Washington State journal and Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1906-1907, 1906-11-21
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Count White may think he has hard
task before him in Russia, but he has
never tried to enforce the prohibitory
law in Kansas.-Kansas City Star.
Edwin Markham begins his newest
poem, Thou art the wind and thu
Tyre" Oh, WELL its the poets privilege
to lie. Don't feel bad about 1t, Ed
New York Evening Mail.
Uncle Joe Cannon says he has tic
Presidential bee in his bonnet. In cor
roboration Of this assertion 1t may be
POINTED out that he Is dropping nc
honeyed words on tho subject.-Chi
cago Tribune.
Tho Gar may extract a grain Of
comfort from the reflection that this
trouble was bound to come anyhow
and 1t IL better to have 1t come now
than at the end Of another year Of war
Chicago Tribune.
A Baltimore city official has pro
tested against having his salary in
creased. Populations Of ofi1ceholder!
from other cities are on their way tc
the Monumental City to have a looI
at this Observation-Disclosures Herald
The story Of the steel company
which violently seized the homestead
of a brave old woman and RACED 1t Ia
the ground while she was vainly seek.
ing the protection Of the law Is as old
as Naboth's vineyard.-Philadslphia
Record.
4 The atrocities committed upon Amer.
lean women missionaries In China call
for prompt action on the part Of our
government. Regardless Of the ques.
ton whether these missionaries invite
trouble, they are American citizens,
and as such must be protected
Springfield Union.
Next year, when the South produces
100000 bales Of cotton a. 10 not
improbable, we wish our farmers to
get not less than 10 cents per pound.
The Cotton Association and Its on
GERS should have next year In view
when suggesting prices for this years
crop.-Columbia Is. c. State.
Now let those 100000 women who
are going to ask the Senate to unSeat
Reed Smoot select one Of their num-
Der who is able to state legally suf-
ficient reason why he should be un'
seated and leave the presentation OF
the case to her, and then something
may be Observation-Disclosures
Sentinel.
President Ripley Of the Santa Fe
Railroad system says that the meat
packers combine makes the transpor'
tation rates on Its products. 1t has not
been so many months since Commits
sioner Garfield officially reported that
he was unable to find any evidence OF
combination In the meat business
Pittsburg Times.
King Alfonso tells the Spanish Cor
ties that the country needs a new navy
Just why does not appear. Spain has
no more colonial possessions to cause
her trouble, and has work enough al
home in quieting popular discomfort
and promoting prosperity to keep hel
busy and to provide use for her spare
change.-Troy Times.
Simply because lot Of safe-blow.
ers successfully attacked the safe In q
life insurance Office In Mississippi last
Wednesday night, 1t Is not to be taken
that Mississippi Is retrograding. Mere
ly showing return to the ancient
methods Of looting instead Of the po-
liter ways of observation-disclosures
Commercial Tribune.
A contemporary has found that a
miracle has been performed. The gro
GERS of the United States have sold
3,5OU.OO pounds of pure Mocha and
Java coffee. though the customs sta
tistics show that there were only 49,.
600 pounds imported. 1t may be a
miracle, but to the skeptical 1t looks
liks a fraud.-Milwaukee News.
Mr.. Rockefeller, having received
something more than 100000 In the
shape of oil dividends during the cur
rent year, more than ever feels the
danger Of riches and more than ever
feels that his advice to the youth of
the country to 60 to work and be con-
tent with moderate incomes was just
the very thing.-Cincinnat Commercial
Tribune.
As far as Federal supervision Of in
surance companies goes. that has GER
tainly been knocked into pie for the
present. There has not been for years
any thing that has tended to make the
people more skittish Of Federal super.
vision than the disclosures going to
show Just what little Federal super
vision did to the big life companies in
New YOrk.-Dallas News.
This is one Of the grafter's chief ar
guments: II we don't get it somebody
else will. Turn us out and you will
merely change one set Of thieves for
another. This Is the insolent reply
these plunderers make when they are
told to move on. They assume with
supreme impudence that whoever
holds public office will steal right and
left. as they have been doing. They
put all men on plane with them.
selves.-Phladelphia Press.
Count Witte is doubtless free to al.
NIT that several millions moujlks
whose notion Of the blessings OF liberty
is mainly unrestrained Jew butchering
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