The morning times., 1895-11-27
WILL ASK Mr.. REEDS lID
Citizens Want Him TO Appoint a
Reform District Committee.
MAY HOLD MASS MEETING
Suggestions Made That the Now
Speaker He Requested 10 Choose
Men who Favor Dollar Gas and
Are Opposed TO Street Extension.
Can He Done Most Any Time Now.

Washington citizens want to have au-
other mass-meeting. This they ask to Dc
held in their own interests.
Their desire is To request Mr.. Reed a.
Speaker of the new House to appoint
committee which has the interests OF the
District at heart.
These interests are many, but some OF
them must have attention, and have IL at
once. Some of the most imporian are:
Dollar gas. more police, an increase In lire
protection. paving OF streets within the
city limits and opposition to street ex-
tension.
In other cities, under other forms OF
government the citizens have some re-
dress. They elect their lawniak kers. and
il the lawmakers prove recreant 10 their
promises they can stay at home next time.
But here in Washington the citizen must
take what he can get and be thankful.
PETITION OR RESOLUTION.
1t is for this reason that the suggestion
has been made To hold mass7meeting.
Addresses would be delivered and either
a monster petition or resolutions be for
warded to Mr.. Reed. They would most
respectfully urge the appointment OF men
acknowledgcdly in favor OF the wants OF
the District.
There would be no intention on the
part OF the citizens composing tue meet
ing to presume to dictate TO Mr. Reea
the makeup of any coinmftee.-t would
only D.. Intended as an expression on the
part of the citizens OF the District on
matters which most viiaily interest them.
The gentlemen who have suggested tnl1
meeting have carefully considered the
proposition in all its bearings. They say
they can see no reason why The meeting
should not be called. They insist that Mr..
Reed wouhl understand the spirit pronipt-
ing the move, and would recognize with
that manliness for which he is noted. with
the Speaker OF the House on their size
the people of the District could then begin
to see their way clear to certain reforms
which are most Necessary.
MetZcrott Hall can be secured most any
evening. The meeting can be held there.
The movers In the project stand ready
to Issue a call IL the people want II. and
will do their part. 1t is an opportunity
to strike for dcliyerance from the many
evils which burden the residents Of this
city.
The Times stands ready to lend any aid
necessary to an open expression or public
opinion. its ballot boxes viii soon show
how the voters of the District feel on
the matter OF street extension 1t Ieels
sure that the voice OF the people in this
case would be listened TO most respect
fully BY the gentleman TO whom 1t spoke.
CITIZENS MUST ACT.
One of the movers of the scheme said last
night: THE people of the District have
got to hustle If they want anything: These
matters have been permitted to go by
the board too long. The District Com
mittees have always been selected on
the same lines that the other committees
were. This should not be.
III is Hdlurdl IOr IL SPEAKER. Wno OWES
his elevation TO the votes OF his friends to
remember them. The majority of the
committees legislate for the country at
large. but the District Committees confine
themselves to local affairs. Shouldn't
they be in touch with the local affairs.
Shouldn't the people of the = District
know what to expect from these lcgis-
lators?
There IS nothing unreasonable in the
citizens OF Washingto ton expressing their
wishes in the matter. They are the ones
~ CnpHprngi IIipE hr
Reed would accept the suggestions OF
representative mnss meeting in the most
kindly manner. The sooner they are pre-
sented to him next week the better. ]
believe no one should go on the District
Committee who will not pledge himself
to act for the people"