The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-04-14

! Mayor Cox will be in II line or two
| himself at church today. He can lean
back on his seat, hear the sermon grace
| fully and rest satisfied that the lady
who wears = new Easter bonnet has
nothing the best OF him. In other words
he viii be strictly in il, for he VIII wear
on his shirt front diamond pin that the
good minister who regards his eye
sight dares not look at too closely.
When Horace Greeley said Young man
go west and wear diamonds" Mr.. Cox
followed his advice AMI the prediction OF
: the good Horace has been completely
fulfilled in his case.
Yesterday Mayor Cox was busy at
work in his store when City Clerk
Smith called him up and informed him
that the committee OF fifty desired to
see him at the city building at once.
Mayor Cox FASTENED TO the scene and
sure enough he was met there by a
committee of fifty but not the COM
nlittee he was expecting to meet 1t
was a committee of fifty citizens in
Guiding the councilmen and employees
of the city When Mr.. Cox met them
face TO face George W. Adams, city
attorney, acted as spokesman and ad-
dressed him as follows:
Two years ago You were nominated
( by a convention OF citizens and bust
ness men for tire high Office of mayor.
not because you We're a politician and
had u pull on the boys. but because
you had, yourself, been a successful
business man and the tax payers had
confidence in you. You were elected by
a large majority. You were indicted
into office at a time that was the most
precarious perhaps in the history
of the city, j might say in the history
Of the nation. Banks and other
financial institutions that had been
Tevered for decades for their solidity
crumbled and fell. Distrust and want
of confidence spread all over the land.
The city had its obligations to met but
its revenue flowed into the treasury in
such feeble currents that they We're in
sufficient to meet running expenses and
pay interest on bonds at the fiscal
agency. l have often seen you during
these times at the banks laboring with
council and committee in devising
means to raise the necessary funds to
maintain the credit of the city. j have
often seen your name, not as mayor.
but individually, upon negotiable paper
representing many thousands Of dollars
which was used to borrow money for
the city to pay bonds SO as to maintain
our credit. Your work and labor dur
ing the trying years Of 1893 and 1894 are
known best 10 your co-workers in the
administration and they know that the
credit OF the city has been saved. for
letters are coming into the city treas
urer from all money centerS bidding
for our bonds st "A premium. After
these two years OF service so faithfully
performed your fellow-citizens with
one accord and without opposition
nominated you a second time for that
high position which you have so ably
filled. The large majority that you re-
ceived at the polls is but the evidence
of that high regard in which you ara
held by the people whom you have so
faithfully served. Now as slight
token of the high appreciation of the
eminent services that you have rem
dered ITO the city in the past two years.
your appOintees, cOuncilmen, fellow
workers and friends have requested me
TO present TO you this sparkling jewel,
which may add some little luSter to
you always genial presence. 1t IS only
a part mathematical of that resplendid
record that have made during the past
two years which is now a part Of the
written OF this office to remain for
future generations as induring as the
stars
Having reached to the stars as high
as he could go, Mr.. Adams presented
Mr.. Cox with the diamond who. in re-
ply, made very appropriate reply.