The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-04-13
rHE MExIcAN rRrAry.

We were grstifed 10 notice the remarks
OF SENATOR CoKE in bis splendid speech al
tue capital night or two since with refer
enoe TO the ratification Of the reciprocity
treaty between this country and the Nexi-
can republic. This is a subject about
which the people OF Texas should be more
thoroughly and enthusiastically aroused
than the people OF any other section OF our
great Union. and the remarks Of SENATOR
COKE directing our peoples attention anew
to the matter were timely, and evineed the
constant care and attention given by our
able senator to all public questions affect
ing the present aud future welfare OF his
adopted state. With our great system oil
railways having the handling Of the Mexi-
can trade as their ultimate and chief object
with our ccntiguity TO. and supe''
ior knowledge of Mexico and the
Mexicans, and with our own
unrivaled advantages for raising and manu-
featuring with more skill and less cost all
the articles, or the most of them, that our
neignbor will want in the iuture-in short
| lying side by side with her and necessarily
receiving the first fruits and feeling the
first effects Of commercial intercourse be-
tween the two countries, free trade with
Mexico, ii can at once be seen, or what is
practically the same thing this reciprocity
treaty would be of incalculable and especial
Importance to us. As the senator remarked,
the treaty will be but the opening wedge
for grand trade that will dow to us, not
only from Mexico in the future, but from
the Central and South American states,
and Texas will necessarily become
the great entrepot and warehoul {
of all the materials of such commerce
The senator thinks there will be no trouble
about the ratification of the treaty at an
early day by both the American and Next
can governments, and the benefits flowing
from it may be anticipated soon 10 COM
mence. We noticed in al interview the
other day between COLONEL TOM OcnlLTREi
and SECRETARY FRELINGuuYsEN that the
latter was confident that the treaty would
become law. We trust 1t may, but oui
Texas delegation should watch the matter
closely aud give its ratification active sup
port. Powerful interests are opposed tc
the adoption of the treaty, interests tina;
are active, organized, wealthy and Yigilant
aud 1t is barely possible that they
might throw insuperable obstacles in
the way of the ratification o
the treaty for some time to come. There il
no question but in time broad, liberal re
oiprocity treaty between Mexico and the
United States would become necessity
or, at least, recommend itself TO both coun'
tries as wise policy, but we are needing
just such an understanding now, and every
delay hurts Texas just 30 much. We shall
therefore continue to hope that our delcga-
ton to Washington and the p. ointment men
and well-wishers Of the southwest will nc.
lively continue their interest in and sup
port Of the measure to the end that it may
become a law at the earliest possible mo.
ment, We can always rest assured that we
have II sleepless sentinel over our best in.
terests at Washington and elsewhere in the
great senator who addressed the public at
| Austin the other evening.