The Washington times., 1914-03-14
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From The Times Redders)
To the Editor Of THE TINES:

| To the Editor Of THE TINES:
The vested constitutional rights Of
| the general Government, IL they are ac-
corded to the District o. Columbia's 8
people, it is claimed would give them
| suffrage.
In the first place We are met by the
| District of Columbia United Supreme
Court with this decision.
That by this system Of organic laws
passed the general Government has ar
rived at a permanent government fox
the District.
True clearly So
Put the fact still remains that the
general Government has no. exercised
| as yet its vested constitutional rights
for the benefit Of the District Why?
In the first place 1t is not denied. but
/ admitted. that We. the people Of the
District, are a part Of the whole of the
hinety-odd million that constitute the
population OF these United States
Neither Is II a question but what we
are an intellectual. law-abiding. and pa
triotic people as any section of this
great body of our fellow-countrymen.
the present time. numbering nearly
one hundred and forty thousand, must
| desert their homes for the States IL
| they are allowed their franchise. while
| amounting to in all over three hundred
and thirty Thousand Of the Districts
population. are covered by "a blanket
! law while they are. according to we'll
defined State laws. true residents Of the
District, they are permitted by this
law to. claim but a shadow Of exist
ence in States they may choose to gain
theis political rights. while the aver
age Government employe Is impelled to
task himself to any outlay Of expense
and tedious travel to reach his fran
chise home because he must keep In
heart with his lynx-eyed official over
him. Now these people of the District
under this tangled form Of govern
of the Nations Capital as the legis-
lative and executive bodies that pre-
side at the Nations Capital In law
| making and executing by the VIII of
the whole people that the nation is
composed of. This is self-cvident
fact
That no city exists without the tusy
wheels of industry.
Then to the credit of the people OF
the District be 1t said they have always
been active in the upbu,lding and beau
tifying of the Nations Capital more
than the occasional visiting fellow
countryman.
Finally. as We are a part Of rhe great
DbuN OF ptOpie tTdt SSTu lnt'll
sentatives here to form the legislative
and executive bodies to make the laws
and see that they are executed for the
benefit of the whole nation. are We not
entitled to be represented by our show
ing in this Legislative and executive
board on equal terms with the whole
people OF the United States. when in
fact We are admitted part Of the whole
equal to any: HENRY NJ. DENTER.
To the Editor Of THE TIMES:
To-day. as l walked down Tenth street.
tn- r.teOus walls of a little calf tied to
pos. greeted my ears. As looked at
tho innocent. helpless thing standing
In crampcd position. for the rope was
sh"rt.b I thought: Do this Christian
people really know what they mean
when they talk of the love Of God?
Does He love one OF HIS creations and
hate another?
Then think of the condition of that |
cnlf-its body. after death. poisoned
With fear, suffering. and tn" instructive |
terror of an animal. and you take all |
Of that into your body. Are YOU not |
SOW ih,, seeds Of ill-health In nesh-cat- |
ing? |
II any of the thoughtful will visit |
| !ouiSiana avenue and see the helpless. |
creatures. and then take an |
other step by going to the slaughter |
house. he will surely begin to reason. |
In order to understand conditions We
must use our reasoning faculties. IL is !
said Marconi started with this thought
Nothing IS lost" not "A vibration in
th" AIR. He proved this so We all can
ku"W v is true. Ask yourself: What is |
the effect of the suffering of countless
millIcrs Of animals which go through |
long periods of horror in reaching the |
yarious places Of slaughter? L. II.