The Washington times., 1914-12-17
INDIFFERENCE COST
Of SUFFRAGE LACK
Wiley Declares Washington
Least Patriotic Part of the
United States.

k~F.der understanding OF iHe needs Of
,he District or Columbia. botl u0 the
art OF Capital residents and citizens o.
.1c country at large was urged al three
meetings held in various parts Of tho
~ las night. The principal mcoti.'G
.ras that at the Public LiJIary. here
"a. Harvey W. Wiley aid Congressman
robert Grosser Of Cleveland. Ohio. spoke
udcr thr auspices Of the Committee Of
orty for District Suffrage.
The executive committee Of the Com
.. tte- OF One Hundred at tho same lour
l-lG q meeting in the office oil former
Commissioner Henry b. +. AiactarlsDd,
% The Evans building. and al Il 2atHC.-
I'd. OF the sons OF the American Eevo-
Ttion al Rauscher's HannlE AaYio..
.orner mir lister TO Spain. told the mem
bcrs OF that organization :haI the care
y INC National Capial should he their
-peclal province.
Least Patriotic Section
Patriotism is dying away in cur
apitsl City: ii is the least patriotic
ar, OF our nation" said Or. Wiley. who
look the position that the lack OF SUI
rage IN the District not Only deprived
% citizen here OF their constitutional
privileges. but allowed their civic con-
saioysncss 10 witbeT for lack OF use.
Physiology teaches US that when We
no LONGER use an organ il loses the
goyre- Of funCtioning ana becomes use
- II is logical. therefore. that uncer
.rcs~nf conditions VIC should be raising
% BODY of men and women VINO no
.an- c. think of the rights and dutles OF
.,tizenship. .a.,,
oar children are growing VI with
nst any idea OF loving our country or
living themselves up for IT. Never did
! see. except in Washington. such an
ndiffcrent. unpat-iCuC unclVlC Oody OF
people. and ii is time we remedled th!s
IN. TEACHING them TO use their CIVIC
rovers Indifference is our greatest
oe in this work. II looks like people
are as little about their civic rights
? s thev do about their health.
speaking of constitutional privileges.
Dr. Wiley said that instrument was
pF-d=ed 20 establish justice, insure do
site tranquility. promote the genera
r-~1farc. and insure the blessing OF I'D
~-ty to ourselves and our poster1tE.
Nd that each OF these provisions had
zen violated when the District was de-
led suffrage. He added that he be-
isved If this were presented TO the
.ourts in a proper manner they would
% hold. and quoted an opinion OF Chief
lustic Harshall as precedent
Newspapers Have Influence.
'onS ressmau Crosser Concurrcd with
Dr wiley in criticisinE the Indifference
NJ residents of Washington. lie dc
nsrted from the question Of suffrage
rcnS enough to say that he did not in
Gorse the half-and-half plan. even
IouEh- he voted TO retain il several
months ago. He said it would accom-
olish nothing for the District to have
no o. more delegates in Congress. As
7c four Washington newspapers now
have more influence there than any
number of delegates would have.
= J. MckelWay. chairman of the conf
ruittee Of forty. presided Al the meeting.
and in his address characterized Wash
ngton as tho most helpless and de-
uendent community OF EnEliSa speaking
reoplc on the face NJ the earth At the
lose OF the meeting 4 resolution was
0sssed askin2 al citizens associations
70 cooperate IN getting Congress TO
oct on the matter Of suffrage.
Has Confidence In Senate.
A statement issued by the execu-
I've committee of the Committee Of
one Hundred at the conclusion OF It's
Meeting last night said that it looks
18th confidence to tho Senate, in view
~ its action last session and in view
of the declaration Of Senate leaders
~ this session Tt WAS arranged 10
fI-nish every member Of Congress
irh all the facts concerning the his
-"-y of tho city and the hslf-anC-
ar plan, and with the taxation sta
z5ics OF all cities having a poPula-
~ OF more than 10000, for pur-
noses OF comparison.