Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1871-08-05
Special Washington Correspond
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W. Edtor-' Here We are" on Penn
syivania Avenue. the white marble Capitol
buildings in front. the Presidential man.
sion on our right, the Treasury behind, the
huge Patent Office on our left, while all
is quiet on the Po,omlc.' The President
held lcvee last evening; the Dent family
and their forty cousins shonc conspicuous
ly among the throng; this huge body guard
led by several brass buttoncd heroes arc
now fed regularly at the public " free
lunch We learn that they are very anx-
ious to have Gen. Grant reelected. GA
fellow feeling makes us wondrous kind"
We have spent this day with our old
Democratic friend Garfelde. We enjoyed
his rhetoric for several hours in his Office,
during which we canvassed several matters
in general, but more particularly those re-
latng to the succession. l must compli-
mcnt our distinguished Delegate on the
neat appearance of his rooms, and the per-
feet order prevailing there. One side of
his office is divided into small pidgeon holes,
which are labelled, and in which are kept
papers relating to different matters. Ny
honorable friend made clean breast Of it,
and let me into the secrets of Congressional
life. From one drawer he took ponderous
bundle Of letters, petitions and recommend.
atoms, from seventeen different patriots
willing to serve their bleeding country in
the honorable position of Governor of our
Territory. From another locker he drew
a basket full of papers from twenty nine
willing patriots anxious to be inundated on
the altar Of their country in the various
capacities of Judges, Marshals, Attornics,
etc. We also observed square package
of documents, all from several hundred
loyal citizens ready to ofiicate in the rcve-
nue., Indian, and other departments of the
civil service. In handling bundle of
letters which were neatly put up, our hon
orablc friend laughed heartily The cause
Of his mirth appears to have sprung from
some sixty young gentlemen who had re-
celved assurances Of naval or military ca
detship, but as only two vacancies occur
during the session, of course iifty-eight
are disappointed. The most able set of
papers presented to us cmanatcd from
shrewd, cultivated grinder, who had passed
through the mill. This bundle was label
cd " Ilogem," and set forth the untold ia
clities Of that city for the "Terminus"
We noticed various papers lying loose on
the table, from leading gentlemen and sew
eral women, all soliciting the agencies or
oversccrs of the new Capitol buildings at
Olympia, the new Custom House at Port
Townsend, Notifications on the Sound, etc
This profusion originated in the repeated
assurances Of Mr.. Garfclde, during his re-
cent canvass that the various Committees
in the House had already reported in IA
vor of large appropriations for the con-
struction of these works. No such reports
are to be found in the official Journals of
Congress; yet those people swallowed it
all and have been constantly badgeriug our
Delegate ever since. The demands of
those parties arc worded in civil and re.
spcctful language; those from the appli-
cants for candetships are worded in classic
eloquence, drawn up with sublime flourish
es. One application, however, formed an
exception to this general rule, and deserves
specialization. Aprecocious youth known
to our boatmen as " Dogfsh JIM" was in
duced to yield reluctant support to Gar
ielde under the stimulating promise of re-
ceiving prominent command in the ma
rnc revenue service Under such encour-
agcmcnt he quickly DOTTED the mixed uni
form and went in for the gifted orator"
He drew the lucky card, but as yet has not
received any official recognition of his val.
liable services. Becoming impatient, he
broke out into violent abuse of our worthy
leader, who now enjoys the joke hugely.
Last, but not least, we were shown large
package Of papers, written in round hand
and wordcd in foreign language. This
plain bundle was labelled "Indian Reser-
vations." As neither of US could read
German, we must pass over the contents
of those papers in silence.
In the matter of Congressional appro.
priations our distinguished Delegate has
been most successful, and We are delighted
to spread the result Of his labors before an
appreciativc constituency. .'
For new Capitol at Olympia. 5000, 900
For Custom House at Port Townsend O0O, 900
For Fortifcations on the Sound ......... 900, goo
For Naval Arsenals and Docks 100. 600, 900
For Light Houses, Buoys and Beacons 900, 900
For Road across the 600, 900
For Surveying Public Lands ............ 90, 900
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. ........... $40, 900
| Now, Mr.. Editor, "look on that picture
then on this" Under all the circumstan.
ces we claim for our friend the need of
praise due his disinterested services and
if your citizens should hereafter fail to re-
ward those services by rejecting him to
Congress, then "therc is no justice to Ire
land" !'t ."' ;..
| Those who have accused our "gifted
Delegate" of . propensity for gambling,
should hide their heads in everlasting
shame. During our sojourn here he has
written over twelve hundred letters. The
few moments he devotes to innocent rccre-
alton, are usually devoted to billiards or
whist. Sometimes he amuses his more
intimate friends in the CONFESS game )"
this favorite amusement is strictly devoted