Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1864-01-02
Spirit Of the Press.

LV Thu p. S. Herald, under the head of
'.Ollical Encroacllment," reviews the Secre-
tary's position a follows: "Whilea strict
construction of the Organic Act of the Tchi-
tory may place the printing under tho exclu.
sive control of the Treasury Department and
the Secretary oftie Territory, and would jus.
tify the latter in contracting for the perfor-
nance Of the work, yet we hold that as the
contrary practices has prevailed since the Or
ganization of the Territory, a precedent has
been established, as binding as law, and one
which tho Department would not set aside
except in a very extreme case, such as the
election of a mau knOmn to be opposed to all
tie aOar measures of tile Government, and mho
would propose to use the patronage Of Mat
Government. for the support eta partisan and
hostilc press. The next Legislature will
have n majority of sound Union men there
that they would select as Printer a man
Of questionable loyalty. If the design was
to save money to the Government, by hav-
ing the work done at rates less than those
usually paid, why have not bids been in
vitcd, and the work given to the lowest re-
sronsible bidder. subject to the approval Of
the Legislature
70 Az soon as the House of Representa-
tives had organized, last week, that arrant
cheat, tho Territorial Scribe, sent in COM
municntion to the effect. that he had taken il
upon himself to furnish the Legislature with
aprinter of his own MISUNDERSTANDING
the Assembly accepted the Secretary's print
err apparently on probation. This was an un-
looked for concession OH The part of our indie.
pendent Legislature, and il, at least, par
tial acknowledgement of the Secretary's right
to remove an officer elected by the people
through their representative and fill his
place with one whom they but year ago
repudiated. Does anybody SEQ anything
like triumph of ons-man-power in this pro-
ceeding s-Seatt/e Gazette.
"DICK, Holm STILL. AND SEE THE SAL
WALTON OF Con. has been
freely and extensively charged against the
whole Northern people in the present war,
and We have certainly seen many of tho
meaner and viler manifestations of it, But
that the deep piety and sens Of continual do.
pendence on Supreme Power which UNDER
lies it move our people in the present
struggle was we'll shone by the immense app
plaus with which the people received. the 9th
or night. the above Cromwellian Phrase,
given MS the Presidents by Governor Yates.
~ Y. Herald. .r,i' ~ fH rra
CURrous.-Why do Democratic members
Of the House support the Republican Scribe,
when Union men oppose him ! Why do
Democratic members put a Republican In the
seat Of contested Democrat! Why do I'm
ion members support men who have no prin-
ciple at heart. and who knuckle to Copper
heads for office Why does tho Hon. Scribe
pod-augcr every member for his pet Thimble.
riggrr, when he claims tile power to dispose
of the Public Printing as lis pleases ?-Ocer-
land Press. r
"BLEss THEM THAT CURSE YoU."-Ac.
cording to the Secretary Of the Territory, our
government is literally fulfilling this Scrip
tural injunction. Pubs Printer is an open
enemy Of the existing government and has
opposed the Administration ever since il has
been in power; but the Secretary says h.
makes the appointment according to isstyxc-
tiona from the Secretary of the Treasury
Seattle Gazette.
~ In San Francisco they buy $4,000 in
grecnbacks with 81 500 in gold. With the
greenbacks they buy $4,000 worth Of goods
in New York, ship them. and sell them in
San Francisco for $4,000 in gold. Sure
thing.-Ne~ Hampshire Gazette.
u Nobody can pronounce VALLyDIoHAM
correctly without touch Of influenza in the
doze. Nobody can follow his political lead
unless affected by the scrofala Of treason.-
Oregon Statesman.
~ 1t has been found that the present
meaning Of the phrase the Union as It was"
means as it was two years ago:-D.
~ We won't pretend to say the rebellion
is Oh its last legs but we do know it has lat
terly been on its fast legs.-I1.