Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-07-01
HON. GEO. c. PENDLEr
Why He Supported CommissiSugg
Walsli-A Manly Letter From
the "0ther SideN Edit,

TEMPLE, Ten, June IS, ~
To the Editor OF the Gazette. ne I'll
In your issue of this date appeal sugg
article entitled Music in 'rresp
County," in which it is stated yteed
the people of Bell county are oprm ;,
to Mr. Walsh, and that the actio Wes|
the convention in iDstructing for lihitid
does not meet with their apprntion
and, furthermore, that the ''yesible
man" through whose agency be Wesd
Endorsed now realizes that he ystenI
have all he can do to take cainl 81,
himself. te,,.stl
The writer is the "young maIAzE1]
Whom you refer, and This
lieving that you would
Intentionally misrepresent ~ot
because they disagree with you COUNTY
measures of state policy ask space
your column to correct what conc
10 be an Incorrect statement.
As a citizen of Temple preclrditor |
Offered resolution indorsing Wmeeti
and Templeton. 1t was unaninlo sociJ
adopted. AT the county convegon wi
on motion of Capt n. G. Edw,.
Hons. w. II Davidson and MWnm1
Dawson doth former members az 10
legislature) Geo. w. Tyler, j. c. sere
erts, Capt. Edmonds and myself s,on y
made committee on resolutions ~ u
made report which was I 80 y
convention nnnos;r, md all
law, favoring the lease system, am -
dorsing the action of the land u m
These propositions We're discuss WI
committee. and every member pm pai
favored every proposition, eXceptht rooeo1
one member wanted herd law. s,,. e"
Mr. LEROY tha ah a;r INV ne 81 ,nS1f the
ton, moved that we instruct for W.T.,
lifa-Ion"r t.ip uy W.. Dasi Cha|
Walsh, because he was opposed 4 e'Pe|
structing for anybody below COVE
Capt. Thong son took the same vit
the lease. / made few remarks
vor of instructions. The committe hH1
cided to instruct by vote
y to is. This vote did not, howl CereII
represent Walsh's real strength. tOne-N
lleve that at least four-fifths One an
delegates were for him as againsI ar,
field. L do not believe that Mr..
ton was personally known to anu'alH
gentleman in the house besdesst Tex
self L served with HIM in the ID nj
lature, know him well and esteennn
highly, but opposed him for landay last
missioner. l supposed that he a,four cI
with your paper on the lease syybody
and as l thought that system uahd thd
l could not on principal support laII
l believe that the action of thsfthe u
vention indorsing the Ind q
system and instructing Worth j
MIR Walsh. meets with .sn
appreciation of nine-tenths dig of tb
people of Bell county, and / feelhschoo]
happy to know that had some 70 next
IN giving expression to their n our c
ihents. AS u candidate Tor re-ep0rner-s
10 tne legislature am now "losa and
ont" for myself, and my only sehing h
hehslon Is tnat may have TO ruuiour "a
race alone. We admire THE GAzahd thu
We give it credit for zeal, abiliDrk.
persistence in advocacy OF It's man,N
but ! believe that the masses ~ erect
people disagree with you entirtfract d
your opposition to lease law.
lieve We will best promote the W on I'll
OF our people by selling th@Rurag
In small bodies to actual settlers Mguart1
BY the actual settler 1 mean thn9inan,
VINO makes agriculture his pr4 comn|
vocation and stock-raising an in4Q New
Until 1t is demanded for thee3 fair d
| think it should be leased enter
benefit of the school fund. l8ppoin|
see how leasing can retard selp PES crd
because when the settler war Ion,
leased land he has only to sst ngers d
he wants il for actual settlems prd
he can, under the law, at op1 <Pf pro]
possession and the lease termiy
Under the land-inclosure acf 12.stocks
see, If he has the land fenced, psu ng lool
move the fence us soon as mnH.
buys the land. So that Their Mpments
no possible danger of hn cattle
hemmed in. How can this npicago
fully guarded as 1t is, retar
settlement and build up nor Pasture
III you can prove that II dog X@KAN
will oppose the lease law as hVk ena,,.'
you are doing. ""'ioh
do not see how IL can DO pes In
herd law. The farmer who SHERIFF
head of cattle can turn them a squa
the commons, and keep tnep own all
home by milking and saltlp larger
without violatingany law, pu.s ng the
has thousands of head OF cav Chero
compelled to line ride, and ates all
or lease land. do not see on wor
unfair in that. 1t seems 70 p eing IL
would be more unfair to TAX no,isa
farmers of the state In ordef been
The cattle baronn free-Rrass. to mesl
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