San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-03-26
A 100000 MONUMENT.

The executive committee Of the
Alamo monument association in yes
terday's meeting decided upon a
monument to cost 100000 as the
only appropriate and befitting memo
rial of that immortal 9th of March,
1886. The committee upon due de-
Liberation concluded that nothing
small, or unworthy of the great deeds
to be commemorated should be at
tempted, and that the occasion was
one in which not state but nation
should unite its services. and its offer
ings. The liberal deviseth liberal
things and by liberal things shall he
stand. The first movement will be to
memorabilia the state legislature for
an appropriation thus giving state
recognition to the movement and
placing it before the people of other
states as work in which the entire
state of Texas will take an intense
interest. Systematic work will be
undertaken in every city and county
in the state to secure on San Jaclnto
day the contributions Ofnative Texans,
her adopted children and the strang-
ers within her gates, and of all these
not one but should give something
no matter how small to prove how
Texas holds in everlasting remem-
branee and in loving tenderness the
deeds of deathless valor which have
made the name of the Alamo immor-
tai in all lands where deeds of hero
ism are approved and courage meets
it's true reward.
Texas having been organized for
work so as to ensure her gifts the
noble undertaking will be presented
to the loyal people of all other states
and their generous aid solicited in
rearing upon the beautiful plaza in
this city which bears the name of the
glorious citadel of Texas liberty,
A lamo, a monument that shall be the
pride of Texas, the glory of this
union and the admiration ofall lands.
In this work San Antonio should be
foremost. The historic city within
whose bounds, and to enrich whose
historic attractions, this monument is
to be erected should lead out nObly
and generously in this undertaking if
she expects the citizens of sister cities
to rally to her aid and pour their con-
tributions into the lap Of her commit
tee. 1t is an immense undertaking
and the committee will need the
patience of Job, the responsiveness of
Orpheus, the perseverance of the
Kelley molor man and the angelic
temper of st. John. That they may
be endowed with all these, and added
thereto possess the wisdom of
Solomon, is the wish of the LIGHT.
1t is one thing to resolve to put this
monument upon the old plaza in front
of the historic Alamo building. 1t is
another thing to raise the money pro-
posed and to raise it in the face of the
scores of failures which have attend
ed the efforts of other monument COM
mittees to realize in enduring marble
what they have devised in committee
conference. The LIGHT recognizes the
difference between the erection of a
monument, which commentaries so
glorious an event and which no doubt
led to the independence of Texas and
the final incorporation of this vast
empire into the sisterhood of Amer-
can states, and the piling up marble
to the names of an individual. But
all the same, the work is most diff
cult one, and in saying what has been
said concerning the difficulties of the
work before the committee, the LIGHT
is moved solely by desire to nerve
them for a work which will draw
upon all their resources as men of
brains and business, and tax all their
energies to the utmost ere it is well
begun. That they may succeed is not
only the hearty wish of the LIGHT,
but as in all that concerns the public
the LIGHT cheerfully offers its assist
ance without a consideration.