San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-01-04

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WOOLING THE WOOL GROWERS.
The LIGHT yesterday, in Its local COL
umns, brought before the citizens Of San
Antonio the message with which Mr.. G.
G. Burbank, OF Mensrd county, comes
charged. Mr.. Burbank did not present
hi mself before the improvement commit
tee and the Board of Trade committee
as was expected, and this Is greatly to
be regretted, as San Antonio Is most
deeply concerned In all that affects the
wool Interests and the sheep industry OF
this state. 1t does seem passing strange
that the Texas delegation in congress
should have no more intelligent idea OF
the needs OF this great state than to
throw themselves into the arms OF the
free traders Of the country for no other
reason than for that OF political consis-
tency. Mr.. Burbank will find his mis-
sion in Washington a most unpleasant
one. The great state Of Texas has not
congressional representative who fayors
the increase of wool tariff or the main
tanning OF present rates. She Is over
whelmingIy democratic; democracy Is
free trade; her democratic wool growers
and sheep men walk up to the polls ev-
cry two years and vote a free trade
democratic ticket and then call meetings
to persuade their congressional repre-
sentstives to do justice to the wool
interests which the democratic party, as
such, seems determined to destroy.
1t Is high time that this foollshness on
the part Of Texas wool men stopped.
The old political issues are not nearly so
vital a one as thisand 1t behooves those
whose interests are with the prOtec-
tienists Of the country to cast their
votes for such congressional representa-
tives as will look out for their interests
without the necessity OF plliDg up petit
ton after petition In the national OOn-
gress to induce look after the business
interests OF their constituents so far as
threatened by hostile legislation.
All the same, this matter Ia vital to
San Antonio and 1t will not do to let
this matter go by default because the
wool Interests of Texas do not seem to
know on which side OF their political
bread to look for their butter. A nor
ster remembrance should go forward
from this city to congress, addressed to
our congressional misrepresentation,
setting forth the danger Of the proposed
tariff reduction and the placing of wool
upon the free list and the inevitable de-
structiOn to the sheep and wool industry
of this state which would follow. This
matter should come before the mass
meeting held tomorrow afternoon.
bring this subject before the merchants
and wool men Of this city, and some
action Immediately had which would
voice to congress the hostility of this
city to any revision of the tariff which
will peril our sheep and wool interests.
Coz. +. ii. RoPEs has an article in the
American Magazine for January, which
is good reading just now, when the
question of soldiers pensions is coming to
the front and encounters so much an
tagonism. Among other pertinent
things, Col. Ropes Gays:
People have forgotten the nature OF
the service asked OF and obtained from
their soldiers. Let the reader think for
moment what sacrifices would be in
yOlved ifhe, now reading this magazine
comfortably by his winter fireside,
should feel Ii to have become
his duty to drop his business wholly; to
say goodbye to wife and children,
knowing the grave risks that he never
woulh see them again upon earth; to
leave mis- pleasures and home comforts,
don private soldiers uniform, submit
10 vigorous physical discipline, march
by night and day, be houseless IN
rain and snow, often sleeping with
out shelter under pouring sky,
to live on the cOsrsest fare always,
and frequently have an insufficient sup
ply OF that; to be posted as picket by
day and night In pestilentlal swsmps
and bottom lands; to risk the imminent
peril OF losing health and accepting the
tender mercies Of field hospital; to en-
ter upon campaign, skirmish, battle;
day after day TO see comrades drop
down one by one; to take the chances OF
wounds by shell and bullet, OF torture in
prison pen, and of death by any of
these means-Imagine all this, and then
say whether he would consider that his
country had redeemed a pledge of
eternal gratitude" "a soon as II had
paid him the princely sum OF Sl92 year
for this service! There is no need OF
rhetoric. This possible experience is
what hundreds OF thousands OF our brave
boys actually endured. There Ia not a
dash OF added sOmbreness to the color
ing. Here, then, Is precisely the ques-
ton that Is pleading for settlement at
the hands Of the American people Of to-
day.
GROVER the first has issued his pro-
clsmation and says hands off from Greer
county lands. He warns all Texas Off
cials against attempting to exercise any
| Jurisdiction over said lands and all par
ties from purchasing said lands, In testi-
mony whereof he afilxes his Uncle's
great seal. Before this proclamation will
convey right, title and interest to the
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