Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-11-03
The Day, November 3, 1912


On this day the people of the United States the
OF the American States choose their agents to perform the
legislative functions of the great representative Republic
American sovereignty not the OF man or OF
little group of men, but it is distributed among the whole
people Every American is sovereign in his own right and
this day he exercises this sovereignty as he deposits MS
vote in the ballot box.
all ful-hedged Americans this is day Of national
inspiration and patriotic pride.
the -Americanized Americans Of Washington the
day is Of humiliation and mourning.
The Americans Of the District of Columbia alone are
denied the opportunity to exercise now In future the
sovereignty which belongs them and attaches inseparaby
to them as Americans
The 663os1 Americans of the District Q94o
gures constitute the only community in all the expanse
Of the continental and contiguous United Satepopulous
intelligent spirited adequate is
denied representation in the National Government
In relation to the national the sole function of the
District residents to obey They take no part In making
the laws which they must obey
DISTRICT MORE POPULOUs THAN TWELVE STATES.
The Americans Of the District Of Columbia according
the States-South Dakota North Dakota Montana Utah,
New Mexico, Idaho, Arizona, New Hampshire Vermont,
Delaware, wyoming and Nevada. They send agents to
the National Legislature to make laws for them District OF
Columbia, 0; South Dakota a. North Dakota a. Montana a.
Utah. 4; New Mexico, 3; Idaho 4: Arizona 3; New Hamp-
shire 4; Vermont g. Delaware g. Wyoming and Nevada g.
Rhode Island in 1910 exceeded slightly the District
population She to the National Legs
aure in the councils Of the greatest representative
Republic in the world men, District Columbia
In relation to national taxes the sole function of the
663091 Figure 1910 District Americans to
They nothing like other taxpayers concerning
the amount and kind Of taxes they shall and how the
tax money shall be spent.
PAYS MORE NATIONAL TAXES THAN TWENTY-FIVE
STATES; MORE THAN SEVEN STATES COMBINED.
In the fiscal year ending 1912, without any
whatever in the taxing body the District Of Co.
lumba paid in national dnterna revenue) for
onal purposes $72914582 This amount omits payroll
collections under the Social Security and Carrier
these socaed taxes trust fund for the
OF these acts and are not PAID Tor the support OF
the Federal Government
The District of Columbia with Representative In
Congress national in and more than
% States including Iowa. with II votes IN Congress- ALABAMA
H. 1nms 3 ~
s. Idaho Montana 4 New Hampshire 4 d Nortn 3ak %ea
Mexico, g. Vermont g. and wyoming 3.
The District OF Columbia, with Senators Repre-
sentaves contributed national taxes to the fund from
over half million dollars than the agsre-
gate national taxes paid by States namely
Idaho Nevada, Wyoming New Mexico South Dakota ana
North Dakota.
TAXATION WITHOUT REPRESENTATION.
These States combined paid in national taxes $e1 47592
to the National Legislature "a to vote for them
concerning the amount and kind OF taxes they should
the money should be spent The District of
Columbia contributed in national taxes s2 and was
permitted send representatives to the National Legis
laure to participate in deciding how the tax money should
be raised and spent.
fragrant of taxation without representation
1t is impossible to conceive.
In relation to national function of the
sos1 us4o Americans Of the District Of Columbia to
fight obedience to command They have voice like
other Americans in the councils which determine
They have representation in the Government
which requires them to fight to bleed and perhaps to die
SENT MORE SOLDIERS TO WAR THAN SEVEN STATES.
soldiers sailors and marines furnished by the Dis
rct the first World War numbered II 945 than
contributed by any one OF seven States New Hampshire
Vermont, Mexico, wyoming, Arizona, Delaware and
Votes in Congress to make to end war, to
decide whether shall to cast by those
communities follows:
District Of Columbia, O.; New Hampshire, 4; Vermont 3;
New Mexico 8; Wyoming, s. Arizona, g. Delaware and
Nevada g.
POPULATION OF VOTING AGE IN 1910 EXCEEDED EACH
OF THIRTEEN STATES
population of citizens Of voting (21 and over in
the 1910 A. 1913 excuslve OF aliens ana cltze
ship not reported).
commended however that these figures OF citizens
of voting age misleading for the that there
District residents who vote in the States and
might not vote in the District they had the
opportunity.
October 194 press release of the Bureau of the
estimated that in the presidential election OF 1910
be barred from voting"
When the final figures released it found
that estimate OF the total population Of voting In
District greater by 1000 than the final figures
Adjusting the October estimate of 100000 votess residents
the District by the between estimate and actual
latter the total number Of citizens
of voting 7793 would indicate that $4,000 residents
Of District according to Census Bureau estimate had
the privilege Of voting in the States
The District of Columbia political and partisan leaders
in the 1910 election estimated residents
estimates fairly correct is safe to estimate that about
District residents then able to vote from the