The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-01-29

advantage 10 the rich man In this
regard Is certainly doubtful ques.
tion We have heard n good deal
OF talk here about could have
Ing smoothing 10 do with thls Olii' Inc
senators seem the think that Jay Gould is
the ON podiment OF evil for TeIis. Nov.
consider JAY Gould Que OF the great ~
beneinetoTs Texas has ever had, lie mas
given ner u magnificent system OF railroads
which has done 30 much To- develop our
state: has brought into her borders great
numbers oi immigrants ana many otner
heneiits, i am not n special menu 10 Jay
Gould but would treat him the same as
would treat any other citizen. lfheowns
his land, would say To him, You shall have
tsi srass that grows upon II, The pro
ducis Vt his soil Rightly belongs To him the
same as the products OF yours belong 10
you. lie pays his taxes aud u this land N
Increased ia value by this Dill he will pay
increased taxsi upon that Increased
valuation, and l ses no cause for
these expressions In regard 10 him.
| do not consider them satisfactory nrgu-
ment. Now | have diicusssd the two
propositions, hat the bill will make the rich
man richer and the poor man poorer. Will
now pass to the consideration OF the ques-
ton OF the expedcncy OF that portion of
the bill relative 10 tho commissioner. We
have heard good deal said In regard to
tram ping armies, and the dictatorial pow
era oi the commissioner OF pasturaRe. They
tell ua that it Is an innovation upon estab-
lished customs | do not consider that
very satisfactory argument. l imagine
tina in England, when the people were do
mandng mngna charta, there might have
been found a class, who raised the same cry.
at ~ an innovation upon old customs"
| think the king belonged 10 that class.
but magna ohsrta was adopted, and lew
people now will say the argument used then
1 a he m
Patrick Henry wsB declaring tho principles
OF liberty, there was class who used the
argument IL IL an innovation upon old
customs" But few, | spprehend, can be
found to-day who sill hold the argument
10 have been sound The question is not
whether the thing Ia new or old, bat
whether the new Is better than the OLD; and
IL better il should be adopted. The ergu-
meut against these commissioners goes too
far, The same argument would do away
with the consthDles. the magistrates and
the Grand juries. Tho bill simply provides
that these mssiD1ers shall 90 into these
unorrauiZen counties (the friends of the
bill have agreed IL shall ne limited TO them,
and then near complaints Ms n magistrate md
order arrests as the grand jury or justice OF
the peace now does. | see nothing terrible
in this; senators seem to presume that the
governor would appoint irresponsible men
TO this office, but i do not believe that.
wOuld mucl futnpr nave tne iuhu teleCteu
for his probity and qualifications by the
governor than the average justice OF the
peace. A grand juror or sheriff may
abuse his powers, but that IL no argument
against grand iuries aud sheriff.. In my
Judgment this commissioner of pasturege
is necessary for the enforcement OF the law.
IL il said the ordinary court systems are
sufficient for its enforcement. ! ask
the senator (HousioD) if he thinks
that in the unoTganized counties a
magistrate in the county 90 which
they are attach ID, would take the trouble
20 investigate violations OF this Law aud
bring the parties Offending to jus,ice2 Ger
tainiy they would not, lis Necessary, then.
30 have com missioners whose special duty 1t
shall be to look after the enforcement OF
the provisions OF this bill. ! have spoken
lonIer than ] intended 10, but think |
hove made il plain that issue involved
is free grass aud that the provisions Of this
bill ara well sdaptcd to meet the purpose
for which il has been framed; Fith tie
proper amenmenis curing Us defects. To
senators iavoring free prass ! have no argn.
ment 10 MAKE. II they are opposed TO Tree
grass 1 am convinced the bill Will meet their
APPRECIATION.