Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-03-15
and who are now well satisfied with il, am
quite certain would not vote for the repeal
OF the resumption act, and for reasons which
have already stated among others.
A WRIT OF CUSTER
WHICH My TROUBLE THE NON.
ELECTED PRESIDENT.
Sam Cox's Onslaught on the Fraudulent
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. So Poor as to Do
Hayes Reverence--Not Republican to
Say Good Word for the Man Who Oc-
cupies the White House.
Washington Special March 12) to Chicago
Times.

washington Special March 12) to Chicago
Times.
Sam Cox devoted an hour and twenty
minutes to-day to an attack upon the Presi-
dent in justification of his recent statement
that the veto message was charge of fraud
from fraud. One noticeable point about
the whole thing was that this very elaborate
speech, carefully prepared, that dealt in every
form of personal revilement, found not a
single man upon the Republican side to de-
ny any of the statements made therein.
Ibis could not have been wholly on account
OF contempt for the frivolous character of
the man who made the speech, but simply
and solely from the fact that there is not a
single man in Congress who is in the least
deslrous OF appearing in the role of
A DEFENDER OF HAYES
or any OF his actions. The principal point
of Cox's speech to-day was satirical attack
upon the Presidents alleged civil service re-
form. Cox showed by Chinese history that
the present plan of civil service reform orig
mated in China over three thousand years
| ago. He gave humorous description of the
| examinations required in those times when
| Chinese office seekers were required to &C
| through painful and protracted emamina.
ton before achieving success. Some por.
tons OF his speech, where he depicted the
Pecksnifian goodness of the administration
and the emptiness of its differing perform.
ances, were very good, but where he passed
on to giving descriptions of the examination
of clerks under the present system, he de-
scended to
VERY CHEAP AND WEAK BURLEsQUE,
far below the plane of even ordinary wit
| MI. Hewitt, in the close of his speech or
yesterday, affirmed that he was not willing
to 60 into any question of disputing thu
Presidents title. Mr.. Cox alluded to this
to-day, and claimed that he more thoroughly
represented the Democratic spirit in saying
that they desired constantly to keep it be-
fore the people what frand Hayes was, anc
that he kept a seat that was stolen for him
by forging of the election returns. Palmer
blunter terms in describing
THE PRESIDENTIAL FRAUD
have never been used upon the floor of Con.
gress. Had they been uttered by man Of
any standing they would have had unques.
tionably more influence Mr.. Cox received
the attention of all the Democratic members
while upon the Republican side
there was an air of the most utter in
difference, as if it was a subject
in which they had not the slightest interest
At the close of Mr.. Cox's hour, the time
granted him, leave to extend his time was
asked, when congressman said, ooh, yes
nobody objects. Let us have the Chinese
fireworks all at once" At the close of Cox's
speech there was applause from the majority
of the Democratic members, showing that
THE SPIRIT OF cox's SPEECH
was one with which they thoroughly sympa.
thized. One of the most enthusiastic ad-
mirers of the speech was Hooker, of Missis-
sippi, who pressed forward eagerly at the
close of Cox's allusion to the fraud and
warmly shook him by the hand. Such 8
scene of graduation as followed is one of the
circumstances that give foundation for the
continued talk of a joint resolution author
izing writ of custer.