San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-10-19
The daily Eight.
FRIDAY. OCT0SER. 10. 1893.
TO THE REPUBLICANS

| congressional district, nave Une peo-
pie been confronted with such vital
issues affecting their individual pros
perity as well as the general welfare
of the diversified resources of this Sec
ton of the state. Heretofore appeals
have been made that were largely of
a personal character or upon questions
of purerly party nature and in which
the financial prosperity of our people
was not involved. Free trade VS.. pro-
lection involves the fundamental prin-
ciples underlying our form of govern
ment, which is by the people for the
people. 1t is an issue that should be
judged from a purely business stand
point. The prosperity of the country
depends solely on the solvency of her
| industries. The destr uction or Grip
ping of any one of our industries,
affects, as every business man knows,
the prosperity of every other indus
| try.
The same is more forcibly true as re-
CARDS the relations of labor and capt.
tai. When capital is confident, labor
is in great demand, and demand re-
gulates the wages.
On the eve of this election it is per-
tnent to inquire what would be the
result of destroying or even Gripping
the two greatest industries of West
ern Texas, i. e., the wool and cattle
industries. The Mills bill, voted for
| by Congressman Savers, removes UNI
conditionally all the duty from wool,
and the same bill affects our cattle in
dustry to the extent that all kinds of
meats, game and poultry, are admit
ted through our ports free of duty,
provided foreign countries tickle us.
| (See bill.)
The loss in dollars and cents would
run into the millions, besides WANT
would enter many now happy and
contented home.
The object of this circular is not for
any discussion of the issue, but to give
notice to the friends of protection, that
the republican party, because of the
political sentiment in this district
being overwhelmingly democratic, de-
layed from day 10 day the nomination
Of a candidate for congress, in hopes
that the protectionists in the demo-
cratic party would take some action in
the premises, but having no assur-
ance that such action would be taken
the republicans, who believe in pro-
lection, persuaded Col. Augustus Be-
KNAPP to accept the nomination solely
on the issue of protection from strict
business standpoint.
Col. Belknap is in every way quail
fled, being thoroughly identified with
the best interests of West Texas. He
is extremely liberal, self-sacrifictng
and earnest in his efforts, and the
peer of any man in advocating and
supporting every measure looking to
the welfare, growth and development
of this section of the state. The pro.
tectionists have i'll Col. B. the true
ring of protection. Protection to the
individual and united efforts of free
American labor, and free American
capital. He favOrs the perpetual on of
the system under which the American
nation has grown great, prosperous
and contented, and as a representa-
tive in the hall of national Legislation,
the laborer, the skilled mechanic, the
farmer, the manufacturer, the miner.
the wool grower, the stockman, the
merchant, will at all times find Col.
B. in the front rank of protection,
fighting against the ruinous competi-
ton of the productions of foreign labor
and capital.
do most earnestly appeal to your
reason and patriotism to unite and
vote for the perpetuation of our pres
ent national protective system under
which we have been and are now so
prosperous, and thus guarantee hap
piness and contentment at every fire.
side in West Texas.
l.. w. MADARASZ,
| Chairman Rep. EX. Com. 10th Con.
District.
| Wanted.
Three young ladies to appear on the
| 10 npJ Monday nirht An