The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-06-09
sriS2E PRESS REVIEW.

ono has more desire 10 500 the pastoral inter
ists of Texas flourish than we have, but We
foresee that the influx Of immigration mus,
ere great while, mako such inroads upon
the broad prairie lands now necessary for the
support of the vasts droves of cattle tina,
roam over them and depend upon them for
sustensnce, that our pastoral interests must
suffer unless numbers of cattle give way to
Quality. If herd Of one hundred head OF
blooded cattle are worth as much and will
bring as much income as five hundred head
of long horns, why not sell the long horns
and get the blooded cattle, especially as i,
will cost less time, labor and expense 10 keen
them? The Henrietta Shield in the follow.
ing article says something apropos to this
question:
Northwest Texas is likely to be over run
with losfer herds this fall. In Australia the
law prescribes the rate at which hocks of
sheep and herds of cattle shall move. A
flock can be sold at any time and the law
allows the herdsmen to move at the rate of
six miles per day over the best grass to be
found on the route to the new range. 1t fire..
auently happens that during a dry tme
flock masters sell q large number of sheep to
some imaginary ranchman at a distant point,
and move the flock off for the new range
The object being to give temporary relief to
their range, the flock is moved as slowly as
possible, "loafs" along, and when the rain
comes they take another route back to the
range they had left. These Aocks are called
''losiers." There will be 60 many herds
turned out of the nation This week that many
of them can fad no range, and they will
have to loaf from one part of the country to
another. So Of losfer herds we will have an
abundance.
The Waco Examiner speaks out bravely
and sensibly in favor Of homestead law and
the principle involved in such q law, but il
thinks the present law in this state, rather
comprehensive and too liberal, though pre-
fers it 10 none. We agree with tae Examiner
in all itssys and can say in favor of home
stead law, but we are hardly prepared to find
fault with the law as it now stands in Texas.
Let it alone for all time wo say, and a. least
let it alone until our broad state becomes
populated and entirely filed up with home
steads from lie one extreme 10 every. other.
The Examiner says:
Every body knows that the homestead ex-
emplion law of Texas is too comprehensive
in its character and does afford the means of
fraud on the part Of dishonest debtors. But
il is better than none. Yet that is no reason
that it might not be modified and made to
cover only bona fde homestead instead of
fortune as it frequently does. Tho Exam
liner believes that a homestead exemption,
pure and simple, including shelter and the
means ofliyeiihood to every family, ought 10
be preserved. More than this, ii should be
recognized as peculiarly an American insti.
tuition, prevailing in every state and guaran-
teed by its constitution. The homeless and
houseless are a perpetual NUISANCE to social
ORDER as We see exemplihed at the present
day everywhere in Europe. But when the
government throws the shield of its protec.
tion over the home and the family, 1t fosters
aclsss of citizens whose ieslty can never be
alienated. They will maintain the protecting
power as long as it secures TO them the
absolute possession Of home, shelter and
support AS the News says, the homestead
exemption is an inceG,ive to thousands of
poor men who are working with might and
main to secure its bessing:-it is consecra,ed
BY the gratitude Of thousands of women and
children, who would perhaps otherwise be
homeles. No impious hand must DO permit.
ted to tear. down the fabric which is the
basis of the happiness of so many people, and
the bond OF union between them snd the state,
but there is no reason why its friends may
not modify and reconstruct il on a more
equitable plan, equally acceptable to those
who are honestly entitled 10 its protection.
The BRENNAN Banner very justly and
reasonably criticises tho action of Governor
Crttenden, of Missouri, in refusing to
respect tho requisition of Governor Roberts
for the arrest Of Col. John +. Crisp OF
Kansas City, charged with murder in Hops
kius county, in this state. Governor Crit
tenden certainly overstepped the limits of
courtesy, and he outraged justice. Who GOT
him up rs censor Of justice In Texas, and
oftho honor and honesty of its people? lie
has shown himself by his action and his
words in this matter to BIO of small instincts,
to DO pander to political influence, TO be
capable Of sacrificing justice and right TO bis
personal advantage and TO his petty preju.
dicos. We have nothing to say of the gull,
o'ihe innocence Of Col. Crisp, but he il
under indictment bya legally Co itu.et
grand jury Of Hopsir, c,aaty, and II
should DO required to onswog - The charge
whether he DO Col. Crisp or Corporal Crisp
whether he DO an influential politician art
leading man 10 his section of Mis-
sour, or tho veriest tramp and vagabond
that encumbers tho earth. Tho law i
no rospec,er Of person; justice sees neither
tho prince IN his purple nor the menGicsn
in his rags. and tho official who trsmplea Law
under foot, who sre,r, a. lis behes.s
who prostitutes justice 10 base ends q
Governor Crl,enden Of Missouri has done
Is unworthy TO hold otllce, is unworthy th,
couu!enanee Of law-abiding, honorable mon
Governor Cti!tenden by his action in thi
matter, has no. only bo!it!lcd himself, but h
b" cast stigma npon his state, and no hs
done Col. Crisp grea, wrong. That gentle
man has made an explanation Of the unhapp
affair In which tho man was killed, who no |
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