Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-14

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executive, called governor. resident
of the District of Columbia, FOR nve years
a taxpayer and elected by the aualihed
voters Of the District His term of office
to be four years.
Provides for a Delegate.
A delegate in the House OF Represent
atives. resident OF the Distric' VI
Columbia for five years. taxpayer ana
elected every two years by the voters.
No male person shall be a qualified
voter in the District who is not more
than twenty-one years Of age, resident
therein for one year, and four months In
his ward or election district prior to the
ensuing election. He shall pay taxes on
$500 of assessed real or personal properly
or be able to read and write. No person
who is a qualified voter in any or the
states Of the Union shall be voter IN the
District of Columbia.
The political and financial relations be-
tween the District of Columbia ana the
United States created by the ACT OIL june
| II, 1878, with the above exceptions, ana
all laws not inconsistent with the Dill are
to remain In force.
Mr.. Lambert reported that meeting
of the subcommittee of the BrightWooo
association will meet next Wednesday,
when the associations views will be
framed and copies sent to the other as
sociations The committee Is composed
of Wilton J. Lambert chairman, Charles
c. Lancaster. Charles w. Ray, Charles H.
Newman and Horace s. Jones'
Health Officer Delivers Address.
President Shoemaker introduced DR..
William c. Woodward, health officer OF
the District, who was a guest OF he
association. He delivered an. address on
health and sanitation and the work OF
his denartment. He referred to the i'm
nortance of research work, which he said
is a most important branch. he spoke
of the high death rate, as many as o'ooo
per year. The average death rate per
thousand is nineteen. while in the various
sections of the District the death rate
reached forty-three per thousand. Wnen
| a high death rate is noted 1t is necessary
| to make a SPECIAL study of the SITUATION
| to ascertain the cause. Men are I'M
mediately sent into the filed, which costs
| considerable money and time. the oea.n
| rate is particularly high among 'he
colored people.
| DR.. Woodward exhibited map showing
| the death rate per thousand in every
! section Of the District. The work or the
department is relieved somewhat, II was
explained. by the aid rendered by the
police department in securing ahhudhy
| the census of the District.
.'When we ask for men and more
money you can readily see why we heeu
| both in order to produce results, ne
| continued. THE health office work ,, Is
| important to every community and while
we can get along with any KIND OF govern
ment, any kind of gas and any KIND OF
| railroads, the first thing In the lnterest
| of the people is good health and sanitary
| surroundings.
Southeast Association Meets.
At the meeting of the Southeast Asso-
citation suffrage for the District of Co
| lumbia was favored by M. /. Weller and
Lemuel Fugitt in addresses. Principal
Allan Davis of the Business High School
called the attention of the association to
| the possibility of making the southeast
section of the city great business center
| Mr. Weller traced the progress of the
government from the time OF the colonies
and it's final location here. The early rule
| of the Capital city down through the list
of mayors and Gov. Shepherd was re-
hearsed. He then told Of the establish
ment of the board of Commissioners.
| Il have nothing against the present
Commissioners" he said, but such rule is
not according to the Constitution.
| want 1t changed"
| He declared that the present govern
| ment of the District represents class rule
and section domination, and that few
men in the northwest section OF the city
choose the Commissioners.
Here in East Washington" he con-
tinued. I'VE are just as capable OF choos-
tons Of the city. We are just as intelll-
gent as they.
Cry Of Negro Domination.
I'VE hear the cry of negro domina-
tion," Mr.. Weller continued, but we
can have a property clause which will
give the men who have the interests of
|
of the District government. 1 have no
| objection to the colored man voting if
he owns property, for his vote will then
be put forward for the best interests
of the city of his choice He will be
| good voter
Mr.. Weller told Of scenes he had wit
messed in this city during election times
when the balloting was in progress. and
declared that Congress had made a great
mistake when the ignorant classes of the
negro race were allowed to vote. They
| lived in lodging houses. and flooded in
| from the adjoining states and had little
right to use the elective right of fran
chise.
But the day has changed" he added
| "for now we have the Australian ballot
system, and elections are upon differ
| emit basis than those of former days.
Right to Cast Ballot.
The right to cast a ballot is one of
| the fundamental principles Of the Con-
stitution woven into it's very fabric and
1 should blush for our manhood If We do
not make fight to regain that right, if
not for ourselves. at least for our chill
dren and grandchildren
Let us have system of taxpayer
rule l would not advise an educationa
qualification for voters. because 80 per
cent of the inmates of the workhouse
A lar
lo' +hase arc co,orad man hut 49,
any of you be afraid of the vote of the
colored man who owns property in the
District of Columbia. 1t will be for the
best interests OF the city ! again assure
you"
Mr.. Weller suggested that the value of
the property to be owned could be fixed
at about $500. which would give the small
est property owner the right to vote. He