Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-06-28
Free Grass and the Lease Policy,
Galveston News.

THE GAZETTE at Fort Worth. de-
Tending free grass, seems to have sim
ply adopted Gov. Ireland platform,
that would never exclude stock fIom
ranging free upon uninclosed lands.
HOW this idea COMFORTS with the land
Enclosure act Of the special session is
no question for THE GAZETTE to soye.
The governor, and not The GAZETTE.
approved thebill. What The GAZETTE
asks is that the area of uninclosed
lands, which the governor and that
paper believe should be free to all
should not be curtailed by leases. That
Is the demand to be made by those in
Interest when the Democratic state con.
vention meets in Houston. 1t wouId
appear barren concession unless the
convention should couple with its
Judgment against leases also n de-
mand for the repeal of the land-incIos-
ure act. 1t Is unlikely that the con.
ventlon Will do either. IL is not un-
likely that, when the convention
meets, the low stage OF the treasury
VIII be apparent; that the party will
De expected to promise six months
schools for 4OO, 900 children, and that
the lear OF burdensome taxation will
enable the state land board, and the
cattle syndicates interested in the
leases, 10 control the party voice
against any judgment condemning
the proposed leases to furnish avail.
able school funds. BY that time IL
VIII be. that the revenue tar n,,st
be increased, aud this would cansa a
decrease sf the school tax unless the
next administration had the hnrdi-
hoOd 10 ask an increase of the avgra.
gated revenue and school taxes II
would never do to increase the taxes
ana it Is to be expected that the party
VIII be prevailed upon to look To ti;s
leases Tor money to support the schools
~ case ~ becomes necessary to read.
just the taxes so as to increase the rev
enue tax and decrease the school tax
II his policy is adopted the peonle Of
northwestern Texas NAV comi,iain
put they will probably never know
rom anything that the convention
VIII 10 or say that such is the plan If
tne next administration. 1t il sniff.
clent for the convention to renoni.
nate the land board To indicate IN
the next legislature that the marty
desires continuation of the lease svs.
tenn, iact that may get through H.,
scaip5 OF the Northw western men hefnre
,ne adjournment of the Nineteenth
legislature; The party will not Ss
likely to offend the free-grass men bv
direct and pronounced DECLARATION o 1
Tue subject. THE GAZETTE nav a.
wen accept the inevitable. It's iiphf
against The lease system has bean y
gallant one, and badgered ON ali sides
=. !, mas usually shown the good temner
OF honest conviction, which will vieid
10 the Will Of the people gracefuily r.
.ne lease policy is Endorsed and pcr.
petuated for the next administrn-
ZION The GAZETTE will in
rev years have Its course in opposition
% mat policy amply vindicated If
.ne opposition, however, To the lease
poilcy, shall extend, as Is Threatened
70 party disruption in the norl h western
;,cuh!ry The conclusion must he reached
mat It is free grass wanted md not
me repeal OF the lease policy. If tho
men contend that IL is
me same question whether there shall
!e leases and whether there shall he
rec grass, the Democratic party viii
, 70 say, let there be leases and
~ ,ree grass. What the News las
for, even when the land law