The Washington times., 1927-01-04
This Bugaboo of Moving the
National Capital

Because District citizens showing strong resentment
against having put up than hreeourths Of money
IN the shape of taxes finance the upbung and pkeep
this National Capital Representative Gibson reminds them that
their opposition may be Countered 'by movement on the
part Of members Of Congress to the Capital away
Warrington
Mr. Gibson chairman Of the House subcommittee investi
eating District affairs he is generally regarded good
friend to District people, and his display Of this ancient buga
boo have been friendly effort prevent District tax
payers getting warmed up the nustices Of Congress
We reminded that several Mid Western cities among
them Chicago have offered finance the entire cost Of moving
the Federal Government furnish all necessary land and
even to construct buildings
This talk about moving the Federal Capital elsewhere is
positively too silly for any member Of Congress engage in
and it is doubtful there single Senator Representa-
tive who will long this republic officially
SPONSOR any legislative movement to take the Capital of this
nation elsewhere.
There chance that even being seriously con
Mdered than would proposition in Great Britain to punish
London in France to the capital from Paris
ussohn Is to revive the greatness Of Rome He Woudn
dare suggest moving Italy capital elsewhere.
This talk about wipng out Washington as the Federal
gapa reached its highest point in the eever days when
the Western advocates threatened take the Capt.
s elsewhere to get away from the soundmoney influences
Of Grover Cleveland and the East.
There isn't American city, Midwest Far West that
would be able TO finance scheme Of this kind and the free
citizens who compose these cities WOULD NOT for any
amount of money sacrifice their rights as American voters to
become voteess humans in city controlled by the Federal
Government. as is the city Of Washington today.
The idocy of the whole thing may measured in the fact
mat the Federal property here valued today
at not less than $5oOooOoo and that considered small
value Those congressman who dispute this value might
figure what it would cost the United States to REPRO
DUCE in any American city the wideopen plains the
buildings now here and necessary to the Governments bust
ness
No American city COULD WOULD agree to furnishing
the land and buildings scale the Government would need
couldn't finance such proposition and its voters WOULD
NOT DO so if they had to yield all control the Federal
Government and become denizens with rights
suffrage and voice in their ctys affairs the case with
Washington people.
The less Of this tommyrot the better especially when
used to prevent Washington people seeking
Justice from Congress the financial upkeep Of this city
The citizens Of Washington patriotic to the core They
true Americans though deprived of the rights possessed
by other Americans Their record in the last wonder
full
facing national crisis any talk in Congress of
moving the Federal Capital would be regarded seditou
possibly It undoubtedly lacks patriotism.
Washington people ask only decent square consideration
the hands Of Congress- which has the power do with them
as it sees fit
The District of Columbia will be the Nations Capital when
all the members of Congress and all the people Of Washington
living have passed away will be then, is now
the wonderful Of all national capitals because future
Congresses will to be their duty to bear fair proper
ton Of the financial requirements to make it the worlds
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