The Washington herald., 1909-05-04
NEEDS ASHEPHERD'
continaed from Paee Four.

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The people Of the National Capital.
with their record Of practical and sentI-
mental service 10 the nation as good
Americans and through their city, as a
unifying patriotic force, and with their
peculiarly high standard Of Americanisn.
are clearly entitled 10 fair treatment by
the nation, and surely deserve to be re-
heved from humiliating slurs and from
disabilities not essential IN the public in
terest which place them in certain re-
spects on lower plane than other Ameri-
cans.
What should be the objects Of new
Shepherd campaign in behalf Of the
Washingtonian2
Some Future Needs.
''First-He needs continued and m
gradging recognition by the nation and
BY Congress OF his pubIic-spirited serv-
ices as a capital builder. as a contributor
in land and money. as a taxpayer and
otherwise to the city's development; he
needs faithful fulfIlment Of the nations
own financial obligations IN respect to
the capital, and very clearly ne needs
relief from ISLANDERS upon his public
spirit and from the undeserved sIurs
as mendicGnt The Washingtonian is
entitled to his good name.
''Seco1d-He needs access 1or his sons
10 local means OF self-support. that they
may not be exiled In order 10 live. The
establishment Of Hight and clean man
ufactuTeS like those OF Paris and Vienna
and the development OF local trade.
wholesale and retail. must be encour-
aged Then repeal or amend IN the IN
terest OF the District the appOrtionment
Of Offices law. 50 that the youth OF
Washington. Il the most merit0rious OF
all applicants, may have ready access
TO the government departments and
workshops, which for Washington take
the place Of the iron mills in Pittsburg
and the cotton. wooden. and shoe fac
tories Of many New England cities.
Congress by It's policy Of discouraging
commerce and manufactures al the Cap
ital excludes all other great factories and
workshops than its own. and then by
the apportionment Of Offices law "a relic
OF the old spoils system. distributing
Offices ike bandits piunder among the
States in proportion 70 their strength
shuts out the growing youth OF the city
from the classified service and from aC-
cess 10 the only local means OF self
exist
IN the nations city national work
shops are local Washington IS the only I
community in the world where employ
ment Of the local youth IN the local
workshops, instead of being encouraged. (
IS prohibited. where the young man
must go abroad In order 10 become eli !
gible for employment at home
'"Third-He needs access on equal terms |
with other Americans to the Federal /
courts: the same right to sue in 2 Fed
eraI court as that enjoyed BY the citizen !
Of a State.
''Fourth-Without disturbing national !
control Of the ten miles square. he needs |
representation in accordance with Ameri- /
can principles in the National Legislature,
which exercises this exclusive control. /
and which may dispose OF his property. /
his liberty. his life This right. 10 secure !
y hich a constitutional amendment Is held |
20 be necessary, viii be granted By the /
nation slowly and grudgingly- But when i
granted It wiz not necessarily weaken in /
the least the nations control OF the Na- /
tional Capital OF reduce IN the slightest !
It's obligation TO participate financially in /
the Capitals development. and fl can
hardly be denied when the District at /
tsins a half-miIlion population OF inteIli- /
gent, pubHc-spirited Americans. the goal I
toward which II is now speeding.
Meanwhile. the WashingtOnian should I
be scrupulogsIS- protected in the meager /
veStfCes Of representation and particfus-
ton in his own government and affairs 4
which he now enjoys BY custom or by I
law. He should endure no sIurrinS dis I
clearly shown 10 be absolutely essential
d the national welfare. II his inaugural 4
address. delivered March / iS4I. under 1
weather conditions which brought 20 him /
speedy death. President William Henry 1
Harrison said: II is in this District only 4
where American citizens are 70 be found \
who. under a settled system OF policy. 4
are deprived Of many important political (
privileges, without any inspiring hope as 1
10 the future. Their only. consolation IN /
der circumstances Of such deprivation is /
that Of the devoted exterior guards OF q 4
eamp-that their. sufferings secure tran
Quillity and safely within Are there any
o. their countrymen who would subject
them TO greater sacrifices. 70 any other 4
humIliations than those essentially neces-
sary 10 the security OF the object for
which they were thus separated from /
their fellOw-citiZensT
TO raise the Capital and its people TO /
the pinnacle Of honor and prosperity on
which Shepherd asplred to place them,
Washingtonians must struggle not only
for ~fofT- Z