Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-05-04

Congress deprived Washington i. iS.S
was thrt of voting for some parts OF n
IocnI government of c,tremcI> limited
power. This privilege. have
seen. - not nm American right or
birthriGbt: tae real american. birth
right of which W0shinGsOD lind hcca
deprived beng representations cauni
terms With other amerirnRs in Con-
Grcss. and this deprivation
forced froM the moment of the birth
"f the city moro than n tuDdrcd ycnrs
n.o.
rsus Washington did not in IssS sell
it's birthright for mess OF pOttn.r;
since there was no Snie. no ISIS pottnge
mud no hIrthright involved Ia the
transaction. " thor the ! nitcd states
tvents the limited. Inadequate mud up-
satisfactory municipal <UttrE privi-
i~ge Of which Washington vcy de-
prived In ts.4 ~. real American
bjrthriGht, ard ms the price of the res
toratiop of this shaw md counterfeit
hirthright depriyes Washington of the
ISIS provision for "a fixed and definite
national participation in capital up
building, II will practice swiod,ing
gnme upon the helpless capital and will
cheat u out of both bIrthright and
pOttagc.
Cheated of Birthright and Pottage.
The congressman vino heaps scorn and
contempt upon an imaginary flationai
capital E.sau who Gas alleged. las sold
his birthright for q mess of pottaee.
and vino then uses ! is despotic power
of exclusive lc-isla zion TO rob the
capital of the fragments of stipulated
pottage without restoring the capitals
real birthright. is baser than the
fictitious Esau whom his imagination
has pictured. And SO is the congress
man who threatens to repudiate the
rI.T Of lfi-
tai upbuilding IL the capital suggests
even a partial restoration of it's real
political birthrignt And 50 is TIE CON
gresham who metaphorically weeps
bitter tears ove- die enslared condition
of the Nashinctonian. and VINO makes
false pretenSe OF an oGfer TO eiildncl-
pate him il he consents to municipal
bankruptcy. aud who IS in tEe emu eS-
posed as SWi.!ding by the attempt 10
pass a bogus. counterfeit fSeedam Is tn.
genuine articIe-a freedom which con-
lists III striking off only Uut OF many
rnanacies, or at the very most IS the
freedom TO a prisoner of his Gel.
The congrs sSman who proposes to de-
prive the capital of national n!ainte-
nance and development under its century,
old obligation. which now finds express
sion in the half and half provision. and
who loudly vocif"rateS 4 patriotic aud
Duhlic-spirited readiness To make free
and sovereign Americau citizens of tn"
subjects tho voluntary SORTS and slaves
who iufest Tho District ot columbia, Is
consciously unrouscipuSl$ huncoinS
the tonlmuiitN- After this CougreSs-
nanS great act maSnaniInouS and
patriotic emancipation has been per-
formed the WaSitnStouidu vii! ind
that he is not sovereign .Arnert-
IAN citizen. that without representation
IN Congress and without control over
Tho municipal taxing power he has mol
American political rights and privileges
and he is not free.
IF WaShiuGtorian. are political slaI rs
now they will stu b" political slaves
after ihcy haze the power I" elect q
VOtelcSs delegate. o even Distinct Com
rriiSSioncTs -" any other municipal of
flcisls IL thr exclusive power Of lesis-
latiou under the constitutional provision
still remains in a Congress not elected
by them and III which they are not rep
resented. Their chains may i" made q
little lighter and may not clank 50 loud
~; they may be granted by kind masters
.. little greater freedom Of movement,
but they are not free. The power 10 take
away their property. their freedom and
lfC itself is in others not chosen by them
and TO Whose rule they have not as
scented There is no Self-goy eminent.
when the power 10 tax one. TO iinprison
one and 10 send one To war is not in ones