The Washington herald., 1913-08-24
DELEGATE fight
TO BE PLANNED
Federation of Citizens Bodies
to Meet Saturday
Night.
VIEWS OF D. A. EDWARDS
Theodore W. NOyes Believes Time isss
Arrived When District Should Be
Given Representation.

For the purpose of mapping out tenta-
tive plans OF a vigorous tight Tor Dls-
trict delegate, D. A. Edwards, president
Of the Federation of Citizens Assocla-
tious, has called a special meeting ior
next Saturday night.
II is probable that committee from
the Federation will be appointed to
meet with committees from the Cham-
Der of Commerce and Board OF Iraue
TO take what action is thought necessary.
Mr.. Edwards yesterday expressed him
self as heartily in favor OF the actNl-
ties of the District Delegate Association
in its efforts to secure repFesentauoh
for the District by a delegate. He said
he is not in a position as yet TO express
a final opinion on TIE PoindeNter Dill
but that he most heartily favors the
general object Of the Delegate Assocla-
ton. Mr.. Edwards said:
Il am strongly in favor Of having the
District represented in the House of Rep
resentatives, but have not reached
definite conclusion about the way he
should secure this position. resolu-
ton was reported by a committee TO
the Federation of Citizens Associations
last spring providing that one member
of the Board of District Commissioners
should be elected Dy popular vote, and
. that this elective Commissioner should
have the right to appear before all COM
rnittees of Congress having District
matters under consideration. and also to
speak on the floor of the House on all
District matters.
Commissioners Too Busy.
This arrangements would seem to be
an improvement over the present methoo
II il were not for the fact that the Com
r,issioners already have three times as
much work as they ought to be expected
to do.
However. it is important that there
should be at least one man in Congress
representing this community who has
an intimate knowledge of District affairs
and am ready to support the pest
measure that can be prepared that vii!
accomplish this end
The District Delegate Association has
been receiving many expressions OF ap-
proval OF its plans. since II announced
a week ago that its campaign for repre-
sentation for the District in Congress
would extend beyond the working for a
delegate in the House. and that it would
later devote its efforts to securing a
constitutional amendment granting lull
representa- ton TO the District IN both
Houses Of Congress
The Delegate Association calls atten-
tion TO the views on this subject eN-
pressed by Theodore W. Moves.
while the District is not a state
. Nr. Noyes says, and while ITS cltlzeIs
are forbidden representation, II Is suo-
ice, TO direct Federal taxation, although
the Constitution says representation ana
direct taxes shall be apportioned among
the several States Of the Union accord
ing TO their respective numbers THESE
words are held TO furnish merely a rule
OF apportionment, and not to limit the
power of taxation
Pays Heavy Taxes.
He then quotes figures showing that
the people OF the District actually pay
more taxes than each OF seven partlcu-
lar States, and goes on TO say:
=. .Taxation without representation
Tins prevails at the Capital. 1t IS al
Iced in justification that the Dlstilct
rynen nearly uninhabted) voluntarily
rcstgned its right of distinct representa-
tion and irrevocably adopted the whole
hodv OF Congress OnCludinG It's blttet
enemies and its lukewarm trlends' as
me representatives or It's inter es's
Washington was in existence only Ie"
months when its residents began 10 pe-
moan their prospective distranchisehheh'
ana rneIr exclusion from participation IN
national elections.
In 1901. 4. B. Woodward sald 4His
bod. NJ neopIe Cthe District is as much
entitled 10 the enjoyment of the rights
of citizenship as any other part OF the
people of the United States. There can
exist no necessity for their distranchlse-
ment. no necessity for them 10 repose on
the mere generosity Of their countrymen
to be protected from tyranny; to mere
spontaneous attention for the regulation
Of their interests In 1893, John Randolph
said on the floor of the House: could
wish indeed to see the people within this
District restored 10 their rights. lhis
species of government is an experiment
how far freomen can be reconciled I!
i've without rights: an experiment dan
serous to the liberties Of these states
At some future time its dele
!erlous effects may be arrested.
Many Of those who favored the eN,