St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-04-13
ENJOYED IT AS EVER.
The Loyal Legion Puts in Its
Usual Pleasant 0eca-
sion.
A Unanimous Compliment
rendered Commissioner
LOehren.
Capt. Castles Humorous and
Witty Paper on the
Sutlep.
Among Other Business Two
Members Added to
the Roll.


meritorios reputation for the high order
of OratOry and good cheer evolved at its
meetings. 1t stands at the head of
social organizations in the line OF the
opportunity for oratory, and through
the veins of its members flows the blood
of the nations builders and heroes. The
meetings of the Minnesota commandery
are always highly enjoyable and enter
tanning, and last nights meeting
at the Ryan was one of the
best held in the history of
the society here. There was a goodly
number of the members OF the COM
mandery present besides few guests.
Dinner was served in the ordinary. The
after meeting was presided over by
Junior Vice Commander c. Ii. Woods.
Before the social features of the even
ing began, Capt. Henry A. Castle arose,
and, calling attention TO the fact that the
newly appointed commissioner of pen
sions, Judge Lochren, was present,
spoke in eulOgiStic terms of that gentle
mans fitness for the position to which
he had been appointed by President
Cleveland, and then offered the follow
ing resolution:
Compliment to LOchren.
Resolved. That we tender our COM
paniou, Hon. William Lochren. our sim
cere congratulations on his appointment
to the honorable and responsible posi-
ton of commissioner to pensions of the
United States, assured that he will so
administer his exalted trust as to do
justice alike to the veteran eX-Soldier.
and to the soldier, for the preservation
of which their sacrifices were made.
A chorus of voices seconded the mo-
ton to adopt the resolution. Gen. j.
w. Bishop said, in secOnding the adOp-
ton of the resolution, that the president
and the country are the ones
to be especially congratulated on
the selection of Judge Lochren as
commissioner of pensions, as it is
rarely that so able man is chosen for
the position. The resolution was adopted
with a hearty and unanimous vote.
Judge LOchren was then called for, and
spoke briefly to the effect that when he
first heard from newspaper reporter
that his name had been mentioned for
the place he supposed it was mistake,
as he had not sought the appointment,
and was disposed after the rumOr was
confirmed not 10 accept the position. 1t
was only after mature consideration that
he consented totake the important office.
In view of the fact that the newspa-
perS, the people and the old soldiers had
spoken kindly of him i'll connection
with the position, and the office was
rendered by the president in such
way. he felt it was his duty to accept.
The commissioner said he did not eX-
! pect so much notice of his appointment
to be taken by the Loyal Legion. He
confessed that he is not familiar with
the duties required of the Office, but ex-
pressed hope that at the end Of his
term the people will think somewhere
nearly as much of him as at present.
A Humorous Paper.
The paper of the evening was read by
Capt. Henry A. Castle. His subject
was "The Suffer-" and he handled 1t in
a highly humorous way-so much so
that the entire audience kept up all al
most continual laughter and applause.
The suffer was shown up in all forms
and lights, and the allusiOn to his char
acteriStics, operations and supplies so
broad and comprehensive that thou
sand varieties were included Ill the
was taken that the suffer was born, not
made, and although he may once have
been as pure as snow, but:even then he
was Sutler in petto. Among other
| things. Capt. Castle said:
Army service gave technical nomen-
! clature to many familiar avocatlonS and
| characteristics. The ecclesiastical su-
| pernumerary was called the chaplain.
| The pharmaceutical neOphyte was called
surgeon. The district messenger boy
was called an adjutant. The hearse was
| called an ambulance, and Its driver,
sure of dry lodgings, was high up in
the four hundred. The sergeant major
was called-everywhere The colonel
was often called " fool, the quarter
master was usually called - rascal,
and the zeal rascal was sometimes
known as the sutler.
Positive subtle; comparative and SUI
perlative sutler, was an acceptable
genealogical formula, in many dialects
| of North American broken English, III
those DAYS noted for the mad massacre
of innocent idlQmS.
The sutler kept, or tried to keep,
alleged articles of virtue to sell to the
"boyS," so called-meaning the soldiers
who, with warm hearts, cold feet,
flexible stOmachS and bashtul con
sciences. environed him from zenith Il
nadir and return. Keeping was harder
than selling, and getting his pay wa;
hardest of all. Thus beset with hard
ships, his lot was as cherries as that o.
The Mugwump in Politics.
with a wasp-waisted brain. protuber
ant rectitude and just enough soul t
serve, in lieu of salt. to save his carcas;
from decay. What with shortage, anC
leakage and stcalage among pretended
friends, and imminent risk OF capture
by an alert entMy, the suffers stock II
trade was as uncertain as the saliYarN
aim of a sociable Kentuckian.
No sutler was ever drafted into the
army, or hired as substitute and aftel
ward suffered national reprOach fO
failure to note his future career anC
weave Masonic immortelleS around HI!
sarcophagus. He could not wait for the
draft. lie volunteered early and often
with visible alacrlty and enthusiasm
often tumbling over himself in hi!
eagerness. and as often disappearing hi!
own folly with plunging- fiercenes:
a little later. Rosy were his dreams OF
rolling, glOating wealth; cruel hi:
awakening to the devastated verify
cruel as casting babes to crOcOdiles.
AcQuit him in advance OF hypocrisy
and thus clarity the record. He pro
fessed no patriotism; he pretended to
no bravery; he cherished no martha
ambitions. Money was his confessed
objective, the richly upholstered goal OF
his solicitude. For him one crowded
shower of glorious gold was worth a
whole aurora borealis of golden glory.
Others might fight the battles or write
the ballads of his country; he was con-
tent to peddle its Thomas and Jere-
miah"-fuid in flat tin cans.
In this strain the address proceeded al
length, to the great amusement of the
audience, and at the end the command
cry gave Capt. Castle vote of thanks
Down to Business.
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