New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-07-17
STILL OUR CANDIDATE.

Il
withstapding Mr. Randall's announcement that
he knows enough to feel certain that he Will
be the Speaker of the next House of Representa-
lives, and Notwithstanding the fact that the
opposition to him have for the most part
abandoned their candidates and given up the
fight, The TRIBUNE's candidate for Speaker
continues TO be the Hon. Samuel Cox, OF this
city. To paraphrasea very, very famous nomi-
mating speech, 1When asked, Who now's
your candidate r We answer oil their mocks,
Gle comes from New-YOrk City and his name
il Samuel Cox'~ II must not be supposed that
because Mr. Randall has suddenly come to the
front and sent all his foes flying, The TRIBUNE
has abandoned the fortunes OF its own candl-
date. For however Others may have been
surprised at the sudden revelation OF Mr.. Ran
dali AS an absolute certainty, The TRIBUNE
experienced no such sensation. So far from
being surprised Mt it, this is the precise situa-
ton we predicted months ago when the can
yass for the Spenkershp began. Consequent
ly the new development makes no change in
our relations to Mr.. Cox as candidate.
The canvass has proceeded precisely as THE
TRIBUNE indicated it would. When Mr. Cox
gave out two or three months ago that he
WAS alrtduy aS POOu do CiCttcht "o h"'cN WV
announcement with enthusiasm, because for
reasons which we set forth at length he was
our candidate. We took special pains to say
at the same time that Mr.. Cox would have q
asure thngn for several weeks. and that while
it lasted we should endeavor to get all the
comfort we could get out CT 1t, and advised
him and all his friends to do the same. But IN
order to prepare his and their minds for the
inevitable, we warned them that at the proper
time Mr. Samuel J. Randall, who was not Mt
that time employing brass band or intesting
newspaper offices, would rise no in command OF
more votes than all tho rest OF the candidates
combined, and would be nominated and
elected. We promised also that this shou.d
makeno difference with our support of Samuel
Cox. 1t does not. We cling to him. Our
knowledge OF Mr.. Cox as candidate for
Sneaker upon previous occasions enabled us TO
predct accurately what ne would do as soon as
he should discover for certainty that his
sure thing" was uncertain.
We said he would calmly fall back and be
a balance of power. He has done it. Immedi-
otely following the announcement that Ran
dali had fixed the whole thing, from two or
three quarters came the statement that
and appearances so strongly favored him, there
WAS no doubt that Mr. Cox had strength
enough to amount to balance OF power, and
| that he could if he desired control the result.
| And now, having stood by Mr.. Cox with what
we hope it is no exaggeration to call enthusi-
| asm, 80 long as he had q sure thing" we have
| no hesitation in stepping down with him to his
| second level and clingiug to him as balance
| of power. We agreed to do 1t ut the outset,
and shall fulfil the pledge. The canvass is
proceeding by precisely the stages we pointed
out, and We take great pride in holding fast to
our candidate through the successive periods.
How long it will continue on the present basis
we are not prepared to state with exactness.
The next step Of Mr. Cox will be down from
the balance of power TO good place on the
committees. We are watching his descent
with grea. interest, and shall accompany him
! to the end.
| We are now for him as balance OF power.
In few days We shall yield that point as
gracefully as possible and go for him for a
goc d place on the committees, where he will
finally land. Mrs. Mcawber did not stick
closer to her gifted wilkins than THE TRIB-
UNE will to the brilliant though occasionally
erratic Samuel Cox. He continues TO be our
| candidate.