The Washington times., 1909-05-09

possibly the one-headed form is the bet
ter, for executive purposes and to fix
the responsibility; but 1 am only think
ing out loud. and only because we are
here talking right out in meeting I am
telling you the reasons as they have
been brought to me.
Now / want to talk about the future
And the future of Washington What
an enormous development is before u.s.
Why, / am not an imaginative man, but
I would like TO come back here hun
dred years hence and see the beauties
CT which this city Is capable. Right
here, under our noses for a time, under
our very eyes, are those beautiful Po-
tomac flats that are going to make as
fine parks and parkways as there are
in the world. Those parks ought TO
be connected with the Rock Creek Park
by means of the mouth of Rock Creek,
or otherwiEe: aid then through them all
there ought to be carried a park clear
around, including the Soldiers Home,
and completing the circuit with Rock
Creek at the other end.
Coming Development.
Then, TOO, there is the development
in Anacostia and along the Eastern
branch. Then, the opportunities for
Fairgrounds that there are in Wash
ington. It just makes my mouth water
for my poor city of Cincinnati when I
look out and can see clear down to
the Potomac and see six and seven base
bail matches going on with all the fer
vor Of young America. and nobody TO
say them nay.
And to think-to think that we had
a genius q hundred years ago, almost,
in his way, as matchless as Washing
ton. to make the plan for a great Capt.
tai, like the Frenchman whose remains
were buried here the other day and
whose plans were hardly changed in
the new plan made by Burnham and
fe ....T~. 7 T-r11w y.
discussion as to that plan. There has
been a feeling that perhaps Il was slip
ped on to US at one time and slipped
in at another; but we all know, even
nv dear friend, good old 'Ulcle Joe"
knows, that we are going ID build up
TO that plan some day It is not COM
ing at once, but we ought Il thank God
that We have got a plan like that to
the Improvement every dollar that we
put in goes to make Washington beautf-
ful a hundred years hence.
Giving Back Land.
Then. Justice Stafford, in his very elo-
quent remarks. called attention 10 the
fact that in 1851 am sorry to say IT
ought 20 be characterized, at least as
far as that is concerned. as a day Of
small things-whf3i the Congress could
have recited this
Whereas. no more territory ought TO
be held under the exclusive legislation
given to Congress over the District,
which Is the seat of the General Govern
ment. than may be necessary and proper
for the purposes of such a seat. There
foee, we give back all that we got from
Virginia"
While it is true the early statute said
that no buildings should be put on any
thing but the Maryland side of the river
and perhaps they felt that as we were
not going to TIE that side for buildings
they did not need il at all
nave never been able TO satisfy nv
self that that retrocession was within
the power OF Congress to make. They
did attempt 20 settle IL once in the Su-
preme Court. but the Supreme Court
question. born of long practice.
What Court Ruled.
And when gentleman who is paying
taxes on this side asks that they be ex-