The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-06-25
STATE PRESS.

Free grass doesn't mean free grass, IL
means that the stock men of Texas want
TO control the school land ut their pleas
ure and never pay anything for it,
IGreenville Herald.
Ir is said that Jim Blaine earned the
title of the "plumed knight " on account
of the "white feather" he showed dur
ing the late war; 1t seems that Blaine
isn't such Henry of Navarro after all.
II Austin Capital.
G. T.. Gilbert is one of the most ener-
getic New Orleans Cotton EXPOSITION
Commissioners, and unless Il spirit of
friendly rivalry is excited, his district
Will he the best represented AT the EX-
ion.-tLongview Democrat.
7 The News is for free schools and not
for "free grass" II believes the latter Is
more the clap-trap of designing politi-
clans than anything else. An ingenious
subterfuge to "bamboozlo" the people
of the State in the interest of the cattle
syndicatcs.- Hubbard City News.
Our judicial and senatorial convcn-
tons will be called some time in the
latter part of August, and will probably
both be called at the same time and
place. Mineola, Gilmer and Tyler have
been suggested rs suitable locations
! Tyler Democrat and Reporter.
The Dallas Herald truly says that II
was the extension Of the Texas and Pa
cific railroad that built up Fort Worth,
Wcathorford, Abilene, Colorado and the
other towns along its line. Free grass
had nothing to do with II; without the
railroad they would have had no eXls-
tence. Brennan Banner.
j. Grass was free i'm Texas once and who
got the benefit of it? Who illegally
fenced i'm thousands of acres of IL and
kept out the small stoclsmen and set
tiers? If made free again, would not
the same condition exist which the land
inclosing act is intended to remedy?
The people of Texas know the answer
Mincola Monitor.
The Waco Examiner says that I'm early
DAYS when the country was sparsely
settled, and when IL had more time and
land than money the present system OF
working the roads answered the pur'
pose, but asa country becomes populous
and wealthy the old plan should be ais
carded and the roads should be SYSTEM
atically worked by contract.
The Republicans are for "free grass
and the Democrats oppose IL. Free
grass on one side and the owners grass
on the other with barbed wire fence tt
separate them. So If Wash Jones runs
independent for Governor he Will have
to straddlc the barbed wire. and tina
would he decorating campaign
wouldn't itg-lGreenville Herald.
Senator Gibbs will be the next Lieu
tenant-Govcrno of this State. His lane
policy has been such as to make him on'
of the most popular men in Texas, ant
the yeomanry of tie State are rolling Y
his support In this contest, because, IL
him they see reclamation of the peo
PIES rights In the distribution OF thu
public lands.-lGreenville Herald.
At Big Springs, Texas, there is
preacher who runs n skating rink Y
raise his salary. This suggests that !
the Office of dancing master and minis
ter could be combined itwould he grea
saving to some families; and then TIVE
birds could often be killed with on'
stone by the pastor having family pray
ers and giving lesson in dancing a
the same visit. Would not such "a pas
tor" be just too lovely.-lTexas Christian
We have IL upon unquestionabit
authority that Hon. Sam cpndih vii
not permit his name to go before INC
i convention ~ candidate FOR the state
senate from this district The people
win. however, certainly fetlirn him &c