Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1908-03-20
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nor has expired
The other Instruments all howled.
Their hearts were full of ire,
And they together beat the drum
Because it dubbed the harp Il Tyre
Mead should be beat for nomination
as candidate for reelection as Cover
nor OF Washington. His pardoning
record should not be forgotten.
The voters of Washington will bid
! farewell to Governor Mead in the near
/ future. and none of them will need a
handkerchief to wipe their tears away.
In telling the public of the good
deeds. for which he should be re-
elected. Governor Mead forgot to state
doned.
| klam: II sat at the table next to
yours in the restaurant yesterday, and
| couldn't see why you laughed at the
stories BlOwhard was telling"
Starfish: He was paying for the
dinner"
The Australian voting system may
have its drawbacks. but 1t is IA more
fair and square method than the prim-
ary. and you can scratch" a name if
you so desire. while under the primary
system you vote the party ticket, or
Ill
canism?
There is a well-known saying.
And doubt not II is old,
Which says that speech is silver,
But silence is gold
Thus make no long grafton.
Yet say the words with zest:
admire the other papers
But love STANDARD for the best.
Ere many months. Governor Mead
will be relieved of his duties rs Gov
ernOr: then he will have ample time
to devote to his cOw-tO watch out and
see she is not taken up by the pound
officer; attend to his "blooded" chick
ems, and-live the simple life" In
quiet. graveyard-like. Bellingham. The
sooner the better.
Anna Held. the wellknown actress.
says in order to become good actress
one must have the temper of an angel
the figure of a Greek statute. the face
| of a goddess. and the skin of rhin-
ocerOs." Gee! I always supposed to
become good actress one must have
diamonds. so that they can be robbed
and Autographs in Jog different tints?
| Assistant City Attorney Quick of
Tacoma. holds that a person can only
vote for the persons on the ballot
which he receives under the primary
law. The primary law is not satisfac-
tory to many voters, becaus, of this
The primary law. SO to speak, slaps a
man in the face. far as freedom to vote
for the man. not the party. is con-
cerned. The primary law simply says
vote for each candidate on the ticket,
or you don't vote at ALL Ugh.
A special delivery letter addressed to
the POst-Intelligencer from Olympia ar
rived in Seattle at AIS p. m, and was
not delievered to the P.-T. until $50
| fhnnoh ha &,
four blocks from the postoffice in Sc
attic.
This is one complaint out of four
made by the P.-I. in its issue of Sun
day, March Sth.
Surely. far as attention to postal
matters in the Queen City are con-
cerned. the Seattle spirit" is sadly
missing.
! fear the writing of love letters Is
q lost art. Most of those which are
made public during breach of promise
trials are sorry specimens, and would
even ruin the reputation OF Seattle
quack advertisement writer. Your aver
age l0ve-stricken swain throws very
flabby epistles off his chest, and | dom
envy him his feelings when these mis-
sives are dissected in the courts To
those In love. l submit the following
as a model epistle: ''Darling,-I love
you more than hitherto. Do you love
me more than heretofore? Yours,
Harry" This is loving, and to the
point. and invites an answer. Compare
it with the effort of a candy-maker in
st. Louis. who certainly ought to know
a thing or two about the condensation
Of tender epistles:
Dear Mabel. Love-I will see you
Thursday night, dear love. Excuse
writing, as l am busy. have not
much time now to write of love. From
dear loving Willie, who loves you
greatly"
Presumably. loving Willie was so
busy boiling his candy. that he had to
boil his letter likewise. Anyhow. |
don't think much of his effort, and if
this is all candy-maker can produce
what are we to expect from police
man, or a sanitary inspector, to whom
the sweets of life are denied?
4 4 r
Politicians who hold public Offices are
really not the Indispensable mortals
many OF them consider themselves to
be. When a public man is about to
lose his position. his colleagues try to
persuade the public that his departure
Will be a calamity to the community.
Nothing Of the sort. There are about