San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-01-06

The Express and the Times are very
chiyalrous defenders Of monoPoie7, snd
their cxtortiOns from the people, and
one would be very fearful or the result
If the interests Of the people were en-
| trusted t. the defense Of these two
liable" champions. The Express in
| speaking OF the city attorneys water
works opinion, uses these very remark
able words: lit is useless to kick or
protest against the inevitable. We can
console ourselves with the fact that We
! have one of the best and most complete
| water works SYSTEMS as far rs 1t extends,
Of any city of the United states, and
that but for liberal contract we never
would have 1t ut all. Further. that we
| get as fine water as any people. and at
about rs little cost ms any who use hy-
drant water. The price of glass OF
beer will pay for 100 gallons of water,
| drawn without labor. That is less than
man could afford to pump that amount
of water from we'll for, or carry it from
n ditch or the river into his house"
That is to say, that because this
wa:er-wOrks monopoly has been foisted
upon the people, that there is no redress
from the extortions and the inditler-
ence shows to the public nj large.
Such plea is not worthy one who has
| the least spark OF manhood. Texas
would never have been Republic ifthe
| early heroes had taken the advice Of the
| Express and said, lit is useIess to kick
or protest against the inevitabc.' The
water works question is nOw fairly an
issue, and the time between now and
the next election is amply sufficient to
educate this people to the fact that 1t Is
| not useless TO kick or protest. The
| CITY cf san Antonio with record for
| the smallest lass by fires Of any city in
the country is made to pay 10 the Water
works Ompauy at the rate UfAbOut four
cents gallon for the water it uses for
| public purposes. and then newspaper
is fouad thar has the gall to say that it
| is useless to protest or kick The
| next city administration will he from
the people, and they will show to their
constituents that n protest is always in
order. and that the taxes Of the people
can and will be greatly reduced.
The exposition in progress in New
| Orleans is extending its field Of opera
| 81 IA Is a Ia
airy. the anniversary Of the day APP
pointed in President LinColn's prOGl;
nation for the Emancipation Of the col
| Ored man. was great day by INVITA-
ton, for the assemDlage OF an immense
concuurse OF the cOlOred race in the
Crescent City; adding to the attractions
OF the great exposition. whose labOrs
and continually expanding range Of
achievement. are truly marvellous. Hon.
5. b. McConnico, President of the North
Central and south American EXPOSE
ton, delivered the address Of welcome.
lie was followed by Ex-Governor
PinchbaCk, of Louisiana, aud he by
Hon. ID. A. Stalker. OF South Carolina;
the last two. distinguished COlOred ora
tors Major L. a. Burke spoke amidst
burst. and rounds Of applause. There
were also other speakers. The speeches
of the CuIOred orators were fine speCI-
mems of thought aud popular
eIoquence, presenting the great
advance and Improvement in their
people since their emancipation,
urging the duties Of industry. self.rt-
lance and economy, the Importance OF
educatiOn; referring expeCtantly to the
b air bill, and urging mutual co-Opera-
ton betw cen the CUlOred and white man.
OF course, on sucn occasions. rOse-col-
ored hucs are not wanting. But large
portion Of that people have done well,
and are to-day Slid property owners,
some OF them weIlotf. Educational sys-
tens in the South, to great extent,
need remodeling, and adaptation to
facts and the mental status of pupils.
The idea was recognized that the white
and black people Of the South are in the
same boat, and must float or sink to-
gether. The pestiient fellow who would
SOW discord between the two races for
his own political or other by-ends,
should upon conviction be sent to the
penilentiary. They gave evidence of
the old weakness as to social equality
with whites. Their stronger men
ought to have the good sense to
discOuntenance and utterly discourage
any such hankering. Such questions
are matters of taste and choice; and like
a mans religion, are beyond and outside
of the jurisdiction of government. 1t is
the plainest dictate OF self-respcct not to
| intrude where one is nos wanted. Chi
| cago wants an exposition IN 1892 on the
| quadricentennial of the discovery of
| America, and means to be no imitatOr,
but to display large invention and start
| ling originality. Expeditions are of
| great utility. The President the Hon.
>. B. McCOnniCO, says: "EXpositiOns
are grand eduCatOrs-superior to college
and university course. You will find in
no pedagogue's institution such oppor-
tunities for learning as are to be found
| spread before your eyes in this EXPOSE
ton. Nowhere can knowledge be so
easily and quickly acquired as in such
displays of the worlds resources and in
dustries as in eXpositions. Here you
may study geography, and by peeting