The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-09-03

ana where deliberation was necessary
ana IN iC,cced and heated discussion of
Dran new question the present lease
la" Wan adopted, which was the best
tnat Could have been done under the
circumstances aud was by no means
ne emed by its trainers entirely perfect,
set the Legislature did the best it could
( IN the premises. Subsequent events
have shown that they acted wisely and
his action as Governor had been in az
cordance with the laws passed.
As To the leasing of lands from Legisla
tive limits from to per cent. per acre,
subsequent events have developed tho
fact that while the policy has not been
good for the free grass advocates, il has
| eventuated to the increase of the school
fund. The Governor then alluded b.
what he termed foolish talk. suppose
| said he, "these people are sincere, and
they want the grass for actual settlers,
and suppose the actual settlers should
| come and inhabit the coun-
try, then what chance would
they have for their cattle
70 eat up the grass on the places that
these actual settlers settled on? Womb
not they have to be actual settlers them
selves, or would they not be compelled
to have themselves fenced out with their
great drOvcs of roaming cattlc?" He
thought the lease law should be amended.
| He felt that it was necessary to fix
1t up some way, especially to pre-
vent capitalist syndicatcS and cor
porations getting possession of too
much Of the lands; Dut he did not feel
| that there was as much danger as the
people apprehended because he did not
think there was AS much public land a.
people thought for. Really there is but
/ little public lands, yet this is the case.
| The school land is dedicated 10 partic-
| ular purpose, has been for years and is
not supposed to be intended
to the carrying out of any
former idea of free range
! Eastern Texas has within her Limits
| large numbers of good citizens who con
Tend that the citizens Of Western Texas
who are late citizens, have no right Of
the disposition of lands for which they
ana their fathers fought, nor did he
think that citizous OF ono section have n
| right to monopolize property
which belonged to the citi-
1ens ofe the State at large.
| Would it not be too much to ask of these
old pioncers that their privileges he fore
stalled? On the iCncercuttlng question
the Governor grew taCetiOus. He said
that he had no more legal right to stop
! tence-cutting through his executive
power than he had to stop the kissing of
a sweetheart by her beau. The fence
cutter was mean enough not to let the
Governor know when no was going to
cut a fence.
| Yet no did not consider his duties so
far suspended rs to cause him to violate
his oath in susprnding the habeas cor
pus net or to order out the militia. 1t
was his aim to be the Governor OF Texas,
not to please or displease any one,
There was but one guide for public
| Official, and that was TO GnlightGn his
conscience and act according to its die
tates.
IL is as hard to pass general law APP
! plicablo to Texas as national law in
| Congress. Same way with land policy
in reference to different sections. We
must yield to tho general good. The
country belongs to all good and law
abiding citizens; to tho small property
owner and no moro than to the big prop
erty holders. We are told there is II se-
cessiOn party, but when people say they
are Tor nothing but tho section they live
in, they are hardly worth holding on to.
But they won't live to see the Texas
fought Tor 10y its present people, divided
ana sundered. They started its great
ness, aud will see II iructify in its glory.
lilo concluded by asking the people to
select thor best men to the Legislature.
Select good square men whOwill stick uu
Tor what thoy thought right and yielded
when wrong. ThOGOveruOr's veto is all
well enough, but sometimes it is in
effective, as in the last Legislature
where 1t SO happened as to cline riding"
which is merely the riding along of n
particular line by syndicutes or big pro,
prietOiS. Nobody wants herd law. 'rh,
law now permits cattle to 20 wherever
. II tthe land) * not fenced up. What
more do they want2
lie stated It WAS said he would he de-
fnated 10y GOO majority IN Gravsui
county. This came from disappointed
nominee. There is no doubt of the clcc
ton Of the whole State ticket, but the
people must not let representation he
cut down in conventions. The Gov
ernor told all To go to the polls; men
who couldn't find men good enough {,
vote for were too good to live. lie had
not risen to SO high n point If mistakes
had been made go back to the party ana
correct them.
lie had been in active life for thirty OF
forty years and knew nothing to be
ashamed Of Came here ~ boy and
owes all To Texas. Fidelity had been
his ruling guide, but ho had been taxed
beyond his physical endurance IN
diSrharging the duties of patronage
Ills duties were increasing and too oner.
Gus; couldn't stand it without great OK,
crtion. The heads of departments were
too much imposed upon hy the I.rgiSla
turc. IL was for the future Legislature.
tn correct this. lie would not probably
again visit Collin. II was the Egypt
the great land of Texas great in intclli
gcnc', physically great, and great in nj
| Inn l.aNH al IL I
political affairs, and allow the return n
the state OF affairs under Davis, h,
would feel that his visit had been futile
lie eNhortcd the young men to partici
pate IN public affairs and appreciate theil
duties. They will be called ON and mus
I'LL the places of those now leading
Arain abiding to the great future O
Texas and To the great duty of Offering
: homes To all who would dwell among us
he pred icted that the time would com,
when the South would be the high pro
, tectlNe community, and perhaps have {,
, drive demurring New England bacl
into the Union, Tho old pioneers ha,
,, given us the great results of their la
borS Let us hand IL down with unim
, paired glory to those that come after MS
, Let us stop petty complaints of petty or
, rhrS, and attending solely To the magni
wing greatness of q State, which Is fas
reaching the front rank of empire, d,
, our duty in all its entirety. The Gov
erhor showed how entirely impersoua
hai been his official career, aud how
/, hopeful he was that his efforts had heei
, ralmly revised and fairly considered
, Thanking the audience for their close at
, tention, he withdrew amid continue,
applause and music.
rliG n\II.
, As part Of the festivities of the oc
I, casion, grand hail was given at nigh
: III Chaddick d Uluscwrights hall
which was very largely attended, th
!, music being furnished 6v Meme Bros
, band, Of Dallas Dancing was kept u
) anlil u late hour, and was participate,
: IN ny us pretty women and gallant mel
! us are to be found in Texas.
Mrs. A. Hays, T. W. Andrews and /