The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1883-11-22
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RE- Y. JOSEPH COOK ON POLITICS
Kansas City Times: Rev. Joseph
c, ok, the celebrated lecturer. of Boston
arrived in the city On Saturday evening
from Manhattan, Kansas, where he de-
liyered lecture Friday evening. The
reverend gentleman quietly slipped up
to the Coates house, where he did not
register, and as he kept his arrival a
secret, his presence was not known un-
I'll he made his appearance at the Second
Presbyterian church. at the services
Sunday morning. He quietly went
into the church and took q back seat,
and his identity was not dicovered until
the service had proceeded some time.
While the collection was being taken up,
however, DR.. Thompson's eye fell upon
tie distinguished visitor, and he at once
left the pulpit and went down to where
Mr.. Cook sat. After few minutes con-
versation the two returned to the pulpit,
and Mr.. Cook occupied one of the chairs
by the side of DR.. Thompson until the
laiter-had finished his sermon. The en-
inent Bostonian was then presented TO
the audience by the pastor. Mr.. Cook
began by saying that he had endeavored
To keep his presence here a secret.
He had been delivering six lectures q
week for some time, and he wanted to
escape being called on for Sunday dis
course. He had almost concluded 10 at
tend Catholic services yesterday morn
| ing, az he felt sure he would not be
| recognized in a church of that denOni-
| nation, and he was now almost sorry
that he had not done so. AS DIR. Thomp-
son had announced that Mr.. Cook would
finish up his sermon, which was on the
subject Faith" the eminent lecturer
proceeded to make few remarks upon
that theme, in the course of which he
| give his own Ideas of faith.
He was, Of course, eloquent although
brief, and his address received the
closest attention from the large audience
| present.
Sunday evening Mr.. Cook was met by a
Times reporter at the Coates house, and
Il
the distinguished lecturer expressed
himself with freedom on "A number of
topics of general interest. In cXplana
ton of his presence here, Mr.. Cook said
he was simply on his lecture touT, and
haYing come in from the west. was
resting before resuming his journey
He Intended leaving northern Missouri
this morning
Touching politics, Mr.. Cook was
asked how the result IN Mass achusett,
suited him.
~ am profoundly thankful fol-
Buffers overthrow" Mr.. Cook replied
"Fhe rusult was also interesting to mt
as showing that Buffers success at any
time was only due to the fact that the
best people did not vote. AbsenteeisI
is the most dangerous thing in Ameri
can politics. have often thought tina
it would he an exceedingly wise thing
to pass compulsory voting law, such a
was in force in Athens. / would have
every voter fined for failing to vote, the
fund to be applied to educational O
similar purposes. The great difficulty
with American politics to-day is tina
the better class of citizens do not go Il
the polls, while the worse elemen
always vote"
What do you think 1884 will brine
US politically.
at is hard to say. A great many is
sues are liable to spring up before thu
election next fall. l think the civi
rights decision will gain the Rcpubli
cans a number of votes, but am afraid
the Republican party will not carry th'
election. Blaine and Lincoln or Arthur
and lincoln would prove very strong
team though. There is growing ieel-
ing in the east in favor of Lincoln fOr
the second place on the ticket. Grant
is talked Of some for president, but the
prejudice against third term will kee[
him tut, think. The southern Demo
Gratis are inclined to demand southern
man, think, or at least one subserylen
to their wishes. Would like TO see tbs
better element of both parties combine
/ A0AO - SOAAAS LhC
lican party which should be COTTON rid
of, and would like also TO see a wedge
driven between the better class of Demo
Gratis, and the ignorant foreign born ele.
ment, which has control Of the destinies
OF our larger cities"
"Have YOU know nothing tendencies
Mr.. Cook ?"
mo, not exactly, bu: it has sometimes
seemed TO me that five years is not long
enough to require the average foreign
born man to live here before clothing
him with the rights of citizenship"
"What is your opinion of the civil
rights decision, to which you alluded -
''Wcll, think the negro must TAXI
care of himself. At the same time,
consider it an outrage that he is not &C
corded the rights to which his socia
position and ability would cntitle hin
if his skin were not black. am reli
ably informed that dis
tinguished colored bishop il
the south is obliged To char
ter Pullman car when he goes from
place to place in order to keep from be
ing showed into the smoking stables q
the train. This is meanness unspeaka
BILE, but how to remedy the matter b.
law 10 difficult problem"
Passing to other matters, Mr.. Cool
SAID he would reach Boston about Christ
mas, and would resume his course q
lectures in that city shortly after the be
ginning of the year. At the close of tn
conversation Mr.. Cook declared that h
was very much interested in Kansa
City's welfare, and hoped she wOul
prosper and escape cyclones.