Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1864-01-02
Bread Upon the Waters.

1t is vulgar saying that " Every dog has
his day." but its appropriateness is our npol-
ogy for using it at the present time in refer
ring to the temporary "grandcur' achieved
by the Territorial Secretary. lie now ap-
pears to be the acknowledged champion of
the aspiring dcmagogues who have been out
in the cold so long that they even acknowl-
edge a Partially for "grccnbacks' which
scarce twelrc-month ago they condemned
in such harsh terms and declared to be s. not
worth baubcc.'" We presume none of
our readers, however, can fail to sec the
game which is attempted to he played, for the
advancement of the main movers in the nice
little scheme. There can bc said to be
community of interest,"" Little further
than the present movement, the disposal of
the printing is concerned, and in due course
of time the true object of each individual in
the plot will be palmer and more easily un-
,lcrslood. The Secretary might have had
more than one inducculcnt for his action, but
til S we will not now assume, but merely draw
such differences from his official conduct as
we believe they primarily bear. There is al
ways much pity (Which is said to be akin to
love- in martyMom it is " strategy. my
boy" and the persecution" of an Admins
tration slow to reward fidelity to party in
times gone by, might be an enviable lever
for his advancement by the party i'll which
he now finds his chief aid and support. 1t
is barely possible the Administration might
change, and then - how we corks would
swim! 10 illustrate, VIC will assume that
Mcclellan should be elected President. In
that event, what better endorsement could be
asked by the Secretary than the high culogi-
uins which have fallen from the lips Of the
"two-paragraph Wcbstcrian orator.: What
better record than the past and present, the
selection of one who has heretofore acted and
voted with tho great Democratic party, to
fill the very position that he failed to obtain
but one year ago by the aid Of "Dcmocrat-
ic'' votes and the promise to establish
Democratic" orgaa
The present Administration has but short
time to run before another popular canvass
for President takes place. Now who knows
but that the Territorial Scribe may be wiser
than he has generally obtained credit for be-
ing: Who knows but that he has cast his
prophetic eye into space, read the stars, and
knows, in vulgar parlancc, just " which way
the cat is going to jump: Who knows but
if there are too many candidates before the
next Democratic Union (of course) convcn-
ton, for them all to obtain "show,' but
that a $4,000 office with squirolcnts'
might not be desirable: This is counting,
however, that certain things should not come
to pass; that certain candidate does not
receive the nomination at the gift of a ccy-
tain convention, and that certain aid should
not be withheld to make his election certain.
Certainly! The war will probably be vir
tually ended ere another twelve month, and
President probably elected within that
time-it may pro1al/y be one man and very
probably another, SO there is nothing like re-
naming on the fence till one knows which
side to get down on-providcd one is not
pulled off by over-zealous confidential friends.
It is hoped that the crown of martyrdom
will be withhcldas longas possible, Of coursc,
but what is lost on one tack is gained on
another.
But little to lose and mach to gain,
The great secret is, to do " smhi" poyin'."
TIE RUSSIAN BALl.-The N. i. Herald
contains several columns describing the great
Russian Ball recently given by prominent
citizens of New York City in honor of the
officers of tho Russian war vessels lying in
that harbor The Herald estimates the
whole cost incident to the affair, as follows:
moderate average, ~ s25o,ooo
Masculine purchases, ut same, 5O,OOO
Jowclry, 100000
Bogucts, 5000
CoiiFurcs friscurs &c., 1000
Supper for two thousand, with wine, 10000
Expenses Of Acadamy, decorations, &C., 10000
Carriages, 5000
$4,000
ILLUSTRATED PAPERS, Erc.-We are
again placed under obligations to Jerry w.
Sullivan. of San Francisco, for large pack
age Of the latest illustrated papers, periodicals,
newspapers, etc. His libnality is proverbial
on this coast, and good bargins can always be
obtained from those who do not deal niggard-
ly with the publishers.
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