Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-04-24
SUNSET COX.
The witty New Yorker Talks Enter.
tainfngly on the Political situa-

The witty New Yorker Talks Enter
tafnfngly on the Political Situa-
tfon.
The Hon. Samuel Sullivan Cox, who ia
better known as "Sunset" Cox, is making
a lecture tour throughout the country.
He stopped at Indianapolis the other
night, and the Sentinel Of that city says
of the distinguished gentleman:
No American is better known at home
and abroad than Mr. Cox. Although q
trained politician. he is broad>gauged
statesman. He is an active member OF
Tammany hall, and takes his place in the
front rank of literature. In the national
house of representatives no memper has
ever been able to cope with him In willis
cism. No living man has served so many
terms in congress as MIR. Cox. However,
they are not consecutive. and PigIron
Kelley is the father of the house." on
account Of being the Oldest consecutive
mepJer.
Thirty years ago Sunset Cox was sent
to congress from Ohio, representing the
Columbus district for eight years. The
republicans gerrymandered him out of
Office and he moved out. He did not 60
west and grow up with the country. but
went to New York and was sent to con-
gress as soon as he had gained residence
there. He has been in congress ever
since, with the exception of the first ses-
sion of the Forty ninth congress. during
which time he was serving Cleveland's
administration as minister to Turkey.
He has been elected to ten congresses
from the city of New y ork, but he has
never been allowed TO vote for himself
he never lived in the district he repre-
sents.
Eyes. l am on lecturing tour" said
he to a Sentinel reporter. Il am going
as far west as Montana. Next Saturday
will lecture in Kansas City. The SUBJ
ject of my lecture is The Poetry of
Mechanism or the Tenth Muse" MIR.
Cox was tired and retired early, but not
before chatting freely upon the topics of
the day.
ut is too early to speak of Harrison's
administration, said he. 80 far he has
made some good political moves. He has
succeeded in dIsposing of rivals for the
nomination in 1892 with one exception.
Allison, of Iowa, wouldn't 90 in the cab
met nor could he be induced to go
abroad. Harrison is undoubtedly work.
Ing for second term. Like Cleveland,
he may receive the nomination by accla>
nation and sustain defeat at the polls.
l believe that no more presidents will be
reelected. The element in our voting
population In favor of change is in
creasing as population increases. Par.
ties will soon find out that to renOminate
president is to court defeat, and the
'One-term rule will be adhered to
Cleveland was one of the greatest presi-
dents we have had. His was an honest
administration, without scandals. No
maA could find fault with it. yet enough
democrats who voted for him when they
did not know him, voted against him
when they did know him, to defeat him.
Some Of these men sold their votes, some
failed TO get offices, and others simply
wanted a change for the sake of a
change.
IF Gen. Harrison rams in 1892 he will
find that cross road politicians will not
be so active as they were last year. Last
year they were working for office; next
time they will remain inactive because
they did not get them. Gen. Harrison
may secure a unanimous Endorsement at
the next convention by taking care of
the big politicians, but il every leading
republican OF Indiana was given foreign
mission 1t would not satisfy the men who
polled the wards and did the mission
airy work in the last camgaign. The
most active men in the campaign are
those who are melted by the hope of re-
ward"
Then you think there is hope for the
democratic party, even with the admis.
sion Of new states"
why, certainly. The new states will
no. make such big difference after all
The two Dakotas and Washington will
give the republicans ten more electoral
votes. Montana will be democratic
state with three electoral votes. The
state of Rhode Island can be counted for
the democratic candidate with four votes.
The newly enfranchised voters gave the
democratic party last week 5000 plu-
rality. OF course the next enumeration
will increase the electoral vote of certain
western republican states. but it will also
decrease the electoral vote of eastern re-
publican states. Indiana, New York
and New Jersey will surely hold their
own. Texas and other southern states
will gain. The democrats have nothing
to fear from the new states and the
census"
THE tariff issue will restore the demo-
cratic party to power and no other. We
are recruiting men who come to stay
with us on this question. Tariff reform
will sooner or later come to stay also"