The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1888-02-21
OUR CITIZEN SOLDIER,
VIII Waco be Represented at the >tate
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Capital,
TO The Waco Examiner
On the l4th day of ensuing Mav
the new capitol at Austin will he for
maly presented to the citizens of
Texas The official tender of this
pubic structure, alike imposing in the
vastness of its proportions and the
beauties of Its architecture, will take
place on the aforesaid day, while the
festivities of the occasion Will extend
to the 18th day of that month.
Preparations ample have been made
on scale adequate to the solemnity
OF the occasion and i'll keeping with
the magnitude Of the state. Thou
sands OF the citizens, accompa-
MED by their families, and
others from abroad, will then gather
at Austin, assist at the festivities
aud departing will carry to their
hom IS the memories of united peo-
pie there assembled to do honor to
patriotism. The old Texan and the
newcomer, the merchant and hnau-
cier of the cities and towns of the
commonwealth, and "the man VINO
lives at the forks of the creek" will
meet in unison, exchange the courte-
sizes of life and cement mutual regard.
The citizen soldiery of tho state has
been assigned prominent part in the
program OF festivities and will be
represented by military organizations
from the cities as we'll as the hamlets
CT Texas. The question, therefore,
presented itself to the people of Waco
whether its military company shall
shine by its absence or psrtake in the
pageant.
The importance of the Central City
as commercial, industrial and agri.
cultural centre, the policy of trade
and the interest of its citizens a
lai ge, demand representation. lie
t erefor the Waco Light Infantry
enter the tented field in manner
which will reflect credit upon thu
people OF Waco as well as upon thu
company. While the esprit de corps o
this command equals that of any or
ganizatlon of Its kind, and It's officer
and members are cheerfully wiliin!
to undergo the hardship that constan
drilling, giving many au hour t'
stern discipline, which they Nigh
more sgreeably devote to "cape
nimbly IN lady's chamber to tn
lascivious blessings offs Lutte" they
are, nevertheless, scarcely i'll tinan
cial condition to tssume all of the eX
pense incidental to their participa
tion.
Tho contemplation of the tinancia
problem, therefor assumes All aspec
of some gravity, considering that Blu
q small minority of the boys owl
National banks or railroads and ar
not in the main individually cor
cerned in the accumulation of valu
able real estate. Or on the othe
hand it must be conceded that all G
these interests named Will dcriv
somo measure of benefit by the
presence at Austin. 1t WOu d on tbi
account appear g. lt-Gvident that an
aid afforded to them becomes IA jud
cious investment on the part of thos
to be ben, ii ted thereby. @ Nor will
do to question the pruprjety OF sue
action on the ples. chat it is impr&ct
cal to squonder money Oh militar
companies III these piping times" {
peace, The objector in this cas-
would, no doubt, Sull more peremI
toriiy refuse to risk his limb
when called forth by the stern "alaI
ums Of war;" but resign himselt to b
tactics of "masterly inactivity" Th
large majority ofthe patriotic cit Eel
Of the state know iull well that til
maintenance of the mar tial spirit
ever the greatest safeguard of peac
aud in appreciation of this circun
stance the authorities at Austin hay
gwen prominence to the militar
pageant as one Of the leading fe
lures of this brilliant event. ca
Waco afford to loss this opportunity
CITIZEN.