Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-03-16

composed of property owners, and elected
by property owners only. The other
branch to be elected by non-property
owners. All enactments and appropria-
ana governor, and receive the sanction
Of Congress: By this method the govern
ment. the property and non-property in
terests viii be protected. The other Off
GERS to be appointed by the governor and
confirmed by the property branch of the
legislature or by both branches jointly.
johnston. George j.: favor restoration
of suffrage to the District of Columbia
with property qualification" no other
way.
Kennedy, Crammond: 1 am in favor of a
restoration of suffrage to the District of
Columbia upon certain conditions. The
conditions are educational and property
qualincations-of course irrespective of
color.
La Fetra, C. H.: I favor a restoration of
suffrage to the District of Columbia, pro-
vided there is no distinction or restriction
on account of sex. Would also favor
property and educational qualifications.
Larner, Noble D.: / favor a restoration of
suffrage. The kind of suffrage 1 wish is
what is known as limited. That is, 1 am
In favor of those who pay the taxes eX-
pending them. am utterly opposed to
the present form of government, believ-
ing 1t to be too expensive, un-American
and exclusive.
Lamb, d. s.: I favor a reStora ton of Suf-
frage under strict civil service educa-
t1onal suffrage and without regard to sex.
Lane, +. r.: 1 favor restoration of suf-
frage with an educational qualification
which shall not be farce.
Marsh, William j.: At least let us have it
for our local affairs.
Montague, A. P: I cannot, as an earnest
believer in the right of suffrage, vote in
opposition to 1t anywhere. In my judg-
ment, 1t would be desirable to restore to
our citizens the right to vote, if. at the
same time, we have either a property or
educational qualification. If we should see
the restoration Of suffrage here, the qucs-
tionable practice of men who live in
Washington and vote elsewhere would
be broken up.
Miller, Kelly: 1 favor (qualifiedly) a res
Columbia. Suffrage should be so re-
stricted and hedged in by safeguards that
the. large vagrant population should nave
no controlling weight in the political af-
fairs of the District.
Montgomery, H. P: I favor suffrage with
property qualification.
Montgomery, w. s.: 1 think restricted
suffrage desirable. Either base it on
property or intelligence.
Magill. Charles J.: Would advise an educa-
tional qualification and one-year resi-
dence in precinct tof ward) where regis
tered.
Meador, c. c.: am in favor of a restora-
ton of suffrage to the District of Column
bia provided no one shall be entitled to
vote until such person has been resi-
dent of this District for at least two
years previous to the day of election, and
his allegiance formally and legally trans
ferred from his former residence to the
District Of Columbia two years before
election da.r.
Mccarthy, John B.: 1 favor a restoration
of suffrage to the District of Columbia.
limited / would allow no one to vote,
Unless they could read and write, and pay
taxes. l think, however, would eX-
clude real estate agents and boomers
from voting. / would also like that all
charitable organizations, hospitals. ETC..
be placed under control of the District
government.
McCammon, Jos. K: l favor restoration
of suffrage to the District of Columbia
for presidential electors. If L believed
the people of the District would carry out
the modern doctrine of municipal reform
by electing officials nominated on nom
partisan platforms, 1 might favor full
suffrage. At all events there can be no
sufficient reason why a citizen of the
United States, resident in the District,
should not be allowed to vote at a presi-
Dental election.
Meloy, VIM. A.: do not favor the trial
here of what is commonly called univer-
sal suffrage. I would be willing to have
trial made. as for an object lesson to
mankind, of a system of suffrage which
gave the power of voting to both male
and female citizens of twenty-one years
and upwards, who could read the Consti-
tuition of their government, were not
idiot or lunatic, nor ever by due process
of law adjudged guilty of an infamous
crime, punished by Imprisonment, not
subsequently pardoned by the executive.
We could soon learn in such case wheth-
err the scheme were wise and quickly end
it If not approved by experience.
Mohun, VIM. Ward: / do not believe in
taxation without representation. but
think there should be an educational
qualification.
Newton, w. J.: favor a restoration of
idod III xxyifh rJrfr
spect to sex or color, who can pass a
seventh grade examination of the public
school, or pay at least five dollars in
direct taxation to the District, are al
lowed to vote.
Oulahan. Richard ": favor a restora-
ton of suffrage to the District Of Co.
lumbia, provided government employees
shall have the right to vote without loss
of citizenship in their own states.
Pennell, w. H.: favor heartily a restora-
ton of restricted suffrage I think quail
fed suffrage might be arranged very sat
isfactorily.
citizen, with some restrictions, should
have the privilege of voting.
Parks, Frank S.: / favor a restoration Of
suffrage. with property or educational
qualification.
Ramsay, VIM: favor a restoration of
suffrage; but am in favor of a property
qualification.
Rich. Geo. W.: I favor a restoration of
y
Saunders, L. M: I think a restoration of
suffrage in the District of Columbia
would in some respects be desirable, for
1 think there are some evils in our sys-
tenn of government which should be cor
rected.
Spalding, Harvey: I favor the restoration
only in case the District government is
given the power to manage its own con-
Germs to about the same extent that state
governments have such powers.
Sunderland, B.: 1 favor a restoration of
suffrage upon condition that 1t be ex-
tended to those of both sexes; that it be
restricted to those who are bona fide tax
payers; who can write their own names
and read the Constitution of the United
States, and under such provisions of law
as shall preserve the purity and potency
of the ballot.
Schmid, Edw. S.: I conditionally favor a
restoration of suffrage. The conditions
I would insist on are an educational
qualification; am in favor of impartial,
but decidedly opposed to indiscriminate.
suffrage. Otherwise, prefer the present
order.
Staples, o. G.: favor. with a property
qualification, restoration of suffrage to
the District of Columbia.
Shoemaker, Louis P: l desire a qualified
restoration of suffrage. 1 can see many
disadvantages to the present form of