Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1876-12-16

to bleed afresh. Zach. Chambers
emissaries are now passings around
the hat and woe unto the poor en-
ployee who refuses to put in his con.
tribution. He is bounced" witbon,
ceremony. These, and the gospel q,
hate are what the Democracy have II
contend with. In the North thew
will conquer, but Low will it be in Tho
South when the bayonets of the repu.
lar army of" A Great Free Republic"
are held at the threats of Democratic
voters? The Credit Mobilier steal
the Black Friday Swirdle, the Pacific
Mail, the San Domingo Job, the Sale
of the French Arms, the Brides Of
Post Traders, Straw Bids, a Bank.
rupt Navy and thousand other like
offenses pale before this last contem.
plated outrage against he blood.
bought rights of people. We hope
the threatened calamity may be
bridged over peacably, but the carpet
Dagger loves the bayonet and We
await the issue with many forebod.
ings.
General Grant has returned to
Washington and looks much the
worse for his summer dissipations,
His face is red and bloated and betrays
constant devotion to powerful stimu.
lants. He has aged much within the
last year, and looks like a man who
has seen trouble and is trying to
drown it in the flowing bowl. As the
"boys" say, he looks "rocky."
Doubtless he sees the handwriting on
the wall and begins to realize that
Belshazzars race is run,
His kingdom passed away;
Himself in the balance weighed,
Is light and worthless clay"
The session of Congress which be. !
gins on the first Monday of next De-
cember, will take up for considera-
ton several measures which are of
the utmost importance. The Presi-
Dental election will have been decid-
ed, and with it the issues now before
the public. There are other issues
real, living issues-which are crowd I
ed out Of sight temporarily, that an
election may be decided between the
Democratic and Republican party Or
CARNATIONS. But there have been
steadily growing up other questions
of vital Importance to the welfare Of
every man in the land, and with the
reassembling of Congress. these issues
are certain to rise up and divide the
ranks of both parties to some extent.
Chief among these are
The demonstration of Silver.
Finance Reform.
Civil Service Reform.
These are three issues of great ma
tional importance that will come be-
fore Congress during the coming ses-
sion. Experience has taught us that
upon these, as upon most other ques-
tons, the bulk of the Republican Sen
ators and Representatives will range
themselves upon the side which
promises to put the most money into
their own pockets. This is sad, but
it is true. No impartial man who has
carefully watched national Legislation
for several years part can doubt it.
Dom Piatt says "the Republican
platform is in fact q conjugation of the
verb steal, from the present tense Of
steal: thou stealest; he, she or it
steals; to might, could, would or
should have stolen; he, she or it
might, could, would or should have
stolen, the imperative of steal thou
and let him steal" They would like
to hold ON until there is nothing left
to steal.
The glory of the Republican party
narrows down to the creation of car
pet-bagger and the Christian states
man. The noblest sentiment is when
one rises from his law-making seat
and says: Mr.. Speaker, in the name
of God, amen! let us rob somebody"
Their thieves, like Belknap and Bah
cock, have only to present themselves
for trial to be acquitted, or like Boss
Hesing, Jake Rehm, and others Of
the whiskey ring, are only convicted
to be pardoned. CHEuA1Is.
BANKRUPT's SALE.-The Utsalady
Mill property is to be sold ct public
auction on the 11th 1ay of March,