Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-07-14

with governor appointed by the President, as
the representative OF the federal government I
erty Qualincatfon. With the right OF suffrage
plants and redress them. The Commissioners
don't agree with each other and have no weight
with congress The defect In our present form OF
government Is that 1t IL trpartite, which is not in
accordance With the spirit and genius OF our gov
ernment"
A LARGE MAJORITY OF TIE BONA rrDx CITIZENS
- oPPosED TO IT.
j. L. G. CLARK, justice OF the peace: I'm the
present aspect OF our affairs am opposed to suf-
lrage In any shape or form. unless we can have q
property qualification which is undemocratic.
am satisfied that OF the bona lde citizens Of Wash
,ns.on large majority are against 1t. l think
properly owners only should vote in q municipal
electlon. Yes, you can put me down as diametrt-
cally opposed to universal suffrage"
. NOT LIKELY TO GET BETTER GOVERNMENT.
JOHN GIBSON. printer: 81 believe everybody
should have the right to suffrage. Still, think
this government Is cheap, and as well conducted
as any we would be likely to get"
STRAIGHT AGAINST II.
THOMAS SoMERvILLE, brass founder: ~ am
straight against sufrage-fiat against It I am
not willing at all to return to the troubles we had
with IT before, but believe that we ought to have
our own citizens as Commissioners. would, how
svei, prefer ehfs form OF government TO going
back to suffrage"
OPPOSED TO SUFFRAGE BUT THINKS EAST WASH
NGT0N SHOULD HAVE COMMISSIONER.
MI. McCAULEY, OF the nrm Of McCAuLEY & DEII-
WIG, grocefs: 81 am opposed to returning to SUI
rage and the government we had under suffrage
think, though. that this section of the city EAST
Washfngton) should be represented on the board
OF Commissioner. 1t would be a good idea 10
each section of the city"
SUFFRAGE NOT WANTED, BUT CITIZEN COMMISSION
ERS.
Jos SHILLINGToN, bookseller and stationer: 1" I
am opposed to suffrage, and think all the citi-
zens who have anything at stake are; that Is, so
far as I have heard any expression OF opinions
Matters are going along well enough, and citizens
are well satisfied. This agitation for suffrage is
selves, think. Citizens 60 there I am told, and
are treated CURLY, and OF course that makes a
Keeling OF dissatisfaction. There are men who are
always ready to seize upon such an opportunity to
raise a clam0r for suffrage think we ought to
nave commissioners from among our own citizens;
but even as 1t fs, the present government is much
better than Suffrage"
AN Ex-CoUNCnAAN FAvoRs IT.
CARTER A. STEWART, colored, barber. and for
mer member OF the city council: 81 think we have
right to suffrage here. am In favor OF SUI
rage, and prefer 1t to this form OF government.
=! think the government with suffrage would be
just as economical and even more so, Judging
from my own experience In the municipal covers
ment"
WANTS CITIZEN COMMISSIONERS
W. s. jerks, dealer In stoves and tin ware: 81
am not in favor OF the old kind Of suffrage, and
think as we have such large floating population
here 1t should be confined to property owners
we ought to have some one to represent us on the
door of Congress- We ought to have some voice
in our government. II we are to have Com
estS OF the city,
DOESN'T WANT ANY MORE BRIcK-THRowINa SUI
FRAGE.
JAMES BELLEw, OF A. ROONEY & CO., under
takers: II don't want any suffrage in mine, for
remember that when we had ballots received
bricks In my windows"
THE COMMISSIONERS SHOULD BE ACTUAL RESI-
DENTS.
GEORGE F. TINMs, clothier: 81 am decidedly in
favor OF suffrage on principle, provided the form
or government Is such as 1t ought to be. The
present form Is not seriously Objectionable, but
the commissioners should be actual residents,
1dentihed with the people and the peoples inter-
eStS."
GLAD THE QUESTION Is SETTLED THE WAY IT r.
JAMES ANGLIM, bookseller: II have seen this
District under the suffrage system and under the
present system, and livery much prefer the pres
ent. regard it as great relief to persons who
are engaged In mlnding their own business that
the question OF District government Is settled
| In the way that It IS under the present form"
OBJECTS TO STRANGER COMMISSIONERS
NICHOLAS CALLAN, notary: IL have been elected
to the board Of common council In this District
eleven times. beginning in 1871 and ending In 1861
am not In favor ofthe restoration OF suffrage be-
cause OF the many abuses that grew out OF it.
would favor return to the suffrage system If it
was confined to native born and naturalized citl-
zens and property owners. believe in property
qualification, and with this limitation 1 believe
that suffrage would be better for the District
than the present form. ana particularly so
in the election OF Commissioners" 1.-THE OBJ
setont to the he sis
have been notary public and Justice OF the
peace for nifty years in this District, and when
unknown to the Commissioners and they regard me
as stranger. All OF the incumbents OF the Dis
s,ce Offices are at the present tine with but few
THE IGNORANT VOTE LARGE ENOUGH NOW
R. 4 HELPHESsrrNE, druggist: II think that the
ignorant Vote In this country IS too large now. II
suffrage was restored here It would place the
power in the hands of the ignorant I am salts
see nothing to gain by a change except to put a
FEW men In Oft1ce"
c. G. WILLARD, proprietor OF the Ebbitt
house: ~ have never taken part in politics, but
say better let well enough alone"
r A. HoOB, dry goods merchant: II am not In
favor OF suffrage. We have had enough of it. II
affairs could be controlled by the property owners
and those most interested In the city, suffrage
might not be such calamity. But such would not
be the case. think that 1t is likely II suffrage
was restored that Congress would refuse to pay
half OF the expense OF the government"
]. D. FREE, JR., bookseller: 81 think the pres
ent form Of government the best. We had enough
trouble under the old suffrage system. We would
have troubl" all the time II suffrage was restored.
/ am opposed to it."
WANTS QUALIFIED SUFFRAGE.
DR.. ROBERr REYBURN: Il should be In favor OF
the restoration OF suffrage With an educational
qualification. I don't have much faith in a
property qualification merely II man is intalt-
gent enough to read and write, as a rule he is a
good citizen / think that 1t Is an outrage that
$50. 900 people should be placed here under an alb
s0lute form OF government. 1t is an anomaly in
this country. A form of government In this Dis
trict with this qualified suffrage would be much
superior to the present form. To deprive COM
munity at the very seat OF free government of
the cornerstone OF a free government, namely
suffrage, Is only caricature." II Think the
doctor went on, "that there are Intelligent
men in Washington who can act for the peo-
pie better than any appOintee Of the President
for the reason that they know the wants Of the
people better. The reason suffrage was abol-
iShed here was because Of the ignorant popula-
tion and now that evil is passed find that It ia
the general sentiment here that return To the
old form Of government with q limited suffrage
would be the best"
THE PRESENT FORM WORKS WELL AND SHOULD BE
LET ALONE.
MARTIN F. MORRIS, lawyer: al am decidedly on
posed to return to the suffrage system for two
reasons-first, because I don't think that there
ought to be suffrage in municipality, as its af-
fairs ought to be conducted substantially on the
same basis as a business corporation. munici-
pality is not organized for political PURPOSES, In
the second place, there is no reason In this city