Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from Addresses at the Dinner to the President of the United States by the Citizens of Washington Under the Auspices of the Board of Trade and Chamber of Commerce, Saturday Evening, May Eighth, Nineteen Hundred and Nine
It is the first time in the memory of any of our people that the President has accepted an invitation to dinner, to meet and confer With the citizens of Washington upon District matters. The interest you have shown at this early date in your administration is unprecedented, and quickly inspires the citizens of Washington With the belief that a clearer and a more correct understanding Will be brought about as to the true relation of the Fed eral and local governments. While the nation, we are sure, feels a great pride and interest in the nation's Capital, the administration of purely municipal domestic affairs has Often not been understood by the country, nor even by Congress.
Our present government has been, in the main, the most successful municipal government in this country. In the thirty years of its history not a Single instance of scandal has occurred, nor a hint of corruption, nor of the existence of rings. Practically every dollar expended bythe District authorities shows value received, a striking contrast, we believe, to the experience of other cities throughout the country.
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