Evening star., 1936-03-15
pose or involve changes In the mu-
nicipal government o. the District.

hiCfPdi SoScrhucub OA inc DtStEICts
1T plans to bestow upon the 437 900
Americans of the District a distinc-
tive, basic right of the American citi-
zen-in a government of the people, by
the people, for the people-in a gov.
ernment which roots its justice in con-
sent of the governed-in a representa- =
tive government which inseparably
couples taxation and arms bearing as
a soldier with representation.
This distinctive American privilege
decorates the American with a badge
Of honor and arms him with power.
Its lack slurs the Washingtonian as
unfit and defective, and slurs the
Nation as in this respect un-American
and impotent.
washington will cease to be the
only American community-numerous.
intelligent, prosperous, public spirited
and patriotic-in all the expanse of
continental and contiguous United
States whose fitness to exercise ma
tional privileges (as well as to bear
national burdens) is denied.
National representation will clothe
the Washingtonian with a vital Amer.
ican privilege to which he is unde-
niably in equity entitled, will cleanse
him of the stigma and stain of un-
Americanism, and. curing his DO
litical impotency. will arm him with
q certain power.
1T will relieve the Nation of the
shame of un-Americanism at its heart
and Of impotency to cure this evil.
1T will inflict no injury or hard
ship upon either Nation or Capital to
counteract these benefits"
Upbuilding Of Greater Washington.
The greatest of our public men have
been the strongest champions of the
Capital. George Washington created
1t and gave it his name. Thomas
Jefferson. with and following Wash
ington. was a planner, founder and
upbuilder Of the city. Andrew Jack
son threw himself with enthusiasm
into the work of adequately bridging
the Potomac. urged the allowance of
a Delegate in Congress to the Dis
trict, and in his administration, with
his cooperation and sympathy, the
Nation came to the financial relief of
the community bankrupted in per-
forming the Nations task. Discrim-
ination between the later Presidents.
from Lincoln to Hoover, all of whom
have been friends (or at least not
unfriends) of the District. might seem
lnvidious. But it is only justice to
record that Grant, the man of deeds.
not words, had the opportunity which
ne effectively utilized to Law broad
and deep foundations of Washington
as truly the Nations city, while Cool
ldge and Hoover will be recorded in
history as among the great master
bullders-probably the greatest in the
last half century-of Washington the
city beautiful.
Great men from all sections, in
Congress as well as the White House.
have delighted to labor to make the
Capital worthy of the Republic,
Clearly there is noble work for any
statesman in identifying himself con-
spicuously with the upbuilding OF the
Nations Capital.
In these days of easy divorce. tri-
fling causes Of dispute often disrupt the
family partnership, but in the Capital
making partnership between Congress
representing the Nation and the people
of Washington divorce, though some
times suggested, now on one side and
now on the other in spasm of dis
content. is neither feasible nor desir-
able. What the Constitution of the
United States has thus joined together
is not to be put asunder. Since. then,
these partners are to live and work to-
gether in Capital building, let them by
mutual consideration. forbearance,
sympathy and regard live together
happily and work harmoniously and
effectively to the end that through
their joint labors magnificent Capt.
tai may be developed. which every
Washingtonian may with patriotic en-
thuSiasm claim as his home and of
which every American may be proud.