The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-08-22
WEST SIDE WANTS
BURKE
Eastern Washington Republicans
Urged to Unite in Support of
the Strongest Candidate for
the United States Senate.
Fair Treatment is Asked
Western Washington Interests De-
mand Retention of One Place
i'm the Senate.-A Matter
of Right and Justice.
TO THE REPUBLICANS OF EAST
ERN WASHINGTON:

ERN WASHINGTON:
In Western Washington Judge
Thomas Burke is far in the lead of
any other candidate, and we appeal
to you to assist in his nomination
as United States Senator The peo-
pie of Western Washington feel that,
as matter of justice and fairness,
they should have one of the sena-
tors. Judge Burke left the demo-
cratic party in 1906, when it de-
clared for free silver, and ever since
has been a loyal and consistent re-
publican. He is in the full vigor of
manhood, and even those opposed
to him must admit that in point of
ability he towers above his Compel
itors. Judge Burke is not a reac-
tionary. A firm believer in the Roo
sevelt policies, an earnest supporter
of President Taft, he is a progress
i've republican in the best sense of
the term. He is opposed to special
interests controlling. We quote from
his platform:
There is widespread belief that
special interests exercise undue con-
troll in legislation. No greater CAL
amity could happen to our country
than that such a belief should be
well founded Our institutions are
based upon the principle of equal
opportunity and of equal justice to
all alike. Any special interest that
seeks to Influence any department
of our government for the purpose
of obtaining an unfair advantage
should be treated as public enemy.
Many people believe that special
Interests exercised undue control il
the passage of our present tariff
law. A tariff commission, properly
constituted, which | favor, would
tend to prevent this. Not only,
therefore, should our tariff laws
and all other laws be made without
undue influence from any quarter
but they should be made in such an
open way that the people may see
and know that in the making of the
laws of the country no interest is
favored above anOther-they all are
treated alike
Judge Burke is in favor of curb
ing the trusts, and believes in gov
ernmental supervision of the great
corporations engaged in interstate
commerce and traffic. His views
upon conservation are sound. He
believes in doing everything possible
to further the reclamation of our
arid lands, and is in favor of meas
ures to prevent the monopoly of coal
lands and of water power. He is in
favor of an Open River, believing
that the improvement of the Column
bia and its tributaries will be of great
benefit to every portion of the state.
Judge Burke is in favor of an eff
fective Employers Liability Law,
giving full protection to employees.
Upon the Oriental question he says
LAS is perfectly well known to
those familiar with my life in this
state l am not now and never have
been in favor of the immigration of
coolie labor to this country. | have
never uttered a word not written a
line in support of such a policy"
''Of every hundred millions of dol
lars of our products that We send to
the Far East at least 80 per cent,
Or eighty millions of it, will be paid
in wages in this country to American
workmen''
Il believe in the policy which.
while fully protecting our people
against the immigration of coolie
labor, will cultivate and maintain
friendly relations with our neighbors
across the sea and lay the foundation
for a great commerce which will re-
suit in giving employment, prosper
ity and happiness to millions of AM
erican workmen long after the con-
and we shall have passed away"
Judge Burke is not playing fast
and loose with the people of this;
state. A candidate under the print
airy law, he does not seek to repudt
ate that law. He says:
unless, as one of the republican
candidates for the United States SEN
atorship from this state | receive a
plurality of the votes cast at the pri-
mary election l will not seek or ac-
cept an election at the hands of the
Legislature.
His manly stand and his broad !!
grasp of the great questions of the
day should commend him to your ia
vorable consideration. He is a
not a politician, nor an
We appeal to your sense of fair
ness and justice to assist in nomi
mating Judge Burke. If you believe
one of the senators should come from
Western Washington. to vote for any |
other candidate than Judge Burke