Evening star., 1938-11-08
The Day, November 8, 1888
To Other Americans, Day of National
and Patriotic Pride
THEODORE w. MOVES.

THEODOR
On this day the people Of the United States the citizens
legislative functions Of the great Representative Republic
m no5 It ne is ons than M G
people Every American is sovereign in his right and
vote in the ballot box 'S sovereignty as ne 0p0SS his
To all full -fedged Americans this is day of national
inspiration and patriotic pride.
To the un Americanzed Americans of Washington the
day is one of humiliation and mourning
The Americans of the District of Columbia alone
sovereignty which belongs to them and attaches nseparaby
The 4s6,S69 Americans of the District 1890
oy the onv e all the
expanse OF the continental and contiguous United States
popuous intelligent public spirited of adequate resources
which is denied representation in the National Govern
ment
In relation the the sole function of the
District residents to obey They take no part in making
DISTRICT MORE popULoUs THAN EIGHT STATES
The Americans of the District of Columbia, according
to to the census of 1890 ounumber the @ of eight of
Vermont, Delaware Wyoming Nevada. They send as
Of &c NeW Hampsh M
mont g. Arizona 81 New Mexico s. Delaware, 3; Wyoming
Montana and Utah in 1880 exceeded very slightly M the
ia ia ion Ihey So on tho e ne
4 men; District of Columbia, o men.
In relation national taxes the sole function of the
46s69 Figure of 1890 District Americans is to
the amount and Kind taxes they shall pay the
tax money shall be spent.
PAYS MORE @ NAT1oNA TAXEs i THAN TWENTYTouR
resenation whatever the body the District of Co.
ona pprposes p T This amount omits pay roll
Acs because these socaed taxes are trust fund for the
the Federal Government '
The District of Columbia with Representative in
Congress- contributed in national taxes to be expended by
q States, including Georgia u votes Congress;
% g. MHssspp lG 81 South carona Washmston t 8 VEST
New e. r. MANS Her + so5 n
4 Utah a Arizona g. Nevada B. New Mexico 3; Vermont,
The District of Columbia with Senators Repre-
contributed in national taxes to the fund from
half million dollars than the of
1s pa Nar % dao ex
Vermont and Wyoming
TAXATION WITHOUT REPRESENTATION.
sent the Legislature to vote
concerning the amount and kind of taxes they should pay
Columbia contributed in national taxes s27,660524 and
permitted to send representatives to the National Legs
ature participate deciding how money should
be raised and spent.
more fagrant case of taxation without representation
.xe ss to WA the sole a of the
fight in obedience to command They have no voice like
peace. They representation in the Government
which requires them fight to bleed and perhaps to die
SENT MORE SOLDIERS TO WAR THAN SEVEN STATES.
soldiers sailors and furnished by the Dis
trct in the World War numbered l7e45, than were
contributed by of States New Hampshire
Vermont, New Mexico, Wyoming Arizona. Delaware and
Nevada Votes in Congress to make war to end war e
decide whether shall to cast by those
communities, as follows:
District Columbia, 0; New Hampshire, 4; Vermont, 3;
New Mexico 3; Wyoming, g. Arizona 3; Delaware and
Nevada g.
POPULATION OF VOTING AGE EXCEEDED IN 1880 THAT
OF 10 STATES.
population voting age 21 in 1880 341,-
4e5, exceeding that of 10 Of the States sta .so ...
It is contended however that these figures of voting
misleading for the that there thousands
District residents who vote in the States and who might
The reports that there had enumerated
in the District 151O5 thoroughly qualified recent actual
voters in the States The D. political and partisan lead
in the presidential campaign of 1882 estimated that
if they registered vote in the States Other esti
mates including that obviously unreasonable
carried the figure of possible potential voters the States
up to 10000.
from population voting age in the States
and District n 1930 the foreignborn residents
uralzed be deducted and from the Districts population
of voting there be further subracted 10000 covering
literally every possible reasonable and unreasonable
nowhere else (25 439 would be only 602 less than of
New Hampshire 2575 SAD only 824 less than that Utah
(252,263 and 2620 more than Arizona $780, 1865
than Idaho 238784); 1924 than New Mexico
than Delaware 142,130); 124,309 than Wyoming
Q27,23O) and 1876 726 more than Nevada (55,713).
OVER FOUR HUNDRED THOUSAND OF VOTING AGE
In the 1886 presidential campaign the C. political
partisan leaders raised their combined
estimates of D. c. residents who if registered
the States to figure 100000 to 100000 aver
15000 But at the time the census estimates of
population have increased the D. c. population from
486 1863 in 1880 to an estimate of $4,000 July l. 1886