The Holly chieftain., 1922-10-26

earle w. BURKE
A Real Farmer for State Senator
Four years ago contest of more
than ordinary interest occurred in
this senatorial district. when the
then State Senator. Dr. j. $. Hasty
OF Lamar. politician OF the old
school which is so rapidly passing
out Of favor with the people, was
opposed for reelection by Carle VI
Burke. OF Wiley--a plain farmer
II man of intelligence and of mnch
practical business experience. but
not a politician. Burke, the peo
pies man. won out in TINT contest
and his record in the State Senate
for the past four years affords am
pie rindication Of the good iudg
nent of the voters of this District
in choosing him to represent them.
He is now before the people for
reelection. on his record OF service
and is opposed by the same man
whom he defeated four yars ago
Sendor Burke was born and rear
ed near Boulder, Colorado, and re
ceived his cducationAin the schools
and college of that city. AS a young
man he removed to Prowers, ither
Bent County, where he took up
homestead northeast. OF Lamar
This homestead he proved up. going
through the usual hardships of the
homesteader. Later he sold ont
and purchased farm north OF vii
ey, where he now resides For !;
few years he resided in Las Anima.
where he served as member o
the city council.
A prrusal of the Senate Journals
of the last four years will show that
on every occasion Senator Burke
has worked and voted in the inter
est of the people, as against those
factions and interests that would
exploit them and take away theil.
rights.
He supported blue sky law
which Republican legislature kill
ed, although they had been elected
on pledge to enact 1t.
He strongly opposed the repeal Of
the direct primary law, when a bill
for that purpose was before tht
Senate. The Republican majority
threatened to pass it. but the on
position from such men as Sehato'
Burke, and the storm of protest
from all over the state were such
as to frightcn them from their pur
pose aud defeat the bill.
Senator Burke has ut all times
stood for economy in expenditure
OF the peoples money. He opposed
aid voted against the Armory bill
whereby half a millin dollars was IL.
legally appropriated in 1921, out of
the funds which had been provided
for by the emergency War Defense
Bond issue of s2,50O00O authorized
by the legislature in 1917, when this
country was at war with Germany.
This Republican measure tthe Ar
mory Bid by the way, was passed
with the so-callcd "safet1 clutch"
attached, which prevented 1t being
referred to the people for their ap
proval or rejection
Senator Burke introduced and
worked for an antidiseriwinatiOn
bill. the purpose af which was to
)revcnt large and powerful CONNER
cial concerns and interest from rnt
nillg out small competitors by
iufnous price-clutting. followed by
raised prices after competition has
been destroyed. The enemies of
this bin, however. so amended it as
to make it Ineffective.
He introduced two irrigation bills,
which were enacted into law.
He introduced soldiers land
settlement bill, for aid to ex-scrvica
men without adding to the tax
burdens of the State.
He strongly favors legislation for
the protection Of bank depositors
against loss.
Though the opposite party had.
throughout Senator Burke's term,