The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1910-09-02


day night OF last week, just at the time
The Gazette went to press, hence we
could not excerpt from the clean cut,
eloquent and unanswerabie speech de-
livered by the judge in our last issue. It
was masterful in expression and lett an
impression on the audience that will not
be forgotten. The efforts OF the dema-
gogue and the pretender were relegated
to the waste basket-sOmething quite in
contrast with most Efforts coming from
the political rostrum. For once Col "
fax audience was treated to statements
of fact and listened to n statesmanlike
speech that it is not often their good
fortune to hear. Z. L. EttiDger intro
duced the speaker.
The Gazette regrets it's inability to
print the speech in full. 1t should be in
the hands and carefully digested by every
voter in the state, In his opening re-
marks Judge Burke used these words:
The DeIusion Of IS to I.
n puTlteU NbhlH SRO lHiE ALti l. uCiiN
cred political speech in this same room
il this city Political feeling ran high.
The conditions throughout the country
were deplorable. In land pleased with
every form OF natural wealth. with a
healthful climate, with great shore line
on both oceans, with unsurpassed har-
b0rs and every facility for land and
ocean commerce, an Industrious, intelli-
gent, energetic and enterprisiDg people
in a time of profound peace found them
selves in a condition of universal dis
tress, Factories were closed and almost
the entire working population was with
out employment Prices bad fallen SO
low that neither manufacturer nor farmer
could sell his products for as much az il
coat him TO produce them
"To escape from such intolereble con-
ditions the people of this state, among
their commoa sense, and sought rem
edy that looked good TO them IN the ad-
vertieement, but that would have proved
disastrous in use. At that time | did
my best to persuade my audience that
the only road TO financial and industrial
health lay in the return to sound princi
pies OF government-principle that bad
stood the test of time and that had
been approved by the experience of other
times and countries. And now alter L 4
eventIul years am appealing to you
again tonight to take counsel of your
common sense, Of your experience in life,
and not be carried away against your
interests end the interests of the state
by an emotional political hysteria which
is bound to have even a briefer existence
than the delusion Of sixteen to one.
To What Is Prosperity Due?
"There never was a time in the history
of this country when there was less
ground for political unrest, political dis
content than now. For nearly II years
ever since the restoration OF the repub
lican party to p0wer-tha people OF this
prosperity as was never before reached
in this or in any other country ia this
or any other age. And this abOundiDg
prosperity has been shared by people in
every walk Of life. To what has it been
due? The land is no richer, the climate
is no better than before. To all except
those who are so blinded by prejudice or
carried away by some political delusion
that they cannot, or will not, see what
is as clear as the noon day sun, it must
be plain that this era OF prosperity has
been brought in and maintained by the
wisdom and policy OF the republican
party.
For the political folly and delusions
Of 1896 an excuse can be found in the
distressing conditions of the times. But
where are We TO look for an excuse for a
repetition OF such fOlles today? The
times are good. The prosperous con-
dition OF the farmers OF Washington ex-
cites wonder and admiration at home
and abroad. The complaint now is,
not that prices Of all products are too
low, but that everything is too high.
AS if there ever was a period of pros
perity with low prices. When you see a
time Of abounding prosperity with the
low prices Of 1896 you will see white
blackbirds and not before"
Three Provisions Of the Tariff Law.
What Judge Burke said OF the tariff
law was full Of common sense, devoid OF
buncombe and high sounding phrases.
Three provisions OF the new tariff law
received his attention that are seldom
referred to by critics OF the law that
opened the eyes OF many in the audience.
To his remarks in this regard we invite
particular attention:
''But there are some people in this
world who can never be truly happy ex
cept when they are in state OF excite
ment or alarm over bogie man. The