San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1883-02-22

orously oppose and earnestlyendea
to defeat that portion of the recinro'
city treaty with Mexico, which Al.
lows the Importation of Mexican
sugar to compete with the product Of
this state. Our sugar industry needs
all the aid, comfort and assistance
that the government can give il, and
there is no reason why il should be
sacrificed in order to gain the good
will of the Mexicans. The Times.
Democrat has already expressed its on.
position to this section of the treaty
giving, we feel sure, the views of ali
our people on that subject.
1t was but a short time ago that
these two countries discovered how
reciprocal were their interests. Mex.
co could supply the United States
with tropical fruits, and woods, other
products, and with minerals in abun.
dance; while we, on our part, were
able to furnish the cereals, flour,
pork, and iron that the land of the
Aztecs" lacked. In answer to warm
invitations, Americans by thousands
and American capital by millions
went to our sister republic. Thanks
to them, railroads have been built,
factories established, and mines
worked that had lain idle for cen.
turtles.
The country has prospered and
fourished everywhere under this
condition of affairs. The value Of
it's mining and agricultural property
has doubled; its wealth is daily grow.
ing; and the revenues of the govern.
ment-sure proof of prosperty-have
increased nearly so per cent
Both people have profted by the
discovery-that Mexico and the
United States we're bound by strong
commercial and industrial ties. This
country has certainly proGted by Sc,
curing new and profitable field for
its goods, while Mexico, as we have
already shown, has made more pro-
gress, in the past four years, thann
the long period previous, during
which she was, commercially and in
dustrially, the dependent of England
and Germany.
There is nothing in these new re,
| Iations be tween the United States and J,
| Mexico to Justify the belief that a
larger body Of Americans desire to
absorb Mexico. We do not believe
any such idea exists in this country,
We desire only commercial relations
with Mexico, and have no idea Of ag.
grandizement by absorbing any por-
tion oft. The United States recog.
nizes the rights of its neighbors, and
has no desire to or intention Of inVa.
sion. To the north ofus liesa coun,
try -Canada-whose people speak
the same language and are of the
same race as our own; who are bound
to us by every business tie; who have
the same railroads, telegraph, etc., as
we; and we have yet to hear of any
serious proposed annexation or alb,
sorption of Canada. Is it likely that
any American would dream Of ab-
sorbing u people like the MeziGanS'
different in language, race and Gus
toms, a people SO patriotic, and jeal'
Gus Of theiE rights and nationality?
On the other hand, QUIZ people have
always desired to see Mexico pre-.
serve her Independence. They lent
the Nationalist assistance in the war
of liberation, and Americans fought
side by side with natives against the
foreign invaders.
10 a people SO jealous Of any for
eign intervention in their affairs, OF
any threatened invasion or absoTp'
ton of their country, the mere SuS-
gostion that these American RAILROADS
and other enterprises which have 10,
Gated in Mexico, desire to absorb tna'
country, must arouse a deep preJa'
dice and distrust of every citizen IL
this republic. There is d large parry
in Mexico opposed to Americans anu
American influence, who will lose N. 10
opportunity of calling the Afternoon
of their people to this proposed c as
vouring OF their country. The Gsl'
mans and English, who have hlt9es'
to monopolized the trade Of Men ~,
eagerly seize upon and utilize the las'
that tie aim of the American rlI
roads is not to develop and lmlTO, y
the country, but to play the Pale
fIibuster and capture it. II su,
doctrins are preached, then IaltrsI
to ali those dreams of trade VIZ
Mexico, to which the merchants
this city have been looking ea8H4
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