Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1912-04-12
OLYMPIA, WASHINGTON FRIDAY MORNING. APRIL 12, 1872
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Many Christians are like the Lean
ing Tower of Pisa, gone as far from
uprightness as it is possible to 60
without toppling over.
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All of US should be guided more by
the law of kindness-kind to all
especially to the poor and to those
who have strayed from the path of
rectitude.
When you ask for job in Chira a
be careful not to assert you can do
certain work, unless you can; for if
you attempt, and fail-off comes your
head. Beware! Beware!
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A woman writer in an Eastern
magazine writes: A kiss on the
forehead denotes reverence for the
intellect" Perhaps it does, but the
average girl doesn't care for that
style of intellectual reverence, does
she?
President Taft would have the peo-
pie of United States worship at the
shrine of the Judiciary. He would
have people believe that Judges are
inspired, divine, also infallible, can
not err, not make .mistakes-are
only to be looked upon. but must not
be touched. Ugh!
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Speaking of Charles Schomulla, the
crazy Pole, who attempted to assault
Senator Gore with q club at Wauk-
esha, Wis.,, recently, while the SEN
ator is blind and public sentiment
naturally goes out to him; one must
realize that a blind mind cannot rea-
son any moro than q blind man can
see.
Because they proved incompetent
after asserting their fitness for the
work, General Ma, commander of
the Republican forces at Kiukiang,
China. ordered several municipal
officials at Nanchang beheaded. Gee!
II Uncle Sam beheaded all State and
municipal officials who assert their
fitness. but who prove incompe-
tent
George F. Cotterill, Mayor Of Sc.
attic, is also the national chief Of the
Independent Order of Good Templars.
He asserts he will not sign liquor IL
censes. as within 10 days after their
presentation to him for signature
they boone valid under the city char
ter without his approval. Mock mod
esty; goldfish reform, and hypocritical
action, Is this. on the part Of the
Mayor Of Seattle.
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It is curious how the most truth
full Of men will lie when their wives
ask them how they like their new
hat. Probably such a man would
not tell o falsehood under any cir
cumstances, but when she holds the
mass Of falderals, fiummydubs and
gewgaws up for his inspection. he
praises it to the skies. No man. that
is q man really ever understood
enough about . woman's headgear
to admire it; he knows he is running
grave risks Of future torment by his
mendacity; but by q little artful
lying he escapes the danger Of pres
ent torment. And so he lies.
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Tacoma proclaims to the world at
large that within the city limits has
been hatched q four-legged chicken.
Why thus marvel? Why should Ia
coma magazine the Matching Of a
four-legged chicken, as something
strange. or out Of the usual run of
events. after the Matching within
her gates Of q scheme to have Re-
| publican standpatters in the East
believe that the majority Of Repub-
licans in Washington State are faith
full disciples Of President Taft, when
the cold. truthful fact is that the
majority Of Republicans in this State
are for Theodore Roosevelt for Pres
ident Of the United States. tooth and
toe.nail, so to speak.
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In an address ut Boston (Mass.)
President Taft said:
at 10 not lett to the executive of State
or Nation. or to the judge ON the bench,
] whether State or Federal, to decide what
| 10 right when there is law declaring
what is right ON the statute books. The
law is the guide Of the Judge and the
Governor, and not his individual opinion
as to whether the law is good or not"
hut should Judge exercise his
individual opinion. instead of the
law on tho statute books, in deciding
a case. ignoring entirely that the
"law is the guide of the Judge. and
not his individual opinion as to
whether the law is good or not,
what remedy for such high.handed.
outrageous proceedings will Taft
suggest to the American people as
an attempted, if not as a positive
cure2
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| The deacons OF a certain church IN
lColville. Wash, for reason only