St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-01-25

NAedA1u& opponent OF RECIPROCITY In IN
HouseD
enactment of legislat ton for the new
bridge.
One mile further up the Potomac
at the Virginia end of the Aqueduc
bridge, the town of Rosslyn exists
and when the Virginia authoritie.
wipe out that sinkhole of iniquity the
criminals of the land will avoie
Washington, because they will be
unable to ply their vocations here
outside the city limits. There is nc
other available place for them tc
congregate.
When the day shall come that vir.
GINA is free from both of it's foul
places, this capital will expand across
the river, and suburban homes will
spring up all over Arlington Heights.
There the people from their homes
can overlook this city, and view the
Potomac for many miles. The hill
sides there might furnish homes for
half a million of people; homes with
plenty of ground around them; the
kind of homes for children to grow
up in and to remember with love in
the after years when they learn the
realization of all that was meant by
Payne when he wrote "Home, Sweet
Home"
Now, speaking of this prospective
Development of our city, the story
must be completed by telling Of the
work of the lobby. It will surprise
you to learn that there is lobby in
terested in the development of that
beautiful tract of land. You will be
more surprised to learn that they
are conjuring with the name of Will
liam Mckinley to aid them in their
money-making schemes.
AS soon as McKinley's death was
announced you will remember that
prominent Ohio people began the
project of memorial to be built at
Canton, a memorial in which all Of
the people of the republic might be
interested. That was well. Now, re-
call the fact that there Immediately
arose a cry from Washington for the
building of Mckinley memorial
here-a memorial in the form Of a
bridge over the Potomac;
a bridge to cost millions of dollars.
Now, mark you; this is the scheme
Of the real estate men who own or
are agents for that beautiful proper.
ty on Arlington Heights. They want
this costly and magnificent bridge,
not primarily for the perpetuation Of
the memory of Mckinley; not pri-
marily for the patriotic pride in this
city which they proclaim, they want
that bridge in order that they may
sell town lots. What do you think
Of that?
II you have taken interest in the
matter, you have seen it stated in
he daily newspapers that Senator
Hanna, who was McKinley's closest |
friend, objects to the proposed |
at Washington city. He
loes not publicly give his reasons,
,ut they are understood here. Sena-
or Allison, who, as chairman of the
senate committee on appropriations,
crutinizes every dollar appropriated.
avs that there is no need of Nc
zinley memorial bridge at this time.
lie also understands the scheme.
the town lots must lie OUT
oors under the sky for some years
ct, before any bridge shall be built.
These memorial bridge people are
ot the only self-seekers who per-
1eate the swirl and leaven the lepis-
alive lump by vigorous lobby work.
here is an element of selishness in
very measure under consideration +
hat wisdom will pervade the coun.
lis of the real leaders we may rea.
onably anticipate because Of exist
Mt facts. After all, the majority of |
UT legislators are at heart seekinIi
1e right, and they usually find it.
l brief, there is much more good
ian bad in every congress; MANY
lore men on the side of patriotism
nd national honor than on the side
weakness and wickedness.
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