The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-11-02

DALLAS, Nov. l. Editor HERALD H.
Opponents to the present leaso-law GER
tainly are not posted with regard TO the
custom that prevailed (and is yet prac-
ticed in a great portion Of the state)
prior to the enactment Of the law, or the
cry OF FREQ grass would not be heard in
the land. StOekmen, mostly corporate
companies, have established lines
around large tracts of land, in some
instances whole counties, and 10y line
riding keep out all stock, except their
own, which is kept in. The actual
settler within these lines il called
hester, and his few cattle are allowed
grass provided no can find them. The
system, as practiced, allows all cattle to
be rounded up and driven from one
part OF the range to another and
all not belonging TO some noted band
are scattered until il is nearly worth
them to gather them, or, what IL worse,
they are appropriated as beef for the
hands engaged in the roundup. A
roundup will begin AT one end of
scope of country fifty, and in some in
stances 300 miles in length, gathering all
cattle contingent, such a. ARE known to
| belong TO the particular range through
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others forward until the other cxtreme
is reached. Tho herd there on hand is
cut up and driven to where each portion
| belongs, This operation is gone through
| twice every year. And during the in
! terVal in summer zach company is
rounding up and branding the calves or
/ cutting out bceves for market. Thus
tho cattle,ar kept stirred up until small
stocks are lost one boss of ono Of these
| large ranges was asked in what part
OF tho range he would rather Il
small bunch OF cattle were held
| on, il makes no difference to us i'm the
/ least. stop anywhere, but | would not
| hold tho cattle three months for them.
There IL but one remedy that is lust.
, All men have lust as much right to get
rich "a they have to remain poor, and
no man should be oppressed either by
rich or poor, but all have equal chances.
Thus, let title to land, either 10y pur-
chase, lease or gift, be title i'm fact as
well as IN name, aud compel every per-
son to keep tho product Of his land at
homo until it il ready tor market,
whether it bo corn and wheat or horses
and cattle. Thousands of homeless men
can then como to west and northwest
Texas and become Independent that
under tho present law, arc not able To
IONlc, from inc latl lutJ us costs double
tho worth Of the land they can get to
put wall around it To protect him from
= the hogs and cattle of his
neighbor whoprofcrsa pastoral to an az
riculural life, and is protected in the
privilege by the fence law, 1t is time
we We're taking IA stop forward in civil
cation. A has the same right to raist
pigs that II has to raise potatoes, but the
, pigs having locomotive power should be
restrained and not the potatoes; they
. will do no damage to AS pigs il lef
p without enclosure. Right IL right ana
, wrongs no man. Ninety-nine out OF
/ every 100 Texans will contend for thai
, that is right Then let us shape oui
laws by strict rules of right and not con
, tiuue wrong because our ancestors
adopted it. Thoro are thousands of good
mon anxious to secure homes that could
do 80 under just laws. They could
build, aud either tether or pasture the
5 necessary stock to run farm, but are
not able TO fence u sufficient quantity
, for cultivation. | have been in Texu.
over thirty years, aud think as much OF
, n COW as any one, hut profess to think
7 more OF my follow beings.