The Washington bee. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1884-1922, 1891-12-12

the people of those places expected
more attention from Congress than
their equal share with other States
amounted to. The same thing now
takes place in Franco but in a
greater excess"
The above letter should afford
matter of serious reflection for those
residents of the city of Washington
"a town built by Congress for its
own convenience), who have taken
upon themselves the attempt to
dictate to the national authority
who should be chosen to manage the
affairs or carry on the public busi-
ness within the District of COlum-
bia, and failing in this as lnstanced
in the appointment of Mr.. TrOtter
az Recorder of Deeds, then to dis.
port themselves in a manner well
becoming the "sans cnlOttes" of
Paris in the eighteenth century,
but unbecomingt in the extre ne, in
citizens of this free and enlightened
country and participants of the
advanced civilization of the age
Such denunclatOry articles as have
appeared i'll some OF the papers
published in this city, as d reflect
Of public sentiment III any regard
to the action of the President I'D
the nomination of Matthews aud
ITOtter, Que after the other, are
certainly OF such character as to
be repugnant to the majesty of the
law and its chief executive. Such
conduct certainly is not lii accord
with the Divine injunction to "re-
spect the powers that be-" and de-
serves the condemnation of all
those who desire that the dignity
of those holding high positions uu
der the government Of the people
be preserved as sacred as that di.
vInlty that doth hedge about a
king is in mOnarchical govern
meutS.
The District of Columbia Is in no
sense a territory in the sense that
Dakota, Montana, Washington and
other territories are: The terri
tories named are the nurseries OF
states and in the course of time
they will be admitted into the
UniOn as such; with all the powers
appertaining to the older states,
such as electing their state officers,
Senators aud Representatives in
Congress, but no such a future is
contemplated for the District of
Columbia. The city of Washing
ton is a work shop of the nation
and as such Is under it's exclusive
control andits executive head has
the undisputed right, by and with
the advice and consent of the Sen
ate, to appoint whOmsoever he may
chose to manage it's business,
without consulting the wishes,
tastes or prejudices of those re
sididg withing its jurisdiction.
All honor to the President ?say |.
VIM. V. TURNER.
Washington, D. c.,
March 10, 1887.
The above letter was written
while confined to my bed by sick
ness. during which time President
C!!evaI&nd was spreraded by a baud
Of Negro hating rOughs on account
of his action in the TrOtter-Mdt.
thews matter. AS citizen |
wrote that letter, not as a demo
crat, as often accused, nor as a
republican as time serving fools
delight in charging me as being d
Renegade" but as Stree Ameri
Can cltIzen' disgusted by the out
burst of hatred of lawful authority
which manifested itself later Ou
IN a tragedy IN which the leader Of
"that Presidential Serenade"
acted an unenviable part, for which
DO doubt he has and is suffering
the penalty of his folly. That
white gentleman a Republican so
called is forgiven !; but | am doom
ed by the edict of "Jack Cad9"
and his followers to everlasting
punishment for writing the above
letter uphOlding the dignity of
those chosen as our rulers!
More next week.
W. V. T.