Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1912-01-12

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on anything that resembles money.
The SIN, of Sunnyside, will issue
a daily. May the venture prove
golden sunshine for the .S"n.
Bet all the money you can scrape
and borrow that the next President
OF the United States will be a Demo-
crat. 1t is written so.
"It is all over; get busy and be a
booster for Seattle" says the P,-L
of the Sd inst. Why alone Seattle?
Why not your own home town?
Jack Johnson has arrived home
from London and Paris, yet, SO far
no cigar has been placed on sale in
Olympia bearing his photo and name.
If Hillman, the Seattle millionaire
real estate man is guilty, why should
he, because he is wealthy. be kept
out Of Jail, any more so than a poor
man?
a baby which crys from pain is to
be pitied, but baby which squalls
from mere temper, should be pad
died" and left to cry until it tires
itself out.
Look! No more dirty dishes to
wash. Food may be cooked in paper
bags now. But pshaw! Doesn't
some one have to place the bags in
stove or garbage? Might as well
wash the dishes; hadn t we?
1t is needless to say that Louis J.
Wilde, of San Diego, Cal. who is
to be tried in Portland in connection
with the defunct Oregon Savings
and Taust Bank affair, was wild
when he found thieves had stolen
papers connected with the case from
}he District Attorneys office.
If Hi Gill is a candidate for the
Mayorship of Seattle he will. in my
opinion. be elected. Here's hoping
he will enter the race, be elected,
thus proving 10 the P-L, Rev. NJ
A. Matthews and few more, that
the people of Seattle believe in Gill's
policy: Live and let live"
Theodore Roosevclt's Duty" is
the heading of an editoriatin a re-
cent issue of the P-L Gee! Talk
ing about nerve and gall, John l..
Wilson seems to have plenty, and
then some Debating what Teddy
should do! It's to laugh" as the
Bard of Avon says. It's like the ant
saying to the elephant "Who are
you shown p
The P.-L begs Theodore Roose-
velt not to become a Presidential
candidate. It's q 100 to / shot that
the pathetic and sickly pleading
against the Colonel's candidacy in
favor Of Taft, belched forth by John
L. Wilson. owner of My newspap-
er, the Seattle P6st-Inteiligeneer,"
will be ignored entirely by Teddy"
Roosevelt. who will be nominated by
his party.
The P-L says editorially: So
it is the former Roosevelt Office
holders, now outside the breast
works, who are trying to steer the
insurgent machine into support OF
the Colonel for denomination. How
disinterested OF them" The >P-I
could also have said it is the Office
holders now inside the Taft breast
works, who are trying to steer the
Republican standpat machine into
support of William Howard Taft, for
denomination; and it may also be
added, using the Pts own Ian
guage: How disinterested of them.
The Rev. Sydney Strong, pastor
of the Queen Ann Congregational
Church in Seattle. preached SER
mon the other Sunday entitled:
" The High Cost OF Dying" Odd
title, isn't it? DR.. Strong said the
proposal of H. c. Henry, of Seattle.
to establish a crematory and reduce
the cost of dying raises an import
ant social problem, and from this
phase of the question drew his text.
Among other truths Rev. Strong
said, as regards "The High Cost of
DYING: 1.-The high cost of dying
is public burden. 1t is anti-Chris-
tian and anti-social. Our extrav-
agance is graft of paganism on
Christian civilization. The heads of
church and state by ceremonial pomp
have set bad example. Like priest
and prince, like people. Our grave.
yards are the scenes OF monumental
follies. Think OF the wasted millions
going into rough or chiseled rock,
guilty of every offense against good
taste and order"
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