Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-21
MCCORMACK GIVES
PLEDGE TO FIGHT
FOR DISTRICT VOTE
Tells Lincoln Park Citizens
1t Is Wrong People Are
Denied Voice.
SCORES CONTRIBUTION
TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Declares Middle Ground Is Within
Intent of Trainers of
Constitution.

Declaring that he came from a State
where people have not forgotten that
taxation without representation is
tyranny" Representative John w. Nc
Cormack of Massachusetts,. in an adj
dress before the Lincoln Park Citizens
Association at the Bryan School last
night, pledged his support to the resi-
dents of Washington in their efforts to
obtain representation in Congress.
LAS a member of the House from
Boston," said Representative McCor-
mack. II regret that it is my duty to
help decide purely local matters for
this city. I come from city where
there are very strong traditions of local
government. think it is wrong that the
people of Washington should be denied
a voice in the Legislature that governs
them.
Denied Local Government.
washington is a unique city. You
have no government in the sense that
other American cities are governed. You
are denied local government and repre-
Sentation in Congress. Taxation with
out representation is contrary to the
fundamental principle for which the
people of Boston stood when they threw
the British tea into the harbor. 1t is
as unjust in 1929 as it was in IT'S.
This is one city in which the entire
United States is interested. 1t belongs to
the whole country. 1t is strange that
its people are denied the political rights
enjoyed by other Americans. AS a new
member of Congress / would like to see
the people of this city continue to de-
mand their rights, and I assure you l
will support to the limit the movement
to remedy your condition.
There may be some details about the
plan that is now being proposed to
which I have objections. but when 1t
comes to voting on proposal to give
the inhabitants of Washington voice
in their Government 1 shall resolve all
doubts in their favor.
Feels Contribution Inadequate.
PERSONALLY feel that the 10000
contribution which the Federal Govern
ment has been making annually toward
the cost of the local government is IN
adequate. I promise you l shall dc
everything in my power to see that the
Federal Government increases its con-
tribution.
washington as the Capital of the
Nation occupies position different from
that of other cities. The Federal Gov
eminent owns a great proportion of the
L I
Government should be as liberal as
possible with this city. The Federal and
city governments are so close here that
it is practically impossible to separate
them.
Because this is the one city in the
Nation where the Federal Government
is supreme, from which all Federal
power radiates. it is only right and
proper that the Federal Government
should treat this city with extreme ia
vor. 1t is in class by itself. Because
it is the National Capital it has ex-
penses to meet that other cities do not
have. 1t is because of all these consld-
erations that / shall resolve all doubt
in favor of the people of Washington as
against the Federal Government.
Promises Aid in Work.
"You in Washington can never gain
statehood and should not do so. But
there is middle ground, for which you
are striving, that is within the intent OF
the trainers of the Constitution. There
is a way that the people of this city can
be given the rights of American clti-
zens. / believe in the fundamental prin-
ciples that the Government should be
close to the people-that the people
should have part therein.
IF you carry on, molding public
opinion and presenting to Congress your
grievances. will aid you all 1 can
Keep up the good work, SO that you can
pass on to the next generation better
conditions than you enjoy today"
The association adopted on motion
by w. C. Thorn resolution in favor of
regulating traffic around Lincoln Park
to one-way rules and against the pres
ent taxicab stand at Eleventh and East
Capitol streets. A protest against the
proposed increase in the gasoline tax
was adopted