The Washington herald., 1917-04-22
CLARK is WHIMSICAL.
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were enemies. but they each had hills
The southern folks wanted the Capital
on the Potomac and jefferson lacked
three votes that Hamilton controlled.
SO they made a dicker. and here's the
Capital
Il used to think the Capital would be
moved inland, but I don't any mere.
I'm never be moved until it's sacked
again by an invader and It's been q long
time since that happened. I'm against
moving Il now, but I'D like TO make Il
the most beautiful city In the world.
Now want to give you all piece
OF fatheriy advfee: Stop criticizing Con-
occasionally. I've only heard one nice
thing said about Congress since 1888, and
it's a human collection OF men. too. Now
I want to tell you why introduced q
bill once to make Washington q terri
tory and give 1t a representation in Con-
gress. I did II, frst. because I wanted
TO show 1 was a good friend of the Dis
trict. and secondly. was trying to drive
the Republicans into corner on the
matter OF negro suffrage here.
TeAehers' Pay Top-Heavy.
"A boy Of L. revolutionIzed the Dis
trict school system. He was my own son.
and he paved the way for q delegation OF
teachers who convinced me later that
the system OF pay was top-heavy.
fought the bill which would continue this
system so hard. that when its advocates
saw they were beaten, they comprised by
revolutionizing the system the next year.
II would spare them the embarrassment
OF defeat
washington ought to have delegate
IN the House II would make IL easier
for the District and easier for Congress,
but n you ever tried to pick a candidate
there'd be seyenty-hve applications for
the job. ] used to say there wasn't a
man in the House or Senate capab OF
being a city alderman for washin. ton.
Now ] say there are perhaps three or
four. Here we have $50, 900 people gath
cred under the shadow OF the Capitol
with no more voice in their own affairs
than have the Fiji islanders"
I don't know whether you'll ever get
a representative o. not. Congress Is
eoing to try to hold the reins over the
District as long as it can. It's too bad a
big city grew up here. You should have
had personal property tax long ago.
That would have kept out the million
aires who hocked here to break into So
ciety. In order to do this they Epent
vast sums OF money, and that's why Nv
ing costs are so high. II you ever tried
to pick delegate. you'd have trouble
finding real citizen for the job. I'm
opposed to your local jobs going to sut-
of-town people.
Need More Politician.
Mr.. Clark then SAID there, ought 70 be
more politicians In the United States.
There were not enough people, he said,
who knew enough about the government
OF the country to make politicians. Then
he touched on George Washington, as the
only man who didn't want the Presi-
dency. With an agile mentalT leap, he
rext expounded the story OF how Penn
sylvania citizens lassoed members Of their
legislature who sought to fight ratifca-
ton Of the Constitution by leaving the
building.
There ought to be an amendment to
the Constitution" he continued. limit
ing the membership OF the House to 300
men. It's too big. It's too hard to keep
order. They used to fight frequently in
rhe House. They don't now. don't
.et 'em. Nobody up there carries a gun
any more"
By way Of closing his remarks. the
Speaker denied that Shakespeare wrote
the plays under his name which were
either written by Lord Bacon or by the
hter-ry dilletantes OF London. he said.
He still reads the Bible. he confessed,
which Is a model Of correct English. but
be doubted II King Solomon wrote all
the proverbs
And l hope" he said that Congress
Will give you a delegate. and 1t vas a
pretty smart man you sent up to the
Capitol to persuade me to speak here
curing this session
Commissioner Brownlow. one OF the
members OF the audience, threw some ad-
ditional sidelights OF Mr. Clark's Bacon
ian theories, and after so long a time,
the federation got back to its program
OF business but the feature Of the even
ing had passed downstairs in the ele-
yator.