Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1912-05-03
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The Harry Thaw, of Marinette,
Wis, is not in an asylum for the in
sane. All, no; but in prison, where
men guilty of murder ought to pass
the time.
why Roosevelt's Campaig n
Failed is heading in a recent is
sue of the Tacoma Ledger. What?
starting to whistle so early in the
game? Courage is half the battle.
they say.
If Taft doesn't bother, worry and
poster the Colonel too much from
now on until after the Republican
convention at Chicago, who knows
but what the Colonel, after March
4th may appoint Taft foreman of the
White House garage?
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"As between Taft and Roosevelt, give
us Taft. '-IVillapa Harbor Pilot.
Seemingly. scanning the political
horizon, between Taft and Roose-
velt," the people of the United
States will elect a Democrat as Pres
ident. it is impossible at this date to
give you either one of the foregoing
mentioned gentlemen. Sorry!
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The Rev. Marion Simms pastor of
the Presbyterian church at vinton,
Iowa. has promulgated set of Ten
Commandments, of which the Second
one reads:
"Thou shalt not forget that the win
some ways that made thy husband pre-.
fer thee to all other women are necessary
to hold him. Verify, verify l say unto
you, hair rats are as valuable in mar
ried life as in courtship."
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Tacoma citizens showed in their
recent municipal election that they
are weary and disgusted with the
mixing of religion with politics. One
of the winning candidates said:
II am gratified with the result. be-
lieve it is complete reputation Of many
ministers Of the city in their prostituting
the churches for political purposes,
abandoning the Word Of God on Sum
days to preach politics"
Yea, Yea.
Tacoma reformers of the purity
sort, insist that the City Of Destiny
having no red-light district, is free
from the so-called vice, yet in q late
issue OF the Tacoma Ledger. in an ar
ticle headed: Scarecrows and Rat
tleboxes Of the City Campaign" one
reads: "One police officer notified
Probation Officer Read, there are 13
bawdy houses ON G street, between
Eleventh and Seventeenth streets. "
Oh, you free.from.vice reformers Of
Tacoma!
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n Sod Memory.
"Hello, old man! How's business ~
Ssh! Take off yonr hat when You
speak Of the dead. ."-Judgs.
The foregoing was reprinted in
the Tacoma Ledger. The exchange
editor of the Ledger certainly is q
truthful man. to say the least. He
knew the josh" was appropriate; q
truthful illustration; typical Of busi-
ness conditions in Tacoma-dead-
and by gosh, it is to be hoped he will
not be /" fired" from that paper for
clipping and running it.
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The Chautauqua Circle OF Kent,
Wash, instituted at their annual re.
ception recently, an old.fashioned
spelling bee." The Kent Journal,
speaking of the affair, says:
1t was real surprising to see how rapid
ly the lines disappeared. The most
amusing thing of all, perhaps, was the
number who tripped on the word rhodo-
dendron, the state flower. At least .
dozen loyal Washingtonians were study
ing the spelling books Tuesday to find
out how to spell the name Of the state
flower of Washington.
Almost as bad as the Olympia Re-
corder, with the word exorbitant,
isn't it?
Why should John Jacob Astor,
though possessing $3.50. 900, 900, be
played up by the big papers as be.
ing any more of a hero than those
five mail clerks who went to their
death doing their duty-trying to
save the mail; or the firemen, oilers,
musicians, walters, cooks, or any
other wage-earner on the Tita mic? ?
These poor fellows lost their lives in
heroic manner, as we'll as John
Jacob Astor or Major Butt did, and
they are as much human as Astor,
Butt or any other noted men on the
Titanic were, and are entitled to re-
ceive as much homage for their sac
rifice of life. Every man on the IT.
tanic who went to his death doing
his duty is hero.
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Albert Johnson, editor of the Ho-
quiam Rashingtonian. who is a candi-
date for Congressman-at-large. is an
ardent, flat-footed. speak-right-out-
in.meetin' supporter of President
Taft's principles and administration.
As the majority of Republican vot-
ers in Washington State have washed