Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-30
Cooperation in Capital Building.

1t should not be impossible for our or
posing political parties, in dealing with
the Nat onal Capital, to sink partisan
ship and to unite in a patriotic and intel
.igently liberal policy Of capital upbuild-
ing.
The wise and just legislation of 1878.
Great 'ng the National Capital partnership
under the operation of which Washin
ton, fostered by the nation, has devel-
oped into a CAPITAL of which the Amer
lean people are justly, proud. was the
work of statesmen of both political par
ties. Among the constitutional Legislator
of the Distr. the warm friends and not
able benefactors of the capital who have
maintained against all assaults the Or
ganic act, that vital essential of WASH
ington's prosperity, or have chamoioned
and vigorously battled for the capital. ir-
respective of the r views concerning the
organic act, have not been confined with
In partisan lines. but have caused all po-
liticaI factions to be represented among
the faithful legislators who meet cons l.
entiously their constitut onal obliga ions
to the capital. In the long list of these
loyal. helpful friends Of Washington there
are too many to enumerate. We of WASH
ington know them and gratefully AZ pre-
ciate their unselfish public-spirited work
Of capital building.
Washington is the city of the whole ma
tion of all sections and of all political
parties. 1t is the city of north, south.
east and west, entitled to and enjoying
the sympathy and affectionate re ard OF
all Americans. The city was founded by
aced it's infancy were warded off by
them. Washington. Jefferson, Madison.
Clay, Crawford, Calhoun and Jackson
are on the first page Of the list of the
capitals friends The west and north
have supplied their full quota of
notab names to this list. especially since
the civil war. The great men from all
sections who have delighted to enroll
themselves among those who have Ia
bored hardest to make the capital worthy
of the republic rebuke and put to shame
the notion which seems to have gained
some prevalence in Congress that the
brains of legislators are not broad enough
to consider thoughtfully both ca 1ital and
national affairs, and that 1t is statesman
like, therefore, disdainful y to ignore the
capital There can be no more ennobling
and patriotic labor than that which as
sociates ones name with those OF the IL
lustrious forefathers in developing and
Adjoining the city of the Union, the ma
ton in miniature. fostering the national
sentiment, realizing the national aspira-
ton, gratifying the national pride.
Never before were conditions more ia
vorable on the whole to the capitafs up
building; with President Taft in the
White House, an earnest, helpful and I'M
firing friend of the city: with the cabi-
net in harmony with the capital-bui ding
plans of the executive head: with Con-
gress impressed by the earnest and ef-
fective representations Of influential SEN
ators and representatives. leaders in both
parties; with an energetic superintendent
of public buildin and grounds and
thoroughly capable fine arts commission;
with District Commissioners devoted even
to excess to the exploitation of WASH
ineton as primarily the nations city;
with citizens organizations and their
special committees full of loyalty and en-
thusiasm. and with a nationwide and
ever-increasing interest In the National
Capita! among all Americans.
Removal OF the national humf iation OF
the condition of section of Pennsylva-
mia avenue and securing of the vital
connecting links which would give to
Washington an outer park system unsur-
passed for varied beauty and picturesque
attractiveness in all the world would cost
only fraction of what has been spent
in Buenos Aires or in Rio for like pur-
poses.
1t Is unbelievable that in national pride
and as a capital builder the great repub-
lie wi J. when the situation Is appreciated.
continue to lag behind Argentina and
Brazil