Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-05-18
VIII 1t Help Ireland?

last fenco cut was around the $40 acre pasture
of Eugene Rocb, ten miles from this city
Two miles of wire was nipped twice between
eaca post, and a number of cattle straycd
out. The reason assigned Is that the water
of the nelghborhood was inclosed. Attorney.
General Templeton is here and will investi'
gate the matter fully before he returns to
Austin. II is felt that this last cutting shows
determined spirit on the part OF the
small cattle owners OF persistent oppo-
sition TO the inclcsure OF water.--pispatch
from Fort Worth.
II shows the iiendish wickednes of n class
of cattlcmen who are "determlne d. to revive
the fence-cutting devilmeut or political cap.
ital in the campaign. 1t is n part of the
scheme that Is to spend ''million of dollars
TO beat ireland" in the convention. The
chances are just hundred to one that the
very men who brazenly boast their in.
tention to control the convention with
money are the authors of this contemplate
vlllainy In Tarraut county, and that their
own paid employees did the work.-Austin
Capital.
The Capital is an earnest advocate of
Gov. Ireland's denomination, and the
obvious intent of the above screed is to
protection of the governor against the
political assaults of cattlemen. Ger
tainly, if the Texas cattleInen have
declared an intention to control the
nominating convention with money!
and certainly If cattlemen cut fences in
order to ''revive the fence-cutting dew
ilment for political capital in the cam
paign," certainly, we say, if cattlem ell
have done and are doing these things,
they not Only deserve the execration
of good people everywhere, but all
classes should arouse themselves to de-
feat the object of men guilty of actions
50 reprehensible. But upon what
grounds does the Capital, a. the friend
Of Gov. Ireland, make so grave Il
charge against the cattlemen? Did the
investigation of Acknowledgement
Templetonn promised in the Telegram
justify or lead TO the Capitals accuse
ton? The telegram which forms the
text OF the Capitals comments justitie;
no such conclusions as that paper
reaches Is the denuuciation of
cattlemen based upon anyreport made
by Attorney-General Templeton; is ii
based upon any other proof in the
Capitals possession; or is it due simply
to desire to manufacture political
sympathy among other classes for John
Ireland by a gratuitous arraignment Of
cattlemen? THE GAZETTE does not
know who cut the fences in Tarrant
county; but as Tarrant is an agricultu.
raj county, 1t is fair to presume that nc
'cattlemen," or paid employee of cat
tlemen' did the mischief. BY parity
of its own reasoning, unless il has
! proof positive of the truth of its accu-
sations, and which are not adduced
the Capital would charge the cattle.
men with threatening to cut fences in
Dallas county, and thus, by implica.
ton, the Times newspaper of that city,
with being the organ of the Dallas
| bullionaifes. We submit the following
| from The Times of the 18th to the con-
sideration of the Capital:
| There Is great Teal more credit in pre-
venting lawlessness than in suppfessng It.
| The servant who has the wisdom TO foresee
and prevent Is dearer TO his master than G
who has the strength and force to suppress
| The county commissioners court should con
slider this. AT Its meeting yesterday were
| farmers from every part OF the county ask
| Ing for roads. The wire fence is cutting them
oil from the post-oiiices, from the towns from
the mills and from the churches. They Will
have roads, and as law-abiding citizens ask
that they bs furnished them accordingito law
mere Is no threat in their faces. There are
no nippers In their pockets. They want
ROADS according 10 law, but they must have
roads. The commissioners court should
hesrken and do so at once. Roads or fence
cutting will be the result. II not fence cut
ting, she loss of trade to our town ana the
acquisition of IL by the neighboring towns
We do not counsel the appropriation OF pri-
Vate property FOR public use without compen
sation. Pa, for the roads snd pay proper
prices. The county is rich enough to do thls
and II should do IL on a large scale.
Unless the Capital oilers proof in sup,
port of its grave charges, the fair.
.Ath'SN PSOliO va N]hiS VIII TtStHU lDls
mode of manufacturing popular favor
for Gov. ireland, and the effort to fas
ten upon cattlemen practices SO repre-
hensible and thus arouse class antag.
onisms in order that any mans polit
icai fortunes may be advanced will
result In disqualification of all the
hostile elements, TO the defeat of the
man in whose behalf such efforts are
made. And unless the Capital can
prove It's charges, people win wonder
wby,if Gov. Irelandis so sure of renom.
nation, IL is deemed necessary to foster
class antagonisms and promote preju.
dices which can only result in injury
TO all sections and to all classes. Ifthe
elements Of opposition to GOV. ireland
are unified before August, hewill have
his friends, more than his enemies, to
thank for the destruction of his hopes.
Two Things In Favor OF the Old Ticket.