The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1882-04-26
"SUNSET'S" SAY.
Congressman Cox Preparing n Speech on
the Interminabie Tariff Question.

congressman Cox preparing d speech on
the InterminabIe Tariff Question.
A Washington special of the 10th to the
Chicago Times says:
The Times correspondent met Sunset Cox this
afternoon in one OF the city parks. He was walk
ing around rapidly, and didn't seem TO be taking
heed of the flowers and spring verdure which at
traeted SO many loungers to-day. Mr.. Cox
smiled when the correspondent met him. and
said: You have just run across me as was fin
lshing the preparation OF my tariff speech. l
came out here to compose it. or arrange it.
through the Inspiration of this delightful spring
air and the perfume OF these flowers and the bios
sons"
From this remark of Mr.. Cox it is fair to infer
that he expects to make speech little out of
by many members by the all-pOwerful help of
Statistican Nimmo. Mr.. Cox, in fact, said that
he should try to present some thoughts to the
hitherto been shed on this tariff debate. What
Cox says will be sure to be worth hearing. He is
an ardent revanue ref0rmer, a good deal more of
and is disposed of late yesrs 10 tone down ' his
propensity for fun. Mr.. Cox thought with Car
Isle, as recently stated In the Times, that
REVENUE REFORM
would be the issue upon wnIch the Democratic
party would make the fight in 1854 He said:
| I've have been led into q snare and made TO take
false position before the country. This viii net
| be allowed to happen again. We shall array our
selves as party in favor not only Of revenue re-
form, but also reduction OF the tariff 10 the low
est mt consistent with the raising of
the Government, with perhaps fair allowance
sOr moderate extinction Of the debt Our
surplus Tor the year from our system of taxation,
after paying all the enormous expenses of the
| Government, viii be something like $50 600 600.
Now. there are two evils arising from sucn an &C
| cumulation; one IS the enormous overtaxatiOn,
| the other the tremendous NEGATIVE for the party
in power TO reach out its hands and get hold of
some OF that surplus. The. Democratic
| in fact will assume the offensive and
| 90 to the country on this issue We can show the
mechanics, artisans and labOring men that the
position of the altra protectionists which is prac
| tically the Republican position. is one which
| simply benefits the capitalists, while under reve.
nue. reform both capital and labor equitably
| treated Now those Democrats who do hot pro-
| pose TO stand with the party on this matter may
go where they can find congenial company, and
NOT TO BE BULLIED Or BAMBooZLED
| by protectionists who CALI themselves Democrats
| We have had enough of this sort of thing, and
| next time it will be earnest, courageous and
| offensive fight on our nRrt."
Mr.. Cox had natural delicacy about being
| quoted when he came TO personalities. 1t was
| entirely evident that he shares the feeling of
many Democrats respecting Barnum's method of
| conducting canvass. The Democrats feel, as,
| beyond question, Mr. Cox feels, that when the
| Republicans sprung the tariff question. in 1880
the only thing for a wide.awake and shrewed
Democratic leader who occupied the place Bar
mum did was 10 have accepted the issue and
made the fight on 1t, instead OF adopting Bar
NUNS prevaricating, double-faced, apolo9izing
policy-a policy which made the Democratic
party protectionis.s in one State and the reverse
IN another. Cox and Others say that if the prop
| er thing had been done, and the party had stood
| have been in splendid shape for 1884, even il
beaten in 1SS0. Cox himself ard some other
leading Democrats, while praising Hewltts
speech, do not give him their unbOunded conf
dence. There is
LURKING SUSPICION
that Hewitt is prOtectiOnist in disguise and his
party will make him declare his position in such
plain terms that there can not ne any mistaking
II before they trust him wholly. The revenue
| refOrmers. Cox says. Will hereafter distrust all
! Greeks bearing gifts"
The Times correspondent asked Mr.. Cox whet
he thought about the prospects for the next
| House. ana he said that he believed il would be
| Democratic. When it was suggested to him that,
| whatever the result of redistrieting in New York
| might be, he would probably be lucky enough TO
get District that would elect him, Cox remarked
that after his first experience in New York he
did have some confidence in his luck. 1t may
be remembered that Cox ran for Congress
| as member at large against Lyman IRE
maine. when New York was redistricted
ten ytars ago, and Sunset was showed under with
the rest of the Democratic ticket, though he ran
20.0 600 votes ahead. Before that Congress met,
however, James Brooks died. special election
resulted in a victory for Cox, who ran as Brooks
successor. So it happened that when the mem
bers elect were taking the oath. Cox found him
self standing side by side with Tremaine, the man
who had beaten MIN. Soon after somebody sent
card in, and Cox went out to see the man. He
found tall raw-boned Californian, who said:
Are you Sunset Cox?"
Il am" replied Cox; what business have
your"
"Oh. Just wanted TO see you. Besides, wanted
to ask If you didn't for this Congress against
Lyman Tremaine. / used TO know Lyme and /
Just now saw you and ne standing up side by side
taking the OATH i want 10 know how il hap
pens" Cox laughed, and explained When
he had finished, the Californian looked down on
lucky rooster, and / always knew you was
lucky. There is luck in your nickname: but now
want 10 say that you are lucky enough to double
Cape Horn n shiDgle without getting your
trousers wet" Then he kissed his hand, and in
spite OF COK's entreaties, went of, simply saying
Remember what 1 am telling you about your
luck
''Sinee that time" commented Cox, 81 have
had good deal Of confidence in my lucky star.