The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-10-28
DAILY INTELLIGENCER.
Thursday, Oct. %, 1880.
BURKE AT wALLa wALLA.

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BURKE EAT wALLa wALLa.
A Democratic journal ia this ely
having male considerable blow over
the rapturous receptions of Judge Barke
at walIa walla. we have taken the
trouble 10 publish in fall the report of
the sane furnished By the Union Of that
plsee. II will be foand below.
Last Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock
a small audieuce OF ladies and gentle
men assembled in tLe City Hati 10 hear
Judge Thomas Barke. the Democratic
candidate for Delegate 10 ConDes,.
give the reasons fof ste faith that "a In
him. Before Mr. Burke had gotten
through the hall vas es@tsrssbiy fiiied
with ca attentive. II not an apprecia-
tive xudieDee. Thr meeting was called
TO order By the Hon n 7 Cation, who.
without pfdase. Introduced Judge
Burke. who was received With rouDd
a sppI anss . be advanced 10 the ffena
Judge Burke IL not very prepossess-
ing man in appearances. He IS shorter
by q head than Nra Caton, Of slight
build and win kSdgh. probably, Iz5
pounds. We Judge Mr.. Burke % be
about 40 years Of age. His head 10
large, with thick hair. his brow high
and broad. his lower face. which h cov-
ervd by heavy raoustacbe and beard
OF intense biackhess. probably dyed
il narrow. His nose 10 Of . pug order.
His mouth n large and not impressive.
His voice 10 clear and musical: bis
enunciation distinct and his language
correct az " eramnar. ills eyes are
set we'll back 10 bis head, are OF dull
black color, and be has the disagreeabie
habit Of shutting the left one while
speaking. 81 though emphasising a
point with wink. His gesticulations
sro many and frequently inpressive.
While speaking he reminds one OF
school boy wearing . false board.
and dscisiming carefully studied
piece. He spoke Without notes
and was occasionally applauded.
Taken IS whole the speaker
and the speech made . favorable
impression. M. Bnsks decked his
points with 80 many oratorical ofna-
msnts that they wef. frequently, like
fashionable bopncs, 1hidarn from view
by the trimnings. lie opened his re-
marks by discoursing on the beauties
Of our ysllsy and il climate. claiming
that they wodld not be complete until
we we're united with Puget Sound by
iron links. He claimed shat there
could be no commercial or general pros
perity without good government aud
urged that IL WAS necessary 10 turn the
government over to tho hands Of the
Democracy. who have opposed all meas>
ufes which have been proposed for the
advancement Of the best interests Of the
people during the past % years. He
held up bis hands IN holy horror be.
cause Cabinet officers have seen ii. to
make speeches Outing the present cam.
paign. rs though they, more than any
others In the land. were not better
qualified TO tell the people exactly
what was going on 1t the scat of Gov
efnmeut. He claimed that Senator
Conkiing's great speech was simply an
outpcuring VI hatred and revenge. that
tho Republican party was inspired by
the Same sentiments wtile he utterly
ignored tho fact that tho South Is made
solid by the desire Of It's inha bitants
to revenge Themselves upon the people
who cl,seked butadld mot obliterate
their desire TO destroy tae Union. Lie
pleaded earnestly and eloQaently aud
strove BY drawing pictures Of the hor-
rors Of war, md the badness Of carpet
bag fnle TO justify The solid South. He
clsimsd thst the majority OF the voters
Of the United States cast their ballots
Tor rildea. end thss thsesfore the mi.
nority rnled, Forgetting tosx plain thai
the President n elected BY Che msiority
vote Of the electoral college, aud not By
the popular vote.
Altsr tNlkipg Nationsl politics Cor
-iwsnsy minptss 10 mid Il was foolish TO
speak about them ~ we could not vote,
va were disirsnchised and had been for
twenty seven years. lie, said that a
man who voted In Territory under
the influence Of National politics IL \
bad man, opposed TO the istsrssss Of the
Territory. lie then proceeded 10 argue
that be should be elected because nc
wa . Democrat snd Congress was
Democratic; that Mr. Brents had 10.
suited and abused the Democrats in the
Hoass and that thay would do nothing
for him. He failed to remark that tho
next Congress, TO which Mr. Burke
wants 70 70. will, in all human proba.
6iisy. have . Republican majority In
both Houses. He had not heard from
! Ipdins. He said the Chinese question
l. the biggest BONANZA q politician ever
struck. and then no proceeded to work
to lead mall its dips. spsrs. ssgles aud
ramilications. fairly skinning the heath
Gu Chlnos. He next worked the poor
mas Iced. The dignity Of labor. but did
not citc either the immortal Lincoln OF
Nj Garfield ~ examples. Nor did he
insult the intelligence Of his audience
by claiming thai either d the National
candidates Of tho Democratic party
had ever been poor men. He said the
Democrats did not Ia their platform,
erected at kalamA. resolve In favor OF
iuternal Improvements claiming that
everybody know that q Delegate or 4
Member Of Congress always expected "a
and did get ell the appropriations be
could Cor his Territory OF State. bat be
forgot TO mention tbs fact that the Ma.
tional Democratic party has always op.
posed internal tmpsoyemsnsA He az
gued against the arrAying Of the East
err against The Western part OF The