The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1911-04-21

In commenting upon the proposed candidacy of
Howard Taylor for governor to succeed M. E. Hay the
Willapa Harbor Pilot says whether it will be Howard
Taylor other good man do not know, but
do know that Pacific county has had quite enough
Of the like rules of the Wilbur grocer "You may
not like the now in the gubernatoral chair of the
State of Washington, but, to up tree, it looks
if he will pretty nearly succeeding himself
though some other good man may give him strong
for his money
The Yakima Independent quotes Champ Clark to
the effect, He serves his party best who serves his
country best, and adds this may go down in history
by the side of Cleveland's, "a public office is public
trust all of which may be true, but then it would
very little. Champ Clark is by no means trying
to his country best now, but he is trying make
capital which be used to the advantage of electing
him other Democrat president of the United
States next year.
We had alwas been under the impression that the
Standard Oil Company was very powerful institu-
ton, but had thought it so powerful as is in
dcated by the Olympia Chronicle, when it says, "The
Standard Oil Company is preparing to make Centralia
its distributing point for southwest points," To dis
tribute its goods from Centraia should be very easy
matter, but to make Centralia do so nolens volens
would to be pretty big undertaking for even
Standard Oil Johnny.
1t is learned from the Lincoln County Times that,
something like forty per cent Of the population of
Lincoln county live in the toWns which seems to be
quite disappointment to the editor of the Times
just what practically half of the residents of any agr
cultural county could find to do in the towns of such
county is the burning question all over the United
States just now. what fools we mortals be- -
In a spirit of complaint the Sun of Sunnyside says
any town that does not adequately support its local
press is short sighted and lacking in public spirit
Does the Sun advocate such policy because needs the
money for its Golfers does do so because it merits
the support of the residents of that town? 1t often
happens that those who do the least to merit support
scold the most for not getting it.
1t remained for the Brewster Herald to be the only
paper of the state to edorialy declare Estate Land
Commissioner Ross is angel without WINGS and all
that has been said against him said in spirit of
maace and trying to blachen the good reputation and
character of this angel without wings" How much did
you get for the article Mr. Editor? Was it in cash or in
patronage?
From the Sumas News the following significant
paragraph is clipped where crops never fail and the
COW is queen, Sumas'' Its news to us to learn that
Sumas ever raised anything except hadese Saturday
nights and that she had enough cows to furnish
milk for the little berg that the News is doing so much
hollering about these days.
If what the Buckley Banner says concerning the
school teachers of North Yakima be true we must a.
gree with it, cupid has been doing most marvellous
stunt over there es twenty of the shemae teachers
toresgn next June for the purpose of getting married"
Wonder if this another instance of fools rush in where
angels dare not tread?
We had always understood the Aberdeen Herald
was back Democratic Sheet and yet in it's last
issue it declared Theodore Roosevelt stimulates good
citizenship" Surely, surely, the world do move,'
when Democrat is moved to say Republican stmu-
lates anything looking to the good of the country.