The Sunday globe., 1901-06-09

At a meeting held by the Republican
central committee, April IL, 1883, in
the city of Washington, the late \, Nj.
Clapp a gentleman Of learning, a jour
nalist Of distinction, a citizen univer-
sally esteemed, spoke as follows:
A city of one hundred and eighty
thousand people, within sight Of the
national capitol, devoid Of the right
OF suffrage, is without parallel in any
republican form OF government in the
world. ia view OF tuese facts, an i'm
pOrJanJ responsibility rests upon the
nepuuuCau CeuJraI CUmmllJee OF the
UlsulCJ OF JOIumyla, nat uuty points
10 the recovery OI the rights Ut clUlzen-
snip, which We are ueuleu. ii mas
been salu tnau the people OF the DIS.
ulCU are saJIsueu with tuelr present
lot. III JlaL ue so, there is no evidence
OF 1t, lOr LndL question has never been
tested since Congress, III It's wisdom,
llstrauCnlsed THIS people, / have no
uOuUt, indeed, 1 feel assured, that there
Us "a ueep puJnC sentiment here in Ia-
NOI OI the right OF Suffrage and sell.
government, and LnaJ LlaL feeling Is
entertained without regard to political
party distinctions, 1 am convinced
that large portion of the Democrats
Of the District are ready to join hands
with the men OF any party in an effort
TO secure To this people the dearest
rights of American Cltlzeushlp-the
right of being represented when they
are taxed. / invoke the full cOOpera-
JiOn of every member of Juls commit
tee in behalf OF measures tuat Will lead
TO restoration OF all our rights as
American citizens. The prejudice Of
race ana color may have something to
10 with inspiring an opposition TO the
right OF seltgOyernmenu, but 50 long as
ths Constitution of the United States
recognizes the COlored man equally
with the white man, as an American
citizen, no such objection should pre-
vail with men OF patriotic impulses
and intelligent minds, Leaving this
committee to shape its own conduct IN
such direction as It's best judgment
may dictate, ! leave the question for
its consideration
After Mr.. Clapp had concluded his
remarks, MIR. j. II. CrOssman, Gen. L.
w. Whitaker, Mr.. j, h, smith, Mr..
George Holmes, and MI AuureW Glea-
son were appointed a committee to
draw up resolutions, and after recess
Of twenty miuues, Mr.. Holmes reported
the following:
Resolved, That the ylll OF rights Of
the state of Maryland, which was
adopted by that State prior to the time
that she Ceded that portion Of her ter
ritory known as the District of Colum-
bia 10 the United States, provided that
the right of suffrage should never be
restricted within her borders.
Resolved, That is was expressly
stipulated in ceding that territory to
the United States that all rights en-
joyed ~ the people of this district un-
der tie State of Maryland should con
uuue to be enjoyed and held sacred to
them and their descendants forever.
Resolved, That the total disfran-
Chisement Of our people by the Con
gress Of the United States under the
late act providing a permanent form
of government for the people of this
District, is a fragrant violation of the
contract by and between the United
States and the State of Maryland, as
we'll as a wanton disregard of the prin-
ciples expressed in the Declaration of
Independence, which is the foundation
principle upon which the National
Government rests.
Resolved That we believe it TO be
the duty of all true Republicans 10
sustain the position Of Commissioner
West in the board of District COmmis
sioners.
Resolved That we will aid in every
possible manner the establishment Of
an elective government for this city,
and we also recommend the establish
ment of a daily paper 70 aid such
movement in the interest Of the citi-
Zens.'
2Ir Holmes said that the main ar
gument against suffrage In the Dis
trict was that the Government paid 90
per cent of the expenses of the District,
and that that support would be with.
drawn If an elective form Of govern
ment was established. Mr.. Holmes said
that it seemed to him that the Gov
ernment owed 80 per cent Of the eX-
penses under any form of government
II 1T was the form of government it
was paying for. then the citizens Of
the District were swindling the Gov
eminent by receiving money they were
not entitled TO- The resolutions were
unanimously adopted. and IL was
agreed 10 send a copy Of them TO the
Iowa State Republican committee. On
motion of Gen. Whitaker. S25 was con.
tributed by the committee towards de-
fraying the expenses of the emancipa.
L. |.rH I.F YfwI
Perry Carson it was resolved 90 take
part IN the emancipation parade. The
committee then adjourned until the
second Tuesday I'm May
The foregoing extract from "a report
Of the meeting has been handed the
Globe by an old and welrkuown citi-
zen. who played prominent part in
abOlishiug home rUl. n Washington
and who has lived ro deeply regret his
mistake.
If indignant citizens almost twenty
years ago. could express themselves so
strongly ON the evils of the present
District form OF government with it's
imported Judges commissioners and
lesser officials and when the District
had less than TWO hundred thousand
inhabitants what language rs now
strong enough TO express the feelings
of over three hundred thousand dis
franchisad residents of the nations
n8pital2
Washington is "a city composed all
most exclusively of Office and ex.
ofiiceholders except the native and 10
the manner born who have no other
opening iu life than TO struggle for a
petty Government clorkship, hence the
whole family in Office evil. while the
outsider is called I'm by successive laws
snd rule the District II the District
enjoyed the privileges of local self
government. an this would be changed
Factories and lndustries would sprIng