The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-07-10
HERD MEETS HERD
on rHf oHtoasas GRASS.
Caiiie ffon The rnsiho and Caiile irnn
the HAST Threaten ~ uS"r.ran the
Lnnd uf the NOunH T'nRn
4 Trsc Gfnss Tact,


a rrsc Gfn-s isri,
-
The following article from the Honey
Grove Independent II uno ~ the cloarcst
aud most able oNpusiliuns ~ the objects
of tho frrn-grass advocates that has yet
upinc under our observation, Every one
should read 10 carefully; at has been
but short time since The kopnbllcnns
In convention NJ Fort North declared IN
favor Of iroe grass, and the inct was
loudly h,rgldcd hy the Gazette In an at
tempt Ia Brighten the Democracy into
compromise, intimHiing that with the
stock men of the West AMI the ltopnhli-
cans the Democrats favoring the lease
lgw were apt 10 get into u warm place
during this campaign. We all romrnl,
her these things said AMI
limited by the Gazotte, and this mis-
cradle, pitlful, pusillanimous ondeayor
Ia change base and throw the Republl'
cans and Grernbackers now INTO llhr
with regular Democracy, ANA that, too
against the expressed sentiments of the
ltepublicans, IL the thinnest OF nil the
Gazette's thin policies. The fact of the
whole business Is this; The cattle kings
and foreign syndicatcs want western
Texas left FREQ for thor benefit and pnr-
poses; the Gazette Will hardly
deny being the organ oil
these capitalists; nor do We
presume the Gazette will deny its being
The outgrowIh of the necessity for such
AN organ after the forming of such syn
licalcs In Fort Worth and elsewhere,
who all work together for their own
good; and being thus born and thus
supported will tho Gazette have the
.iirnntcry to deny being the mouth
piece for these interests VIII II deny
these things without evasion or equivO-
cation? II claims to he papor OF Fort
Worth, and of Texas, which II may he
and IL, but that IL not the point; Will II
deny being something else, and that
| something the principal motive OF
the Gnzottey
"The yivacitv and brillisncy OF the Ga-
Zctte on the general topics oi the day
has zone far To deceive the people rs la
It's real purpose, and by gaining their
confidence through its energy and ON.
terprise, IL now seeks To use this ndvant-
age for the benefit of its masters.
1.-The Gazette claims that free grasswill
settle Western Texas with small farm
ers. This il mistake. II also claims
that free grass settled tho State nj first.
That IL correct. II wants 10 know
why free grass will not settle the West
as IL settled the East. The
reason II simply this and noth-
! ing more: In the early days
of Texas there was always plenty al
room further west for the cattle ny civ
! iliZation demanded the sbil; the herds
passed westward without mn objection.
| but now there il no West for them 10
| retreat to; they are met by herds of
| sheen AMI cattle from the Pacific slope,
also hunting refuge from the cncron"h-
| ing settler; they can go no further;
they are hcmmed in; their range IN
| limited, aud tho settler still crowds thein.
| n ,,l, la fhnrn
| be uo cry for froe-grasS. Slockmen
clamor for the privilege of roaming at
] pleasure over what lands are vet left TO
| The State, and cry persecution If asked To
pay for 1t. Hence the cry of tree-gr;,ss.
| 1t l. not the settler, but the cowman who
! does the bowling. Ii is hot war now be-
tween the settler and the lonR-horncd
COW for possession of the last too.hold of
the COW. We favor the settler, and go III
for his rights 10 the soil of Texas.
"NOw again. 1t is claimed by trce.
grass organs that leasing The lands To
cattle keeps the settler out, and that
therefore they are opposed 10 suCh !cas-
! ing. \ pretty piece Of sophistry, indeed.
| Now let us explain that deluSiuu. We
! have already seen that the cattle can 90
no further, and as II consequence, If the
settler moves on, the settler and the
cattle must mingle and contend for
! the mastery. With FREQ grass the
! cattle can roam all through the set
, Elements, eating MP the range, con-
luminy the wafer aud destroying the
crops. Under the lease the cattle are
! forced to remain OH the leased lands. aud
are not allowed to Craze anywhere else.
I Tho snttloris safe. His own and his neigh
I hors' grass. fenced or untenccd, /, pro-
tect.d from the herds. Among such Il
settlement the herds are forced t. closer
quarters than is possible for them 10
! i've, and they are crowded out, leaving
the settler in undisputrd possession.
! With free grass and the privilege 10
! craze cvcrvwhcrc the cattle will tram
! ple the settlements to death. Compel
/ the cattle To stay on their own lease, and
pay for that, aud the range IL too limited
| anywhere among settlers.
! "Anothcr argument is that settlers Will
not locate on leased land. Tho time has
come in the history Of our country when
lands subject to location are ut prcni!-
um, with their value constantly increaS-
| ing. Choice OF homes on public lands IL
/ nos narrowed down almost beyond the
comprehension OF men used to III I'M
/ limited domain from childhood. Inc
! lands are leased to the cattle for short
term of years and then always subject
to location and settlement ut amy time.
| Immigrants hunting homes i'll Western
| Texas will not hesitate long to locate III
or out of leased tracts, knowing they are
! protected from nolcstation by the stale
! of Texas Where one settles others Will
| follow. and the lease becomes useless to
/ the stockman md is abandoned by hiM.
''On with the lease. Give the sottleG his
rights