Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-10-27
An Effective critiQus ., =
Law system-Its Tsss..l
Foster MOaopol.-'
The Natural Order Of Thin, \
The A Actual Settler OsSs,'
Water and Free Rls,'
AN Open Letter from III. III
PendletOn to Hon. J.D'S
ton, Attorney.Gss....
Fonr Wnnrn

lear or your publIshs5
the 10th inst, in answer I
rogatory of mine, reached !.
the medium of the Galvs'
and was carefully perusea
regret exceedingly that n
tude and belligerent spirit !,
at this iuncture.--on
of the state election
ture n public reioInS.
your letter you had M,
responsive to my ouesiIos
had gone no further than
attempt to vindicate N,
the land board, in its man
the school lands, my desIrs
ply for the success, but for.s
BILE success of the entire N,
would have prevented mei,,
itating q statewide diseusI,
leasing system till the meesS
Legislature; for you yooi.
that as a true Democrat
take pleasure in suppe
ticket, but that in case 81
have the additional incsnlH
acquaintance and personal
But in your zeal over vi
and ought not to be ma5
question, losing sight OF
contest and reckless of rtdu
tiles, you plunge into an Il,
fence OF the policy itself Of
public lands, a policy whk
as narrow, crude and IA
serious detriment to the ID
the state at large, not onl
for years to come. ], for
not been disposed to nd
acts of the land ~
orally. In many q
believe they have aelst
in all things honestly andp
in the discharge of the PERI
ties imposed upon them.
cause Of complaint againx
has been their action in \
watered lands to the large Z
and corporations, and III Il
sell them to actual settlsh
still regard as a grave md
your letter fails TO shake 4
tions as to the wisdom Of ID
The only theory on whlth !
system can be defended, Il d
that of raising q revenus
lease, simply during the lnisl
in the natural course Of "
land is bought and occupied
nent, bona-tide citizens All
action of the land board i !
bic, which cannot be messgn
theory, or which tends to psil
interval by Discriminating d
settler in favor of the man 4
lease the most land, and thu
extent at least, retardlDgthes
of those lands. Itisawell-ili
that the first settlers OF q Pea
always select the wateE a
homes in the beginning. aAH|
ing the order of things lolz
to buy and settle uP
sections, especially uniA
tered lands are Jeff i
free of access to all person
venient roadways provided
dependent country. Aud
man. by hook or crook, y
ON the land board, by ~
shape in which he leases By
otherwise, once secures cq
watered lands, it is q dlsenl
far against the settler, whei
denied the privilege Of tul|
watered lands, but is also asl
} to them.
/ am not prepared 10 say 1
condition of the law the 81
board last October In VI
the watered lands p
lease and sale was UNIV
rule had been rigidly adhe's|
, yet that in any eventit wo.
: be the best policy for the
serve an absolutely free q
the water courses. But u,
3 cumstances mentioned By,
: the reasons given, you WI
: cuse me for saying thai Ini
: mitted a blunder, that : W
! prehensible, in leasing a.,
l tered lands Mt all leaving
? the fact that four per cslll
+ of watered land to twenty
: land, by your own tiguIe
large proportion. ! have Y
! believe that the
e was to some degreel
:; induced TO lease the W
d because lessees weIe
TO take large bodies Of dn {. (
they could secure CON-
watered lands free ron I
by the settler till the n
their leases. But you
a astounding fact that ~ "
e bodies of unwatered lsp Y.
y ready leased, without Y, X
lie hope or prospect o. ~ y
D watered lands on whicni <
y pendent; and afterwsssgI, 4.
board, in the exercise o. Y Y
and In the fuIlness Of "
and as an "extreme eAesE
the watered LANDS ~.
who did not need ne ;ar
lease them the wateTeu, N
ward for their liberAanss
"a such large bodies o. o y,
IA was this rewarding Ppm ,es
stimulus to encourage al
" land in large bodies, q 7. Z
V, ing the water 80 q ~. H. /
d II so, then 1t is humo ias \
fe most obnoxious feature .'nas.
ie lease law; that is, Us IT, II.
IN monopolies. Did you M 3
"a Watered lands to eha'
cape the penaiLles II
ia Enclosure act? Tns,sb er
ST serve it, because IL
n the land board dld M B
=. were leasing those MA 'IS y
4. fenced them they ~, X
I'd selves 10 the penalnsa ,,,I5
n..I hAan ~" 4