The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-06-18
STAT: NEWS.

Free grass is as bad as the deadly
upas; many candidate Will discover
this to his sorrOw.-- Fort Worth Demo
crat.
Some of the Fort Worth establish
mcnts have more space in the Gazette
than they have in their store rooms
Waco Examiner.
The Fort Worth Gazette, tho organ Of
the millionaire cattlemen, stands almost
alone i'm It's 'ircc grass hcrcsy and IN IT'S
opposition TO Barnet Gibbs for Licuten-
ant-Govcrnor. II Is amusing to see how
il raves because none of the other papers
will follow In its wake san Antonio
Times.
Hon. G. X. Ben, .or Hamilton, has
views which command tho respect of the
peoplc and should be embodied in our
laws. He faVors reformatOry instltu-
ton for young criminals, so that they
may be separated from the hardened
class. This is one Of the many points he
makes in the canvass for the state.
II Meridian Blade.
There Is hardly doubt that the llous-
ton Convention will follow the Fort
Worth Convention in abrogating the
two-thirds rule, and If so ii will be for
ever dead in Texas. Tho days of moss
backism are numbered. 49, BRENNAN
Banner.
The organization OF Joint stock COM
wool warehouse with separating and
securing attachments will be perfected
this week, and work on the building
will be commenced nj an early date.
Il Abilene Reporter.
The fence-cutters have n new dodge in
Atnscosa county. They pull the posts
out of the ground and place long forks
under the wire, and by proping \ fence
post. an ambulance can pass under the
wires. This Is done to evade the law
The Mnricnfcld farmers are harvest
ing their wheat crop this week; and not
withstandng that the recent hail
storms damaged the crop nearly 30 per
cent, il is Welding an average of twelve
bushels per acre, and wheat of most OK
ccllent quality. The result is most salts
fatory to those engaged In that business
there. and highly encouraging To the
agricultural interests of this scction.-
Big Springs Paragraph.
4 tax of four bits on each lie that Will
he told between now and the end OF the
campaign in Texas would fit up the Al
amo and run the free schools for three
years. This thing has been closely cal
culated.- Arlington World.
The Pittsburg Gazette asks "when
will jealousy between rival newspapers
cease?" II will cease, friend Gazette,
when all the men engaged in the news
paper business are true journalists.
u ltbiou~N NVu
mates between the blacksmiths that
happen To get charge of printing offices.
Envy Is born of Ignorance Gatesvillc
Advance.
Cuba IL an island of volcanic proclivi-
ties, in political matters. 1t never has
been governed, and never can be gov
crned, and never will be until IL is an
nexed to the United States. IL takes
$3O,OOc,OOO to run its governmental ma
chinery. This enormous sum is raised
by heavy taxes on the producers. The
present state of affairs cannot long con-
iinue. II the United States can get the
island for merely nominal sum, II
would do well to buy, but II can't afford
to paw much for rotten borough
= ntonio Times.
che free grass idea rightly interpreted
means the right of might, or freedom 70
fence in, or line-ride and hold, adversely
to all the world, as much territory as
one has money, greed and audacity to
ppropriate.-- Austin Capitol.
The reader i asked to read what Bar.
nett Gibbs has to say on the ''frec-grass
question, in an article on the outside OF
to-day's paper. Mr.. Gibbs is promi-
nent candidate for I.ieutcnant-Governor
and IL Il important that the people
should know what he thinks on the sub |
jccf. His talk has no uncertain sound,
nd il will prove pleasing one to the
people Of Texas, for II has the ring OF
Iiuhf and good common sense about II. |
Chronicle.