Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-03-12
TEXAS AN EMERGENCY.
Colonel ParroIps Plan 10 Rescue tho Stale
from Disgrace Mexico Awaiting
Our Failure.
Ube Waco Day)

The people of Texas ought to know
that the Mexican government is now
waiting to see if the building lien on
the Texas building in process of con
struction ut Chicago, will be tOrecl0sed,
for lack Of funds to complete the work.
The site is the most desirable ON the
exposition grounds. the cdiiice n model
of beauty and appropriateness and If
Mexico gets 10 the Mexican exhibit viii
be placed therein The building Is TO
cost $4,000 over $1,000 has been paid
on II, leayi1< $4,000 TO be paid on com.
pletiOn .PheNoutractors do not want to
go ahead with ~yOrk unless assured that
the whol0Xuyment viii be made. With
I'm a few Meeks. If that assurance Is not
furnished, the building as - stands will
be sold Think of it. Mexico, from
y, hose hands Texas was wrested Iew
years agUue to be placed In the sister
hood of American states, buying and
refuses To complete and occupy as q
feature Of the great exposition, which Is
to typify thc progress aud glory of the
sisterhood of states into which Texas
went when snatched from Mexican
rule, What "a commentary IL is upon
Texas pride and patriotism. The $500
paid on the building was raised by Mrs
Tobin and the women Of Texas Mrs
Jobin sat boz the senate gallery at Aus
tin last week AID I'm sorrow and humilia-
ton saw the Worlds fair bin killed
She and the noble women of the state
who have worked with her will not
uhatc their efforts TO raise the remainder
of the money TO seCuT the completion Of
tho Texas building. but how can they
hope TO do It if the people, the men
of Texas do not come to the rescue 2
Individual effort must furnish the So
luton When Colonel Parrot of Waco
was Qt Austin Monday he offered 60
Mrs. Tohiu 10 lee one of 100 men to con.
tribute &C once $500 That sum would
secure The completion of the cdiiice. Are
there ulnety-ninc men In the state be-
iigs Colonel Parrot who win follow his
cNUmplcg II so, the building. at least.
is safe. But money win be needed for
the exhibit and It's maintenance. and a
nrge sum of money. The legislature.
the source 10 which the people had q
right 10 look for relief from the threat
cned disgrace and disaster has destroyed
the last hope of relief from that quarter.
Is there any plan or means at all feasible
before the public Of securing the addi.
tional money save through the propo-
siton also made by Colonel ParrOttf
None, absolutely none. Critics say chat
10 get the money I'm that way will
advertise the corporation which Colo.
mel Parrott represents, and for which he
has made the offer. Suppose 10 does
Does that fact lessen the value of the
oiferingt Has anybody else proposed q
better solution, or one at all approaching
his in point of value and feasibility?
The people Of Texas ought TO put aside
MI petty feelings of objection TO Colonel
PARROTS proposition. or Of criticism of
his plan. lie has made a broad patriotic
proposal. He was not able 10 give the
100000 outright or ne would have done
II. Men who know him know that he
would. There was silence IN every quar-
ter and he came forward with his offer
as the best and all he could do. Those
who hive nothing to offer ought mt least
10 refrain from sneers at his PROPOSE
tion. There is an emergency mt hand.
in this matter. The outcome will affect
Texas for years 10 come Press, people
all ought 10 prove equal 10 the cmcr,
gency. II We do not then Texas and
our best interests win receive q cruel
blOW-the cruolest blow OF tho cnntnry.