Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-03-25
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Applicants for pensions will heartily
endorse Speaker Cannon's new meth
Cd OF rapid procedure in passing PEN
sion bills.
Possibly Russia is not sorry because
the Berlin treaty prevents its Black
Sea squadron from proceeding to the
scene of war.
1t is not certain that the Boxers
know which side they are damaging,
but they don't care, just so they make
lots of trouble.
We are in favor of Uncle Sam pay
ing to ex.Queen Lii 81 100000, if it
may have the effect of keeping her
full name out OF sight for all Tins.
Germany could create a"diversion
likely to have far-reaching results" in
the Far East, by unwrapping certain
well-known variety OF German cheese
in that neighborhood.
The Russians have the satisfaction
of knowing their submarine mines at
Port Arthur were in good working
order, even if it did cost them one OF
their own vessels to find out.
If people, when addressing a letter,
would only put from whom it comes
and their address on the envelope, the
dead.letter Office in Washington, ID.
c., would not do such large business
each year.
Excursions are run by the Southern
Pacific railroad company from San
Francisco, CAL, to Reno, Nevada, in
order that" Frisco" citizens may gaze
upon the pure and unadulterated snow
and skate on ice not made by hand.
The Baltimore fire has caused many
able editors all over the country to
insist that modern fre-fghting ap.
pliances are inadequate to cope with
great crises. Just to relieve their dis
tress we suggest that all modern fire
departments be abolished and bucket
brigades substituted.
A man who died at the age of 80
years in West Virginia, the other day,
claimed that the Bible commanded
man not to make craven image Of
himself, and hence never had his pie
ture taken, which is to be regretted
because the appearance of man who
holds ideas like this, in 1904, should
be matter of record.
Sky Pilot Henry. of North Yakima,
had better remain behind his pulpit
and not jump into the arena of the
Smoot political investigation. "Old
Boy" Henry is liable to have his hair
pulled, his face scratched, and be
called horrid mean thing. by the wo-
men of North Yakima. Henry either
wants his photo" in the big papers
or wants, perhaps, a job-a political
one-backed up with Smoot influence.
The old stage coach, in which
Greeley took his famous ride, with
the old stage-driver, Hank Monk,
handling the ribbons. will be taken
to ST. Louis, by the officials of Nevada,
and used by them as their coach OF
State. Hank Monk, the stage.driver
now dead, will be remembered by
everyone who has read Mark Twain's
Roughing It." Monk is buried in
the cemetery at Carson, Nevada. A
plain sandstone slab marks the grave,
and in niche in the stone is a por-
trait of the man who got Horace
Greeley in "on time"
Scandals seem never to have an end, !,
these strenuous days, in Congress.
The newspapers now furnish a long
official list of members of Congress
who have used their official positions
to have exorbitant allowances granted
to postoffices, or postoffice officials,
"because it would help them in secur.
ing q reelection" Letters are pub
lished from such members of Con-
gress-members from both branches
in which the request was made for
. fol
have to do now is to state that it was
all done as q "josh," and it will be all
right.
William Randolph Hearst has given
the use of his seven papers for the
betterment and lifting up of the labor
ing people. He is a rich man himself
and can we'll afford to live without ex.
posing the hardships. discomforts and
oppression of the men, women and
children, who must toll or else starve
for want of food, clothing, and so on.
He has fought the trusts and is still
giving them battle to-day. He is the
laboring mans friend in need and in
deed. He knows the condition Of the
wage-earner in the United States bet
ter than any other man in America
to-day. He is the friend OF labor be-
cause in his heart he knows that they
are the backbone and strength OF the
country to-day.