "La rOuget
Ia rougei hare found the red ear ~
Would my honored chairman be re-
luctantg Suppose dark-eyed maid of
Marseilles he'd red ear-would he be
reluctant9 Laughter. If he were,
would not my colleague take his place?
Laughter. He would. Would my
colleague, with modest grace, shrink
from the penalty that would follow2
lGreat laughter, during which Mr..
Hewitt kisses his hand to his colleague. |
Would not Ceres be dethroned fer ar
other goddess: HomiHum, dirumque
Toluptas' / hear my colleague sigh.
Laughter. Methinks l hear the meI-
ry demoiselle crying 'Em6rasses moi,
--IteF a0usisar:. embrdSSez mol" Great
confusion and laughter. Would he,
could he, refuse the proffered kiss?
Laughter. And if, perchancc, the
rcd ear fell to the ingenious inventor
of this ''malzy" plan without giving
way for reply ask him now and
here, would he carry out the custom
and kiss the reluctant maids all around?
III he would, then there is no need OF
further appropriation. Laughter.
1t will pay for itself. Great laughter.
What, carry cookery 20 Pans Why
a French cook spends q life on sim
gle dish. The French are sensitive to
the least alteration in cookery. 1t is
known that the great Vattel exclaimed
1.-THE roast has failed at two tables"
He retired to his room in vexation and
expired. Is it possible that we can
teach such fastldious people to eat
mush and pone2 IL this kitchen is in
tended to punish France by giving it a
universal collie ON green corn, under
stand il. Is my colleague to be al
lowed to wreak his 6Isappointmenis in
America on people not responsible
for the returning board of Louisiana or
Inauguration of President Hayesl Sir,
such motives should not influence leg
islation.
Sir, Russia invades Turkey to force
Christianity into the Meslem con-
science, and Turkey turns the tide of
war against the invader in defense of
her suzerainty.
The world stands on tip:oc, erectis
0urtbus, locking towards Ararat and
the deluge of blood along the blue
Danube, waiting the result Of this mo-
menlous conflict Of the ages. But, sir,
russia and Turkey, with their embat-
Ting hosSs, present no such array as
will be that of the terrific onslaught of
my colleague in the great corn invasion
of the nineteenth century. Laughter.
It outrivals Don Quixote, who, IN his
Authorization, charged with all his
. chiyalry upon flock of sheep with no
less discretion and no greater. love for
the simple shepherds and their flocks
than for the knightly regard for his
fair Dulcinea eWiSihicrs. But, sir, he
did it without any other appropriation
than that furnished by poor Sancho's
wallet. Laughter
Mr.. Speaker, if we would assist our
indus trles, enlarge our market, and at
tract with all our forces, social and
political, other people to our shores,
let us repeal these absurd and repellant
policies. Let us avoid giving bounties
to selfish class. II we want an outlet
TO our productions, let us enlarge the
sphere of consumption. II we will make
an alliance of ply steal with intellectual
force, and lit the hierarchy of labor
into u higher plane; if we would ex-
tend the hand OF fellowship to other
nations, we have something more to do
than 10 create simpe display of goods
upon stall in a foreign land. What
-avails public fet6 or show, with q
Chinese wall placed round our own
country by restrictive legislation. Take
the duties of our fifteen hundred taxa
BILE articles, and you have a market
with all the world. You withdraw the
veil which hangs over our industries,
aud make America itself universal |
exhibition. We want no edifces of |
iron or glass 70 give impetus to manu-
features Your enchantment TO pre-
woke improvement and increase of