Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-08
VOICE OF THE WEST.
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should pay its share for police and FIRE
protection. Because the property of the
federal government in the District is ex-
empt from taxation 1 do not consider IL
just cause for demanding that the
federal government pay for the up-keep
Of the city. Why should the citizens of
Oregon pay for the up-keep of the city
of Washington? However. as I said be-
fore. II the residents of the District can
prevail upon Congress to pay half the ex-
penses Of the city. why let them do it,"
Certainly One-Half, Perhaps More.
Lieut.. Gov. Stephen r. Fitzgerald of
Colorado, democrat:
Washington should be made the Paris
Of America, and it can be done only by
the liberal support OF the federal govern
ment. The government should certainly
pay one-half the expenses of the National
Capital. and perhaps more. The people
who visit Washington from all parts OF
the country wish to find a beautiful Ma
tionaI Capital. of which they may be
proud. 1T is a beautiful city today, and
1t should be made still more beautiful
There is not an American who comes
here. I believe, who is not willing to do
tenance Of the city"
Gov. R. S. Wesley of South Dakota, re-
publican:
Il heartily favor the present system.
because IL IS the only way In which the
capital may be beautified to make it the
greatest capital city in the world. 1t is
the duty Of Congress. and in this opinion
the majority of citizens in the United
States wilt agree with me. to appropriate
large sums Of money for the proper main
tenance Of the capital, and were this to
fall on the shoulders Of the residents OF
the District the burden would be too
great for them to bear"
UNLESS Congress contributes its half
~ thn Ynoin he iyvara
sible to make Washington the great cap
ital 1t ought to be, as l do not believe
that the residents can bear the burden.
This is the capital Of the nation and as
such belongs as much to my people as
to those who live here, and the people
all over the country should be interested
in its welfare and do their share toward
paying the expenses in accordance with
agreement was made. You can count
upon my favoring anything that will
make Washington the most beautiful cap
ital in the world, and this can only be
done with the cooperation Of Congress"
People Will Approve.
Gov. Joseph NJ. Carey Of Wyoming, re-
publican:
Il believe that the capital Of the
United States should be made the most
beautiful and attractive city in the world.
This can only be done by the general
government being liberal In its appropria-
tons for public buildings. for the i'm
provement of streets and avenues and
public parks and for the maintenance OF
its institutions. The people will approve
such appropriations"
democrat:
If Congress made that agreement
in 1875 then Congress should keep
faith with it and bear its share of the
maintenance Of the District. as it agreed
to do. 1 have never given the subject
any attention. but 1 agree with others
that Washington. as the Capital city Of
all our people, should be made the great
est capital, and one worthy OF great
nation. This can be done by the gov
done. If the whole burden falls upon
the District alone, then 1t is not to be
expected that Washington will advance
more rapidly than any other city: l do
not know about the facts that led up to
this agreement on the part Of Congress
and do not know that Congress should
have done so in the beginning, but l
firmly believe that Congress should stand
with the citizens of the District in this
matter Of the maintenance OF the cap
ital." -
Plain Duty of Congress.
Gov. John Burk Of North Dakota,
democrat:
when it comes to Congress paying its
share of the public parks, public grounds
and other examples Of civic attractiveness
1 do not believe that Congress can do
too much toward their maintenance. as
we all want to see Washington the great
est capital city on earth. Out in the west
we are all interested in Washington be-
cause it is partly our city too, and we
want to see it grow and expand and be
made more beautiful than it is now, but
we have never given thought TO the
maintenance of the purely local affairs.
II believe that the city should pay the
expenses of the police force, for example,
and the other necessary expenses that
every community has to stand, but as
far as improving the city is concerned,
then Congress-, as l said, cannot do too
much. There are hundreds of transients
in Washington each day who trade with
the local stores and always leave con-
siderable part of their money behind,
which goes a long way to developing the
business of the city.
while the agreement with Congress
has been made l believe that Congress
should stick by it. and the more l see of
the parks and other civic improvements
l believe this. In my home town we have
to pay our own expenses for running the
city machinery and this part Washington
also is capable of doing. But it should
making the capital the handsomest city
in the world. The burden would be too
great If this We're left alone to the
people of the District to accomplish the
country at large would suffer because it
would be impossible for them to do the
vast amount that / hope will be done in
the future. Let Congress contribute lib
orally in that direction, by all means, and
let them stand by their agreement to pay
half the expenses of the capital Il
Burden Upon the District.
Gov. Edwin L. Norris of Montana, DEM
ocrat:
1t is not to be expected that the Dis
triot should be forced to pay out millions
from it's own pockets for identifying the
capital along the lines that the country
wishes it to be beautified. That would
require millions more than the District
can naturally afford, in the matter of
justifiable taxes. Such burdens should be
borne largely by the federal government
and believe that the government should
pay a great share of it. / do not think.
though, that Congress should be called
upon to pay half Of the ordinary expenses
of the city. such as every city has to
pay, but in the matter of public parks.
broad boulevards. public grounds and
buildings. Congress should spend as much
money as it can afford.
This burden should not be left upon