The Washington times., 1917-11-09
Your Chance to Score
Every Man Who Reads This Prominent Citizen
How Get q Vote
By EARL GOODWIN.

washington viii never regain its lost franchise by
ABOUT No campaign won by calm re6ec
non washington wants to get the vote obtain represen
aton In congress and control its affairs Washington
men must show Congress they are in earnest
Now the way to show this to Congress is to organize
steps OF this organization are now being taken Two
trade and business organizations have started the ball
rong Prominent have been placed the list Of
to effect solid front and get things under way
But Few prominent names will not suffice. This move
must De Kept alive by every and woman IN Wash
lngon whether prominent not The job is big and
you and must get into action Congress win think quite
gnty that you and do not want to be real Americans
congress exists for the who lives in tworoom fat
as well as for the who town house, country
house, and has hh in the papers every day In fact
congress has real interest in the nconspcuous citizen
than In any one else.
The best feature of the present for vote and
In Congress is the determination to cooperate
The modest citizens association the neghborhood
invited to join hands with the biggest organizations in the
cy and go to Congress to demand that Washington be
turned to the American plan of control
Washington must not go into this half heartedly The
must not be academic debate to be followed
chicken salad and coffee We must all get and shout the
way we did for the Liberty loan. ----c.-
there demonstration of the real power IN
this town it came to light in that campaign Men who
the fournute platform the shops and the Offices
They put their souls into the work of beating the Kaiser
They had the American idea and it worked They did not
leave the job overworked committee of few prominent
citizens They became the prominent citizens themselves and
handed the Kaiser of jolt than they asked to
give.
If they had assumed that doing their share was merely
pick up the newspaper and read the of committee
of prominent citizens Washington would have contributed
about twentyhree cents instead of twenty three million
dollars.
Washington has been denied long it is suffering
from civic ddence When Congress in its wisdom imposes
unfair burden upon Washington all that of us do is
to tell our next door neighbor that it is shame
Congress wants to do the right thing but has been mis-
led time and time again Washington could to the bal
box every two years and send two Senators and two
three Representatives Congress- there would be different
tale to tell District days Under the American plan
Congress should treat unfairly would have
able to for allowing the injustice We would have the
thrill of Americanism; would not be charity chdren
would be Americans in the last degree.
We will get this thing if every one in Washington takes
himself to join with his neghbor The organization is
now being completed. You asked to join. your
has been in newspaper don't let that hinder you
Perhaps you much better fitted to get into the fight than
any of those you read about You have less rights than
the big fellows, matter how inexperienced you
Get into it. Join the organization which represents your
business your neghborhood and do not let any
thing anybody divert you from the biggest thing you will
ever do-to get Washington vote ASK FOR REPRESEN-
TATION IN CONGRESS AND FOR THE RIGHT TO
IECT OUR MUNICIPAL OFFICIALS.