Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-01-11
GOVERNOR IRELAND.
His Speech Before the Siockmen's Con-
vention at Adstin.
views on the Herd Law The True Ring
on Fence. Cutting.
.eeIai 10 ihn Gnnelio.


ent at your meeting, but being re
ouested To appear before such u lare
and representative body | canno
shrink from the duty.
III know less about stock-ralsinl
than nine-tenths Of you, but take !
\ for granted that you are here io
higher nd nobler purposes than seek
ing to further the interests of one ele
ment alone; that you are ;
budy of representative, iaw-lovinl
aud law-abiding men.
am called on, | suppose. to make some
suggestions To aid in securing laudablt
legislation, not only in your interests
but in AL the material interests of tho
state Being engrossed with the lesis-
lature, | am entirely ignorant Of what
YOU have done the resolutions YOU
have passed, or the line of discussion
that has prevailed. IL is perhaps well
that this il so. ~ | cannot be accused
OF political motives In whatever ! may
say.
"You are here to know why the laws
which protect society are not executed
Most gentlemen whose property was
DESTROYED turned IT, the executive
Tor relief, appearing to feel that he is
omnipotent and can turn the tide of
lawlrssness at will. have said, and
repeat il, that no law not braced and
backed up by public opinion can be
enforced, unl,s- yGu turn TO the sword.
You may pass laws, bat il they are not
backed and enforced by moral sua-ion
they will fall to the ground as IA dead
letter aud Income the prey of the van
dial. All are equally interested in tbi,
questionable merchant, lawyer,
farmer doctor or clerk, as much
"a. the stockman. In re-
publican government there is
no dividing line. I.trust you are here
to protect all the material interest of
this great commonwealth; you are
working for the interests ut your chill
dren and society. See that in doing
this you are not working against the
interests of another l,ment of society.
When you have done this. none Will
have right to complain.
II used to know al old stockman
named Ester. y number of men, of
whom he was the leader, collected un-
der the methods Of long ago to hang a
boy for stealing Il COW. Alter they had
tSAAll lf't llll W ~ AItts T4@NtI
stepped out from the crowd and'said:
u have been here long time and am
an old citizen Of Texas; if any of You
can say " u have u Yer stolen COW,
tie the rope. If you can say We have
never wanted what was not our own.
then you have rilht 10 appeal for
your rights. | trust you come AS men
who have not forgotten the Interest of
humble men, and are willing 10 bend
II Ii tie bac lward ia indian STYLE that
there may Ge no faint of -eliishness in
your actions
"Enu ere not hero as iutirnated Inv a
certain journal, To brow heat and
the legislature. You haze
.uu much ptudeuc.. even If Won wer.
otherwise Inclined, TO ATTEMPT To die.
tate to it Ii is not dictaiing ia az.
press your wants, and suggest the
prouer remedies.
The increase in property values last
year wDs $l3O 0IO 900 BY prudence.
and the proper execution
of tie law by the civil officers. the in
crease will be ~ great tins wear. We
raE not legislate for any
class; it is against The con-
aud against the true int r.sts
Of he 3 ate; what rebound, 10 the in
.ercst of one class will be equally bete-
trent toall On branch of the Govern
mrut VIII not feel that an exnressinn
IF opinion is dictated The keen i've
l. not abov learning, and seeks intnr- |
nation wherever he can get it, Agrer
I i presented De must of cour..
ls,uue to act according TO his hasi
ud6ment, because all cannot acre.
II haye understood tnat SOM Of tbe
in my messare Il I'VE Neon
,rltizei, and that il is DECLARED lint
ne istantamount 10 "A herd law. I never |
such II thing. and dnntt
approve of it. We musf ba nrac,in.I
,nd sensible. / recommend thot
i'm be given on stock ire. pas.ing on
mother man. II real with caro- i,
will be seen that | refer 10 tho n,n
yho drives his stock on vour ID a,,t
Onsnmes your grass. But when stool,
r. running loose. II they RIM On ,v'
and il is my misfortune; if ( WIKI /
therwise, must fence In M VIZ,
mau tells YOU / recnmr,rn1ad ~
Ierd law. tell him | did M .urh ,I.i, NY
a. have heard il said thnt this nrl,ssa
+ frncs -cutting sllouId nor ba ,,o o',''e
ebony / recommend Ihnt cm,,i,''
enccs or DESTROY ing other nronrr,v
made 4 felony. liza man bnrns yo'.
wagon or cuts your fence hn ia 49, 49,"
q do any othnr Li,d ~ -