Democratic Sentinel, Volume 9, Number 10, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 April 1885 — TURKEY FOR SUNSET COX. [ARTICLE]

TURKEY FOR SUNSET COX.

The New York Congressman Appointed Minister to Constantinople. [Washington special.] Considerable surprise was expressed today when it was learned that Representative 8. S. Cox, of New York, had been nominated by the President to the Minister to Turkey. It was known to the friends of Mr. Cox that he was growing tired of Congressional service. Several times lastwinter he talked about resigning his seat in the House to engage in literary pursuits, but none suspected that he had any desire for further public service in a different department of the Government. Mr. Cox is one of the best known men in Congress, having for the past twenty-four years been a legislative, brilliant, and useful member of the House. He first entered Congress in 1857 as the member from the Columbus, 0., district, and served continuously as the member from that district until 1865, when he removed to New York. He again entered Congress as the representative of a New York City district m 18G9, and has served continuously since that time, having been re-elected to the next Congress. The work in Congress with which Mr. Cox will be best known in the future, is the life-sav-ing service, which he was instrumental in establishing, and over which he has watched with commendable zeal and great enthusiasm. The present efficiency of that service is mainly due to Mr. Cox’s care and vigilance, aided by the efforts of Mr. Sumner I. Kimball, Chief of the Life Saving Bureau. Mr. Cox also performed valuable work in the preparation of the legislation under which the tenth census was taken. Mr. Cox is a man of liberal education, and is the author of several works in which his observations while traveling in foreign lands are narrated. At present he is engaged in the publication of a volume giving his recollections of federal legislation during the three decades ending with the current year, which will include personal and historical memories and events preceding, during, and subsequent to the civil war. The intended and varied experience of Mr. Cox in public affairs and his extensile travels in oreign lands qualifies him to become an efficient diplomatic representative. He is not without experience in the foreign service, having been Secretary of Legation at Peru daring the term of President Pierce. His appointment gives great satisfaction to those who served with him in Congress, and is generally spoken of as an excellent selection. It is believed that Mr. Cox accepted the mission to Turkey in order to secure opportunit ; es for travel and observation in the Orient with a view of producing a work on the countries and people of the East. A movement is on foot for enlarging the strangers’ gallery of the House of Commons. which is now, in proportion to th© dem mds night y made upon its capacity, ridiculously small.