Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-10-26
Buildings Never Built.

He told of plans for three great gov
eminent buildings on Pennsylvania
avenue between 14th and 18th streets,
stretching back to the Mall-that have
not been built. Every dollar spent in
such buildings" he said, benefits all
the citizens of the District. The work.
general prosperity is promoted" He
censured the present administration as
seeing but one government building
constructed land that not suitable for
the government to build he said re-
ferring to the Department of Labor
building. ut does not belong in the
great group of buildings that the Ma
tional Capital should be proud Of"
Mr.. Metzerott quoted an opinion written
by Mr.. Hughes in labor case and con-
trasted it with views about organized Ia
Dor expressed by President Wilson when
he was not a candidate for office. He said
1t was because of what he had learned
while student under Prof. Wilson at
Princeton that he was compelled to vote
against him now
He enumerated planks in the platform
that he said had not been lived up to by
Mr.. Wilson and won vigorous applause
when he referred to the fact that I'VE
are paying $15.0O0,000 to keep our boys
on the border when they ought to be at
home supporting their families"
Denounces Prosperity.
Representative Sidney E. Mudd recalled
that the first political speech he had ever
made was from the same platform when
a former Sidney E. Mudd had been nomi-
mated to Congress. He discussed the high
cost Of living and denounced a prosperity
that is the result of misery throughout the
rest of the world. He argued at length
for protection of the American working
man against the time of renewal of in
tense International competition for trade.
He recited statistics to show that more
men have been killed vainly in Mexico,
where there Is no respect for the United
States flag today. than there were by
Cuba.
Representative Mudd promised, If re-
elected. to work for a military road
from Washington to Indian Head, for
establishment of great aviation sta
ton at College Park and a dry dock
In the waters Of southern Maryland
He won considerable applause when,
in replying to assertions of Jackson H.
Ralston that he had neglected his con-
stituents when the question of grant,
ing thirty days. to navy yard employees
was under consideration. he recalled
tn that his first speech in Congress was
in f1ghting the Borland amendment that
proposed to add one hour each day
without compensation to the labors of
the thousands of government employees
Proud of National Capital.
DR. Joseph L France complimented
Hyattsville on being a suburb of Wash
ington and exhorted the citizens at all
times to do their utmost for the adj
and Identification of the
National Capital Il am deeply inter-
ested in the development of our Nation
al Capital" he said, My father wa,
born there and still owns home three
doors from Pennsylvania avenue that
was then the principal residential sec
ton and is now in the heart of the
business district. l am proud to see
the capital develop in prosperity and
in beauty. He is no true American citi-
zen who would curb in any way such
l learned at my mothers
knee Of what the founders Of the city
under the leadership Of Washington
planned for its future. 1t will be q
proud pleasure as your representative
in the United States Senate to do my
utmost to help carry out those masnifi-
cent designs and promote all that is best
for our capital.
while I am strong advocate for
efficiency and economy
penuriousness or cheese pairing methods
when 1t comes to upbuilding the national
city OF 1o0,0o0,000 of people. 1t is not
just that those who serve the government
iof Hedker sddTleS ana VINO are trying
to own their own humble homes in the
capital should be burdened with the ex-
traordinary expenses that must be Incl
dent to the great projects of the capital
city Of the nation. / believe that the
people throughout this great country
would feel that they were imnoe'-r a
great Injustice upon the people Of Wash
ington if they should sadu.e upon tnern
the expenses of that capital
Wants It Greatest City.
II believe that the people Of the coun-
try love and admire the capital Of the
nation. that they want 1t made the great
est city in the world, a model city,