Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-06-25
Residents of Washington Pro-
test Against Placing
Outsider in Office.
ITS FUNCTIONS ARE NOT
IN ANY WAY NATIONAL
mistakes of the Past, They Argue,
Should Not Influence Pres
ent Administration.

Demand that the office of recorder of
deeds for the District of Columbia be
filled by a District man is made by lead
ers among the business men of the Ma
tiunal Capital.
They ask that a bill he put through
Congress to make this office one which
shall be filed by bona fde resident
of the District.
They base their demand on these facts
That the office is purely local one.
that it transacts local business exclusive
" and should he held by a local man.
That there is just as well qualified ma
feriaI in Washington to fill this office
as there is in any city or state in the
Union.
That principle is involved and that
the Congress of the United States has no
moral right to make the local govern
ment offices the spoils of politics.
District Men for District Places.
r. P. Andrews president of the Retail
Merchants Association, said today: Il
am a strong believer in home govern
ment ! believe that all the District Of
fees should be filed by District men.
I'VE have a population of nearly s5o.-
on and wishes should be consulted
and given preference in the matter of
who shall conduct our business aHairs'
The male citizenship of the District Ger.
tainly compares faVoraply Win tndt oi
any city in the world for brains and
af-round ability.
Il believe we have less foreign popu-
1ation than any city of our size in the
United States.
The citizens of Washington. as
class, are freer from political influence
than any other city in the United States.
taxes with the average city. The least
than can be done is to fill local offices
with local men,
Logically Local Omce.
,
behrE D r MdcidildHu ioi heii ~
president Of the board of Commissioners
Of the District of Columbia said:
..1h. l,n,rars c.nnot 600 anv reasons
s.s.
why the once OF the Fecoioei VI ueeoS
ehould not be filed by local man. 1t
in moi federal office in any sense. 1t
deals exclusively with the records of local
real estate transactions The fees are
entirely q charge ffpon -1tScar real estate
AS The Star has well said an out
slider should not be appointed simply be-
cause some President made a bad prece-
dent nerhans thoughtlessly. some wears
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