Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-12-15

Brief and Eloquent Address Delivered at
the Presentation Of the Cox Memorial Vase.
The following are the remarks made by sens-
tor Frye at the presentation Of the memorial
vase 10 Mrs. s. 8. Cox by committee from the
life-saving service employees ~ mentioned in
The STAR of Saturday last. but which were OBJ
tanned too late for publishing that day:
II have been requested az chairman Of the
jurisdiction all bills which have built up this
hfe-saving service have fallen. to say . rev
words today, and l comply with the request
with pleasure. because this admirable paper
Just read by the accomplished general superin-
tendent Of the lfe-saving service. Mr.. Kimball.
has removed all necessity Of any extended re-
marks from me, and because, too. can from
personal knowledge. bear witness 20 the entire
fidelity to truth of this interesting history
10 me. ana 1 doubt not to all Of us who are
privileged to be here today this Ia q very inter
esting occasion But to you, dear madam
turning to Mrs Cox. this tribute TO the men,
DRY OF your husband must be inexpressibly
grateful 1t is not this elegant silver vase. or
TINS presentation speech, or this gathering of
friends; II is infinitely more and greater than
these. mighty host has built an altar. has
brought an Offering Of Thanksgiving and placed
1t upon 1t and the incense from il must be
sweeter TO him and to you than ali the
Sabean odors from the spicy shores of
Araby the blessed Think OF III
Thousands Of brave, stout hearts from the
Golden Gate to Quoddy Head, all along the
snores OF the great lakes. reaching across a con-
tinent, beating now in sympathy with yours
Ave- more! All the men who go down to the
sea In ships. all the women whose husbands
meet the perils of the sea, all the children
whose fathers face the oceans tempests Join in
this tribute of gratitude. IL Mr. Cox in ali his
haA sal
moro who would dare say that his life had not
been splendid success? But il was only one of
his many achievements.
Il knew Mr.. Cox well l served ten years
with him in the House of Representatives I
enjoyed and was honored by his friendship
admired hmm intensely. He was. indeed. very
remarkable man. Michael Angelo for more
than four hundred years has stood out in bold
reiief rs painter, sculptor, architect, poet and
engineer. Mr.. Cox Was as many-sided as he.
he may not have stood 80 far aloof from his
Fellows, but IN the elements of his greatness
there was not single one ordinary or common.
place. he was an orator who could move tc
laughter or to tears He could sway and re.
duce to quiet that stormy and tumultu.
GUS House of Representatives and
n its members eager, patient listeners
he had vivid Imagination, which now and
then led him into flights of eloquence sky.
ward, but at the same time, il it served hi,
purpose better, he could keep close to the
ground. He was logician, powerful in argu.
ments to convict and convert Thoroughly
equipped by hard study. by patient labor, BY
long experience. by extensive travel he was
dlsputant whom no man in either House could
ever afford to despise He was n wit-never 8
bufoon. His speeches sc:ntillated and spar
Killed. with humor without malice. That sharp
edged rapier sometimes l know inflicted ugly
wounds that bled, but never left any scars behind
He was a scholar-thorough and profound
as bis literary essays and orations couclusively
show He was an author Of high repute. whose
books first attract and then capltivate the
Seader. He WAS a politician-sharp, shrewd,
agacious-knowing men thoroughly and their
motives and capable OF leading them. He was
partisan, but he was a statesman who at the
demands of conscience and country and duty
could throw of heparty yoke and put on the
toga OF patriot Witness his speech and
ACTIONS on the lie Compton constitution, his
support OF the administration throughout the
rebellion and his more recent championship
and advocacy of that bill which ad-
mitted the great northwestern terri
tories to statehood In all these re-
CARDS he excelled. But the crowning
heart-his humanity to man. 1t is that which
will keep his memory fresh and green when his
peers intellectually have long been forgotten.
Ii Is that which gave him a sweetness OF dispo-
sltlon which neither time nor age nor contest
nor disappointed ambition could embitter. 1t
surfman and the sailor, of the laborer and the
carrier, of the poor Indian, Of the
lrishman, of the Hebrew-of the downtrod-
den, the prosecuted and the friendless whenever
and wherever he saw them. Better than IT all.
IL was that, dear madam (turning To Mrs.
Cox. which gives you today the sweet assur-
ance Of his blessed immortality, for
He prayeth best. who loyeth best
Ali things. both great and small,
For the dear God who !oyeth us
He made and loveth ali ;"