New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-05-15
a SACRIFICE TO DUTY.
MIR cox WILL GO TO coNsTANrINoPLE.
THE PRESIDENT DETERMINE TO TAXI THE Li'N
SHARE OF GOOD DEMOCRATS.
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WASHINGTON, May 14.-S. S. Cox to-day
again showed that he is a slave TO du'y' Ano -
resolutions adopted by his admiring constituent. -
meeting assembled reinforced AS they were TINS
morning by the feryid personal appeals OF Justice w
earthly and Poet Geoghegan ana the patne'ic anu P
suasiye eloquence OF Alderman Kenny e1-Al"e'"'o'
Shells and Patrick Farley and Marshai Dfle" a
Others were poweress to turn him from us pu,po'o
or course Mr. Cox was moved, but althous" NO
os ,roro suanseo with emotion and his vo ce was
unsteady his spirit was resolute and unyeldhg' Al"
thanked his friends referred to his long service III C
gress and said that only had his eyesight ieu'
as years crept npon him he naturally lost inc 'io
the past and II he should remain he might ho' O W.
to the expectation Of his partial iriehuS' ne
assured his friends that the offer OF the iu'A
mission was an honor which had come TO him uhsouH".
and one that he felt that he oughtnot to decline III
the Presidents anxiety to promote commercial 'ei"
with Turkey and his belief that he might De Oh S'0 ~
in that direction. He was not h man to BACK oo"n'
The saddened but not disheartened delegates "eio
escorted to the White House by the he" miC
to Turkey Judge Mccarthy presented copy OF
utps tn the President and explained the object OF the
visit In substance the President replied:
You have requested iue to ask gentleman "a 9o,d
have appointed to decline because you say me logic
/ want the lions share; l want the oe g. mn t5a
can get and the more hishy you nIrS have him and
the tighter I shall hold him. Your Endorsements are
that he 5 good Conlre~sinan and has d D S1Ts
constituency His district Is fun OF goou DSinT
Gratis. and you will have TO nnu SUM. , AMI
else to represent you here and et nun rePreoon' '
me and the whole country abroad. ,,
Several of the delegation inteposed objections tha' M
Coxs presence in Congress essential ana th'' MS
place could not be filed, but the President replied
What is your loss Is my gain: oeI lew,
there is something about that In Scripture. Eh
thrrrf You will have TO hnd somebody, or euu,
cate somebody to take Mr. COXs place The newspapers
have sad that shall have take the back raek on ~
diplomatic appointments IN year, ana am gums W
take at least a year to consider.
OF course this ended the and strengthened MT
Cox in determination which has never wavered sh0o
the day that his nomination sent to the Senate
The programme of to-day was well arranged ana tne
affair was well lna9ed throughout except that atter IL
was all over some the delegates were cheerful 10 ue
gree which was surprising considering their psIneto
and mournful aspect earlier III 'ho u ey
This phenomenon however, may Dc e ai
plaiued by the fact that they were an
applicants for places and they felt that atter ms eu
coniums upon Mr. Cox the President can 10 DO less
reward them for sacrifice they have made IN iact
one of them is reported to have observed Wen,
SAMMY Is solid with the President now ana ne wiz De
able to do something for sure. Me own application -
In and Oi have got IL we'll advanced and Orm All roEu'
shure." -, ,,r. ,yo,,.o
Mr. Cox aud hts friends retired from the White House
I'm the nick OF ne Vice President appeared soon
alterward and thus escaped opportunity 70 throw
chill upon the genial atmosphere.