Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-25
BALLOT FOR DISTRICT /
ADVOCATED BY FOLK
State Department Solicitor Would
Change the Form of Local
Government.

Declaring that as between poor
government run by the people and a
good one in which they have no voice
he would choose the former. Solicitor
of the State Department Joseph ".
Folk. in an address last night before
the Washington Alumni Chapter OF the
Kappa Alpha Fraternity. at its annual
banquet in the University Club. came
out with q strong Endorsement of the
proposal to grant the elective franchise
to the people of the District OF Co
lumbia-
Politics and fraternalism were tn.
dominant notes OF speeches delivered by
the former Missouri governor and John
Temple Graves and others. Representa-
tive Robert L. Henry of Texas was toast
master In introducing Mr.. Folk. Repre-
sentative Henry referred to him as ono
OF the five greatest democrats ever
produced in this country, naming Thomas
Jefferson. Andrew Jackson. Secretary OF
State Bryan and President Wilson as
the other four.
Deplores Absence of Political Rights.
Commenting upon the political situ-
alton in the District, Mr.. Folk stated
that 1T was sad condition that men
should have spent their entire lives here
without knowing what 1t is to DO Amer
lean citizens. Washington, with self
government. might not be as well cared
Tor as 1t is at present, but this, he
pointed out. would be better than that
the residents Of the National Capital
should be denied the political rights and
privileges that are accorded the citizens
OF the rest of the country
Ne want the kind of government that
comes with governing ourselves" he de
clared, "and that government will he
Just as good as we make II or as bad as
We permit It to become"
solicitor Folk described the new dem
ocracy, which. he asserted, Is founded
on the principle that all the people shall
De prosperous rather than that a few
shall be rich In spreading this GOSPEL
or brotherhood. President Wilson, he
said. Is supported by the American peo-
PIE more unanimously than has been any
PRESIDENT In the history of the nation.
not excepting George Washington
Representative Henry also referred
IN glowing terms to the record made
by President Wilson since last March
II believe he has accomplished more
than any other living democrat could
have DONE" he declared.
Power Of Public Opinion.
Former Representative William q
Lamar OF Florida spoke on THE Power
OF Public Opinion" He declared that
President Wilson's utterance that
guilt is personal" represented the hnaI
expression of public opinion which
had been forming for quarter OF =
century as to the placing of blame for
the corrupt acts of corporations
Other speakers included John Temple
graves, VINO gave some amusing rcminis-
cences Of college days; J. Dawson WI
liams. who recounted his recent unsric-
cessful attempt to get elected to the
Maryland legislature: Prof Bradford
Knapp. who spoke on Kappa Alpha
Alumni. and James Lee Bost, president
Of the Washington Alumni Chapter Mr.
Bost said that the members at the ban
quet constituted the largest number OF
Kappa Alphas that had ever assembled
on similar occasion in the National
Capital.
Fraternity Songs Heard.
Between speeches the members sang
some Of their old fraternity songs
The banquet committee consisted OF
William A. Gordon, jr, chairman: Ralph
w. Hills, James Lee Bost. Edgar Snow
Beall, Harry K. Van Alstyne Ralph
Henry, Wilson Townsend and Langdon
Moore, treasurer.
UucSCS dL 4dDles
The following were present: Edward
ATbes, Dwight Anderson, Rev. George
w. Atkinson. Mr.. Bates, Mr.. Bartholo-
new. DR.. Charles NJ. Beall, James w.
Beller, James Lee Bost, ]. Armstead
Boston, L. S. Boyd, Thomas Bradley,
Bailey E. Brown, Charles B. Coffin,
Ernest H. Coolidge, William B. CroweIl,
Judson I. Gull. jr.. Rufus S. Day, \.
Dennison, A. II. Dibert, Representative
John NJ. Faison, Paymaster William c.
Fite. U. S. N; Joseph w. Folk. solicitor
of the State Department: Erskine Cor
don, J. Blacke Gordon, William A. uor-
don. jr-, ]. HARDWOOD Graves, John Tenn
pie Graves, Representative Robert L..
Henry, Ralph Henry. w. j. Harris
R. NJ. Heth, Ralph w. Hills. Viii
liam T.. Huguley. B. Lowndes Jackson.
Edward e. Jones, G. L. Kelly. Bradfort
Knapp. W. J. La Mar, DR.. L. p. Ma
G. l. Nicholson. W. Nottingham. Henry
L. Offutt. Meade Reynolds, G. \. Rush.
John B. Shinn, George Slaybaugh. i. :.
key-Smith. Alden Smoot, DR.. Edgar
Snowden. A. Howard Stevens. DIR. john
A. Talbot, Wilson c. Townsend. u. :.
Townsend Harry Il Van Alstyne J.
H Waters, Walter D. Webb. J. Dawson
Williams. r. S. Williams. H. Z. l. Yell
lott.
From Baltimore: W. 4. Bielder Paul
Bielder. L. Buracker, G. L. Radcliff.
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