The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-09-10
Brother StOughton in Search OF his
Office.

II was at the moment when Grantism had
reached the final elimination Of it's in
fames, when PHIL SHERIDAN had tossed
the Louisiana Legislature out Of the Capitol
windows, when BELKNAP was telcgraphing
In ecstasy how the President and all OF
Us" approved this summary overthrow of
Nnmhlican institutions, when the whole
country was In state OF alarm and anxiety
over the outrage, and when every decent
man the country through-even EvARTs-
stood up to protest against it, that strange,
snock-headed iSsure wabbled out on the
political stage with q dscordant howl in its
defence. II was Brother SroUaHTOS's first
appearance as politician of national pre-
tensions.
For some time previous Democrat, he
had embraced that singular opportunity to
apostatize, perhaps because no supposed
that standing out thus in solitary servility
his chances OF reward would be uncommonly
good. He was greeted with universal
shout Of dersion and contempt. He wants
All office, they said. But Brother SToUdH-
TON was not appalled,. He would not have
lodged once il the Disguised public had
obeycd its natural instinct and fired ton of
IDtlcH tHRs At MN. ne WAS DeHI upon tual
Office, and was eager to put on any coat
that would help him to get it. MUNsoN
PIERREPoSr whispered in his ear that he
should have an olllcc, he should be real
Minister, and his beautiful shock OF white
locks should be carried in and out among
the powdered heads Of the court OF ST.
Jamess. But when the time came around,
huNsoN took the Office himself and left
Brother SroUGHToN with his feelings sorcly
wounded
Then he took it into his head that, in
Rsmuch a. he was the only man in the
United States pretending to legal edu-
cation who would say that he approved
GRANTS proceedings in Louisiana, he ought
10 he made Attorney General at least. But
Father TAFT was taken aud Brother Slough
TON left again. And he has never yet re-
ccved that Office. although he has sought for
II with diligence and tears. Travelling Sut
the other day at the hc"ls Of the Fraudulent
President away up in Vermont, he reminded
the casual crowd with a great sob in his
throat, and n melancholy glance at Brother
EvARrs parading in all the glory Of his
fraudulent honUrs, that he-Brother
bTOUGHrON still piung In private.
but BfDlilfI NIOUtiiTON hJIl nus HbI"S
perhaps Brother EyARTs, like Brother
PIERREPONT whispers an occasional word
Of comfort that the Fraudulent President
will one day notice him. And, indeed, Brother
BToUGHroN has reason to hope. Was he
not forward among the visiting promoters
VI the great Louisiana fraud When a
packet was opened by the Returning Board
containing the votes Of parish, accOmpa'
MED by false afildavits and forged and ante
dated certificates of the Supervisors, was il
not Brother SroUGHToN who calmly sug
gestcd that this mass of forgelics and per
jurics, by which 1t was intended to dislran
ehise pOpulous community, was mere
"clcrlcal error" while even john SHERMAN
who had the face to coach ELIZA PINKsroN
and the zeal TO deal privately with WELL
and ANDEKsoN, blushed, faltcred and turned
away Mr.. HAYES has taken rare goo'
care of SHERMAN, Of WELLS, ANDERSON, anC
MCLIN Why not Of Brother SToUGHToi
also
1t is natural, therefore, that man O
Brother SToUGIToN's wcll-groundcd expcc
tations should be highly scandalzcd by an!
proper characterization OF the electOra
swlndlo To which he was an asserting an,
assisting party. 1t was also to have bee
expected that the man who had spent man
days In the old pro-slavery Democrati
party, and who, after various minor tergiN
creations, finally left the Democracy whc
GRANT crowned the shamcs OF his admin.
tration with one Of the worst crimes agains
constitutional liberty ever perpetrated
America, should lay his tongue very rcadil,
and with peculiar JUNCTION, 10 tho long forge
ten cries of "treasOn" and secessionist
Whenever Judge BLACK or anybody else a
proaches To disturb the foundations Of u
great fraud of 1916 But Brother SToUaI
TON ought 10 bc careful. Mr. HAYES IL n,
Just now very earnestly engaged in makir