The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1883-11-01

Co.rfhN U8t 2J.- i.Irefto' ntn' I'-'N
tns-ih instaut thefe "osamec'.
inc 9. .1e citizens % Coleman county
he c,nr. house 10 iafo aamafr.ionrel'tiy'
10 enc ail.s6.ar8,1r topic o., tucs cut,inf
and lave pastures Aai1i1ut'Gonei"
KING was present upd ho'i-'ozsn hdng-r'
The Ram ts-s we're sent here ~ the governor
rnder me impression that bloodshed was
irmi,ent betwaen the nestlers and the
na-ture men, Happily no such fecling ex'
isIed nor Ia there any danger OIL such n
carestropnp as the resolutions adopted anu
the sentiments expressed ar me conference
will Move Adiutant General hlng' IN
conservative tdhrcss, SAID thht ne pau co.llu
Ia ,nept the people Ito hear heir gTlVtnces
"a he could make an Intelligent report TO
+ha povpryor OF the true condition o! auaNa.
IL. vos listened to with marked attention
and regpect Oy the audience. IL was conf
nosod largely OF nestlers-the pasture men
having good friends IL The mouse, A'tet
mis- snsech the meeting adjourned JIll ~ gu,
whenit was organized ny caiIiuk VI i 80.
Campbell TO the char and tue appointment
Of pc " lkerson as secretary. Colonel
Overall Grst addressed the meeting fylRu
he came to Texas and invested ms means;
ha had lived Ia Coleman county bnc Ahu
folfIled all the require GUS OF QUEEN
had Drospered aud established u fanch ana
fsros, n In. He had IN his poCEet writ
~, rotica To take down his fence and a
ha,f mile had been cat. He had oouRnt
;gIsnd from the state 10 compliance WIN
lava vet il his neighbOrs ha1 SrleFances
he houed they would state them and a iar
as he could he would relieve them. II thry
wanted M IRE yates tbrouSu ms pasture ne
would open them. IL lhey "aLt'u 'A'lto us
vvould open them. When he came mere
land was worth only 10 10 10 G MS an acre;
nov il was worth three 20 four uoilafs.
Taxes had increased in prop9Jioa.. ..''ohei
Overall seemsd 10 have the co0iilence OF
ali parties present. He invited zoe 'ence'
cutters to state their grieYapC', 4no SO laI
aS il could be done he, with o.Lc SJoCKm9h'
wonld meet them on half way grounds.
VEhpn ne came here cattle were worm 20
hand. now they were worth SO and y
faw velrs could be made worm 06Ui Dut
jonap on the range thew could not be
brought to such prices. He wa wiling Tor
the pasture men to ag'Ge 20 I " planAs W
their fences to serve ~ ollLH "hu IL i az
IN do al that was REQ aired Of 'h1m 10 salts
fy The demands of his uelshbu's that was
Cojonel McCord next spoke. He had
heep a citizen of the county since lts or
ganizstion and deploEed tbs Tiess splrl;
in the country and begged taat t1ey "nuId
forego il till proper actioA e0Qid ne laSSIl
W 2 N9ilG not give tIlB biONt VI 100 ---'' -
ali the wire tspces and posts In iee state
He said deep down in the hearts OF all the
pastrre men was feeling lo' zoe poor,
and they were ever reAdy 70 assist
them when in their power re Woul1
also be glad for the nestlcrs 70 STA! tn1ir
grievance Mr. Lee Shields mer'hant OF
Tricbam. said he was reputef isnce cutter
but he was not, yet he was opposed TO large
pastures. He had tried TO get pstiilon 10
The last legislature to proven large
mas nr.s, ana now wanted The people 90
memorializs the Legislature 10 pr1hlp'O Tue
enclosure of pastures over 6lU &c I-NV acres.
and if it was uuCpLstituuonHi lot the leSls
lature to enact such law--to HsF loem 10
frame IN amendment TO Cbe consHto'ioh ~
that effect and submit 1t 10 the people Tor
ratification or rejection. He also advocates
the leaving OF 60 foot lane between each
pasture Ii the present system "-a con
finuad there would be no show ioT nadn 10
bring up hls boy. unless II WAS ~ pas
ture (1heers He said already one
fourth oi the land OF Coleman county was
owned by ten men, and that IN the course |
of d few years the pasture men Won!u Pc
cnme - strong that the people YOU'D De
driven iise the Irish into the bogs or 10 the
barren mountains In his ultlye state
Mississippi Il 60 foot lane was alioWeoi aun |
he demanded it in Texas he deploreo |
fenca ca ting and was tor appea ing % the
legislature right the wrongs ol the people
Mr.. John jenkins and Colonel Burns
both OF BroWu county, ana porn eA-csnuiu- |
ates for Encouragement on the Gfeehoach |
ticket, next addressed the audience. Mr.
Jenkins deprecated violent measures anO
though enough had been done TO show the
law-making power that the people had
prisyances chat must be righted he was
oopnsad 70 foreign capitalists owning large
bodies of land or any land in Texas, unless
they were citizens OF the United States
inst as England forbade any one 20 OVID
lands ia Eneland unless they were cltlzr rs
of England, America Tor Americans"
were his sentiments. lie sad tie laws
must b. Just to the poor people or theY
wonld take the power into their own hands
and become patriots thereby Appeal 10
the legislature and II no reEedy were
granted wire fences would nor las As long
as a snowflake in the internal resions
Afer auintere ting speech BY VT wilkes
of S.u saba and NJ J II II nderson, Of
Coieman. a committee on resolutions was
appointed and the following resolutions
Firsi-Thatit is the sense OF this meeting
that ws.appO'n nc one mal lfJm Cd ID Je4sise
precinct 10 call one or more meri'iRs ID
their respective preciucts 10 adopt hucn
resolutions as they may think he-t' ano
send delegate 10 represent them ~
couniy convs ntion to be held on thursday
November lst
Second-Res that there shsil be no
more large pastures built till ifer tbe meet
ing oi the legislature.
Thirl-Resaiyeo. that all fence cutting
,hau 500 tnr fifteen days from this intr mn
IN Zach precinct has had time o. take action
upon a compromise between pas IRE nep
and fence cutters tn-nJ
]. B. COLEMAN. chairman.
L l.. SHfELDs.
WIN ID CRsss
] l. Mct'oRD
~ HENDEE- n.
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