Evening star., 1926-11-09


sMc1 Cshed tI.~ '% 70 smSmH G' tSeir s recon-
Mend0fiOnS iu ,critinD.
First, let it be distinctly and EN-
phatically understood that we have
the best municipal government in the
world-on a strictly cash, pay -as-we go
ba sis, entirely out of debt, with alb
solutely no graft.
Having Just celebrated the 150th
birthday anniversary of self govern
ment, the 96 members of the Senate
and the 435 members Of the House,
about to return from the 48 States
and dependencies of Alaska. Hawaii
the Philippines and Porto Rico, should
be mindful that they are coming to
the one place under the Stars and
Stripes where the people have no
part in making the laws under which
they are governed.
The Declaration of independence,
that masterpiece of democratic doc
trine that announced to the world our
innova ton in government, expressed
with clarity and force mans true re-
lationship to government, in the new
doctrine, that Men are created equal.
and that governments derive their
just powers from the consent of the
governed"
X X X
1t is a poignant thought that we
here in the Capital of the Nation, un.
der the Government that held the
world safe for democracy" are held
apart from this freemen's right to
share in self-government and TO pre-
sent properly before the law-making
body our cause, independent of the in
terests Of any other community.
Here we are, more than a half mil
lion people, performing duties as citi-
zens in fullest measure, who obey ma
tional laws, pay more national taxes
than many of the States and more
than eight States combined, who over
subscribed every wartime fund who
supplied our fighting forces more tha n
$4,000 men in the World War--a
larger number than any one of seven
States-still living under an anoma
lous condition. with no voice in the
National Government that controls
both our national and our municipal
affairs.
We have made our plea to Con-
gress, using the very words OF the
Founding Fathers" that Taxa ton
without representation is tyranny;
that Governments derive their just
powers from the consent of the gov
erned," and in order that Govern
ment Of the people. by the people and
for the people" may become an ac-
complished fact for all the people of
the United States.
This plea is pending for national
representation as a distinctive ba sic
right Of the American citizen, in a
representative government, exempli-
fed by Congress itself. which insep-
arably couples taxation and arms
bearing with representation We have
pointed out that in genuine represent
attve government rights and obliga-
tions are inseparab bly, welded but
that while we meet fully the national
obligation. bearing cheerfully our
share of the national burden, although
entitled to all vital national rights
and privileges, we are among the
people who are governed. but not
among the people who govern,
X r. \
Aside from the ethical principle of
representation in the making of laws
that govern us, what practical good
would we get out of an elected rep
resentative in House and Senate.
members OF Congress ask. suggesting
that we are now better off with all
the members of Congress TO take a
special interest in us. There are
some very pertinent facts that bear
against that line of thought:
While we hear much talk in Con-
guess about the 100000 lump sum
appropriation grudgingIy made from
the Federal Treasury as the National