Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1874-09-19
USE OF SILENCE.

A pity that so few people understand
the full effect of well-timed silence
How eloquent it is in reality! Acqui-
esccnce, contradiction, difference, dis
dain, embarrassment and awe may all
be expressed by saying nothing. 1t
may be necessary to illustrate this APP
parent paradox, by few examples.
DO YOU seek an assurance of your lady
loves affection? The fair one confirms
her lovers fondest hopes. by compliant
and asserting silence. Should you
hear an assertion which you may deem
false, made by some one of whose We
racity politcncss may withhold you from
openly declaring your doubt, you de-
note difference of opinion by remain
iny silent. Are YOU receiving repri-
mand from superior? You mark your
respect by an attentive silence. Are
You compelled to listen to the frivolous
conversation of II fop? You signify
your opinion Of him ly treating his To-
uuaci,y with contemptuous silence.
Again, how much domestic striFc..might
have been prevented, how of;en might
the quarrel which by mutual aggrava-
ton has, perhaps, terminated III blood
shed, had it been checked in the com
menrcmcnt by a judicious silence!
Those persons only who have eXper-
fenced them a,c aware of the beneficial
effects of tAa! forbeaiance, which to the
cXaSperating threat, the malicious
sncer, or the unjustly imputed culpa-
blity, shall never answer word. A
soft answer turns away wrath; but
sometimes erring humanity cannot give
this soft answerin moments OF irritation;
in'such cases, there stands the fortress
of''silence, with doors wide open, rs re-
fuge for the tired spirit until calmer
moments come. Think of this seriously,
you who glory in having the last
word"
FERNANDO Woop ON THE PRESIDENCY
\ Saratoga correspondent says: Yes
terday Wash. Mclean of Cincinnati
and Fernando Wood were talking on
the balcony of the States about the
next Presidential campaign.
''Is Grant working for the Demo-
cratic nomination, Mr.. Wood ?" asked.
''No sir; Grant is working for the Re-
publican nomination." replied Mr..
Wood "The Democrrtic party will
never go outside again for Presidential
candidate. 1t will run dog before it
will run Gen. Grant"
"What is Grant doing?"
"He is laying his pipes for a third
nomination by the Republican party,
and he'll be nominated too. l have
private means of knowing that Grant
holds the reins in his own hands, and
that matters are being fixed SO us to
compel his denomination.
"Will other Republican candidates be
in the field p
eyes" replied Mr. Wood, "but they
will be weak, no one being strong enough
to cope with Grant, and by convention
time every candidate will be whipped
into the traces and Grant will be nomi-
mated. know what I'm talking about,
and you see if it dosen't come true"
TRUTHFuLLY SrATED.-An exchange
truthfully says: The Democratic party
has been, and is from tradition and
principal always opposed to all unlaw-
full combinations, and to all class legis-
lation. 1t never was pro-slarery or anti
slare,y party, but is held to the strict
ness of the law, for or against either.
And as respects opposition to protec-
tive tariffs. to the creation of mono
poly and privilege and its favoring low
taxes, and an economical administra-
ton of all public offices holding the in
cumbent thereof to rigid accounta-
bility-it presents an unbroken line of
example, precedent and history, which
its most bitter opponents can only OBJ
ject to, that it changed its character
when the objector deserted or went over
to the present Republican party.
W"Can't they train Cinnamon to
eat srasshoppers?" is the conundrum
pronounced hy Interested narties in the