Evening star., 1926-04-04
SIX COUNCILMEN ARE ELECTED
BY FEDERATION OF CITIZENS

Heights-"lt Is very gratifying 20. be
| reelected member of the council. ]
entered the race because my asSoCid-
| ton askd me to become "andidata :
The work of the council in it's III ST
"ear has been even more successful
than We dared Ia hope. | am CON
fident that il will he even more sac-
cessfll this year and as tim goes on"
SwantOn Urges Cooperation.
w. l. Swanton. Columbia Heights
"Co-operation should he the keynote
of the council work this Year. There
should be cooperation Between the
citizens associat tiOns and the fedora.
ton to best reflect the sentiment of
the community. My desire is to co.
operate with Congress and officials OF
the District government in carrying
forward the work of making Wash
inston model city and model capi.
tai o. the United States. In this work
we should all cooperate, and ] am
sure every one will work toward the
same end
Proctor l.. Dougherty, Chevy Chase
ID. C.-"I believe In national represen-
tation in the House and in the Sen
ate.A with vote for President and
| Vice President of the United States.
and for equal rights in the Federal
courts
Il believe in a tax rate no higher
than absolutely necessary to insure a
steady development of our public
schools, Fairgrounds and libra ries
water and sewer systems proper
maintenance of our streets and
bridges, elimination of grade crossings,
construction of bathing beaches, and
the adoption OF q carefully studied
National Capital park and city plan
ming system TO guide the future de-
Nelopment of the District OF Columbia
Il believe In more equitable distri
button of the Districts expenses as
between the Federal Government a nd
the taxpayers in the District OF Co.
lumhia"
Lists Many Issues.
Robert K. Faulkner, Michigan
Park-i. Il favor national suffrage
and at least modified suffrage re
specting local civic government. AS
the reasons for which the District
was created as the seat Of the Fed
eral Government with power of the
Congress to exercise exclusive leg.
isiation' have vanished long ago, the
remedy should likewise cease to eX-
ist. No" that the supremacy of the
Federan Union Is firmly established
the Congress can and should cede to
The citizens of the District as least
modified suffrage and control of it's
local affairs.
:. Unrestricted exercise of the
'fnalieTable rights of free citizens
through representation. TO legislate
all local matters involving the rails
ing of revenues by taxation, and the
appropriation and expenditure there
Of. Taxation without representation
Is unrepublican.
;. Restoration of the $3.50 plan
OF financing the District especially in
the light OF the recent proposal to
expend $50. 000.0 for needed Govern.
ment building in the District
1. a council responsive to the
wishes of the taxpayers OF the District,
rs voiced by their representatives in
,he federation.
). Full public hearings on all
matters referred to the council for
advice and recomme nda ton. No
action Is better than hasty i'll con.
sidered action.
G. Extension of time in which to
pay assessments for new paving and
reduction of the s per cent interest
charge on deferred payments, es.
! pecially in newly developed sections of
the District.
I. Speedy provision for adequate
school accommodation providing full
, time education for the children of the
| elementary grades Half-time accom-.
modatiops can not provide adequate
! fuil-time education"