The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1884-05-06
THE ALAMO.
A LIGHT CORRESPONDENT MAKES A
GOOD SUGGESTION,
Which Is TO lnauqurate a Dime Contribution for
the Purpose Of Erecting Monument
TO the Honor Of It's Heroes

/ Editor san Antonio Llghi.
TO 90 back to the Empire OF Thothmes
ILL.,, about 400 years before the Chris
tian era, we find the Egyptians with
numerous towers and monuments and
of great magnitude TO memorlze the vic
tories over their enemies; and down
through Bible history we have monu-
ments erected to David, Daniel, Noah,
Joseph, Isaiah, etc. In more modern
times in Europe It is true they have
monuments of Wellington, aud Nell
son, in almost every city In the British
Empire. But In America, after lapse
Of los years, the monument OF Washing
ton, the savior of our country, IL still
unfinished. Now down. down &c the i'm
mortal Alamo we have no monument
erected to show our patriotism for the
self-sacrhce of that noble band of lI5
heroes who fought for Our liberties till
the last man fell. All we have is what
they left us on that memorable day, the
9Th of March, 1876, the Alamo OF San
Antonio. Texas. II stands to-day as II
did IS years ago, except that time has
obliterated the blood stains from the
walls, seals of the hand of n Travis and
n Crockett. As their spirits winged their
flight from the scene of carnage, they
left behind them name and fame that
may be equalled, but never surpassed.
Now ask every thinking man who
has got one spark of patriotism In his
bosom, what has the present generation
done TO show their gratitude for that
Inheritance left us, and purchased by
the blood of those self-sacrihoing heroes?
Nothing, nothing. 1t is true there have
been some efforts made by some, but
what is the result? Have they $50
in cash on hand? | doubt 1t. Then this
being the case, let us commence to work
in earnest. Ten cents from every Amer
lean citizen would build n monument
appropriate for the occasion and an
honor to the American name and in some
measure redeem our character from the
love of the almighty dollar.
| will make suggestion. We are on
| the eve of the Worlds fair, to be held in
| New Orleans in December next. Let n
mass meeting be called and appoint
officers to establish committee to raise
funds and advertise for suitable design
/ gratis, but with this condition, that the
designer of the adopted plan to receive
the preference in building said monu-
ment, everything else In conformity as
the committee may suggest, but, in case
said designer does not build the same
that he be paid for his plan. Then q
model be made and u suitable person be
appointed TO exhibit said mode
and collect subscriptions for the
completion of the work at the Worlds
Fair, and at the same time establish co.
operative committees in every city il
the United States. A few earnest, en-.
ergetic workers would accomplish mucl
in one year. | am well aware that som,
men prefer that Texas alone have thi
honor, but this would not be fair, as thu
glory belongs to the American flag, an,
as they are partakers of the glory lie
them have the honor of subscribing to /
and make 1t a National affair. Thougl
| am well aware that the Texas star !
one of the brightest stars on the blu
field of States, history has never re
corded a more heroic sacrifice than tn
Alamo; and as we are now united in one
under one banner and under one Consti
tuition, let us be in unit, in deeds and ii
history. A CITIZEN.
San Antonio, MAY ), 1884.