Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1912-02-09
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this State.
1t is reported Acting Governor
Hay may appoint John L. Wilson
United States Senator, should the
opportunity occur. This is the only
manner in which John (the peren-
niaD will ever procure the position.
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The Payallup Valley Tribune says
The Tribune shoots straight at the
Mark of Truth, Regardless of Who
May Be Hit or Hurt" There are
folk in Puyallup who say what the
Tribune declares Truth, is considered
Lies, by them.
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All those who have lost their
reason are not in the insane asylums.
The mad crowd is outside, not inside
the walls. Too many with unbal-
anced minds are in our Legislative
halls and places of power and in
fluence. "-Leslie's Weekly.
With the coming of millions OF
foreigners to this country there has
been imported, unfortunately. many
odd heresies, which Uncle Sam must
stamp out, else the greatest republic
on Earth UNITED States Of America)
will be only hollow mockery.
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BY different nations every day in
the week is set apart for public wor-
ship. Sunday by the Christians.
Monday by the Greeks. Tuesday by
the Persians. Wednesday by the
Assyrians, Thursday by the Egyp-
tians. Friday by the Turks and Sat
urday by the Jews.
The Cleveland Leader says, The
Department of Agriculture is out
with timely pamphlet on the treat
ment of sick bees. The one in Champ
Clark's bonnet will soon need medi-
cal attention. And there are 9TH
ers." The one 10 Taft's bonnet is
past medical aid-it's dead.
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It's laughable to see some folk
(the goody-goody sort), who are so
much holier than thou, in daylight.
act the buffoon, clown and general
all-round money y-on-a-stick. two-leg-
ged. part of pious Judas-hypOcrite,
when night covers their escapades.
Skunks are far more preferable than
such folk in form OF man. Yes, sir.
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Taft, according to Leslie's Weekly,
of q recent date, with q highly
commendable candor," admits "he
sometimes makes decisions between
railway stations. A great many OF
Taft's decisions seem to have been
made between water tanks-the de-
cisions need so mary explanations
pumped into them before they are
deemed ready for use.
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Woodrow Wilson is showing his
contemplate ingratitude; has shown
his color - yellow. Wilson could
never have dreamed himself as O
Presidential possibility, had not
Editor Harvey of Harper's Weekly,
championed and groomed him as
such. Such material as Wilson has
proved himself. is not the kind that
Uncle Sam will allow in the White
House chair. Now that Editor Har-
vey has washed his hands" of such
an ungrateful man as Wilson. it's
the Land OF Forgot" for Woodrow.
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A writer says that Andrew Carne-
gle is the greatest philanthropist in
the United States. How soY In
building Carnegie warehouses for
books (the cities paying half for the
structures and agreeing to keep
EN- up in future; when the ma.
iority of those who procure books
are financially able to buy the same,
and where a shabby dressed individ-
ual is scanned by the clerk in charge,
as if he was freak or tramp. and by
looks. telling him that his room is
better than his company. Philan.
thropy! Ego-self-praise. Seeing
his name in print is what Carnegie
mistakes for charity.
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A measly dOesn' t.love-music and
farmer, in Milton. Ore
gon, complains because patrons on
the telephone line who do like music
should play their phonograph, thus
giving their friends and neighbors a
over the wires. This farm
sr" who is interested in nothing but
what has money consideration COM
planned that if q man wants to find
out the price of wheat. and look
lown the telephone to do so, he
would be more than likely to hear
Alexander's Ragtime Band, or some
,ther popular tune" This farmer
lOes not consider that there are peo- |
pie on his line who are too much
men and women to complain that |