The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-06-26
GRlrrlrODS GRASS.
TWO TYPICAL TEXANS TALK
senator Ilruing Relieve ~ ~ Issue Ihnt
'tuuui hr shifk'd. Judge carroll
1uinridr- #"~lS uld Nush"
Inurs, the Modern Nusp-,

gate,
The HERALD interviewer asked judge
Fleming ii ho regarded the Iroc-grass in
llucncc AZ 4 growing one,
lie replied prnmptly'
"fhc free grass element IL powerful IN
tho Eleventh Congressional dis
In hci, il is the voice
of the whole people. They are uI
in their might against the lease laws and
the herd ideas, They are against the
rent harons and hullionaircs, Their
voice will he heard In the councils oi
the Democracy. The sentiment
Is stronger than any one, not familiar
with tn the people, are aware or. There
Il no general proper conception Of the
popular opposition tothe lease laws. The
free grass people care for no party or
candidates. The Democratic creed has
no place in their minds, II Is
the policy of free grass that they
want, and II Is going Ia he demanded in
the loudcst terms"
The able and eloquent Judge having
stopped Ia get good breath, the lIER-
ALn man suggested that there would hC
/, warm issue on ircc-grass and land
ease laws In the Houston State conyon-
ton.
Judge Fleming said: 81 do not he.
licyc the Eleventh Congressional dis
trict will east n single vote for the DEM
ocratic ticket, il that party puts II lease
law plank in the PLATFORM"
"Will the free grass men bc AT llouS.
ton Ia make fight In the convention
was asked.
Judge Fleming replied: "Thc organi-
Eat ion for making fight Is already
going ON. They will bc heard NJ
llOuslOn-this free grass element. And,
sir, mark IL down rs fact, the conVcn-
tiO, Will have To give nm ear Ia them OF
lose the Democratic vote OF the Eleventh
district in the November election"
GLOW will the loss of the Eleventh dis
trict affect the general result for Gov
Crnur?"
alt will take away at the next election
about 10000 votes. There were 2O,OW
votes east in the last Gubcrnatorial clcc-
ton and we have increased"
GLOW do other parts of the state stand
on irccgraSs?"
II can only speak now for the Elcv-
cnth Congressional district. In that,
They will not he put
oil and they are going 10 he power in
the land.'
"WiIl YOU go to the Houston conycn.
tion?"
II am not decided vet, rs | know there
is going To hc Il strong fight
for the I'rcc-graSs policy, and
| anticipate some trouble.
may he chosen to go; shirk no duty
"ior record in the Senate is against
the lease laws"
"Ycs. fought them, and ! told how il
would be. My predictions are verified.
The farming districts of Texas do
not know how the feeling is out west.
They will know when the state convcn-
ton tries 10 put the lease plank in the
State platform. Before the free
grass people will submit to
this they wilt bolt the convention and
extent of the feeling, and it is getting
stronger in proportion rs the opposition
press refuses to entertain their views,
or at least give them respectful consider
alton. The battle is organized and will
he fought as has never been dreamed of.
The ircc-grass people are not under
stood"
At this point Judge Fleming took the
sleeper Of the wcst-bound train for home.
JUDGE CARROLL'S VIEWS.
Judge j. \. Carroll, of Denton, an
apostle of the frec-grass doctrine, has
been in the city Il day or TWO. \
HERALD man met the Judge and asked
the questions:
GLOW about this frcc-grass policy? Is
it growing?'
lie replied with much confidence and
determination, sit is not growing so
much; il has always been there"
"Do you mean to say the country is for
free grasS?"
II do. The feeling is in the East as well
as the Vest
"What class of people in the grazing
sections want free grass"
"rakc the country west of Tarrant
county and every man wants free grass.
You will find, sir, the state ut large is
for free grass"
"Thcn ireland is beaten for GOVERNOR"
~ don't know as to that, but know the
days of free grass are here and will show
up their strength"
"llow about Wash Jones? VIII he run
on iree-grass PLATFORM"
put Jones Oh II platform for free grass,
and put ireland on y lc0sn-policy plank
and there will be twenty thousand votes
OF lrcland's majority of two years ago to
turn against him to defeat him.
"Will the issue be made in the Houston
and will the free-graSs men
be there to put in their work against the
lease law policy"
"Thcy will be there, and their power
will be great. But the Ireland follow
ing will put the lease plank in the plat
form, and then the matter will go before
the people at the November polls.'
"Do you feel alarmed AT the prospect of
decrease of immigration out West if the
lease policy should prevail?'
"Whcrc you apply the lease law
there YOU will build up Il bar
ricr against the march of settle
mcnt. The cowboy, his wife
and his tow-hcadcd flock of children
with their small means will turn back
when they bring up against, the lease
policy, and will go eastward again in
grief and Disappointment
"Iou think then the freo-grass policy
is u menace to the success Of the Demo
cratic State ticket this fall?"
"Mark my word, the people are for free
grass and this sentiment has always
been in the country. 1t will assert itself
and roll up laundering majority in the
fall. Let them beware of sly Wash
Jones as Il free-lance candidate, for the
issucis red hot and waxing hotter, and
the people are clamoring, for the free
lhe poor 'S man IN with It'll a "" few
ponies and Il log hut can begin
his fortune untrammelled by new
tangled leases and monopolies; where
here are no fallacious policies to break
IN on his freedom, and where he can live |
IN an equal footing with the cattle nabobs
hat are now barring him out and forcing
nm DacK 10 the req nils Oh EiSU lcNaS.
our lease laws and herd schemes must |
20 before the voice of the people, who are
going to be heard FROM"
Mr.. r. NJ. Drinkard, Teller Second Ma
ional Bank, Washington, ID. c., suffered |
With rheumatism in his right hand and
shoulder. BY few applications of st.
Jacobs Oil, the wonderful pain-reliever,
lie was entirely cured.
Federal Court.
DR.. Yowdell, charged with using the
United States mails for unlawful pur-
'oses, was found not guilty.