Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-09-16
Loss in the Death of Hon. $. $. Cox.


Special Correspondence of the Gazette.
WAsHINGroN, Sept. l2.-The sudden
death of Hon. S. s. Cox will materially
weaken the Democratic minority on the
floor Of the house next winter. While
the party has able leaders in Carlisle,
Randall, Mills, McMillin, and Brecken-
ridge, each of whom has demonstrated
ms ability to pull the house out of a hole,
vet none Of the men mentioned can be
compared to Sunset Cox whose versatility
Of talent made him a power in his party.
His death is national calam-
ity. It will be impossible to fill
his place as representative
from the great state of New York, whose
interests he guarded so carefully and
successfully.
In addition to the many legislative
duties devolved upon him, Mr.. Cox
actually made time to devote TO his lit
erarv pursuits. His energy was simply
marvellous. and he never seemed to tire
of writing, even after hard day s labor
in the house Some ten years ago your
corresDondent was associated with the
brilliant statesman and scholar in his
literary work. l well remember trip
we once made to Providence RI. /, Tor
the purpose of making cOpious' extracts
from d thesis on the corn laws, written
bv him when q student at Brown
university. and which secured the
first prize. Tins essay brought his name
before the students and faculty OF the
college, and may be said to have given
him mis- first reputation as writer. He
desired to refresh his memory on the sub
iact of free trade, as ne was about 20
publish an economic monograph under
Ia &c. q
arrived at Providence late in the after
noon. one hot July day. The college
was Of course not in session, and the
library which contained the desired thesis
was closed. These circumstances, how
ever. did not IN the least Illustrate his
DurDose to secure the essay that night.
We then started out (after 10 0 clOck)
TO find the librarian. This occu-
MED half an hour, and when
we finally discovered his residence and
were usheTed into his parlor, after III
Producing ourselves at the door, Mr..
Cox explained the object of his visit,
stating that his time was limited and
he hoped the urbane librarian would go
forthwith to the library ana secure the
coveted manuscript. After demurrlng
TO the request the librarian finally con-
scented to 60, but Informed US that the
thesis could not be removed from the
CITY. Tins was another damper to the
plan Of Mr. Cox, who desired to take
the manuscript to Watch Hill, a delight
full seaside resort in Rhode Island,
where we had left Mrs.
Cox the previous day. There he
hoped to dictate such portions
of his essay as we're pertinent to his
brochure. Appeals were IN vain and we
were obliged TO secure rooms at hotel
land a poor one) for two days in order to
obtain such data as Mr.. Cox desired to
incorporate into his monograph. Al
though if was then nearly midnight and
we were both greatly fatigued by the
DAYS travel, the energetic
author began to pore over his
formidable thesis, written in 1916,
and we worked all that night, half of the
next day and all OF the following night
before he had secured what appeared
pertinent for his contemplated mono
graph. entitled "Free Land and Free
Trade, - n work which has had wide
sale, both in this country and abroad.