Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-05-13
A SQUARE DEAL
FOR EVERYBODY
For Congress and Our Faith
full Legislators and for
the Capital.
RECIPROCITY IN FAIR PLAY
AND CONSIDERATION
The Greatest Legislature in the
World to Build the Worlds
Grandest Capital.
No. V.

= December %: 1917:
In this Christmas season OF
peace on earth and good will to-
ward men let reciprocal relilinSs
cease between indignant Vast,
lngtonlans and their constitutional
| Legislators OF the House District
committee. to whose tender mer-
/ cieS the protection OF their vel
iare is peculiarly intrusted. The
Nashingtonlan. powerless to par
ticipate i'll the slightest degree in
his own taxation and government.
and impotent to punish those who
abuse. to his vital injury. Their
power to tax and govern him.
must refrain from exercising the
privilege OF the hopelessly defeat
ed litiSant OF "cussing the court.
With nothing left to him but the
verbal sputterings OF the ag-
srieved and helpless. he must. At
this Christmas time, no Longer
even sputter.
The Districts legislator, with
all power in his hands to punish.
to wound and even to destroy.
must also in the spirit OF the sea
son cease to revlle.
! Let US have reciprocity in
| courteous consideration.
!! The House committee on rules Will. Of
! course. discover no plot b. Washington
ians to defeat for reelection any of their
| constitutional legislators. since there IS
no such plot; not because there IS any
improperly in the Washingtonian show
ing strong concern in the election Of just
and fair men as his exclusive state and
municipal legislators. but because of the
futility and folly of the procedure. OF
which every Thoughtful Washingtonian is
| keenly conscious. The voting constitu-
| encies of congressman are sensitive to the
! last degree to ..-e intermeddling OF out
| siders. and though the election IS OF his
, aldermen and town councils the Wash
(, ingtonian is not viewed by the voters in
| the congressional elections as on dr.
| ferent basis from other outsiders.
| Mr.. Crisp proclaims that he has carried
his election on the strength of the
prejudice AGAINST the people of the cap
ital which he has instiiled i'll the mlnos
of uniformed constituents To meet
this assault upon them the Washington
ians ought to be able to get the truth be-
fore Mr. Crisp's constituents. but they
recognize that they cannot even do that
They know that under the Gripping con
ditions that hamper them any resentment
at congressional injury or abuse. whether
expressed III words or acts. only makes
a bad matter worse bringing upon them
.lxl,x rI,n1 h.tc
against which they are helpless.
Il OF course no Washinstonian. whether
man or woman. should speak dis:espect-
fully of any OF the legislators whom
Providence and the constitution nave I'M
posed upon him. On the other hand no
legislator whatever the verbal proVoca-
ton from individual Neutrality-suspicious..
should punish Willy the whole com
munity for the offense of few ind
viduals.
Washingtonians must not SeneraiZe
and condemn and abuse all Congress, in
Guiding conscientious and faithful leg1s-
iators because q few congressman are
Indignantly hostile and abusive. Con-
gress must not generalize and condemn
all Washington because Il few Washing
tonians are at times unjustly censorious
or even ungratefully slanderous.
Reciprocity in Fair Play.
Fair play for the District means no;
merely substantial equity in taxation
(which the whole it is now receiving
and Will doubtless. afte" period o.
harassins anxiety, continue to receiver.
but fair play in all its relations. so that
its national-iocai legislator shall appear
TO the capital as a friendly law-SiVer
wise and just, and not as hostile pro,
consul contemptuously and despoticall3
lording il over the barbarans the
| of tn mis-
a base and degenerate community OF
greedy beggars, paurerS of criminal pro
clivities and malefactors of great wealth
For example. having on the score of ma
tional necessity deprived the capital OF
American rights and seized through abso
| lute control of the taxing power the city
purse. is it fair on the part OF Congress
to threaten Washington with confisca
| ton and financial ruin if they ask res
toration of these rights and to denounce
, them as willing slaves. as base anG
. greedy Esaus, II they do not make this
| demand?
Having compelled the community I,
participate in its own affairs only
| through the privilege OF petition. is j
air when il petitions to denounce it a.
! mercenarN mendieant a"a corrup
lobbyist Since this community has NJ
= ! voice 10 the amount OF taxes Ii sinai
Uav municipal or national. or as to The
forms OF taxation or methods of collec'
, tons ur as TO the disbursement OF the
lax money when collected, IS II iaIr Il
apply 80 IL amy term of reproach in re.
!s,tion 10 ii as taxpayer. such As parasite
blood-suckIns leech, tax-dodger and beg
gar?
since every District law whatsoever i:
| enacted solely by Congress without any
, local participation. should not Congress
II il has given the District bad govern
. !ucnt or bad laws in amy particular. cor
rect its mistakes without throwing re
. Sponsibility with denunciation. upoI
Washington as scapegoat?
Since the nation compels the coninunt,
: 10 come as petitioners to Congress fe
everythin. affecting its affairs. should no
Z Congress he forbearinS ana considera:
and forgiNirS to the last degree If SOM
of these American petitioners. playing a.
r M American role. are overZealous. tact
: less and even offensive in the exercise o
the right to which they are confined
, since the obligation of the congressma,
, ! is tS legislate fairly and sympatheticall.
: for ,he community as a whole. Is no
violation of that obligation a TAR NOR
! serious matter than an error OF judg
p ,n.nt or lack Of tact or even anreason
: able consciousness on the part of indi
i ! vidrals IN a community which can onl.
: talk suggest and criticise and can d.
. nothing
. i II q representative slaughters the Ma
: tioual Capital to make Georgian Q
# kentuckian political holiday, boasts tina
: he won his last election by abusing am
I promising To destroy the nation $ city
r or shows plainly his intention to play Z
: the galleries in his home dist for mex
Y election as !, SLAYER of imagi ..ry ogres
! pictured as intesting the capitH. has no
5 the capital already been dragged int
9 tbaS.. districts and made al