The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-01-24
FENCE-CU TTiNG.
4 Corrcspondes'. Views on u" Absorb
Ing Question.
The Terrell Biii Criticised - The Roe
Of the Trouble.
A Communication ~ Gepsrsl Interest

DALLAS, Jan. 23-lEiitor HsEALol-Tso
Galveston News, Ia i's issue Of thc l1'f,
under its leader OF "Ofder fr't snd lsSI."
ssyA: "Thsr Ia sppHenlS danger that
he legislature h,tilE -. Austin will he.
COME 20 bsN.ldIod, In sndrn'oiing to
allgy Ghr fence cutting disorder, or 10 sivc
way 10 The istAl tHlle0f OF tuppoNug IhN
an grievances must be- removed before
conditions ullaW anh order can be- esish
liaha1; tuat even senator Terrell seems
t. have become luil cted
,nme degree viii THIS iallscy.
pnat even this teuntnr has tild hsiot. a
certain bill oamn ~ Tor dnal adoption,
"Gri.yancss should 6fst b. rhm0Ned.'
Tho Sous 'ayf. "Such a metb.i OF pro-
ceediug is an inversion NJ .hr uue, he na
ur.l. the logical and fcieuuilo method OF
evil gu,aramrrt,' ard goes back 10 the hr
ginning Of civil rlcieiy ior argumeh' 90
rrlumunt to tuppoTt the theory. | imag-
me tho Nevb has Va view the governments
Ia the beginning VI society, when lhr 's'f
age element" the people, hoped to be
or ar IL s.ys "oha'nod down 10y coo ruling
power. This " not tho theory who's the
"n.opf. rule. or We unuersi and ~,
| quite diher from this view ~ the mai
ter. Nv idea hRs been that the way u
treat this matter Is so iirtt remove the I'M
derlying course, or No the senator SAYS
"grisvnnces should hrs. hc removed" H.
the beginning even tho N"vH seemed 20
symps hizs with the people. Can It
be possible that there was
mistake about which SIDE raised the So
10000? No ono pays money 20 furnish
IRE, grass" for the cowa 10 the common
people.
Does not the News kn, " that uins-tontra
OF the large stock men in tho stnte
have already secured their range
either nv purchase or lease? The Terrell
bill and The herd lag aud sindred meH
ures that the News advocates, bene-
tit monopoist- Landowners, railroads. tthe
lhrgstt and owner and the large stOck
men. not the psople. II any money hes
s-sn raised tho monopolis are the psoplo
who raised r. not cent OF It goes for Id
vecs,es of tree grass, unless IL is tor |
grass free" TO the ience builders upon
tha public land.
Fence cutting must be checked. The |
qu,sliOu is how The answer 10, " remove |
tho peoples grievances" Follow the roc |
omnendstion of the governorto MT az ihry |
pertain to these grievances. : op short at
lien feature ind ofa herd law or 20 tsTinR |
tho poor for grazing commons
that are unenclosej, a he governor recon-
mends in bin message: "Reponi all avs
permitting persons to enclose schoolo OF pub |
lie land of sny sort unlens they lease |
them. Nsk' II highly penal for any Que 20 |
enclose any public land without contract |
wi,n the state by which be may lawfully do |
40. Make IL highly penal for any one 60 !
Knowingly enclose or surround the resi-. |
dcnce or land of ano'her with"ui eS
press authority from such persons.
Give liberal systrm Il hignWnvs, wner- |
ever the public good demands, make IL |
felony tor any one "a waut0DIy destroy tnr |
fence or other property OF nnother-giye The |
executive iull power 70 enforce these lave
II n. h.e Ill ha IL
quite enough Tor the present There will !
90 no more fehce.cutting' You heyn re
moved the peoples grievances. Your
peual measures are sufficient 20 chFcE the
awless.
The people want noerpcrimental meseur'
go, 10 new or Ter Of thiugs. Don't disturb
suddenly and at this called session customs
as old ~ The government. such AZ
tcncc the stock and turn the farmers out.
Ii will be year before the regular session
can repeal such measures By that time the
cpanGrv will bs ruined We already have
one ,ystsm OF fencing. Protect that
and 1t will be quite enough.
Don't by means OF the Terrell bill or
kin red legislation assist the wealthy land
owners to collect revenue from his out
lying lands before he is willing 10 eIpend
the necessary money that has always been
necessary TO withdraw ,hem from the
pnbliccommopt.
III, 'onn n,adnca a. mnch r.yanns az M.
dar Tho cos,civ. .vsIan advnc.tad In ,ha
T..,n s;,i M ss.tirnad. and LA nav
.I 80 ns,. of'h.mselvas A, soon "a =,
will pay them TO do 80 they will fence
them. Free grass. that foe Of civilizs'
ton a" according . the News, will not in
the meantime cause us 10 relapse into bar
bsrism. JUtTICg.
DALLAS. Jan. 2l.-IEdi,or Herald. il 81.
thst some contributors to the press in dis
cusSing Tho fence question assume thai All
that is necessary to stop the cutting OF wire
ienors I. to make II q felony punishable by
imprisonment in the penitentiary. Tue as.
sumption is preposrerous. gres or mis-
take cannot be- made Fos fsuc cutting
there was aud ~ an original cause, ana
while that cause eI's,s tho effscs, despite
courts and iuries, will be seen. 50 long -
a man, firm n corporation fences ~ a
large district OF country without frt quent
g4tlsani passwavs fr the public, 10 long
viii men snd combinations Of men cut their
fences, and on lair, sober trials, with such
facts brought ont, iuries will
refuse TO send them to the penitentsry.
Just now. to some extent, u false sentiment
IA made to appear, partly through papers
under the opposing influence and mater.
alIv through the Reckless acts of malicious
scoupdrel, In cutt nS the fences of small
enclosures This Is either for vindciive
spi towards the owners, or it is melted
for equally base purposes by those inter
ested in mammoth enclosures in order to
create a false public opinion The legisls-
,ure will adjourn In two weeks. Let its
action be what It NAV the elementary prin.
chile involved will stand. Ii e new law
urotrnts the people by iorbidding large
enclosures without abundant gates aud
hirhyays and reserves in every tract here.
after sold BY the state the right
Of wav for public road. II here
amer needed. and refuses 10 sell
moys Than limited amount
will be no difficulty in putting stop TO