The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-06-13
What we Sec.

The Fort Worth GAzstte assumes ell the
knowledge aud information Of the great
west, end 10 not modest about giving 10 10
the public 90 the only slmon-pure article OF
western Information, and Escribes TO other
Journals a degree OF ignorance commenau-
ratio With Its own relf-assum ed knowledge.
The Guzette Phould remember thas many vi
the journals TO which it 50 ilppantly as
cribeB ignorance. furnished the news 10 the
hardy pioneer while the west was yet a
frontier, and before 1t was converted into
the barOnisl estates OF easiorn capitalists.
That these journals bstiled for the protec.
ton OF The west end the daring stocEman's
herds long ere the genius ~bulliOnalTe bed
0egotten the organ aud Offspring OF tho
cattle-kipgS plethoric curses. The came
journals OF central and east Texas that
fought for the protection Of the western
nesiof against the raids OF the red men, ere
nov battling for their protection from the
tram ping herds and domineering Hue
ridera OF the bullionairCs. The men OF
central and east Texas, who, for forty years,
freely contributed OF their money to pro-
tect the west against red sAvages, will now
give their votes 20 protest II from more re-
fined, but equally rapacious irce grass ouc-
cancers. Many Of these journals aud their
propiietors have teen tnoee then public
lands covered as thiukly vita the Wild but-
falo as the private acres OF CClOOl children
and o'hers Is nov With The herda OF eastern
and European syrdicates Many Of their
feet have Deen tue first 10 bid the virgin
grass OF those western plains 10 kiss IT'S
mother earth, end the wild beasts barrow
path was better known TO many than tie
well-ridden fines OF tbs now houndlesg pas
lure afe 10 the Gazctte. We ,Tant 10 for the
west when II wf9 indeed y ps0r end bleed
ing frontier. We fought for men, not bulls
women, not cows-and babies, not calves;
and II the GEzstie thugs that even It's
vaulting greatness can tear IL from The men
ard children OF Texas, aud convert Il i1t0
the cow-pen OF Msil street sharks, who d.
vide their gains in their elegantly "a :
holstered offices, and squsnde- the pilfer.
jugs from Texas children 10 New York riot.
ing, il hiss reckoned without its hC-t. The
men who have fought, bled aud suffered 10
win these c,hool lends from taveces, are
now upon trembling limbs, carry hon'y
heads to the x ave; the only legacy they
leave ttsir children is y ~ NJ iiy re SCHOOL
domain, amply sufficient 10 eaurate Their
children for all time 10 come. Nov, ~
turn that domstn ossr without money aud
without price to the bullionsirf J, to eive
them lancs paid for by blood, every drop Of
which wa1 worth Ell their o,ttle upon a
thousand hills, ana leave children OF the
heroes who bought IL - be brought up to
Ignorance upon four months schooling n
year. Oh, mol IL will never work; the
rchool lands have been bought and paid
shall deny the i.ckt OF demanding
that velue. TIE east Texas man EIav not
see everything the Gszette does. but he
does see the cit,ie king, like the Teas "a
tlesDske, hidden enid the free-ffGs5
theories; be does rec q great section OF AK
ricultursl and pastu- e land, the property CT
his children, with a market vsire, confis-
They see money that should 20 10
the education q their children, going 70
swell the already hsndsome dividencs Of
the cattle kiugr. They see countiess
Of poor men who might scq1irA
q competency and rear q happy family, II.