Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1869-10-02

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sion through the country every six months
since the war has been the least of it. As
President he is pushing his social prcrog-
ativcs to the fullest bent. There have
passed fourteen weeks since the adjourn
lncnt of Congress. Grant has passed half
of them here, the rest in social unbcudiug
elsewhere. They say he takes gaily to The
dance at Long Branch, sliding through
the figures more glibly than at Annapolis
and West Point This is very well, but
the country is asking of him aud his Cab
met few serious questions that it would
be we'll to have answered from Washington,
reception balls at the seashore notwith-
standing. What about Cuba, South Amer
lea, Virginia, the South, the Alabama mat
matters, and political assassinations?
TIE SPHINX poLrcy DON'T FILL THE BILL
1t is credible that the Cabinet and the
head Of the nation, properly digestng these
things, would not find much time to be abb
sent from the capital. Anyhow, the ma
ton is anxions to sec looming above the
rosy horizon Of balls, routs, excursions,
banqucts, receptions, and seaside trivoltics,
the executive head of q powerful Rcpub-
lican Administration. We are hardly con-
tented with this sphinx-liko policy. 1t
may be Delphic, as Shclabargcr said, but
is less than Republican. The President
would do well to accept humility from
the Cabinet fasco and consult the plcople
hcncctorth. A member Of! the Grant tani-
ly is reported to have remarked, just after
the nomination 1t was the Gcucrals de-
sire not to be made President by party.
but by the people," Perhaps here is lit
tie light. Perhaps Grant believes that
the "era of good feelings" may return
again under his Administration that he is
u Colossus, under whose legs all the people
can walk. So far the
PETTINEss OF HIS ADMINISTRATION
has been the most Objectionable, and now,
playing President, he reminds you of a
boy who wished to be king, so that he
might ride on the gate post all day." If
he will stop buying bagatclics in New York,
and parading his Presidency along the
rorches Of the Stctson, and keep to Execu-
tive business here he will look more like
successor Of Washington--his ambition,
We are told.
THE DENTS FOREVER.
Early after the Inauguration, when Off
ccs and honors were heaped, like Attilas
bucklers, upon the royal house of Dent,
YOU might have heard here among certain
sagacious Western men pertincutly sus-
ccstcd the establishment of firms " to GO
into the brothcr-in.law business" The
suggestion had dropped from my mind, un-
til. arising from my sick bed, l hear the
buzzing OF u fresh swarm Of Dcnts-come
out like locusts-applying for Satrapics in
the Southwest.
One believes almost that there is solnc-
where brokcragcof this magic name upon
whose bearers honors and Offices are ex-
pccted to drop like stars. A storckeeper
of Ancient Persia went one day to lbra-
him. the Governor of his province, to re-
quest the abatement of the taxes he was
unable to pay to IIassc Ibrahim, chief
magistrate Of the city, and the Governors
brother.
"You must pay or leave the CITY," re.
Piled the Governor. "Where shall go"
asked the shopkeepcr. "To Shiraz," was
the reply. 'sYour nephew rules that city,
and your family are my enemies" said the
shopkceper. Then 90 to Cashin." " But
YOUR uncle is Governor there" Then
complain to Shah" "lIc is your elder
brother, and Prime Minister" Then go
to the lower regions" exclaimed the Gov
ernor in passion. "Alas. your pious
father is dead" rctorted the storekceper.
History repeats its trying situations, it is
said, for every people. The Dents are
our Ibrahims. We meet them omnipres-
ent here, and only by virtuous life have
the hope of escaping them in the hereafter.
NEGRO Observation-Disclosures have
been, says the Chicago Times, since the
overwhelming defeat Of radiealism in Ten
nessce, some negro disturbances in that
State. Tho effort of the Radicals; led by
the disappointed political guerrilla Stokes,
to reverse the popular decision through
the Washington Administration, has al
ready given the clue to the cause OF these
disturbances. The fact now comes in a
more direct aud positive way; and the ne
gro troubles arc fomchted by Radical rutfians
IN the Stokes interest, as u means to In
duce the Washington Administration to
look to the appeals of the revolutionary
democague. The surest and quickest way
of putting an end to the disturbances !.
would be to notify Mr.. Stokes to ''call OFT
his dogs" and in case he should not do so,
to put their master in a situation where
he can no longer set them on.
TThe real leading spirit of Japan now is
Satsuma, the Treasurer OF the Empire.
He is the richest Of the native princes Of
Daimois; adopts every improvement, arms
his followers with breech-loading rifles; ;
has sent as many as fifty young japanese
to be educated in various parts Of Europe,
and, in word, is a man Of the times.
nss- The manner Of carrying the hands
:: l,o,,s . srro indicfment of the mind