Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1911-09-15

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GsOv1oJAL OPINION
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1917
= What right has President Taft to
deny the right of self government to
Arizona?
One cannot shake dice in Tacoma,
but one can shake the dust from
Tacoma of his feet.
a woman'S idea of Il manly man
is one who doesn complain when
the baby cries at \. NJ
Car Taft is taking another West
ern swing around the circle. Poll
tics must lie attended to.
When n man wears n new hat for
the FIRST time. he imagincs every
man, woman and child he meets is
aware OF it.
Gee! Talking about freaks! Why
some circus has not offered Tacoma
an engagement is simply beyond hui
man conception.
There are women cooks in the base
ment who should be upstairs in the
drawing-room, and women in draw
ing-room who should be cooking down
in the basement. Yes, sir.
Wouldn't it be funny if Clifford Pin
chot's Alaska shark should turn out to
be boojum .-P.-I.
And Secretary of the Interior
Walter Fishers Taftitis- -Ballinger-
tits. should turn out to be dodo?
Says the P.-I: No sturdier
American than William Howard Taft
ever occupied the White House"
No; not if weight be considered
and this is the heaviest quality about
him.
For one thing, Woodrow Wilson is
finding ont that he made some very in
discreet speeches during his ramblings
over the countrv.-P.-I.
Just substitute the name Of Will
liam Howard Taft, for that OF Wood
row Wilson, in the foregoing para
graph and-well, what's the use of
wasting any more space?
To study music and French, and
let the fire go out that she started
to cook her hubby's supper, may be
classical, but to me it s trashical. a
well-cooked dinner or supper is the
most classical art husband wishes
his wife to entertain when said hus-
band is hungry.
The recall is working overtime in
Seattle. The people voted for it,
and have right to use it, and are
doing it in the Queen City; but indi-
vidually. could have the power, Id
dump the recall overheard into the
sea of Oblivion, so to speak. quicker
than you could say Jack Robinson. "
The people of the United States
are going to rule. and not a Presi-
dent thereof. The time is here now
to show the money-bag classes of
the United States that they can't
steal all the gold in Alaska. nor die
tate what the people of Arizona
Shall or shall not do as regards the
recall" plank in their State Con-
stieution:
Mrs. Reggie Vanderbilt has set
new fad for Newport sassiety.'
Yes. indeed. Reggie did the Stunt
OF removing her shoes and stockings
waded into the water with her crab
net. and in an hour caught enough
fresh crabs for large party whom
She entertained at her home in the
evening. Now all her guests, since
she explained her manner OF catch
ing the crabs, are practicing the
same method.
Not many suns ago the P.-I. was
pleased with delegate Wickersham of
Alaska. But 10 and behold! in a re-
cent issue Of that paper it prints
cartoon showing Wickersham as
blackening Alaska, with the follow
ing lines underneath: Delegate
Wickersham-" | wonder If | Have
Made 1t Black Enough?" Delegate
Wickersham, of Alaska, must have
told some one in Washington, d. c.,
that he did not believe John l.. Will
son would ever be elected to the
United States Senate from Wash
ingtOn State, or limited it.
President Taft vetoed the Arizona
Statehood bill because its constitu-
tion contained judicial recall. Ari-
zona should remember Russia has a
Car. Taft's veto of Arizona S state
hood bill should be passed over his
head. The people of Arizona know
what they want in their State Con =
Constitution and the United States
Senators. regardless of parties should
See that the people of Arizona get
what they want. President Taft is
claiming the rights of a Car, 4
tyrant, and should be sat down on
by the United States Senate.
| have supposed that it was only
women who, when seeing a mirror in
plblic place, at once became busy