Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-01

men and women, as good people as
there are under IL flag?
Mote this fact also-here are more
than SAC, 900 good men and women
under the American flag, with n rep
resentation whatever in Congress.
while Nevada with 1900 people. Wyo-
ming with 241, 900, Delaware with
Mexico with 1872, 900, New Hampshire
with ASS, 900, Arizona with 459. 900 and
Utah with 522,0 900, have each two
United States Senator's and n or more
members of the House of Representa-
tives to speak for them, look after their
rights and insure them fair n just
treatment by the National Congress.
do you think that such an unfair,
unjust and un-American situation
should be tolerated in this country of
liberty and equal rights? You. my
countrymen. can give these people this
priceless right of voting representation
in their National Government without
impairing in the slightest degree the
exclusive power and authority given to
Congress over the District of Columbia
as the Capital of the Nation or affecting
in any way the object of the fathers of
the Republic.
Pleads for ID. C. Vote Aid.
How many of you realized that the
people of your Capital City are so
nearly political serfs as I have made
quately described? What are you will
ing to do about it? Should they be
emancipated? You, and you alone, can
emancipate them. They cannot do it
themselves. They are absolutely help
less and powerless. They look to me
as one of your representatives to aid in
putting them on an equal plane with
the citizens of their, and your. country.
I want to do it, but I should have your
instructions and your authority to act
for their relief, for relies must, in fact,
come from you.
II have. in my feeble way, pointed
out to you the situation which con-
fronts the good people here. Now 1
come to the point of this talk. If you
think this state of affairs is proper and
should continue, then I need say no
more. If, however, you agree with me
that it is IN unfair, unjust and I'M
American situation, then I am glad to
point out the way to meet it without
in any way impairing or affecting in
any degree the exclusive jurisdiction of
Congress Over the District, or in any
way e-ndangering your Capital City and
mine.
"Clothe Congress with the power
and authority to bestow upon the citi-
ASIlo Vi bilC DISlIlGb lIOH1 biIIH W III1e
such voting representation in Congress
and the electoral college as it may
deem wise. Do you see any objection
to that? Is there any danger in 1t?
If so, I want some one to tell me of it.
If not, then why not do it?
ITO meet this situation / have intro
duced a resolution looking to the sub
mission to you, through the States of
the Union, of an amendment to the
Federal Constitution, investing Con-
gress with authority to allow the citi-
zens of the District of Columbia to par
ticipate in the election of a President
and Vice President as citizens of this
country. and to provide for such repre-
sentation in Congress as the Congress,
itself, may deem wise and proper.
Can you have any objection to Con-
gress submitting such a proposition to
you in the constitutional way so that
you can study it. think about it, and
pass your mature Judgment upon it?
If. after serious reflection, the people
of a State. through its Legislature. do
not deem it wise to invest Congress
with this power. well and good. 1 will
abide by the Judgment of. my people
upon it. I think Congress can be
safely trusted to do the wise thing.
II would like to be authorized, so far
as I may, to submit the proposition to
you and then I want your view upon
it. I want the people of my State to
let me know how thew feel about II