The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1884-11-27
THE CATTLE MEN.

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Resolve an Favor of Permanent org am
zatIon. with Headquarter at st Louis and
An pavor of a National Traii-A Plea Ecf
the Indians >
ST. LOUIS, Mo, November 20
Az 1880 this morning, Chairman Rout1
called the Convention to order. The ChalE
annonpcad a. f@e committee to confer with
the Chicago Live stock Association COM
mitfee. General N. nj. Curtis, of New
York; J. w. Hamilton, of NSW Jersey )
A. o. Hadley, of New Mexico; ~ M
Coburn, of kansas; Colonel r. ID. Hunter
of ST. Louis; General James B. Brisbint
of Idaho; j. II. Lusk, of Iowai j. A
Cooper, of Colorado, and Judge Jcseph
Carroll, of Texas.
ST. LOUIS VICTORIOUS.
The Committee on Constitution ana
BYLAWS made its report, making st.
Louis the permanent headquarters of the
National Cattle Association, which was
adopted.
THE CATTLE TRAIL.
Governor Stone, of Colorado, presented
the report of the Committee on Resolu-
tions. indorsinn the resolutions fayoring
a National cattle trail, with regard TO the
spread of cattle disease and disapproving
of the Indian Reservation system, ana
stated that the committee was stiIl hard
at work. Judge Carroll, of Texas, wished
the trail resolution brought before the
Convention Immediately, and IL was read
AS changed by the Committee on Resoiu-
tions, this resolution provided for the ap-
pointment of committee OF nine 20
memorabilia Congress in favor OF the
National trail. Here the first "A
,y7- rzVrrr1r
in the convention arose. Ed. Russell, OF
the Western Kansas Association said that
Kansas had had experience of the trail
and was sick of it through the injury done
to home cattle by the Texas cattle driven
through the country and leaving disease
behind them. If the trail didn't run
through Kansas, Kansas didn't care il
the resolution passed, but the trail would
not run through Kansas next year The
speaker instanced cases of Kansas stock
men ruined by Texas fever left among
their herds by Texas drives, and said he
spoke for Kansas when he asserted that
the State would oppose the trail, If neces-
sary, before Congress. He got the ear OF
the convention in the beginning and kept
it through his speech, loudly applauded
by the Kansans-
EX Governor Norman J. Coleman, OF
Missouri, editor of the Rural World, fol-
lowed in support of the trail. Every COW
man wanted a trail, and the question
was simply where the trail should be and
how and when it should be used, Com
gress could define that.
Granville Stuart, of Montana, was
spelling for fight with Texas. He want
ed it understood that Montana was as
much breeding ground as Texas, and
was unwilling to give Texas Government
aid to relieve its overstocked ranges and
overcrowd those of the North, and Mon
tana especially, which had too many
Texas cattle already.
General n. M. Curtis, of New York,
spoke for the consumers of beef raised Sy
the Western stockmen. They wanted
cheap meat, aud as the trail was the best
means by which they could secure that,
he hoped the resolution would pass.
TEXAS FEVER.
M. S. Culver, cattle inspector at Dodge
City, spoke of an experience in inspecting
Al 900 cattle which had Texas fever
among them but had not got IL from the
trail. Texas had right to drive through
the country; Kansas should be protected,
and he wanted fence trail.
w. III. Grain, of the Southwest Texas
Cattle Exchange, paid his respects sar-
Castically to Montana.
The resolution was voted on and car
Tied, only n few dissenting voices being
heard these among the Kansans. To
clnch the victory, Judge Carroll moved
TO reconsider the vote and then TO lay that
motion on the table. This was carried,
and the subject of the trail will not come
up again.
Chairman Routt here resigned the Chair
20 General Curtis, who retained il during
the rest of the morning session. The res
olution recommending the suppression of
cattle diseases by Federal appropriations
frlt mn aff Adj
and futile attempt 10 insert Texas fever
among these diseases, passed
PLEA FOR THE INDIANS.
The resolution Of Major w. II. LEVEL
lyn, the New Mexican Apache Agent, dis
approving of the holding Of large reserva-
tiOns by the Indian tribes, came up, and
General =. Porter, as the representative
Of the Greek Indians, took the platform.
lie, as an Indian himself, spoke in behalf
of all the American Indians, who proceed.
ed the whites upon this continent and
had a right to recognition. 9he United
States had always held its front posi-
tion in dealing with the aborigines, that
they held the pOssessory right to the
soil, and the Convention must recognize
that. The Indians were farming, were
becoming good citizens and making
money raising cattle. The Government
could manage the Indians without any
help from the Cattle Convention. At least
he desired the preamble of the resolution
which did Injustice to the American IN
dian stricken out. General Porter spoke
with much feeling and gained the SYM
pathy Of the Convention, the result being
that as he closed a motion TO strike out
the preamble was made.
General Brisbin, of Idaho, spoke as
from the army, which had for one Of It's
duties the keeping Of the Indians in order,
and wished the preamble stricken out as
a gratuitOus insult TO the Indian, who
would leave the cattle men alone II the
stockmen let them alone. In the name
of Christianity and humanity he protest
ed.
William J. Pollock, of the Usage I'm
dian Territory Association, supported
General Brisbin, and asked further that
the whole resolution be rejected. Gram
willie Stuart, of Montana, attacked the
Governments Indian policy.
Hon. j. j. Casper, Of Arizona, support
ed the entire resolution. The resolution
was finally Tecommitted 10 the Committee
on Resolutions.
Paying An Election Bet.
BEARDsTowE, III, November u
About three O'Clock yesterday after
noon a large crowd of citizens assembled
At the City park, the occasion being City
Marshal L. r. Swear, Democrat, being
wheeled around the City Park on Il
wheelbarrow by G. PilgeT, Republican,
and a prominent merchant tailor and