The Washington herald., 1921-02-18
STAFFORD SCORES
DENIAL 0F BALLOT
UNREASONABLE
Citizens Robbed of Rights
Of American Citizenship,
Jurist Declares.
FIRST VICTORY SEEN
Keep After Congress, Is Key
note Spirit of Chamber
OF Commerce Rally.

We may not win at this par
ticuIEr moment, but that We will
win IN the end there Is no doubt"
We intend to knock upon the
doors Of Congress until We get the
right Of franchisement-an entitled
victory"
such expressions, contained in
four rnasterful speeches on national
representation for the District, were
applaudsd to an echo by a repre-
sentative gathering Of washing
ronfans at the monthly meeting OF
the Washington Chamber OF Com
merce at the New willard last
night
A dramatic moment was Effected
by Justice Wendell P. Stafford OF
the District Supreme Court, and
the principal speaker, when, near
ing the conclusion of his speech.
he called upon John Joy Edison one
0f the Districts leading citizens to
rise and let the audience look upon
d man nearly IS years OF age who
had never been able to cast a bal
lot during an active career
A Dlsrief Citizen
There is a man. Justice Stat
ford declared with emphasis, point
ing to Edison who has never cast
a vote No wonder he has declared
I want a chance to vote once be-
Iore l die
He vas good enough to be used
as head Of the appeals board during
ths-Iasr great war at unstinted sac
riftce OF time and comfort and al
rrJsr Of health" Stafford continued
.sHE was good enough to be &C
capted as a soldier in the sixties
and to risk his brave young life in
his- country's cause But he has
never been good enough to be al
lowed to vote because for more
than half a century he has lived
in the very shadow OF the Capitol
FeFFow Americans is that exactly
as it should be
.SThe District Of Columbia as l
conceive if. is not hole In the alr'
such as the bird men tell Us OF. into
which when you come You may drop
several hundred feet!
An American takes his citizen
shin with him wherever he may CO.
wen to Hongkong or ZANZIBAR
Wien Peary stood at the Pole ne
vas not outside America He car
rfsd his country with him as ne olu
her faE- Does an American leave
mis- country behind him when ne
comes to Washington?
DeseriAes Resolution.
representative sherman f Bur
rouEhs, of New Hampshire, the au-
rboT OF the resolution now before
tbe. House Judiciary Committee call
fnE for national represe ntatlon loE
the District, explained the proNi-
On Of his measure:
~ this resolution" he said, we
are not seeking any change in the
local government. We do not seek
rnlake away from Congress one iota
Of power it now possesses II my
r.s0Iutiou is adopted, Congress Will
slHI have. as it now has, exclusive
right Of legislation in this District.
Henry B F. Macfarland, former
District Commissioner. declared the
lime is now ripe for this city 10
have national representation. He
said that he had found our friends
upon the hill' had always desired a
united front and that is what we
have n this proposition.
Surely now that the Congress
has given the women suffrage they
win give the men and women OF the
District the privilege Of voting ano
sending Senators and Representa-
tives to Congress.
Edwin c. Brandenberg. former
uresident of the Board OF Trade
gave an array OF facts and figures
10 prove that the District is en-
titled to national representation.
Brandenberg declared no sane
person would oppose national rep
resentation for the District if he
understood all of the questions in
VOWED.
He particularly raped the plan
advanced for having only a dele
gate in Congress.
1--WE want more than a person to
talk for US" Brandenberg declared.
We want a person or persons to
vote for US and fight for US"
after he speeches. Col. Rokert N
Harper. former president of the
rhamber, introduced a resolution
a gain indorsing the national rep
resentation Congressional resolution
ara calling upon a delegation from
ths chamber to appear before the
Judiciary Committee Of the House
nd put the chamber resolution be-
fore them. 1t was unanimously
adopted.
Albert Schulteis, president OF thu
chamber. presided. Others on thu
platform were Capt. James F. Oyster
Isaac Cans and James T. Lloyd.
Rellin Bond, director of the Peo
pls's National Opera Society, led tn,
gathering in the singing OF Ault
Syne and America, which numbers
completed the program A buffe