The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-03-21
BROTHERS MEET
AFTER 20 YEARS
Pioneers of '89 Run, w
O.. and George Cox
Reunited
RECALLS BIG DEBATE
lincoln-Douglas Debate Help
ed Determine Politics of
the Two Men

r-o-ge since the day the two
a.r,ed In Guthrie in 1901, there had
-, ro exchange OF news between
40 tuo kinsman: neither was even
=: cha, the other was alive until
,or, days ago, when a nephew
-.,od word to the older brother
roo,oe. who Is retired cattleman
.,a lives in South Dakota, that his
A ounrcr brother lay gravely i'll in
VI rulsa hospital. Thercupon he
',., no time in definitely locating
,be Tulsa man, and last week came
10 sec him -
.No couldn't make each other
o,, " W. -. Cox, still very weak and
y1 ,S,n and lying upon his bed as he
,,lked. said yesterday. when
.aw George last he wore whiskers all
o,sr his face. 1t was fashionable
,hcn YOU know. ] couldn't get used
"a him as he looks now. l think
maybe | haven't changed as much as
he has. but 30 years Is a long time.
never knew all this time where
george was, nor ne didnt kno"
nhcre / was. He's been in the cat
rio where we were in business to-
sether. and he's retired now. He
has a wife and family, but I've never
seen them
Came to State at Opening.
The CoXes came to Guthrie at
{bo opening from Illinois following
inc panic OF '73. They had a farm
al west OF Guthrie, nine miles from
Ctbe convent and with the exception
Of little time spent Skiatook, w.
o. Cox, the Tulsa man, lived there
until II years ago, when he came
10 Tulsa Reminiscing, he harked
hack to the days of his boyhood
when he and the brother George
from whom he has been separated
20 long, with the two other brothers
and four sisters that made up their
family lived in Wyoming, little
town in Stark county, Illinois.
1t was there in So" said Mr..
Cox, that Abe Lincoln and stephen
A. Douglas stayed all night at our
house once when they was stumpin'
Illinois. | was ten years old then.
Just little shaver, and George was
rs months older. ! remember we
vas pretty much impressed with
Steve Douglas: he wore broadcloth.
fashionable clothes they was and
smart lookin'.
Abe Plain Dresser.
ABE Lincoln, he was tust as
plain and old-fashioned--my. l re-
member how We looked at his
clothes. They was blue teans-i
cont suppose you know nothin'
about blue jeans, but your gran
father could tell ye--the coat and
pants. and the coat was cut Prince
Albert style. We thought that was
funny. And talk! How that men
could talk! We all sat around the
fire after supper an listened and
pretty soon George, he climbed up
In Abe Lincolns lap and 1 climbed
up into Steve Douglas. Mr.. Doug
| las, he asked me what my politics
vas and | said, I'm whatever you
air He laughed, and said, then
you're a good democrat And, sir,
mats what I've been ever since.
Then Mr.. Lincoln, he said to George,
II your brothers a democrat, what
are you" And George says the same
thing did; I'm same thing you are.
ar he says. And that's what he's
uten ever since. We was talkin'
Snen George was here about how
nose two men that night deter
mined our politics. Not that there's
mlch difference between the two
arues' now. / don't think there is.
george and | was arguin' when he
sss mere, and we both think that Il
lph ! make so much difference now
which you was.
Lincoln Full OF Wisdom.
Abe Lincoln,' he went on. had
we most wisdom in his face OF any
nan | ever saw. Just plain and
"vlheiy he was, but even then. little
Zap mat was, / could feel the
rr,.nuhess and wisdom in his face.
.ns' talked OF Wyoming that night
suu when Mr.. Douglas got up, so
gessed up and fine lookin'. every
y thought poor Mr.. Lincoln
g'uh nave much of a chance. Then
me sot up and began to talk, so mild
% saa sort OF slow. but say, before he
IVY through, everybody in the audi
V,uve was with Abe Lincoln. And tell
SSHea ,ST lie was allus twistin' every
No b'"s INTO something different, and
nouia make a dog laugh. My
rer uroYe him to Tulon the next
o'hh' ] knew he wouldn't let
~, out | was crazy after Abe
haSl, so | went ard hid In the
,Sss, OF the buggy and didn't let
",m w Know ! was there until we was
uple OF miles from home.
Isor my father wouldn't send me
'aSh all that way"
,on. COX has been i'll for more than
mss,,n n!ohths. a nephew OF his,
Bntchis ms daughter by chance in
ulhson uncla'a s Kansas, heard about his
wrote ilness, and in a few days
about s other uncle i'm Dakota
Tine a. Mr. George Cox lost no
with H. setung into communication
tSG!s last week with him leaving for
40 ranch in South Dakota Fridav