Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1883-07-27
Political Points.

The Republican want a tariff for
d, election with Incidental revenue.
1t will he observed that Ohio Dem.
ocrats have the Republicans ty the
wool.
No fire will have TO be set under
the OHIO campaign this year to mako
it warm.
Democracy is the reverse OF aris-
tocracy. 1t meuns universe. pollti'
cal equality.
Revenue reform is the issue ten
dered by the Democrats to the he.
publicans in all the States.
When Republican rohs the Gov
eminent it Ii never considered any
thing more than irregularity.
In view OF Bob Ireersoll's success
in The star route trial the devil is
not likely to change his lawyer.
Eleven good men and true. and
one with delirium tremsns, say that
star route stealing is no larceny.
The Republican party is SO used
to scandals that the star route busi-
ness will not hurt it a great deal.
Dorsey is unaccountably slow in
firing off his libel suits. II is pos
sible he suspects they are loaded at
both ends.
Dorsey declares most positively
that he will not be candidate for
tho Republican Nomination for the
Presidency.
The cheering intelligence comes
from New Hampshire that the Re.
publican msculne has been smashed
all to pieces.
To give u Republican the jimjams,
it is Gully necessary 20 tell hun that
Tilden Is sound as u dollar and
weighs ton.
If Foraker is AS good a Judge as
he is represented to be, he probably
kn,ws by this Time that ne will not
be the next Governor Of Ohio.
There il said to be q growing ten.
dency on the part of the Democrats
i'll favor OF tue reuUm'n ,tlon of
Tllden aud Hendricks Tor the Presi-
dency and V.ce-Pres.deut in 1854.
Ii is highly satisfactory to the tax.
payers Of this country 10 be told
that the private claims before the
next Congress will foot up 5000 900,
QUO. Most of the claimants re Re-
pubilcans.
Vern"n, one of the Star route
jurors, says he has fallen heir to q
large sum of money from the estate
OF his brother III Texas. The other
jurymen say they won theirs playing
poker III the jury room.
It Was Thomas Jefferson who said:
Were 1t left ~ lille to decide wheth-
er We SHOULD have government with.
out newspapers or newspapers with.
out government, should not hes.
itale a moment TO prefer the latter"
The Chicago Tribune says that
Andrew Jackson annuuuced the prln.
clple that ITO the victor belongs the
spoils." Andrew Jackson never an
nounced any such principle. Will
liam L. Marcy, of New York, was
the author of that phrase, and the
Republicans have been hugging it to
their bosoms tor more than twenty
years.
A Washington correspondent anti
mates that one r. b. Hayes will ap-
ply for place on the retired list of
the country, with q fat salary. This
fraud claims that out of the Presi-
dental salary he had saved only
$95, 600. Next We shall have the
heirs of Eliza Pinkstone or my Lawd
Pierpawnt. asking for a stipend
from honest people.
Now MIR. Dorsey threatens to
make public certain documents
W. ich he tells bis friends will ser.
iOusly damage Blaine, MacVesgh,
the late POstmaster-gensral James,
and, indeed, all the Republicans
who deserted him in extremity, in
Guiding the President. In that case
Mr.. Dorsey will be able to again
focus the public eye in . very bril-.
liant and talented manner.
There is q difference between q
politician and q statesman. The
distinction is broadly stated by James
Freeman Clarke, as follows: "A
politician thinks of the next cleo.
ton; statesman of the next genera
ton. A politician looks for the
success of his party, q statesman
for that of the country. The states.
man wishes to steer, while tue poll
tician is satisfied to drift" The
trouble ID that the politician ia
piesumptuous, and desires TO pass
assurance for knowledge aud ability.