Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1870-07-22

SECRETARY HoAR AND HORACE MAY
NARD.-George Alfred Townsend writes IL
the Chicago Tribune this illustrative story of
Judge Hoar's Conflicts with the congres-
sional politicians, which have cost lin hi,
place in the Cabinet, bat made him il ma
tional reputation for political integrity and
independence and savage humor that is
no respecter Of the modern congressman
Mr. II Hfar probably lost his place through
his independence ard his indispostion to
be twitted by politicians. ! will give you
an instance Of Hoar's way Of offending
these gentry:
Enter to Judge Hoar's Office long-hair-
ed, tawny, lathy, congressman, from tie
State of Sadducee. Congressman dspos's
himself for grand Indian council, and is
amazed to observe the fearless temerity OF
Judge Hoar, looking him through and
through with those Presbyterian blue eyes.
Lest might give offeuse, will say that
Presbyterian blue is very sincere, honest,
dauntless blue, and what is of more cor
sequence in an argument Of this kind
-am Presbyterian myself.
The administrs tlon," says the iong-
haired Sadiucee, fought to take care OF its
friends and turn out lis enemies. All sue
cessful administrations take care of their
enemies by being very malignant to them. >
May | ask" says Judge Hoar, i'll
voice which half answers his own questions,
"what you mean BY the administration ?'
Il want to know says the other, in tie
vernacular of man taught to talk to a
caucus, "whJ run5 the fresidehl ma'
chine z"
"What is the Presidents machine p says
the Presbyterian blue eyes, with John Cal
vim and Theodore Beza both in them. II
cannot speak in that way. If you mean
who takes care of the business of the exec
utive, General Grant and his secretaries do
MQt."
Then" said the sick'y-skinned Sadducee
"they ought TO take care Of their friends,
and rot put them out of Office
IL infer of what you say Of friendship,
says the secretary, Chat it will come down
directly to some one friend"
The administration ought to take the
advice of its fiends. 1t ought to confer
with lis friends. 1t ought not to do things
to wound its friends without comforting with
its friends
"Oh.' says the secretary, blandly, "there
are tHU ltitudS III lIi5 Cast, YOU, ai4 tHO
man you came to see about. Now, if ad-
vice would save this administration, it is
quite safa spend half my time every day
bearing Just such aivice as you are giving
me. Please be direct and give IA your
particular advice about this one hiend that
| see we arc coming to-
The congressman, intensely irate, then
tells about man who has just been turned
out Of office and another man put in his
seat The second man. OF course, was not
fiiend to the administration. The first
man was. He was constituent. Of Mr..
Sadducee.
81 can tell you all about that case" said
Judge Hoar 'The man turned out had
been indicted for theft ard found guilty.
The administration was at that moment a
little select about its friends, Have you
any further advice to give, Mr-?"
Now, Judge Hoar has been trettei and
pushed out Of Office by just such spiteful
enemies as that Congressman. and, if the
man were worth namiog, would give him
the full benefit of bis name in large CAPT
tas. Let him be grateful to me, and learn
that don't consider him worth writing out
:, FIJI