Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-03-16
IN FAVOR OF SUFFRAGE
Citizens Who Believe That the District
Should Be Enfranchised
Unaunlificilly In Favor of 1t.

Unaun lificlly In Favor of 1t.
Alexander, D. D.: All men have this right.
Adee, David Graham:
Why should a free man have no voice
In rights in which mankind rejoice
In rights for which our fathers fought,
OF suffrage that with blood was bought?
Give us the ballot; it is ours
A bulwark against despots' powers.
Which more than muskets keeps US free
In Gods good land of liberty!
Baldwin, Geo. H.: l believe that all per-
sons that are compelled 20 submit to the
Budd, S. o.: favor a restoration of suf-
frage in view OF the fact that it will be
of great benefit 20 the District of Co.
1umbia.
Byron, Walter T.: Every man should have
the right to vote, in my opinion. whether
a resident of the District of Columbia or
not.
Bowen, Paul T.: Congress, by the man
ner of it's election. the preparation of its
members, and the nature of its national
duties, is unfit to regulate the domestic
affairs of the District. The 100000 peo-
pie of the District are more fit for self
government than any like number in any
other place in the United States. Inside
of thirty years the District will have a
million citizcs.s. Could Congress legislate
exclusively for .!cago? l believe the con-
gressional management is already cor
rupt. The Star sees well in perspective.
1t says of Honduras: Politics in those
ATTITUDES seems to take the shape of
powder and lead in making it's announce
mentS of the popular will. Here ballots
are used as a better form of expression"
which is true everywhere except in the
national capital
Benjamin, Chas. F.: 1 favor restoration
of suffrage NV reason is that in A conn
try OF universal manhood suffrage the
,disfranchisemeat of any class Of men
except GRIM mails and paupers) is a
degradation, however excellent the mo-
tive.
tr.ct l wish to enjoy the same privilege
as my other American friends do in other
localities. As a citizen of the United
States l desire to exercise the same
privileges others do.
Brooks, Walter H.: do not know of an
other national capital city of any civil
ICED people in which the people do not
enjoy local suffrage. Yet such is the re-
lation of the government to this city. 1t
should have some control and half the
responsibilities
Bunch N: 1t is high time that the people
of the District of Columbia did their own
government.
Boyd. w. Andrew: 1 pay taxes and think
l should have voice in the way the
money should be paid out.
Bailey, NJ. W: For some reasons 1 favor a
restoration OF suffrage to the District Of
Columbia. While I have heretofore been
in doubt as to Its advisability. am now
unequiyocally in its favor. Our present
rulers are accountable neither to public
opinion nor to the citizens of the District,
and their entire disregard of both has at
times been strongly marked. Popular gov
eminent in the District seems to have
been a failure in the past, but 1t is the
same in many Of the states. If restored 1t
should be with an educational qualifica-
ton. 1 do not believe in taxation with
out representation.
Clapp, A. M. favor a restoration of suf-
frage for the reason that any interpreta-
ton of the Constitution of the United
States which deprives individuals or COM
munities Of the right Of suffrage. is a