The Washington herald., 1908-04-18

rent expenditures and 70, large payment on
account Of the extraordinary projects Of improve
ment, upon which over slesa0eoo has been spent
ia the last seven years
What Capital Has Accomplished.
Nf. Macfagland spoke Of those extraordinary inn
progements, iucIpding ihe filtration plant. railway
terminal work. sewage disposal system. and bridges.
and regretted that the Talsa delegation had not
waited until the lst Of July. uhen the Commission
ers could have received them in the nea District
government Building
he spoke Of the Improvements in laws aud ems
tens which bad been made ia the same period. lie
said that al this bad been done under seligoEern-
ment by public opinion more direct and efficient ID
its edects than any other Snch men as those o
the Chamber Of Commerce and the Board Of Trade,
aud the finest women IN the world. had worked and
sacrificed 10 bring these things to pass.
Fortunately, he said have not been hampered
and our public opinion has not been confused ana
detected by partisan politics which ought 10 nave
no place in municipal affairs. We work together
without regard 10 political opinion. treating the
municipal affairs as business AID trying 20 do u as
economically and efficiently our own private onsi'
ness.
Big Business Corporation.
The District goyerpment is simply the largest cor
paFation in the District Of Columbia Congress.
which has the supreme legislative authority. treats
our business as business. because have no parti-
san politics and We get The same consideration, no
matter what party Is in power.
The best men IN bath Houses among the best
friends Of the District defote much time 20 its
aiTaira and faithfully reflect the general pide and
interest Of the nation in the common Capital, which
ali patri0ic Americans want 10 see. physically aud
morally the most perfect on earth.
We couat upon you strong men Of the new. great
State Do support your Senator'S and Representatives
in al that they mas do for the National Capital,
20 which we 50 heartily Welcome YOU tonight.
Mayor ROhde, OF Tulsa, who led the
delegation. made short response. and
outlined the principles on which the city
was founded and being run. lie was fol-
lowed by Commissioner West. who ad-
vised the visitors to regard the necessity
of planning a city symmetrically, with
parks. buildings, and avenues in definite
places
Commissioner Above Suspicion.
There is nothing between the Com
missioners and the people Of Washington
except the public sentiment said Com
missioner West. We are appointed by
the President The people have no voice
in our selection.
There has not been a Commissioner
against whom the slightest charge could
be brought in the past thirty years.
We look after the revenues Of the Dis
trict. their collection and their eXpendi-
ture. Three hundred thousand persons
raise S5.0000O0 a year. We get $500. 900
in real estate taxes"
Senator Owen. Of Oklahoma. after re-
ferring to the 100000 people that Okla
homa contributes TO the population Of
/ Il. -
CATION made TO the President, and, Incl
dentally, paid the Chief Executive a
glowing tribute
Praise for President.
I'VE are proud of this government. its
officials. and our Teddy. He has not only
been a good President, ana a good eXecu-
tive but he has been our friend.
He has our confidence and our Te-
spect and we hope he will carry out our
trust in him il he has TO use his big
stick TO do IT,"
Senator owen in speaking Of his State,
said its degree of iliiteracy is smaller
than any other state. Hardly any resi-
dents are foreign born, he said, while
Connecticut, Massachusetts,, and New
York have one-half foreign born pOpula-
ton.
1.-THE noblest thing IN Oklahoma is It's
constitution, a most splendid instrument.
1t has put check on monopoly. I raised
cattle in Oklahoma once. and every dol
lar l earned the beef trust stole"
The constitution of Oklahoma is bet
ter than the Constitution of the United
States. because it allows those who
create wealth to retain a portion of it.
/ am proud of the constitution of Okla
! h0ma, in spite of the ridicule that has
been cast at it,"
Supt. stuart Speaks.
superintendent Of Public Schools Stuart
spoke next After comparing the rapid
fame of Tulsa TO Waterloo, he stated
that 53,009 children attend the public
schools Of Washington.
The only people in Washington who
do not send their children TO the public
schools are the new rich and the new
great our President sends his son TO the
public schools"
Senator Gore, of Oklahoma, comment
ing on the remarks Of Commission West
in regard to the honesty Of the District
Commissioners for the past thirty years.
stated that in Indian Territory there has
not been a public official who has not
had thirty charges preferred against him.
'All that Providence can do for hu-
manity, Providence has done for Tulsa.
We took gold medals at St Louis for the
/ three staple products OF the country
corn, cotton. and wheat. We took JIG
medals at St Louis
Only Baku, Russia, has larger oil
/ fields than Tulsa. We could pave the
world with cement one hundred and
! sixty fertile acres OF land are offered to
every Indian TO prevent race suicide.
President Harper PresIdes.
President Robert ~ Harper. Of the
Chamber of Commerce presided After
the speeeh-making. a buffet supper was
/ served.
The Tulsan delegation leaves Washing
/ ton this evening at $50 o'clock, and viii
go 10 Baltimore. There 1t will stay until
/ 1888 o'clock Sunday. From Baltimore
/ they viii go to New York. and on the
/ way hGme will stop in Philadelphia,
| Pittsburg, Chicago. Ottawa, Toledo, and
other cities collecting data and informa-
/ tiOn as to how to build and run city
! Tulsa was but village Of a few
/ hundred persons a few years ago, Sever
years old, now, it has 5000 persons tC