The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-01-12

tics. practically no local party organizs-
ton Even in campaign years there are
no political clubs of q local nature. There
is no local sentiment here or any question
that can be better determined than by
guesswork. There remains Of course the
right of petition-5ut husk. The peo-
pie are taxed without representation It
is hard to reconcile oneself 10 a city with
out q mayor ard city council. but such IS
Washington. II was not always thus
It has been so for nearly thirty gears.
When the negro was enfranchised. Wash
inston had then IS now, q proportion
ately large negro population. They all
had the right 70 vote. Congress took
away the right TO vote from everybody
that the negro might no longer vote n the
capital. Congress assumed control. Gre
ated q comission. pays half the expense,
and asks odds Of nobody. This IS the
government Of the District Of Columbia
and there IS no consent Of the govern
ed in IL However. Washington IS To bs
one Of the best governed. best poiiced
best cleaned cities IN the country and
there are 10 popular demands Cor
change.
Congress at its last session enacted a
new code Tor the District. The code was
originally prepared by Judge Waiter 5.
Cox Cwh1 presided al the trial II the
assassin GuiteaU and revised by the
local bar association. Il was bumped
through Congress without constellation
ana is now found 10 have many very
great defects. II provides for ten JUS
tices Of the peace. appointed by the Pres
ident On g fixed salary Nho assume the
Jurisdiction Of she then existing justices
but are not their Successors. Hence with
no authority 70 u issue executions or
other wits in pending and adjudicated
cases before theold justices. thus leaving
the existing judgments non-enforceahie.
Congress VIII be asked "a pass amenJ-
uents 10 remedy these detects. The
provision fer The police court ana judges
VS. 50 fatally defective that theatorney
general held II invalid. ana no appoint
raeurs have been made under IT. but tire
old police Judges are rol6inS over. These
are the shortcomings OF a system which
comes ~ a foreign body leSislatius for
z locality Congress has not time Tor
the details o. tbs District legislation. Leg
necessarily slow.
There is considerable ado anlde over
the new code Cor the District. as i r.
lates 10 divorce People outside have not
understood the occasion for 50 many di-
vorce eases ~ late in washington The
reason is taat The new code which went
into eEecs January T. ZEE. provides FOR
one caase Tor divorce and prohihi1s ghe
.-1Ity party from re-u3rrs-inE. Adul-
tery is now the Only cause Tor divorce.
n the district AID The offender must
remain single the resi- Of rs fe- hers Ike
unless h shoDld Sc the consent ard
renarry his former wife tsr hssesn5f.
The ministers are active Toy ths law
- rauala without cianee wh1e greal
many and especially lawyers. are e. sosed
10 sach 5u6iciaf srr-1tness on TIE divorce
question u the ministers ara Eisht
What God eath t3inCsi ns u.au shsll5
pug p-t asund=r.~ hslce there shaal6 te
- GIee-ee Because az me hAr1-s %
heart Moses suffered these raiEes blt
in The beginning It was not SO. However.
marriage and divorce are a practic2l
cuesao2- Il l. a. unsupported Eratulrr