The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1889-10-19
Topeka Deep Water Convcntls.

Evidently all is not lovely in the
great Lone Star State, 90 the Deep
Water question. Galveston is try
ing to &c: the plum, and Bro. Flys
bile is rising. Just listen how he
raises the boodlers and lobbyists.
II the deep water convention, at
Topeka, is 10 be run by Galveston
tramps aud the lutte attorney Of
the A. I. e. Santa Fe road, then
what interest in the concern has
tie Ststs Of Texas and the great
west2 To your homes and hopeless
slavery to the great transcontinen.
tai railroads, obi ye farmers of the
west. You will never obtain relief
at Galveston, and this Mr.. Jones
aud Col. Gresham know right we'll.
Jones is the same as no name at
all, then why should a fellow sail
ing under that ubiquitous cognomeE
be recognized at the front. in any
great enterprise involving the des'
inies of the greatest nationality in
the whole world? Let the great
west sit on the little A. I. & Santa
Fe JONES' and squeIch him.
Why does Galveston wish to
forestall the report Of the Board Of
Engineers? IL it because she be-
lieves them to be honest men2 We're
Galveston fairly chosen We would
be the last to object; but if it be
Arkansas Pass, let the farmers Of
the west have ,hA benefit.
Governors, senators and represen.
latives should rise superior to the
tricks Of railroad attornies and Gal
weston tramps. but will they?
The money Of New York and Of
the trsnscon liYeuts! railroads is for
Galveston OF nothing. Will the
producers Of the great west be cold
OFT to these influences? We shaIl
see.
When Congress was invoked by
the Denver convention to appoint y
Board Of Engineers to decide at
what point or points on the coast Of
Texas deep water could be obtained,
could the widest speculstor have
imagined that at as adjourned session
Of the same body an effort would be
uade to thwart the labors Of the
engineers. and resolve in favor Of
Galveston, whers syerybody knows,
that deep water port ;s an impos'
sibility2 Whon the gods wish to
destroy, they first make mad"
As might have been anticipated
tho proceedings Of this important
assemblage demonstrates very con.
clusively that it gas controlled and
manipulated in the interest Of the
rexas ports solely. The sordid
grasmng, ,sel6sh spirit that dominated
the convection, is beautifully illus
trated in the decisive and veil nigh
unanimous vote by which the pro-
position to include q Louisiana
seaport, in tie investigations TO be
made by the government engineers
was sat down upon. II is most as
suredIy hoping agaisst hope to ever
expect or a~x any cid for South
west Pass from Texas deep water
| conventions, They will always be
found solid for-Texas.
Below we give tire e..aasing pro
cecdings and the resolutions, con
| dcnsed from the St. Louis papers
from which it will be aeen thai
Louisiana has been finally disnosed
1 If BY being denied represe' ta ior
upon the permanent deep ~ Ell
committee
| Resoluetl, That in rea&rmance o
the action Of the Denver convention
aud of the committees organized
| Hereunder, it is the sense OF thli
! convention that it is the duty o
Congress to appropriate permanent!!
| and for immediate use whateve
| amount is necessary to secnre
| deep water port on The Northwes
| coast of the Gnlf Of MEXICO, vest o
90 l2 degrees vest longitude. capa