Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-07-05
FROM THE EAST.
Can't. c. c. Pool Of johnson County
Interviewed by Clipper Man.
Free Grass a Necessity and We Must
Have IL.
colorado clipper.

Colorado clipper.
Meeting Cant. c. Z. Pool, whose home
4. a, Cleburne. johnson county, Texas.
nd VINO il also interested In cattle IN
This section. we have obtained his
viaws on the leading issues Of the day.
The captain IL practical stockniah W
many years experience, a pioneer
rnsiler when this section Of the state
ysss considered more the home OF the
rod man and buffalo than the abode
Of o,,let citizens. He understands the
wants of our people, knows hlmse,i
what free grass means and can tell
what II did in years gone by for the
development OF the country; how
tho Lease system works against the In
teresis Of the people and keeps out the
! sctu,l settlers. Hence the value OF
his expressions and their application
10 the knotiy Issues OF the day.
"Captsin, are the people oil Johnson
county taking an Interest IN the us
| cussion Of free grass!
"Yes. with earlestness and TO an
extent greater than ever before"
Has this been the case all TIE time,
or i. the change a recent one
about the time OF electing dele
gates 10 the fbIt WYNN SVu ''h'''h
I ihe sentiment Of johnson county was
largely anti-free grass, since which
tiue 4 wonderful and marked change
mas taken place"
You think, then, the people of
Johnson county are now in favor ni
I free grass
u do and have good reasons for 80
expressing myself. The discussion OF
( the subject mas opened their eyes.
They understand the meaning OF free
/ grass aud call to mind the benefits
I they recs i've from 1t. Many OF them
are farmers and small stock owners;
before the lease system came into eS-
i.tence or herd law was enacted they
settled upon lands either by purchase
or presumption, erected homes, In.
closed farms and turned their stock at
large upon their commons. rms en-
ahled them to raise few calves, colts
aud lamts and at the same time sup.
piled them with cheap meat, mix aud
butter. This plan worked to their
benefit induced thrifty settlers to
come in and develop the county,
They are therefore willing for the peo-
ple OF Northwest Texas 10 enjoy the
same privileges and will so vote next
fall.n
sin case any of your people should
wish 10 change their residence, would
they come to.thi- section and buy lands
leased to corporations or inclOsed In
pastures
No, indeed. The idea is simply
prepOsterous. No man in his senses
would be guilty Of such folly. They
cannot buy more than $40 acres and
that only dry land. They are cut of
by existing laws from the use of the
outlying or surrounding lands and in
most eases would not have the meant
To bore wells and inclose their owl
premises
What then Is the tendency of tn,
lease ~ stem and what will be its ulti
mate effect in So far rs the school land
? are concerned ?h
= THE tendency Is to encourage tn
formation of corporations and syndi
Gates for the purpose of securing thes
/, lands In large bodies and will result 4
turning settlers elsewhere"
Are the people Of Johnson count
30 welded TO the Democratic part
Il and Ireland Tor governor, that they wi
support u lease law policy?n
{. "rhey are lot. They would deplor
~ the necessity OF being driven t. the g,
tremity of acting outside the party
v but In this instance will assuredly Il
d 80. They are not admirers OF Gov
Ireland personally, disapprove of hi
administration in many respects an
IL are ready 10 support any good ma
4. who Is on their side In the issues no.
II at stake. They regard him IA timi
man, not fixed In his purposes an
point 10 his message to the legislator
az "A herd law document and say thu
ne his speech to the stockmen's conve,
Nv ton at Austin WAS complete bacl
down that his treatment of the fenv
cutting problem was not wise or state
lie manlike and productive of great injui
10 the interests of the state
"Will johnson county elect frt
g grass delegate TO the Houston conve
tiOn?n
"Ihc people of my county will c,
lie tainly send some free.grass delegat
l's TO Houston and will make n stro
fight on this issue. They will do Il
ON the inside of the party If possit
but will not he sat down upon a
Oh forced to swallow any kind of ca
nd didate OF platform. They expect
an he heard, express their wants, and
le- treated with fairness. Therefore
i'm peat there is n strong probability
SO their acting Independently
"Wha chance would the OPPOSITE
to the lease system have To carry [
~. fall election?'
M. 1.-Two years ago Southern and Es
a ern Texas gave Wash Jones major
OF 200 votes, while North and w
Texas gave Ireland his IS, 900 MAORI
Jones IL no weaker in the sectio
'E- from which he received his msiori
while Ireland has lost ground.
North and West Texas Ireland on
lease platform would cause chan
e5 OF the votes in his favor TO his oppont
IT, standing on anti.lease. This wo,
of unquestionably result in the elect
,or Jones, II he be the candidate,
|. any other acceptable man TO the p
pie in favor of free grass
AN ia the charge made against eatt
he men true that they favor the lie,
system? lfnot, give your reasons.
"As class the cattlemen do not
nm vor the lease law because il Is "A he
300 law IN disguise. Then many of tn,
ma are owners Of small stocks OF cat,
They wish to secure homes and ,
not going to locate on lands leased
kes parties for six or ten years, who wot
do all in their power To annoy and
strict them 10 the boundaries of 1
land bought, so that If this system
7, lease is Kept in force hundreds n
thousands OF cattle will be driy
- from Texas to the free gass ranges
ar oher states. From this cause alt
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