National Republican., 1885-06-10
nANouEr TO MINISTER cox.

NEW YORK, June 0.-Hon. s. 8. Cox,
the new minister to Turkey. was ban
quoted at tile Hoffman House tonight by
over 200 distinguished citizens on the eve
of his departure foF his new mission.
At the center table Congressman Hewitt
presided; on his right was the guest Of
tho evening, and on his left was Towlik
pasha, tho Turkish minister; Rev. DR..
McGlynh. i. B. Thurber, Col. +. A. Conk.
ling, H. B. Roosevelt, ex- Mayor Edward
Cooper, Hon. William Dorshoimer, and
Everett L. Wheeler also sat at the guests
table. Tho others present were: EX-
Judge J. c. Spencer, J. w. Gerard,
Mai. George w. Mclean, Roswell L.
Flower, d. G. Calvin, d. Willis James
Register Reilly, Gen. Fitz-John Porter
Perry Belmont, Edward Koarny, J. j.
O'Donohuo. John L. Deylin, Gen. Di
Cosnola, Congressman o. b. Potter. Judge
Gilderslecve, Commissioner Squire,
Judges Lawrence, Barrett, Van Buesen,
Van Brunt. and Hawes, Hubert o.
Thompson, and Congressman Viele. Mr..
Cox responded to Our Guest" He said
Adequately 10 acknowledge this climax of
personal honor, one should have thoughts i'm.
pcarcd upon vcstments Of Oriental Hight and
imagery sweetcr than the roses OF Cash.
mere. The charm the mis' cR srcHc, and the
company give to this nights entertainment
something Of that bewilderng cnchautment
which one might enjoy iOra.thOusand Rnd.one
nights and never surfctt. Could nave tho
melody Of the Persian nightingale who SANG
his love to the rose In the tender idyls of lInhz;
could draw from tho depths OF the Brah-
miniCM philosophy whose generalzNtions
nrc the fountain of our Emersonian transceu-
duntuliSm,couldl evoke from nature her hidden
poetry aud primal meaning. could perhaps
answer for this banquet Of aiiectionatc regard,
given TO ono whose lite has beon II life OF
labor, not uutinged with some romance.
COleridge has said that, In pursuing his
muse, he hadhS own exceeding great reward.
IL is not always 50 in pursuing politics But 10
me, politics, aS | have endCnvorod to follow
them in their tckleness, have been for quar-
ter Of u century great source Of enjoyment
aud great incentive to practical cNcrtiOn.
Upon an occasion like this, surely may be
allowed TO improve u by referring to some
polnIs.-cven points OF the compass-whloh
are somewhat personal, | am of the west
of OhlO--not the greater, but still the great
west. For some reasons, mostly domestic, q
rcfuN wave brought me to the east Aiter
two generations, from some tall tower or
Trinity stecplc, | eau overlook the ancestral
congressional district along the shores of east
Jersey. Perhaps this will account for my
tender relations TO the life.sOving service, and
my inherited tendencies toward congressional
pursuits.
Although from the west, and having pseudo.
nym which indicates only q descending OrO
am here tonight us the recipient OF an oriental
ovation, whose oriental magniiicCncGi Is cquged
| only by it, oriental Significance. When look
around and observe these rare emblCms OF the
/ east ! might well forget In this Empire state.
| the Umliur motto OF our westward progress,
aud be content to guide my course by tho star OF
/ the cast-tU make the orient from the OCCi-
/ dCnt-New York from Onio--to Turkey from
/ America, who tonight salute each other with
/ oriental fcrvOr. But theeaSt Is cvCrthG horizon
/ OF the west. All the splGndOrS of the one
] blpuI In Grand pilllWpupp nnupT tho gnprllt I
/ lthU other,
/ feel grateful in being permitted to have
had some energy for certain work In behalf OF
| this superb city and grand country.
{ UduquaCiCs. No one could have struggled
harder lhan myself to make legislative service
more serviccRDlc for this great metropolis.
I For reasons not necessary to state that service
has not been equal to my hope, nor adequate
to the great necessity of Our city, her harbJr,
and her commerce. which Is almost the COM
mcrce of the country. In the lines of Labor
. suggested by your too ilattGring programme
there is indicated some measure Oi success
But how much remains undOnc-iu embryo
The pathway to these lines is open TO many
who surround me. II is marked by the graves
Of the past failures; yet they point surely TO Q
future triumph.
AstO the iberalties OF trade and commerce
indicated by one of the sentiments, in regard t.
the repeal of the registration law, ! would say
that struggled for IL !tCOnStantly and that whei
II was carried by majority of i0i was swcctlN
entombcd In the senatorial cemetery. Bu
the cause of reciprocity Is not lost. The law
oitrade are like those oI grlylty-they viii
have their force agginst-iLl Ahstrnctions
on tup banks OF the Murghab III Ctiitrui ASIA
and then the conflict IN which the needs o
carrying our commerce under our own ia
will become apparent to all. Under Il system
like our own, with llDuralitieS OF trade, whI
would wonOt do iOEcOmmercen
The duties of minister, where there is m
merchant flag, are not groat Where there i
commerce there viii be duty In proportion l.
It's volume. We now send arms TO the Orien
for war and missionaries Tor peace. In this w,
are not unlike the early adherCnts OF Islam
sometimes, IL Is thought, but with less trutl
than antithesls that the arms Keep peace aut
the missionaries inclte war. Most of the Otto
man diplomacy concerns both. Turkey mus
have arms to keep her Christians peaceful
remember once being saluted at the pOin
OF the DdyOnct as 1t We're, by Turkisl
soldier, near the Manger in Bethlehem
lie had been at plcvna, and when mentonel
It's hero, OSman Pasha, his eye frightened
He allowed me to examine his MGrtino rifle
! said: "Nuu have no occasion to use il In thi
holy place. lie replied significantly that h
held tho Latin and Greek priests apart 10y nj
arm of precision. lie was right, OthGrwis
there would be no peace whore the Angel
choir once sang ''pOucc on earth, good viii I
nau."
After sending Turkey our inventive genius Il
shOOtlngthc body aud saving the soul what els
have wc2 only Pennsylvania petroleum, tn
gospel we send free to the dreamy orient.
Are We ever and forever to be- forbidden til
exchanges OF commerce that We are wont
nuke with those remote countries? Wn!
should we not now, Hs In the past, carry ou
own commerce At sea? During the Crmea
war We had II large maritime transportation
European war gave We Tor our grain aud inca
stuia magnificent transportation and CON
, hcfcc, ana II we are not unpreparcd II Wi
come again from some of The terrible disaster
of war between other nations VINO are contend
ing for great tcrrltOriea IN Africa aud Asia.
Ogr legislation Is In aid uf commerce instra
Of being restrictive Il will give revival tD OF
industries aud trade W u consequence oil th
sanguinGry insanities OF other nations.
II is said that
"rhe sunset of life gives US mystical lore.
And coming eyentscast their shadows before.
3 can almost see lorcshadowng change
! coming In the Orlent--cAaases Of progress an
I libgraitlGs nlCkering over and around thu
, ancient ana modern scat OF empire 10 whic
! The President has accredited me rs enYo.
II, traditions are of empire and OpulenC.
, ljut why should | talk of the past? II is el
iOmbed In history. Rather l0l Us look " III
T luture. II Is not NuuSgther c!ouded even Il
the mysterious east. Tue lapd 70 which &
| h not uuprOgrcssiyc. IL is not fast, " aud 1t
not, us has been erroncOusiy supposed by man!
the victim of intalism. The presence Ufits hOi
ored envoy, Iawik rGsha, aud It's consul hel
, and III tile western hemisphere shows that nov
as In the days OF the Othmuns and the Sulu
+ mans, the Ottoman isuOt slow OF enterprise. II
% oEtclds MS hand ready TO grasp Wth rcnrnr
. pressure Our nordinities and COuRGslcs. aud I
sign thu exchanges of commerce.
IL Is pleasing 10 know from BeOgraphers an
geOlpglsIs thut COnstautnOplo, Win its BO
r , pnOrIr aud Golden Horn, rs grand port an
/, IL spluudidhCcnerN isthvtypeo of our stHnbO,
Of tho Occilent-New Hork-with her Ea
, river and Hudson her upper ana lower ba.
her forest OF masts, and her grand scenery
3. | irlC aud water So that In changing my lOCa
A ily ~ I do not change my mannurs an
y thought, the Cnauge Ia not 80 great after al
(, when you remember that ! Will siill be |
speaking distance, By telegraph, with the o
Z home and all It's friendships,
Mr. Chairman aud gentlemen, IN Teceiyll
this grand ovation from tho gentle people
o tho Metropolis every memory Ia COuuecIiO
. with my public service that Is not pleasant
4. dust, and every memory that is delight
is marble Il IS seldom that q member OF Co
sFess, after a quarter century OF service, ca