The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-10-13
JUDGE .UaK E,s LOGIC.

for Mr. Willard, will take possession ss
once
JUDGE DUaK E's LoGsc.
The Seattle Poet. for some not very
mystsrious reason, has fallen IN love
With Judge Barks and the Democracy
Of w.shingson Territory. while still
protesting 20 despise the national policy
snd pgiseipies OF laek Of principles Of
that party. This 10 consistency Of coarse
when visved through plates Of gold
bat 10 . common ohsssvss, deprived OF
such . medium. the thing assumes an
other color. The esssrslity Of mankind
have 1sng supposed the Washingtoo
Democracy 20 Be slice Of the genuine
article, snd il muss DO very notifying
TO the old war horses Of thst parry to
learn that they ere nothing but suck
ling colts, unbroksn 30 harness, and
only to be disciplined ander Statehood
training, that 10 our Territory the
party 10 too obscile 10 bear the borden
a nstional Issues aud such should not
be thrust upon II, Tor 90 says Judge
Burke and his Post.
This IL very thin tsny TO start with,
bat the Judge and his Post make it
much thinner before they ~ through
With their dieting argument That
paper reports Judge Burke - saying
in substance in the oousse OF bis Seat
tie speech that the present fnstiooal)
election would be close one. that the
c.. - H. TrxsSuA gs.k~~ -x..fA -
Democratic for the next too years. that
even admitting Q Republican House
end Republican President we're elect
ed. still the Senate would Be Desns.
cratic and that . Republican Territory
coming before the SsnaEe fos admiss,oa
las Q Ssa.e) that Sseate being by .
small majority Demoerstic would re-
fuse the admission Why Because
being DESTROYS OF perpetsrsting per
petuatingsO their power they would
not consent 10 the admissioa Of q Re-
publican Territory into Statehood when
by that act they might displace their
own party Was the real apimus and
true in wardpess Of the Democratic party
ever more truly pictured? One could
almost believe the statement piece Of
Republican sarcasm were il found on
any other Post shAs his Own; and did
not the speaker, with manifest serious
ness. tell rs further on. that that email
Democratic majority In the Senate was
rho tail that would wag the Congress
sionai dog, and that he, Burke, was the
only man living that co0ld manage the
tail. ssd consequently there 10 no othss
salvation Tor us than 10 send him u
Congress. bat let ~ think . minute
tseforc he takes away our breath. II
the Democratic party 10 20 soon to be-
come the tail end OF nothing what 10
the uss OF trooblieg ourselves much
aboat ~ Surely we don't want ~ BE-
tied up 10 that end OF the carcass. The
tail II generally found 70 b . very slip
psfy thing TO hold 10. and ID might
sln6s The grasp Of svsn - potsd tail
holdee - Judge Burke.
hut undsypoath this surface covering
q eha& lee stratum Of basest metal
fof the hoasst voter 70 aaalyss before
be ca discover the true foundation Of
thi1 Demosratic air castle. Il will b.
sottesd thai Judge Barks facility I'd.
mits the dogmatie' rule or-ruin spirit oil
his party when be shows that Il il
dominant % long - l. controls the
Seoets b. the lesst shadow Of . uajor.
ity. Therefore. he argues. il will b
nscpeaASy 70 sppeass this radical. m
principief element By ths sacrifice d
eur hoaest coovietions on the altar Of
sisspotic Democracy bsloee they can b.
iadnced to perform their sworn duty
towards ~. II thu go.,d will OF thai
dominant party must b bought q
such . psiee b secure our recognition
by Ooogssss, lst washisgtoa remain q
Territory I'LL doonsday. But Q mar
msse b . fool. or else Glass his audit.
ors In thst category, that would "a
vAnce such a asgumset. He give
htmssn end his party entirely away
end eoafsa1pe that tn hspshliconsp on
more hoaoeAble end reasooabIo elias
70 dssl with than the nsmbegs Of hi,
own party. q hov slss en- b hope q
indusnes the action Of . Rspublicax
Heass end . Repnblicaa President b,
| lsss potsnt means thaa muse b nd Z
move . De0ocntic 6onaasl And ever
suppoaing 20 improbable . thing - thal
the Democrats q the coming eleotios
aFs to GAN fall control Of every branch
| Of the nakionHf oovernnsnt, hev can Il
hastso our odmtm1po 9 . ohlo into q,
i Union for Rspahlisans % foolishl,
ohoee . DsneeEak 70 ask that favor o
| Coagresk Dee Ne Burke suppose hx
euald ssy The thing more sli6ty thar
Mr. BrsatsY Or 10 hs shallow pats
sncash 70 think that every Democrss |,
Hike hinsslf. too sAost-siehtsd . q,
bsysnd The Imaginary covering 70
uAksd reality. and could b. dupsd int
believing Republican Tsrritcsy sud
6ealy ehangsd Into Democrats Stats
This TERRITORY b Republican. and /
viii still b Rspublion, vhssher Burk
d slsctsl o. mol: nsithse viii our Ter
| sitory ever b sdmittsd 10 Stssahoo,
il b. . Dsmocsatie Oo6gfsss. no uSAssel
who reprsesnta - q the Natinnal can
ital. ASIDE from bang in acooed viii
the 'dominanf party IN Congress ,Judg
Burke makes no psseensions % Itnes
J over Me- Brenta loe The once TO vhicl
, each aspirss and even his paid advo
caies can- sse The lndicreas 6sasuss q
sush q easuepeioa and nanigest tksi
cmbarraasoent 10 their biunderin,
! logic vhsnsvsf they attempt 10 q
, forth the claim. Nr Bronts has bee
tried and not foand waiting. He q
complished - much fnr oar Ter,iscr
, during HE term Of ofziss - any ma
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