The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1868-01-10
rHn.rExAs nATTLE LAW.

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The Lawrence Journal urges the repeal
If the Texas cattle law passed last winter.
We hope the Legislature will do no such
= thing. The law is wise one and haslf
worked well. 80 far. and Why rot let j.
alone? The Interests Of the people ofl
the State demanded that something ehoald
be done to stop the driving, througb 81
of gthousands of Texas cattle. |
The law passed last winter. bang SO
mill as only TO compel t.,s Texas cattle
dealers to dive their stock to the Union
Pacific R4iIroad oni beyond the settle
meuie, gave peace to the whole s5usberu
border of the State. sod We heard moth
ing last season of the troubles which had
sx's,ed for years before. The route pre-
scribed by tha. law is ahoat as near as
any other. and the droyers are pot subject
TO the delays aud troubles which they had
previously met with from the ci,izsus. II
all barriers are removed and Texas cattle
are allowed to rua over lhe State IN every
direction. there viii sgain be trouble and
dissatisfaction. ram, al, e,oi1xs las
The Journal says; 20 wners of large
droves of native cattle will very likely obs
ject 10 the repeal Of this law. as il is their
intsrsst,o keep up the price of beef. but
the people have The right to expect legis-
Iation for the Interests of the people ralsi-
er than TO yubserve the ends OF the mos
nopoiists.''
1t is not strange that owne-s of native
cattle are almost to man opposed to
driving in these droves OF Texas cattie,
when their herds have suffered 50 severe
" from contact with them, We would
ask the Journal which is the best policy.
to haYesa Law that will protect our native
stock owners, or to have one that will
eubserve the interests of few oulsidR
! speculstors? The present law Is ia the
interests Of the psople of the State; and
its repeal would be in the interests, priu-
ciPally, of few outside Spectators. Al
least ihai's the way we reaaon. ~ tsss
But the following sentence in the Jour
nal accounts for. the milk in the cocoa
nut" "Tbe cattle should bs shipped
over IT, Galveston road And cheeperi beeI
afforded To our. citizens" ..f.
So The. Journal is begging for trade
for the new RsiIroad ItisI hardly prob
able that the Texas cattle tlrevers viii
drive their cattse from that far of regior
to Ottawa and then ship them TO Law,
renee. even il the law vas repealed. Aut
when The Lawrence and G I!Veston road is
built down go far thatthcy can ship tn,
cattle south Of The State aud run the n
through without stepping. thsn the pso
pie will have no objections to 80 amend
ing the law aslto allow them to be ship
ped ever that route. -
Here is another point We don't exactly
understand. and that is how the shi5pin:
of Texas cattle over the Galveston foa,
lie going to make reef cheaper ia Law
renee. They were shipped all last season
over the Upion Pacific. which rurs Al
near Lawrence as the Galveston roat
does. and we don't suppose that beef couIt
be bought cent cheaper in that city OF
that account. We like The enterprise 0
The Journal in doing all il can for itl
railroad. but it must not let it's zeal go SC
far Is to lryato build up that enterpris,
by advocating what is to the direct inju
ry of the stock interests, of the State
That won't do brother Reynolds. .s
Finally. We hopezthat The Texas eca,tl,
law viii not be repealed There is nc
good reason why Il should, be. and tier.
are plenty Of reasons why it should mo-
be. We have nospartieular fears. though
that it will be. because every southern
Kansas man will b. opposed to it.