Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1866-10-29
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.FEIl ~ reth?''-No. 4.
/ III. What steps are necessary 20 inaugurais
4 "a changesef policy In Washington Are the '
| practicable and obtainabiel
In Previous articles are statements which
may seem. upon casual examinatiop, unchar.
ltaole. Grant that domestic foIlies and fai lure.
are undesirable subjects for comment, 1t yei
seems useless 10 again explain inte n;ions. or to
oner excuses, in view OF the positions as
sumed. 1t is clear TO every discriminating and
candid mind in the community that the sts,t.,
ments submitted are true, and. beisq trus : ne
entire Interests OF the District OF bein
/ stagnated,) @3f eEiET T.ls ~. :
a. is there remedy ?, Fv .-.-r
(2) In what dees the remedy consist
t3.1 How may the remedy be applied
An attempt has been made TO show the clase
OF the idift e uities in the way of prosperity
reasoning upon the proposition that this pop
ulation is composed of citizens of the United
States-that distinctive traits OF American cit
lZens are energy, perseverance,, seIf-reIiance
ana non n-dependence-we certainly possess the
inherent although now dormant) power of ex
eruon 10 be found in other cities. What An
American resident in New York or Philadel
phia can do-all things being eq ual-an Amer
lean IN Washington can accomplish If he will.
Possessing, equally win other cummrnittes,
the talents requisite, the remedy will be found
In The application of a VIII TO dare and a
sTength 10 accomplish. That the remedy enisfs
is proved by the very nationality OF the people.
1t would be an insult to doubt IL NH.L
(2) The remedy consists, further, in assuming .
position as men Of independent thought-hv
courteous interchange of sentiment and opinton
and by city pride. BY ''cIty pride" is meant
mutual effort and assistance in i'm Improvements
reforms, and trade advantages in Washington.
because it is Wds.ingtoaF % r---y
Let the doctrine be, II am interested in this
movement because my city requires it," Never
mlnd, III II is selfish. Without selfishness the
world would become a wilderness. II Won
happen TO have interests IN other cities which
connict with a. sshome" project. sink the
'foreign" and stick TO the home enterprise. II
you have capital TO invest place it-or a con-
siderable portion OF it-in houses. lands, mort
cages. factories, or companies, at home b.ca,s,
Ihey exist or can be conducted at home III Won
require merchants, mechanics, or laborers do
not hurry to other places for them Employ
your fellow. citizens Jecasse they rr, citilens
II you hare money TO loan, place il in the
nands OF your own business men who can
properly secure you,6scduSe they do business IN
your own city. Let the watch words be- Home
capital. home labor home success! !! and IL
need be, home failure
Mutual and kindly interchange Of sentiments
VIII DO much 10 build up and pat in motion
the needed Improvements IN city in terests lin
a multtude of counseHors there is wisdom.
convince the community that every man is
interested in every other mans prospsrIty-
that the object in view is the de yelopfnenf of
pubic as we'll as private interests-that no
narrow minded, back handed attempt on the
part OF one person to gain paltry ad vantage
IN trade over another, will be tolerated; and
then combine and unife this sentiment IN assem-
blages of the people for consultations as to the
general geod-ieavlng ward or city politics TO
outsiders who may wish to truekle TO such
issues, or until an appropriate season such
meetings. and such Interchange of opinions
would exercise moral power and give an
impetus that notnlng on earth could deaden OF
restrain.
Independence OF thought and action, not
overbearing or insulting demeanor is an IN, :,
portant ingredient in the, remedy for our us
In no portion OF the country outside OF this
District is heard so often that relic of feudaI-
ism and barbarlsn-the word .sPatronage
Does laborer employ helper at Just what his
services are woIth, or az even ten cents a day
u e laborer becomes 4 sspatron. The master
mechanic "patronizes" the We. kman Without
whose labor he could not exist. The man or
woman who occupies an hour in selecting
from store yard OF ribbon or a new book
''patroniZes' the establishment (althoush he
or she may have visited s dozen such stores
before calling on the ''obliged" party., The
tanker has his patrons who borrow his
money or use his capital. The Government is
solicited" 10 ''patronize" a merchant with
acquisitions for goods with privilege of wait
ing year for his pay In fact the entire pop
ulation seems to be div ided into two sets spa-
irons" and "patronized." = % a.-. - -
soISlii iulstsncuOps-Olncfdi superI0rIfy-are
Just and proper; but there can be no necessity
under republican form Of government in
every day life and in purely business transac-
tons 10 crfnge and fawn or 10 use q term in
suItlng In tendency and debasing 10 self-re-
spect. -...sff.& "a .s
The banker discounts his customers paper
because itg gives him a profit, aud because ne
has confidence in the security offered. He does
not necessarily grant nor does his customer
receive tdcor. 1t is a business transaction.
Nothing more nor less. And so with the mer-
ctant his customers buy his goods because the
prices are satisfactory. He gives and the buy
ers receive credit through mutual confidence
IN each other. Similarly with all branches Of
business. One man has what another man
Ddnts. One man offers his commodities to the
public. and such portions Of the public as re-
exchange value received. Esteem or personal
friendship or other causes may give particular
direction TO certain localities IN business mat
ters, but the man who ssbends the pregnant
hinges of the knee that thrift may folio " fawn-
ing" or who talks about his patrons" in
trace, or OF the patronage he may be able TO
bestow, deserves contempt and failure, and is
as unworthy Of the confidence OF others as he
Is devoid OF self esteem. 1-a y. ..s
One great move in the march of improve
ment Will have been consummated when
Washingtonians have learned 10 loathe the
word patronage" and 10 despise the feeling
and the use OF patronage So soon as labor
ing men. mechanics, and others recognize that
the employed render service TO employers be-
cause of the value ofsuch service, and not be-
cause some powerful or influential person as
less workmen." that moment enterprise will
assert itself, being built upon the cornerstone
ofself-respeet and independence. "RyINAP."
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