The Washington times., 1914-10-10
NATIONAL WORKSHOP.


TT has always been my belief" he
said .-fhat the National City. should be
a national workshop. There is small
wonder that of all the men who reach
here In public office. few die and none
resign
washington with its fine streets and
avenues and parks is a mighty good
place to live. and the man coming here
from the rural districts gets no dust on
his shoes in summer. and no mud in
had weather. He like 1t all Those who
come here in office are making. in most
instances. a bigger salary than they
could command at home.
AS Congress has entered upon the
policy Of making Washington a great
city, Congress should 90 through with
this policy. but. should not ask Wash
ington to alone shoulder the burder OF
making it all they want 1t to be for the
pride Of their constituents. 1 am told
bv those who travel that there is on
the globe no city like Washington, and
I can we'll believe It There are other
cities that are finer in spots and have
some finer features, but taking it all in
all there is none TO compare. There IS
no one who can honestly believe hat
you who reside here, should be maoe 70
xeep the city up to this standard II
Congress said you must. there Is no ap-
peal, but you could not do 1t Wltnout
confiscation OF your property.
Il think myself 1t would be to your
advantage to have man represent you
in Congress. provided that the man you
selected was big enough and broad
enough to command the respect OF all
members, and who by his personal in
fuence could make an appeal lot you
impressive. He would aid sreaoy IN
securing for you SUCH treatment De you
are entitled to have"
Too Much Government.
Senator Bailey declared that the Gov
,rnment had a great many more en-
ploves here than it should have. There
should be less government he declared |
for I believe that those people who are |
governed least are governed best There |
:. +oo much government here in Wash !
:ngtcn-"
NJ. Haiiey then attacked the theories
OF the single tax. and declared he did
not believe in assaulting any kind OF
rropcr,v. because il took away the in
cen-iye 10 thrift Those who have
LEGISLATIVE experiments TO try, he said,
should try them on their own people
first. have no sympathy with the
man who would try Oh you things ne
would not try on the people whose COM
mission he holds. Such things should
be fastened first on people who have
the power to repeal They are fasten-
ed on you. and alter that you can De
siege all the doors TO Congress without
even getting a Monday morning for
District business. II is the nature OF
ConsressInen TO pay no attention Z"
complaints unless the complainants are
their constituents. Then they Seek to
remove the cause, but II others COM
plain. they want to remove the CON-
planners.
gress has discouraged them by its
building. and having removed this
sourse of tax income. should carefully
consider the fact. Washington Is
city Of bankers, real estate and
professional men. II is city of few
vices and many virtues. Whether this
is because it is not so much concerned
in the business Of making money and
lacks the vices that 20 with this pur-
suit I do not know. but there are no
cities with less vice.
Praises johnson.
At this point, Mr.. Bailey grew conf
denrisl He asked that his talk be
deleted by censors. as he wanted TO talk
20 the members Of the Association as
brothers In the lodge. to give them
some advice and some opinions about
Congress.
He said q good word for Congressman
Ser johnson, chairman Of the Distric:
Committee of the House, and said that
he was much misunderstood.
Mr. Bailey was introduced by prcEl-
cent Louis P Shoemaker, in a speech
in which he declared. our tax payers
are not seeking generosity at the hands
Of the nation, but they are seeking
justice. and the effort to make Wash
ngton what II should be as the capital
Of the nation at greater cost TO local
and owners than 70 the nation a. large
Is q hardship.
Congress is constantly seeking to :
impose an unusual burden upon Wash
ngton people," he continued. and les
sening the share or portion of EXPENSE
which the nation should bear. Con-
yress in q spirit of fairness, ought TO
see 10 II that Washington should be
sither q local city or a national city. |
Il ii is to be a local city. and improve
nents are to be made from the stand
he standpoint Of the nation. then the
oca. taxpayer could hear the burden. |
Jut IL Congress continues to direct in !
ne future. as IL has in the past. that {
v ashington should continue TO be q {
city, and the pride of all our
oeople, and perhaps the admiration Of
he world. then in this event, of course, | {
here is no escape from a large partici- d:
alton of the expense OF this great work
~ the Federal Government
The District necessarily has imposed
Iron II unusual and extraordinary re-
possibilities. and the question conse-
luently arises: Shall these responsible
les. national as they are to q great ex-
ent. fall IN proper proportion upon the
General Government and the District
Ehall thew hecOnlR charge and even
burden beyond endurance upon forty
,r nifty thousand land owners?
Tt ought not TO be necessary TO ad-
1ance an argument for the purpose of
answering this question, but sufficient
o AAy: National requirements here or