Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1910-06-03
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civil service" is q big frost and
should never have crept in amongst
Uncle Sans effects.
President Taft is much like Prcsi-
dent Harrison-not popular with the
masses of people in the United States.
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Just who handled the whitewash
brush in the most artistic manner
has not been decided yet-the Hay
boys or the Tafthands.
There are two ex-Speakers of the
House, living. Gen. Keifer, of Ohio,
member of the present House, and
ex-senator and ex-Secretary of the
Treasury John G.. Carlisle, of Ken
tucky.
Hi Gill. Mayor of Seattle, is win
ming high praise for the way and
manner he is conducting the affairs
of that city. Gill is made out of the
material all men admire - who dc
and dare.
It's shame to keep groceryman
Hay away from his store in Wilbur
for another Governorship term;
hence, this is the reason the State
will see that another receives the
Office at next election.
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"We belong to the brass band pro-
cessiOn in works Of superiiciality. -
Sky Pilot Matthens.
Holy Willie Matthews is correct.
Matthews can always be found blow
ing the tuba in the brass band,
too.
President Taft, 10 McClure's Mdga.
zine for June, says:
!. Personally, am utterly opposed to
Socialism"
And it may be said that every
Socialist is utterly opposed to Taft
ism and Ballingerism.
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Governor Hay may repair old politi-
cal fences, build now ones; manipu-
late all the political wires he and his
friends are capable of doing, but all
their work will avail nothing. The
people of Washing ton State have had
all the Hay governing they wish.
The name of the next Governor oi
Washington State will not read Hay.
Fate has so decreed
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. A Corydon, Ind, hen is reported ia
have gone to her nest every day fol
eight weeks, and each time came of
cackling, but she left no egg. How like
, some of these insurgents. .'-Tacoma
Neacs.
The insurgents" have not left
nest yet, Notwithstanding the Ia
coma Ne,cs asserts that they have.
It's time enough to crow after the
insurgents" have left the nest, SO
to speak. Anyway the Tacoma Ne,cs.
and papers like it, are hunting very
steadily and zealously after their
supposed egg, and most likely they'll
discover q tub full of them in Septem-
Der next.
A man who works for the city,
should be compelled to earn his salary
as is the man who works for an indi-
vidual-that is. tine man working for
the city. should be required to work
the full number of hours as is the
: man who works for an individual.
There should be no difference-both
are wage-earners. The man in the
overalls is just as good as the man
, in the most fashionable up-tO-date
tailor made suit, and sometimes bet
. ter. If there is any soldering
to be done, let the man in overalls
have the benefit.
, From cablegrams it is plain to be
seen that Queen Alexandra and her
I daughter-in-law, Queen Mary. hate
each other Us many mother-in-laws
and daughter in-laws of the "com-
mon herd" of humanity do. Mother
n-law Alexandra took first place as
chief lady mourner, but she should
have been accompanied by Queen
Mary, who is entitled toprecedence
over everybody except the king. "
But mother-in-la Alexandra, as
| mother-in-laws are prone to do,
kicked up a row with her daughter
in-law Mary, as they always do, and
mother-in-law Alexandra rode with
her sister Empress Marie. as she in
tended to do. right along. Queen
Mary was relegated to the rear, so to
speak, by mother-in-law Alexandra.
Poor Mary, how pity you.
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Admitting many lives are sacri-
feed annually in celebrating the
! Fourth of July-and in most in
stances it is caused by pure and un-
, adulterated carelessness-that val
liable property is destroyed; yet the
fact of both being the case, should
not hinder or retard the patriotic
; genuine American citizens of the
United States from using explosives
in celebrating the grandest, the
greatest aud most glorious day in