The Washington herald., 1909-05-09


OF Washington. CAppIause)
7 wish TO thank you from the bot
tom o. ny heart for the courtesy that
you have extended % me this evening
n this magnificent banquet and IN
your coming here TO take part in this
occasion.
! an proud OF It, # It be the case.
and must believe It from the assur-
ances given -o-night. that this Is the
first tine that c President Of the
United STATES has ever had the pleas
ure OF meeting on such an occasion
and under such circumstances the
business men OF washington. zap
plause)
seeks Closer Ties.
II hope sor close intimacy; I hope
that we may come together and We
may discuss these things. because Ger
tainly we need IT, tApplause)
y take the utmost personal pride
IN the city Of Washington (ApplauseD
1T thrills my heart every day 70
look cut Of the back windows OF the
White HoUse-for the short time
have been the-e-and whenever I get
the opportunity 70 see this beautiful
citv in which we are permitted life
these avenues and streets constructed
on a magnificent plan. looking for
ward FOR centuries; these trees plant
ed with great foresight 20 make every
part of Washington a park; these
vistas into which always creeps IN
bidder tlsat beautifgl shaft that marks
the memory of the founder OF this
city. Great applause)
y have not bee1 Lere long IN the
city OF washington. as Some men
count It long. J was here two years
between 1880 and 1ss2. four years from
1904 70 1893; but that IS 3 little longer
than Justice Stafford Continued ap-
plause)
Z have been g taxpayer
Il have invested some money n land
n Washington. and have not seen
dollar come out Of T.
81 have sent my children 20 the pub
lic schools
Il have hung 10 straps IN street cars
going both ways TO the Capitol.
'I have bathed IN the Potomac mud
in a bath tub.
I have lunched at Harvey's or those
steamed oysters
Il have been fan With my friend.
Sunny jim at the baseball park. and
have had a love and cultivated It With
him for tail-eudsrs.
'-And. therefore. claim that ! have
been through experiences that ought
70 give ne some OF the local stmos-
phere and some OF the local feeling OF
Washington.
And set. with all that, gentlemen,
as look about here into these smiling
faces. these somewhat rotund forms
that give evidence Of prosperity
Oaughter). it is q little difficult for
ne 70 realize that II was about these
csitiffs and these slaves that Mr..
Justice Stafford spoke
Home of a Nation.
IN spite OF that experience with re-
spect to Washington. I am nation
alist. CApplause)
This city is the home Of the gov
ernment Of a nation, and when men
who are Just as much imbue5 with
the principles Of civil liberty as any
who have come after. Washington at
the head. put inro the Constitution
the provisions with reference 10 the
government OF the District Of Colum-
bia. they knew what they were doing.
and spoke for a coming possible So
10000 OF people, who should insist that
the home OF the government OF that
100000 OF people should be governed
by the representatives Of that S0.oo9.0o0
OF people (appIaUse). and that II
there were n that 100000 Of peo-
pie men who desired 20 come and
share n the grandure OF that Capital
and live In a city OF magnificent
beauty, as this was, and enjoy an the
privileges. then they come with their
eyes open as to the character Of the
government that they we're 10 have,
and they must know that they must
depend not upon the principles or
dinarily governing in popular govern
ment. but that they must trust in
order TO secure their liberty-tO get
their guar4nties-tney must trust 10
the representatives OF S0,000.000 Of peo-
pie selected under that Constitution.
(Applause)
Now. want to say, with Difference
70 this discussion. that If this meeting.
or subsequent meetings. are TO be de-
voted to securing a1 amendment 10
the Constitution by which yau are go
ing TO disturb the principle OF two
Senator's from every state. and you
are going to abolish the provision that
was put in there ex industria by
George washington, you win not get
ahead IN the matter Of better govern
ment IN Washington BY such meet
ings
7 do not want to seem to be abrupt
but I believe il is possible by such
meetings as this TO arouse the inter-