National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1877-05-11
WHAT Is BEST FOR us.
views or MR.. HILLET RIIyB0TRE ON
TINE DISTRICT GOTERNUI,ET.

let Kilbourn I'm regard 10 the future prosperity
OIL the District was published N Ihf hhr, ''h,-
80. "'' 'Vh"',' ''N"' So - 'I'' :.
Hactcd considerable attention. hhu thnlr truth
could not he denied. A reporter Of TUE RErt-n-
LCAS Yesterday had nm interview with Mr. XII
hnurn a, hIs rosId,,rc In r.yard IN .t,r u,nn,r
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iorm 81 government Tor tine ltstrlcl. MI MI
bourn IL strong, clcar'hcndcd, practical thinker,
and his views upon this subiuct will he read with
t,,or.s, I'll, G,ti,vt,, ,vns tl,c rrs,t az rt,, "a,
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terNle":
Reporter. What are your Views with rGgHrG
10 tbe covo,uucnt or hc pIs,rir, oT C,,uuihio -
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"r. hHpouIh' ! "in w 'n , W 'n''',''"'up Wv
executive authority OF the district IN IlrecCun
missIoncrs appointed by the President unt snn.
Brned he Tho sc,ot.
p.,..,. a.. -, - ,,, ar .,,,,,,, .,,,,,
Reporter. are you 10 iNVor OF nome rue u
their seiscti"n-taslng them from citizens III the
District
MT EIIhoprp. No, indeed. I think # IS Ior fbc
,os, ,a,ar.,,s ~ ,ho r,Is,rIc, ,hn, a,
the Commissioners should hc appointed RON thr
nation ut largc-mcn OF maj iuual reputation,
whose character would give force To their rcnro
so,,,itons IA Coryrcss IN rcynr,I IN nIs.r,,i nj
' " sS,,' -, ,, W.
fairs, and ono appointed irom Washington
think such board ot governors would hc more
effective in accomplishing beneficial results shan
81 ''.'o W. so'oetou , ','i', ~ ~
Reporter AS they would All he uniteh Stntcs
locality they were soIs,tcJ rom
a. yn,a m s..s -.,.,,..-.,.-
UT n''"' ~ io"o" wi 'u''u'"s ei'
Commshoners' VT MINORITY oi thcm, frnm thc
nation at large Is that the personnel of the Ills
trlct government may he national in It's charnrtur
40 ~, ,hoIr o,,,iI,n,,o,s 20 I,,,r-.. - ~, -,
70 'hat '"o" "PP'''a''"ns " Nuhsrcss VIII hhve
tine appearance as u II IN innt OF hntnE IN tiic
interest Of the whole nation. II the thrrr Com
mIssIoners are selected from TIM Istrict n will
q, .,,... r. a.. ,o,,,ia,a, a., ,a.,,,-. a..
"enoe,' na'u '"o .unueu'! " i"ch',Ac 'no s"N'
eminent ot the nations capital AMI no mnttnr
how good the men arc, who might he sulncteu
their influence with Conyrcss would M, s,,uil NJ
- - - = 40 - 1870, -, =, -,
nehr Us hiuo" " II t"o ii'u"I'S w the N"u1nfs'
sloners were men oil national reputation, tnknn
from come Of the larger States of the Union with
an extensive Conversational acquaintance nnd IN
fucpco 81"
Rcnorter Thcn vou rryord ,vbnl,srp,c ,,,e,,
oncs viii ,,or,ress 5s Tho ch,ci ,Ian,nn, ~ %
| irIng the government Of the District
Nj Kiihonrn Vas far hc,n Gon,,r,.s a, Ella,
snnrcmc nnwnr wSsbingtnn ShS nbi,, 7 ,,o onn
| the Iistrict Of ColumhiaI vas soIe,t.d ps 'thr
seat az a oyornmcn; far M, rntiTc Rcnnhi,, 'i,
central and destiny Is held In trnst NV s,nn,,,,
| Tor Inc bcnebt OF hi the neonle nj 10 "n,t,,-
It's stains Is entirely dIfTor,nt from M, az ~;
nther city in tho land and .,hnna -uio, aa..ngy ~
annly here with the nrcr n ,Inns sIsavrha-a rr,o
norsr of CONGRESS i'm ,xsrcIsins u,hori,, ns
this Dstrict h as absoutn ms n Il nycr ,t.s,
| a-senals and dorkyards throurho,,t IN. .n,,n,r
| ThcrcIoro n Is mo duty oT finnoy.ss IA an,,
nriate and nroyIdo for rbp w,ifare anh In,,,,rI,
inent Of The nstIon' 4 ranitnl the same ms IN ~,
other Of the pcoDle's intorrsis rnnuirl 10 :, ~,
| the ConstItution nj thn IInItpd si,atau M.
mere fnrt thai numerous Apcricnn rlf,,ons ,,, ~,
| Selected washinptnn ne fhr,r pIore 81 ,,,ai,
| doesn't relieve the General GnvsrnnerI a., ~.
len a from its duty 10 urnvtic inv rnn,n,n i, ~,
| and Imnrnvinv tho' can't ii ci,y 20 n dnasr ,t