San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-10-23

free traders. But since the re-
moval of slavery, the South has
gained more rapidly in proper
ton to the population than the
anti bellum free states. Her hitherto
latent industries have sprung up as II
by magic, and they bid fair to go ON
expanding out of Virginia, Georgia
and Alabama into Texas until we
shall spin and weave our cotton and
wool into clothing; until we shall tan
and manufacture our hides into shoes;
and until we shall smelt our Llano
hills into pig iron; then puddle and
roll them into railroad iron, with
which we can finish webbing our
state with iron and aid in webbing
our neighbor republic with all the
rails needed. And, in naming these
latent industries here, we name but
a 1.-THE of our dormant resources, all
of which can be set in motion by
proper encouragement; and all can be
kept dormant, sleeping the sleep OF
death, by free trade, as favored by
the Hon. Jos. d. saSayers...1ns But all OF
them can be kept booming until west
Texas can spin her own cotton, weave
her own wool, manufacture her own
paper, and produce her own iron. TO
do this the tenth district needs
a man who owes no allegiance TO the
Golden Club or to their allies, Scott,
Carlisle and Mills; man, who is a
protectionist, and not a pro-trader;
man with the courage of his conVlc-
tions, who would not stand by, DUMB
as an oyster, and see every interest OF
his district ruthlessly slaughtered in
the interests of democratic sOlidity.
The Hon. Joseph's fellow democrats in
Louisiana, Alabama, Georgia, South
Carolina, Pennsylvania, and other
northern states were not SO generous
with all the interests of their constl-
tuents, as they secured adequate pro-
lection in the Mills bill for the pro-
ducts of their states; but Messrs. Say
ers, Grain and Lanham allowed the
products of their constituents all prac-
tically to 90 on the free list" 1t
could not take much of a man to beat
this, but we undertake to say that
Col. Belknap is man who would
have entered up Il vigorous protest
against any such a sacrifice of every
interest of every farmer, every ranch
man, every merchant, every honest
business man of any kind, in this dis
trict had he been our representative III
in Washington. And we undertake
to say further, thai, if the voters Of
this district will ask Col. Belknap to
represent them in the 5lst congress,
that he will aid by his vote in bury
ing the Mills bill 50 deep that no
Golden club can ever dig it up again.
Let the democrats of this district give
bv their defeat of Mr.. Sayers, an en-
phatic protest against this new feat
ure sought to be fastened upon the
party, known as the iron "cOIlar De-
mocracy," the one man dictatorship.
This is the monster at Washington
that demands Of Mr.. Savers the ruin
of the stocks interests of his district,
and he tamely submits. DO San An
tOnians suppose that Col. Belknap
would permit such an outrage? Then
it becomes their duty to vote for him
instead of Mr.. Savers. 1t isn't neces
sarv for US % speak of Col. Belknap's
qualifications. His enterprise here in
san Antonio speaks loudly for him.
He has been ready to promote the
material interests of Texas.
Even while we write he is
away from this district up in Dallas to
see what farther can be done to make
our fair a success. Let the voters of
this district, irrespective of party,
send him as their representative TO
the next congress, and they will see
the same devotion to our interests as
he is devoting to the success of our
fair. Col. Belknap in Washington, in
place of Mr.. Savers, would be a guaran-
tee that the tenth district would be
guarded and all stock protected, and
wool stricken from the free list"
placed there by Savers vote.