Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-11-18
SUNSET cox.

SUNSET COX.
What Ec Kn0a0S about Uncle Sammy.
Who,n lie Considers Eessceratsd by the
Nc,c York lElectto,--The Chances of Ray
ard, Hendricks and HANCOCK: briefly
q Considered.
In an interview with Boston reporter
Sunset Cox sail
II suppose you want to know what signi-
ticance the New York election has on the
struggle for 1880. 1t means the eviece.ation
Of Tildenism. We,,went pure politics or
none at all. We are tired of being bought,
sold and traded at the shambles. Tilden
operates only by mercenary means. He won't
give any money to kill anybody, but only to
help himself, and he has become SO suspio-
ious that be will hardly consent to give Pei
ton any. Those Immediately around him
have not got his confidence. The campaign
was entirely one of impersonality. It was
not for this man or for that, but deliberately
against Tilden. We said we'll support any
body but Tilden. It was time to revolt.
We are insurgents, open insurgents, and We
fought Tilden through Robinson. We wanted
to purge GU selves of the hydra.
Ben. Hill says this year was year of pur-
strong purgative in New York, and it has
abundantly acted. Tilden is dead, as far as
next year is concerned. He did his best to
pointed his commissioners and the like; but
We have elected the board of aldermen, and
SO stopped that. Bayard said this morning
in an interview that no one outside tho State
can understand New York politics. Bayard
ny oIoS1 {haS g.
onghly. He only said that to escape an e1-
preston of opinion on the question:"
500 you think Bayard has good chance
for the nomination." -- ..-~
"Well, Bayard has great deel of strength
leading favorite in this section. a certain
class of men in New York will vote for him,
and some portions of the South; but the
West is opposed to him, and he has not an
imposing following except where his
finance is not understood. Hendricks
has some show. He had a good vote
at st. Louis. He received the votes
Of tho New York city delegation. In GER
tain contingencies Hancock will be the man.
I have received letters from all parts of the
South and West, urging me to go and talk
over matters with Kelly and arrange the can
didate. There is, you see, no following for
Tilden. Why, We shall get into line in New
York next year, and carry the State by 25.-
600, no matter who is the nominee; and Til
den and his followers had better Join, for We
will win whether or no. see that certain
politicians in Washington are angry about
the bolt in New York, but it is absurd. Til
den to-day has no following in the United
States Congress. He had Barnum, mer
cenary; but he is gone. For that matter, nc
more has Bayard any particular following
for he was often in a minority in his party
! IN many things last session. It his record il
looked up, though, he was right about the
rider to the appropriation bill. We fought
these together. -...,-..
II think I've heard, or read, that there was
| some talk of reading you out Of the party
for your stand IN the Now York election
eyes; they have said so-cslied me Judas
ard other pet names of significance; but yol
can't throw the hckories out of the woods
Even Randall came over to Brooklyn an6
denounced Reilly and myself, when it wa:
Reilly's own vote that elected Randall to thu
speakership. don't see as shall lose my
place in tho party. am all right in my dis
trict. Ny district is with me, and am will
| my district-all good politicians are;'' ani
the speaker allowed the regular sunset smile
to play softly round the corners of his mouth
81 see you publish an interview with Kelly
this morning. It is very good and true tt
him. have known him since I sat with
him in Congress, twenty. three years ago
He was then big-headed Irishman, and
was almost 8 boy. Our friendship has beer
quite romance. You described him accu
rately. He has an indomitabIe will. He i!
man utterly incorruptible, and of intense
purpose in politics, and when We get the
party wrenol,ed back into its place"
''It's a pity you can not come here ant
wrench the Massachusetts Democrats &
| little.''
ooh, they don't know anything here
They never did. They go in for the greatest
| good for the fewest number. The rest OF
the country elects, and then Massachusetts
| comes in and claims all the offices. Some
Of these old men call themselves regulars.
| Though they have no followers, they arr
| regulars -regularly whipped on every oc
| casion; but they'll all be in time next year.
If I had been here in Massachusetts I don''
| know how I would have voted. don't say
I would have opposed Butler. for they Say
| he had the support OF the working classes.
see no made statement the other day about
the redistribution of Congressional seats,
| hut he was not correct. am chairman of
! the committee, and the return of the census
which will be made next June will be sent
into the Congress that meets year from
next December; so that the members elected
On the redistribution can't take their seats
until 1881. So it will have no effect on the
national struggle. But it makeg no difference
now. Butler is not elected.'' ST.
ono, and be never can be in Massachu-
sets, for reasons you can readily under.
stand.''
"Oh, perfectly. looked him in the eye
for years. 49,