San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-01-18
An Incorrect Impression.

While In Cuero yesterday the editor
OF the SAN ANTONIO LIGHT found q very
general impression existing that the
southwestern convention called to meet
In this city on the LIST OF February, was
born In opposition 10 the late state con-
vention, and was for the very and ex-
press purpose OF thwsrting the purposes
OF that state movement. Protracted
conversation on this point was not pos.
sible under the circumstances, but the
LIGHT representative did not fail freely
to express In conversation what has
been so fully set forth In Its editorial
columns on this point. That
an impression hostile TO this
southwestern convention has been
laboriously worked up by interested
parties seems quite certain, and San
Antonio owes 1t to herself to place her
self right 10 this matter. Such CONVEX
sstiop as was possible with representa-
tive men OF the olty during the time at
the disposal OF the LIGHT WAS occupied
In dissbusing the minds OF those gentle
men OF the erroneous impression con-
veyed by uDguarded newspaper report
ers, and by windy orators. The desire
for sensation runs rampant 10 some
minds and plain unvarnished statements
Of facts seem the last thing instead OF
the fret thing to which proml-
nence lie given. 1t Ia very much
to be regretted thar the utter
ances OF two or three persons
seem so readily taken for the utterances
OF San Antonio, instead Of the deliberate
pronunciamento OF her Board Of Trade
and her Citizens' Association and her
mass meetings, all Of which have given
definite expression to San Antonio's
loyalty to every act of the state conven-
ton save the prostitution Of that con-
vention to the boosting Of Galveston as
the only Texas port to receive federal
aid In opening q passage to deep water.
The LIGHT WAS very agreeably sur
prised to find that this action OF that
convention was not endorsed by the
gentlemen with whom he con-
versed at Cuero yesterday, because
they deemed such resolution
foreign to the purposes OF the conven-
ton. Properly understood, there will be
no objection to the southwestern con-
ventIon from De Witt county. The
LIGHT has assurance Of this fact. Under
the impression that the southwestern
convention was secession movement,
Intended to Withdraw the whole OF
southwest Texas from hearty support OF
the immigration movement which was
the real end Of the state immigration
convention at Dallas, the movement for
q southwest convention was looked upon
susplclously. That impression re-
moved, and De Witt county assured
that Bexsr county has no Intention OF
antagonizing the state movement, and
the south western convention will meet
with her warmest sympathy.
The LIGHT desires to bear special
testimony to the frank, candid, open
nd onrAial In tsyhI In
sensations made upon this point yester-
day were received by the half dozen
representative gentlemen to whom these
declarations Of San Antonio's intentions
were made.
Too much stress cannot be laid upon
this fact-that the enemies Of this south
west movement are alert, wary ,-unscru-
pu,OuB as to statements, and unfOrtu-
nately armed for their work by weapons
which thoughtles5 speaker and q SEN
satiOnal newspaper reporter have fur
nished them. The whole southwest is
Interested In this San Antonio conven-
ton of February lst. Thai interest will
deepen and intensity when It becomes
generally known that the attempt is
being made persistently TO defeat the
work and purpose Of that convention by
misrepresenting 1t as hostile to the state
convention. 1t will be ample time to so
conclude 1t when the convention meets
and its works belle the circular by which
II Ia called to assemble.
The LIGHT respectfully submits that
the wording Of that circular, and the
resolutions Of the Board of Trade, and
the mass meeting Of the 9th inst, are
more authoritative as to the aims and
purposes OF that convention as formulat-
ed In the minds OF those who called IL,