Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-02
D. c. CITIZENS URGE
VOICE IN CONGRESS AT
HOUSE HEARING
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order that YOU may get saddle on his
back and the bit between his teeth.
If l were in Congress I should feel
mortally ashamed if l had left any
stone unturned to give half a million
of my fellow countrymen equal, If not
greater rights and privileges than
those enjoyed by the citizens of Buenos
Aires. Brazil and other South American
countries. Shall the great American
eagle be less kind TO its young than
others? Is tie greatest Nation in the
Western Hemisphere. If not in the world,
~ become famous for its disenfranchise-
ment of the people in its own Capital?
YOU have erected monument here 10
the Father of His Country. but within
almost stones throw of Mount Vernon
YOU have 6e-Americanized half-mi!-
lion of his countrymen. Exercise YOUR
mower Pass this resolution and erase
forever this stain upon the honor Of the
United States
Model of Citizenship.
The Constitution does not predicate
the right to exercise the elective fran
chise upon loyalty and patriotism. but
If that he the true test the people for
whom / speak have been weighed in
the balance and found not wanting,
In all wars this city has been pre-emi-
nent in answering the call TO the COL
ors and furnishing the wherewithal for
the sinews Of war. In spite of the fact
that it does not have the ballot. WASH
ington is a model of clean citizenship.
loyal and sicadfast and true TO the Stars
AMI Stripes and for all they stand for.
Since 1917 prominent Washington
ians men of intelligence. culture and
refinement have been knocking upon
the doors of Congress seeking TO par
take of those precious political privi-
ifges which for i40 years have been de-
MED them Congress cannot longer af-
ford 10 keep those doors locked. ] am
not an alarm.st. but already / seem
TO hear the rumble of socialism not so
far away. Unable though am to fore
EAST the future. see nothing to keep
the dang .rous experiments in govern
ment from crashing the gates of
democracy except good citizenship. Are
ne not building our house upon sand
instead of rock. II in any part of or
system We nenalize good citizenship nv
ron recognition OF suffrage. especially
In soot around which finger the finest
noblest traditions of American ideals?
Cites Huge Tax.
The corner stone o. the American
Government is that direct taxation
shall be according TO aoportionmen.
and the same rule Is applied to repre-
santation Shall a whole city. large
IN population. intelligence. patriotic
and contributing sl8.000000 or more
20 tire public treasury. be made a single
brilliant exception TO this American
ideal? II sou are not willing that a
Washington shall vote. then take of
the tax. relieve him Of the burden of
keeping up Government which does
not recognize him. and In Gods name
take Of the cross and let those pay
for the Government who have a voice
In II and are allowed TO run II.
Representative Rathbone said he
was born in the District and that after
four years service on the District COM
mittec he felt sure that IL would be a
great advantage 10 Congress TO have a
representative OF the District in Con-
greSs
Miss Sherwin said the National
League OF Women Voters had gone on