The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1910-05-27
EDITORIAL EDICTS

If rubber is short why not stretch it little? Ev
cry little bit helps when little more is needed
France will only have herself to blame if her birth
rate doesn't increase after this Chicago Record.
If it is true that Haeys comet has lost its tail that
explains why you cant get your eye on it. It's like
the Dutchman's 1ea
Confound old Haleys comet it did the astronomers
and wise men dirty Irish trick and they do not
if it never comes back.
Reading the testimony in the Ballinger-Pinchot in
vestigation should give most any the impression
that, all men are liars"
crimp has been placed in delinquent tax coIlec-
tons and all because the and concerns higher up
defying the law.
If Mr.. Taft intends to avoid speaking in all states
which declare against the present tariff he will have
lot of time to play golf.-Chicago Tribune.
No, 1 do not know Mr.. Samuel Leroy Crawford,
but wonder if he is not of Sam Crawford whom
use to know in Seattle many years ago.
Mountain scenery is grand, magnificent and sub
lime, unless you happen to live in close proximity
thereto, in which case it is simply ----.
Black Negroes are not always the most pleasing
things to the eye from the Caucason standpoint, but
Jack Johnson seems to look good to them just
Wehave sneaking idea that those pictures Of the
Times of Haeys comet, about which the Times de-
clared it felt just bit crusty was anatomical fake
Recently California reported earthquake shock
In view of the fact that seemed rather indisnct it
might only have been the subscription liar of the
Times set upon by Joe Bethem.
man tried to cut stick of dynamite in two with
his pocket knife The knife has not been heard of
since and the man must have gone to look for the
knife as he has been missing ever since.
Philadelphia councilman by the name of Blessing
was found guilty of bribery but the jury prayed the
court to extend its blessing the unfortunate Who
said there not honor among thieves.
Rubber is said to be continuing to go up in price.
If the head of the rubber trust only had end of
strip of rubber tied around his neck and the other end
of it was tied to limb of tree rubber would cease to
go up thereafter.
Seattles Blethonan blubber may be journalistic
crackeracks but judging from the tone of the coun-
try press they aggregation of journalistic high
binders, who would support horse thief for position
of honor and trust if it got price.
All the world now knows that Hi Gill is mayor of
Seattle he has denied Governor Hays request for
City Engineer Thomson to represent the state at the
Good Roads Convention in Europe Gill needs but one
finishing stroke to demonstrate him to be the states
man of the twentieth century and this has been made
in a letter of denial to Governor Hay.
Seattle municipal teamsters want an hour to get to
their work ana an 10 go ana DOCn OF CneSe
hours to come of the regulation eight hour work day.
In other words they want the city to pay them So rs
per day to go to the stable and then go home again.
This reminds one of that mighty army that marched
up the hill and then marched down again.
''If you get the Times you expected to pay for
it, snars the editor of the Times chatting under the
criticism of the weekly press for the paper coming
during the present campaign. If the Times is not ex
changing with any of the weekly papers then the pre-
T1dr
paid for the paper sent to the various Offices for the
cannaion lies It contains