Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-02-23
What do You Fence Cutters want9


Editor Chropicle:-To the above in-
quiry we answer, justice and equality.
No class legislation, such rs we have
had. "rbe greatest good to the great
est number" has been ignored. The
brave old Texans, who went to the
'front.' with their families braved all
danger, met and drove back the In
dians, formed line of defenses pro-
teciing the rear settlements. Capital
lists and large stockmen stood at q
distance, as capital is always timid In
face OF danger. When danger disap-
peared capitalists flocked in, the land
was sold in large bodies or given to
rich corporations, the country fenced.
The old Indian fighters find them
selves surrounded by the wire fence.
rhe nippers are put into requisition,
the hester is arrested, convicted and
sent to the penitentiary. The rich
pasrureman, the cause Of all il let off
with small fine. We ask equal pun
ishment for the unlawful fencing or
the unlawful cutter We ask that no
Enclosures be permitted over six hun
bred and forty acres, and that land
owners shall leave at least forty feet
uninclosed on the line And If the
public good requires like passway
around each three hundred and twenty
acres, let it be done? The water front
on creeks and rivers to be left open to
the public All stockmen know that
three sections of land fenced in six
pastures will keep more stock in good
condition than five sections Enclosed
in one pasture.
Private property should be protect
ed The greatest good to the greatest
number should be always consult'
rhe fencing of large bodies of land
either by individuals or companies, TO
the public injury, must be regulated
by law. The fencing Of public or pri-
v,te tracts, to the great injury of the
public. must he also controlled by law.
The late called session of the ltgisla-
ture passed the gate law, requiring
one gate to every three miles of fence
running in one general direction, but
il only applies to pastures. III does
not meet the wants OF the people.
All persons who have to travel over
this and her counties, know that
the pastures are only part of the
evil. Now we fence-cutters say en-
pha,ically that the nilpers is not the
remedy. We have IA more powerful
weapon than the nippers yet in our
hands. "1'he ballo - In all candor,
We ask the people for once to forget
party and look to principles, the adop-
ton of which will benefit poor hui
mainly and aid in perfecting and per-
petuating our grand form of govern
ment. All patriots and philanthro'
pists view with alarm the absorbing
al the land by individuals and syndi-
Gates, both native and foreign. For
eign lords and nDblemen are buying
large tracts as investments. The pun,
lie land Is all gone 10 capitalists and
corp rations. No lands for the home
less poor. The fate of poor IRELAND
awaits us ~ serfs and tenant at VIII
No, Am. rca. free Amerlca' to submit
to such oppression, will have 10 b'
crushed, as poor Ireland was, for cen
turtles. But thanks to science, th'
weak are nc longer at the mercy OF th'
stropg. We want no nobility but tina
of character. No lorily kings o
wealth who bid defiance TO the public
We desire no such character as tn
Vanderbilt who says "the public h
damued!n The American people vii
not long tolerate this party of public
be damned" among-t US. In concitl
sion, we say let us obey the laws, st'
hey are enforced. Demand just laws
hide out the nippers, use the balio'
Look out for paid spies being sen
5 amongst you to induce you TO vlolat
the law, that victim may be had 10
valuable consideration The lat
: legislature appropriated $4,000, to b
: used by the governor to aid In detect
ing fence.cutters. / see the suggestion
1 made for the governor tn equip stat
!, detectives rs cowboys and send then
!. out to mix with the supposed fence
i cutters. Look out for them, boys, o
you may he induced (under circnm
!. slances) 10 do that which you other
: wise would not have done.
d ANDREW YOUNG.