Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-17
CRIT|CISE THE new WORKERS
LOCAL DEMOCRATS SAY BRYAN
SHOULD HAVE BEEN ENDORSED.
Meeting of District Democratic As
observation-disclosures by Messrs.
Sims, Hitchcock and Others.

Self government and proper election
laws for the District of Columbia were
strongly advocated by Representative r.
w. Sims Of Tennessee in an address before
the District OF Columbia Democratic As
ISOLATION last night. He is Of the beliei
that suffrage in this municipality would
prove as practicable and successful as in
any of The other cities. and because the
fact that the Commissioners of the Dis
trict, the members of the board OF educa-
ton and the other high officials and MEM
bers of executive boards are not elected by
popular vote by the peop.e he declared.
the administration OF the local laws
naturally inefficient and the ;.oo.oo0 resi-
dents are done a grave injustice.
Much enthusiasm was manifested aud
Mr.. Sims remarks were necessarily ap-
plau and cheered. AS it was
pressed by several persons after tho meet
ing. ''he sounded the keynote repre-
sentative of the feelings of the citizens
who listened to him.
The meeting was called TO order by Ed
win y. Newman. president of the assoc
citation. Before introducing any of the
speakers Mr.. Newman spoke in reference
to the action Of the New York democrats
in moi inc sing William Jennings Bryan
for the presidency. Although the nam"
of this local democratic association does
not SIGNIFY II. II Is dyed-ln-the-Y ooi
Bryan organization.
Others who addressed the meeting be-
sides Representative Sims were Represen
tative Gilbert Hitchcock of Nebraska. VII
liam c. Mcintyre. patent attorney OF
this city. who was delegate TO the last
democratic convention, and William T..
Ryan of New York.
National Issues.
Representative Hitchcock. who started
things moving. took occasion 10 ''delve
deeply into mysteries of the various ma
tional issues. and incidentally took par
ticular occa sion to emphasize the many
plumbers and evil doings' of the repuh-
lcan party. He spoke at length upon
financial conditions and upon prosperity
and the protective tariff.
Mr.. Hitchcock declared that there has
been prosperity in this country during
the past twelve years under republican
control and this nation has been placed
i'm the fore rank of the wealthiest ma
tions of the world but that the question
should be asked, Who is responsible for
this condition.?
The farmer and the ordinary saiaried
man and plain working man did not get
it he said. IF they didn't. then VII"
did? This is the question that the tai
ented orators and stump speakers of the
republican party. while out campaigning
between now and election day. will have
to answer. and | can say without fear
of contradiction that they cannot honestly
answer 1t without serious embarrassment
to themselves.
1T has occurred to me that the inn
portant principle of the campaign upon
which we are soon TO enter will he es
sentiallv economic. 1t will not be cam
pa ign OF emotions. 1t will not be cam
paign of sentiment.
But it is going TO be largely bread
and butter proposition for the American
he
cratic party stands in an attitude of pc
culiar advantage