The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1885-07-08

THE "Cattle Queen" Of Texas, who
was the center OF attraction In San An
tonic some weeks ago, and who was writ
ten up In the LIGnT, has been MASKING
the Atlanta, Georgia, public since her 40
journ here, her best sensation being an
attempt to shoot a reporter Of the Con-
stitution, because M exposed her true
character and name
KANSAS aud other oattiem en- insist up
on preventing the driving Of Texas cat
tie through the Cherokee strip of the
Indian Territory. About a dozen years
ago, when the Texas cattle business was
Mt Its height. no one thought Of objecting
to them In any particular but since
Kansas men have gone into the business
1t is another thing, and n fair illustra-
ton OF the dog In the manger policy.
TR Cheyenne Indians are very rest
less. and some Of them have left the re-
seryation and gone to the west. There
are lG companies OF troops in the Terri
tory ut Fort Reno, but the Indians affect
to believe that they are able to clean out
u much larger force. The Indian ques-
tion il becoming interesting from the
fact that the Indians do not seem to
know when they are well oil. and have
made raid on number OF the border
counties Of Kansas, In which several
people are reported to have been killed.
A law OF determination should be the
next policy inaugurated.
SOME one ought to start society for
the protection OF the American flag and
then go out aud read the riot act to the
Mormons. Their statement that the eth
Of July IA II day Of mourning to them be-
cause their best men were in the peni-
Tertiary by reason Of perverslcn Of III
the principles Of law-0Rd liberty by Fed
eral authoritysis sentiment that Is
iillea-wtihout about az much gull as ia
possible to be shown After defying
the laws Of the country for years, the
Mormons now resort to open insult to
the flag and thereby have produced
most opportune occasion for the exer-
else Of little real Federal authority.
TIE Fort Worth Gazette has the fol-
lowing regarding the question of deep
water: "1he growing demand for deep
water on the coast Of Texas is one that
merits the serious practical considera-
ton, not only Of the people, but of the
representatives Of the people in the Ma
tional Congress. There must be some
cause for the delay in this matter; there
must be some reason for the compare
tive neglect of State like Texas. while
territories with less need of harbor i'm
prOvemen,s have received the liberal
care Of the government. The Gazette is
forced TO believe that the cause of this
neglect, by which property values and
material interests In all sections Of the
State have been retarded, is a perverted
sentlmentallty on the part of many peO-
pie and downright selflshness on the
part Of many others. The marvel
Gus growth Of Texas, the tre-
mendous increase in Its annual
production, and the welfare Of each Sec
ton VI the State, demand considera-
tion of this question, unlniluenoed by IA
shriveled localism.' The time has come
to take common sense, practical busi
ness-like view of the question OF deep
water for Texas, for the welfare of the
people demands such consideration OF
the question. Indeed, true sentiment,
that patriotic sentiment which fayors
AN even, symmetrical development OF
the State 80 far as deep water may pro-
mote 1t, demands this unseliish view OF
1t. The shriveled localism' that would
pervert, and that has in the past per
verted all the sentiment Of Texas to the
uses OF local seltishness, must now give
way TO "A broader, more patriotic view
and effort. Texas-not any particular
sea-coast town-demands deep water,
and the effort should hereafter be to
secure deep water for Texas and not
for any one coast town, which may or
may not continue to do business ut the
old stand, us it may be able to
paralyze the energies of Texas by
the appeals Of selfishness to sentiment.
What are the claims of any one town on
the coast as compared with the welfare
OF a State which now numbers 1000, 900
people Railroads Will be only too glad
and too prompt to seek deep water, but
years OF waiting afford ample proof that
deep water cannot, does not seek rail
roads. Else, there would be deep water
at Houston, which is the greatest rail
road center in Texas. Let us look at
this question sensibly, periodically, SEN
tlmentally, and work for Texas. Let a
survey determine where deep water is
most feasible, cheapest and most certain
and permanent; and then, to secure
deep water at that place, let the people
and the peoples representatives bend
all their energies. What is there unpa-
triotic, unfair in this course? Who will
End fault with 1t save those who are ao-
tuated by 'shriveled locallsm" that
has stood for years between the people
OF Texas and their interests and deep
water on the coast Yn