Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-09-28
SUNSET cox TALKS.
A Charming Dissertation on
Many Things,
Among Them Being Earthquakes, Yennor
the Two CarNIes, a Man by the
Fame of Randall and
Himself.


WASHINGTON, September S.-Con-
gresham Sunset Cox has been in town
for several days past. No sooner had
he made his appearance in the foyer Of
the Riggs House, or on the avenue and
streets, than he was literally surround
ed and beseiged by legion OF inquisitive
newspaper representatives, who lit upon
him like ducks on June-bug eager to
obtain an interview respecting the
Speakership. With appetites sharpen
ed by the protraeted dearth of news in
the Federal City, pending the IOng-cOn-
tinued absence OF the Government"
the advent of Sunset Cox operated like
mamma dropped from heaven to feed
the starving Israelites of the Press.
"How about the Speakership and
and what are your chances" demand
ed an enterprlsing knight Of the quill,
as he cOrnered the genial "Sunset' at
the Riggs House news stand.
VennOr and Earthquakes.
The Speakershipm quoth "Sunset, I"
"Ah, yes. had forget that. The fact
is, my good friend, / came over to look
at my newly purchased house, and the
STeakerShip passed out of my mind
Extraordinary phenomena, those. earth
| quakes in the Javan territory! NennOr
was right after all, but he had tlunked q
| little and thereby lost the credit of for
tune prophecy. Take smokew
avery strange events and startling
catsstrophes have occupied this year, ]"
retOrted the persistent scribe. chow
does Randall feel about the Speaker
ship? Is Carlisle confident OF carrying
of the price"
Carlyle, Carlyle % queried Sunset"
"Oh yes. Thomas Carlyle, the meta
| physician! was reading about him
the other day; perused his vivid de-
scriptiOn of the attack upon the Bas-
| tile. He was an original and subtle
| thinker, combining great powers Of
analysis and reasoning. Had bril-
| liant imagination. His work on the
French revolution is a series of paint
ings- grand, terrific, CHASTITY! Ges, he
! carried off no end Of prizes, but his
style was angular and lacked simplicity.
Didn't have bit of fun in him"
al am talking of Congressman Car
Isle, Of Kentucky" testify interected
the pencil pusher.
Ihe Two arIyIes
every well, talk about him if you
want to" replied Sunset" He is q
good fellow, sound on the tariff and all
that. | talk about him and all around
him on the floor Of the House, some.
times, but really have not the time
now. Sorry confused the two. Tom
| spelled his name C-a-r-l-y-l.e. John c.,
of Kentucky, spells his name l-i-s.l-e.
Tom Carlyle, in his paper on the Sue
cessiOn of Races of Men, got of a good
thing. He said that generation after
generation takes to itself the form Of
body, and forth issuing from Cimmerian
night, on heavens missions appears.
Grand thought; little obscure, grant
you, but good, devilish good, for Tom
Carlylew
"Drat the CimmeIian night" growl-
ed the newspaper man, aside. 81
would like to know, Mr.. Cox, whether
YOU will be a candidate for Speaker,
first, last and all the time, against
Randall, Carlisle and all Others. In
short, do you come to stay"
He viii Remain.
"COme to staym repeated Sunset, as
he drew down his face, "Of course l
come to stay; just as long as my bust
ness requires i mean to stay. l have
right TO stay-a constitutional right OF
which no man shall deprive me. Ran
dali, Carlisle and all the other fellows
may stay if they want to. i shall not
D-oNha- TlA1r,o, nhianf
but not /. Randall! Randall! Seems
He was Governor of Wisconsin once,
and afterward Postmaster General un-
der Andy Johnson's administration.
Aleck Randall, l think his name wasp
"No, Sam Randall, ex-Speaker Ran
dali is the man l mean," impatiently
retorted the interviewer.
ooh, yes; Sam Randall, Of Pennsyl-
vania. He was Speaker of the House
pending the NLINth. NLNth and
NLVlth Congresses - elected after
Speaker Kerr died. Knew him very
well. He has called me to order sew
eral times, and l have often tried to
catch his eye; frequently in vain, some
times 8 little more so. l have been in-
formed cOnfidentially he was candi-
date for the next Speakership, but don't
believe it. Sam don't want it any
more. He told me so himself, and he
was never known to deal double-al-
ways square, square as l die"
mot candidate, Mr.. Cox" shrieked
the correspondent. You amaze me-
Are you seriOus"'
A Column or "StuG"
tNever more so in my life" replied
Mr., Cox. "You may publish 1t on my
authority. Good day"
Turning round, the New York Con-
kressman espied Truth, eavesdropping
as il were. Sunsets features changed
from grave to gay, from serene to lively,
as he took in the situation at glance.
"Did YOU hear our talk, Mr.. Truth"
oueried Sunset. Don't know the gen.
tlemen, but am always glad to meet
representatives of the press and tell
them all about matters and things. Give
him al least q column on the Speaker
shin. which he can head, AN Inter
view with the Sphinx He can elect
whoever he pleases from the lntorma-
ton imI arted."
"Don't you think you were little
rouuh on 6im?" queried Truth,
YES replied Sunset; 81 had no sc,
npsintance with the gentleman. and
II 80 - uvhat have said mere