The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-09-29
POLITICAL MATTERS.
An Interview in Which Hon. s, s.
Cox Is the Interviewee.
Iammany Hall, the Prohibitionfsts
and Other People from His stand
pofnt-Biaine at Cleveland
Campaign Notes.

WASHINGTON CITY, Sept. 29.-Hon. s. S.
Cox having returned from pleasure trip
was seen by a reporter and the following
conversation ensued:
Politics! How does the situation strike
me! You are about the one hundredth news
paper man." he continued merrily, in reply
10 the correspondents question, "who has
asked me the same question. The political
outlook does not strike me at all It is posi-
bic it may strike some one very hard about
November, but it is not now lunging out
from the shoulder"
but can you not afford me some idea Of
the condition of affairs in New York;"
Il am like George Washington, replied
genial Sunset. Il can not tell lie and
won't, and therefore don't press me on that
point
but you belong to the Tammany organ
lzation and ought to know what Tammany
proposes to do i'll the coming election!'
"rammany hall, replied Mr. Cox, with a
merry twinkle in his eye, "is virtuous or
ganization and always does its duty 1t is
true some Of our fellows grow fractions and
give trouble, but we generally wheel them
- ~ 0 p.pn"A y, 'o'ioii" o"ine Poo-
p - Je.,ious "a Aaiiiihaiiy nan because II
ii9 :N.'m. 'uo i"iser Propor'ion Oh tne VIRTUE
nnot;a sonIo, " envrsy' anu .hrl,' OF the Demo
fellows in the world to get along with, and
never take more than We can carry away.
Perhaps few of the boys are not desper-
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