The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1885-11-20
BURKE IN TACOMA.
A worIingman who Speaks Gu. in Meeting

During the Chiuese excitement al Seattle,
Tbos. Burke, In answer TO gentleman who
interceded for him with the audience, some
Of whom objected TO his denunciation of
certain parties, said:
Excuse me, Mr.. Smith, but can assure
you need no one to intercede with Seattle
audience for me. know the people Of
Seattle. They will hear me If they hate me.
They havs no reason to hate me, for have
always been their friend. Why, gentlemen,
injustice TO dog l would denounce. One
year from to night you will say am right.
In Tacoma they have gone further, and
actually notified lawful American citizens to
20. "Tbe American must GO ~ That's the
word In Tacoma. 1 am a free man, and
would rather live under the xutncrat Of ell
the Russias than live under the rnle of
dozen or twenty lawless men--worse than
tyrants. You may 60 outside the law, but
you will be glad to get back. Mark the
course Of the French Republic; mark the
course Of our Nation. Look at the English;
while they Cypress they demand their lib
erty, because the greatest king Of England
cannot go outside Of the law. have never
advised you wrongfully. Look at IL! One
year ago, while you were voting for the for
grasping monopolies, the people Of Tacoma
stood almost to a man fIr monopoly. Now
they go TO the other extreme. do not be
| lieve there Is q city In the United States,
| presided over by an American, or a man
with an American heart, where g5sllch out
RACES could or would be permitted. They
| say they did IL peacefully. If abighwayman
| present pistol TO my bead aud takes my
pocketbook from me, or comes into my
house and holds bludgeon over me and
compels me TO leave, he does not use force
or violence. He would do IL peacefully, but
would II be lawful or right? To call such
work peaceful 10 adding insult to injury.
| In the future the blacklist page In the his
tory Of Washington Territory will he that
| on which IL Is recorded that two hundred
human beings were driven out Of Tacoma
like dogs, aud compelled to face driving
storm all night, during which two Of their
number died from exposure. Dumb ami
mails are deserving Of better treatment than
that. The same God that made my heart
beat made the Chnamsn. He Is not to
blame for his condition or color. In the
South, black men are prosecuted; In Hun
gary, the Jews are maltrested and perse-
cuted, and so II goes. / believe the people
of Seattle would lay down their lives In
defense of the law. 1t has not been twenty
| years since l carried water on the railroad,
aud less than that since worked on the
dump. My brothers are laborers, and why
should speak against the iaboring man?
am free msn, and will pressrve'my liberty.
This question Is on the rapid road to solu-
ton, but Ia order to hasten It You cannot
afford To violate the eternal laws Of Justice.
The Chinese want 10 go, but don't like to
he robbed or murdered. They are going as
fast as possible. Let the workmen Of the
queen city show to the world that the great
principle of Justice prevails here. Do not
be unjust to dog, or . horse, or anything
else. The Cinnamon are here under solemn
treaty stipulation, but they are going. The
wOrkiDgmen will look around and see 10
Cinnamon employed. 1t Is our interest to
see them go, but 1t Is not to our interest, but
just the opposite, TO see one drop Of innocent
blood spilled or . single breach of the law.
/ knew you would listen to me. II should
cay thousand times Is distasteful things
you would listen TO me. thank you.