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Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-06-17
As To Northwest Texas.

The Journal does not, of course. propose to
hold THE GAZETTE responsible for the opin-
ions OF the Stock Journal, but IT does claim
that the Stock Journal knew whereof 1t
spoke when 1t said that Western Texas was
not an agricult ural country. The topogra.
ply and climate aud soil Of the country has
not changed since The articles OF the Stock
Journal were pu blished. Now will TIE GA.
zErrE deny the force of the authority, or
undertake to show as good on is side of the
INSTRUMENTATION Journal.
If the Bolton Journal does not pro.
pose to hold THE GAZETTE response
BILE for the utterances of other papers
why does it lug them into the discus
sion? THE GAZETTE only is on the
stand. This paper only has been
sworn in. No utterance of THE GA
zETTE since it was baptized can be
adduced in denial of the agricultural
capacity of West Texas. THE GA
zETTE affirms that West Texas is capa-
BILE of agricultural development, and
has never said otherwise. 1t Is a
tribute to THE GAZETTE that those
who deny its position seek to make
people believe that it has once denied
what it now asserts. No man can
point to such utterance at any time by
THE GAZETTE and it is evidence of q
weak cause to rely on such proof as
the Journal brings forward. THE GA.
zETrE is answerable to the public fol
THE GAzETTE's utterances only. The
growth of the West-its increase Of
population and taxable wealth-7its
shipments by rail are all proofs of its
agricultural capabilities. Let the Bel
ton Journal disprove these potent ar
guments and not depend upon the
declarations of some paper made years
ago, and let it not depend upon hold
ing THE GAZETTE responsible for the
utterances of that paper years ago.
West Texas is farming country-i
must be peopied, and the lease Law
must go.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-06-17
The Question Simplifed.

If Northwest Texas is susceptible of
agricultural development, but few men
will deny that its actual settlement is
of paramount Importance to the state
at large. To deny this would be to
assert that it would be better for Texas
were Dallas, Ellis, Hill, Denton and
McLennan now under control of les
sees instead Of being filled with pros
porous farmers. If, then, Northwest
Texas is susceptible of this agricultural
development, the state should make
that disposition of its public lands
which would attract immigration and
the most rapidly promote the actual set
Element of the unoccupied territory.
Will immigration be attracted If the
lease system be perpetuated? If it
become generally known that the
public, the cheap public lands of Texas
are at ainable in large bodies by lease
to cattle syndicates and corporations,
will the home seeker in other states
and countries be attracted or deferred
thereby? This is a vital question.
Is the lease system an immigration
agent appealing to actual settlers, or
an inducement to the enterprise of
large and aggregated capital? If
Northwest Texas is not adapted to
agriculture 1t will not be denied that
it should be occupied exclusively and
perpetually by cattlemen and cattle
companies; nor will 1t be denied that,
If Northwest Texas Is given over to
cattle raising, the men who profit by
the grass on the public lands should
pay the public therefor.
But, II Northwest Texas IL adapted
to agriculture, and The GAZETTE as
serts that 1t Is, then 1t is not to the best
interest OF the state that 1t should be
turned over to cattle raisers-indiyid-
uals and companies-in perpetuity;
but that disposition of the lands should
be made which will best promote actual
settlement. THE GAZETTE contends
that the lease system not only retards
settlement but deters immigration, and
that once the system Is firmly rooted
as the policy Of the state the tide OF
immigration will not turn this way.
| 1t is clearly to the interest Of the big
caltle-raising syndicates and corpora.
lions to foster the impression that
| Northwest Texas il exclusively a graz
Ing region--it is clearly to their inter-
est to promote public policy that win
perpetuate cattle raising, aud every
newspaper which advocates the lease
system. willingly or unwittlngly, Is an
advocate OF the cattleman's and cattle
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-06-17
Peter Smith, Mayor.


Peter Smith is the mayor of Fort
Worth, and his energy, industry and
public spirit in the Interest Of that
town has given him an enviable state
reputation. He is worthy of every
good word that can be said for him. He
is faithful to his people and he is I'M
firing in his work for them. So, when
the whole people testify to that worth,
as they have done, they have done
what is admirable in them. He is the
mayor Of the Fort because of his
interest in the Fort. He assumes
not responsibility as its mayor
for dollar in the office or
an influence which he could derive
from it. He is mayor because he is
interested in the advancement of the
interest of his people. In the posses
sion of such man Fort Worth is
richer than if she We're three times
larger and held millions more capital.
The cities in the state begin to appre.
ciate the advantages of electing such
men as mayors; appreciate the i'm
portance of filling the chief Offices with
those who are Peter Smiths--working
not for Peter Smiths but for the people,
not for the bread and meat and politi-
cal influence in the office. but that
their towns may grow and theirpeople
become prosperous.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-06-17
" Catching /" Votes.

Isn't it about time that political
nominations in this country were made
without reference to the effect they are
supposed to have en- the "German
vote" or the Irish vote?n We are
entertained by speculations among
politicians as TO the degree of support
which those two nationalities will
give to Blaine, and it is generally
thought that his nomination has given
offense to the German vote" while it
will be looked on with favor by the
"Irish vote.n 1t is supposed that
when a native of foreign country
comes to America, voluntarily expa-
triates himself and swears allegiance to
the United States of America, he ceases
to be foreigner and becomes an
American citizen. They have unlim-
tied freedom of choice in the selection
of political candidates for their sup
port, but this choice should be mad,
on other grounds than that of pativ,
clannishness. In state convention
not long ago, when it was proposed t.
nominate So-and-So to "catch tn,
Irish vote" and Such.and-Such t.
catch the German vote" delegat
wittily interposed: Snow, hadn'
We better put a man to catch tn,
American vote?"
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-06-17
Close Maiorities.

Ofthe present congress there are
thirty-four members who were elected
by msjorities less than 500. Eighteen
Of these are Republicans and sixteen
Democrats, and their msjorities range
from one, which was the narrow mar
gin that put Mayo, Readjuster of Vir-
ginia, In, to 492. The smallest msjorl-
ties were s, 10, %, Al and 81 for Repub-
licans, and 10, SO and 1l6 for Demo-
Gratis. In these close districts very
slight change OF sentiment Is enough
to effect a change Of congressman.
Here lie good opportunity for test OF
the popularity Of free-trade and pre-
lection among the people. Let the
voters make q distinct issue OF the tar.
III, and force the opposing candidates
to declare for or against the present
protective system, and let them vote
as they stand on this question. The
result will be decisive. II u majority
Of the voters OF any of these close dis
tricts are for free trade, the Democratic
candidate will be returned; II opposed
the Republican candidate will be theil
choice. A small number OF earnes'
revenue rcformera can force the figh
and compel candidates in these uncer
tain districts to Disclose themselves
aud tell the voters whether they ar,
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-06-17
Walsh and Patton.

We do not know Mr.. Patton, who is
talked of for commissioner of the land
office, and we do know Capt. Walsh
personally and intimately, and hold
him in kind personal esteem. We IA
vored him when he first received the
nomination for commissioner of the
general land office, and have favored
his nomination and reelection ever
since. But if there is no issue be-
treen Capt. Walsh and Mr.. Patton
but that stated in this mornings
Galveston News; and, if the News
states the issue correctly, 1t is better,
we think, that Mr.. Patton should be
chosen. Capt. Walsh may be sincere
ly of the opinion that from the public
lands of the state of Texas the chill
dren of small stock-owners shall be
driven, in order that grazing priv,
leges on the lands may be monopolized
by few wealthy cattlemen who. can
afford to lease them by the hundreds
of thousands of acres in block, at an
annual rental of few cents an acre.
But in such an opinion Capt. Walsh
cannot have the concurrence OF the
Age.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-06-17

THE Fort Worth GAZETTE says the people
of Texas have made free grass an issue. This
viii remind one OF the anecdote related by
FRANKLIN of the three tailors who met in
dram shop in Philadelphia. organized them
selves into a meeting and resolved, I'VE, the
people OF America" etc. The two or three
editors of this state VINO favor free grass
should meet at Fort Worth, in the rooms of
the Texas Investment company, organize n
meeting and resollte, eve, the people of the
state OF Texas ETC., etc. 1t would he as pre-
sumptuous as the acts OF the Philadelphia
tailors and twice as absurd.-Dalias Herald.
Would the Herald know an issue if
it met one i'll the road? Its advice to
the country some time ago to drop the
tariff and prepare to meet the bloody
shirt issue is fair specimen of the
Herald's acumen. But if the DISPOSE
ton of the public lands Of Texas is not
an issue, will the Herald in its con
cealed wisdom tell the country wha
an issue il?
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-06-17

IFleasing the school lands retards the set
tlement of the western part of the state why
do the cattlemen object? The longer that
section is being settled the longer will the
cattle kings grow rich grazing their stock
Bellville Times.
They don't object. The real cattle
kings favor the lea'ing system-it per-
petuates a profitable business. syn
dicates and corporations outside OF
Texas" are the cattle kings. The old
time Texas cattle raiser, large and
small, is the free-grass or anti-lease
man. Corporations, with outside
stockholders, want to hold the land and
tie it up from settlement. The papers
that advocate the land lease system
are the organs of the cattle kings ant
of "syndicates and corporations out
side of Texas
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-06-17
Colorado chose her presidential electors
in ls76 by the legislature

Colorado chose her presidential electors
In lsI6 by the legislature.
These figures show that Connecticut,
Indiana, New Jersey and New York
voted for Tilden in 1876, while all of
them, except New Jersey, went for
Garfield in 1880. California, Colorado,
Nevada and Oregon were Republican
in 1876, but California and Nevada
chose Democratic electors In 1850. AT
the state elections in 1882 the Demo-
Gratis carried all of them except Colo
RADIO and Oregon. At present the state
governments of California, Colorado,
Connecticut, Nevada, New Jersey and
New York are in the hands of Demo-
Gratis, while Oregon ana Indiana are
in Republican hands-Indiana having
the same state government as was
elected in 1880.
Democrats have no need to despair
of success in a majority of these states.
In 1876 they carried four of them, in
1880 three, and in 1882 six. They can
win enough of them this year to carry
the country, with the 1853 votes of the
solid South, which are not in doubt.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-06-17

law, then TIE GAZETTE sees the bad
points of it--and there are thousands Of
others who will see these bad points
before November next, and will say
at the polls 1.-THE lease law must CO."
No better proof that THE GAZETTE
is not the organ of 'cattle kings"
could be asked than that 1t did not op.
pose a law which proposed rental on
public lands used for grazing. And
no better proof should be asked by the
people that newspapers which still ad.
vocate the land-lease system, when
they see to what 1t Is leading, are the
organs of big cattlemen and "syndi
Gates and corporations outside o.
TeXas.n
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-06-17
"Allee Nance"
FoRT WORTH, June no. IA;

FORT WORTH, June 10, 1881.
To the Editor of the Gazette.
l am sorry for both Judge Wheeler
and the Paragraph MANTLE Judge
for getting those superfluous dead
lines" in his nice little talk on the
lease system, and the Paragraph
man for not observing that the very
crudeness thereof located them onlv
In the judges mind, and even there
the stakes were never set. And If the
Paragraph man hadn't mentioned II
the judge would have forgotten all
about the location ere this. "Allee
samee" If the "Chinese wall' was
stretched across from the British pos.
sessions to the Rio Grande, for the
Lord hath use" for all the West,
and his "deed" is duly recorded in the
hearts of the people. III. B. w.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-06-17

THE California Democrats who Were
not content with instructing for Til
den, but expressly declared themselves
opposed to Judge Field of that state,
did an unnecessarily brutal thing
Judge Field is one of the best Demo.
Gratis Of the country, and this Cali.
fornia spite against him is on account
of judicial decisions which the law
compelled him to make that were un
popular with the hoodlums of thai
state.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-06-17
Capital Punishment.
[Chicago Herald.l

The only place in America wheLe
convicted murderer has choice OF nov
he shall be put to death Is In utaa a
There he may select hanging or sho .,.a
ing. The latter is invariably sne
choice. Yesterday Hapt, the ogaen
murderer, was executed In TINS Way
and the proceedings we're decorous u an ~
decidedly effective, as the dispaIcn.e
show. Considering the frequen. a pon
rible scenes that attend the nsnsins
process, why should not powder a a1s'
ball come into more general use ~ u, 70
posing of criminals condemneu ~
death? Or better still. why no1 ny
the Spanish garrote? THAI IS the s and
plest, quickest, least offensive s III
most effective way OF snuffing gu. sn'
vital spark known to executiono,,'t
There Is something repnlsive ap ma
hanging up inan like aog limo, inc
leaving him to strangle; bunSnai1
sheritls, crossroads deputies anu ~
that frequently make horrihle w ,Sat Il
IL. Better have some process thas va N
quick. sure, decisive and one lha' wv
bungiers cannot fall AZ.
-e-e-e----~ ~. IA.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-06-17
The Close States,

In a contest for the presidency which
promises to be hard struggle, with
the result depending on multitude of
contingencies and combinations, the
vote of single state may decide the
political control of the country for
four years. The Importance of n
single vote was never better shown
than in 1876, when Hayes was seated
by vote of 1856 to 1874 for Tilden. The
Republican majority in Oregon that
year was 1867, and in Nevada 1915. A
change of 900 votes from the Republic
cans in either one of those states would
have given Tilden its three electoral
votes, making his vote in the electoral
college lS7 to 1872 for Hayes, and would
have changed the government from
Republican to Democratic.
The vote of the doubtful" states,
which include California, Colorado,
Connecticut, Indiana, Nevada, New
Jersey, New York and Oregon, is an
interesting study at this time, when
neither party can confidently claim
one of their votes, and yet the vote OF
either may determine the character OF
our government for the next four
years. The vote of these states in the
recent elections, as given here, shows
the shifting nature of political senti
ment among their people. The major
tiles of the Democrats or Republicans
are given at the presidential elections
of 1876 and 1880, and at the state cleo
tions of 1882:
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-06-17
We VIII sst1

Fort Worth contempls!a!
ton for 1887. Ifsh!s, , Eil
best interests she VIZ hiy
the cries Of the fedglinsd
The money invested 10 q
prise will accomplish ne
In letter and more 'all;l1
than the same amount %
other way. Not onyl
Worth be benefited ~.
verlfication, look o.
Georgia. Let the s1pal
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-06-17
Three Questions.

Fonr woRrn, June 10, 1884.
To the Editor OF the Gazette.
To the benighted stockholders In
the Texas Continental Meat companv
answers to the following questions
much interest: e VI
!. Why is the property of the com.
pany to be sold?
2: Is the stockholder to be protected
80 far as possible? - =
3. Why have the stockholders not
been called together aid conferred
with, or at least been informed of the
status of the company since the dis.
covery of the complicationsinto which
1t has fallen? e
STOCK uOrpppc
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-06-17

IT would be inviting disaster for the
Democrats to make trial issue of the
October election in Ohio. Let Ohio
go. 1t always has voted for the Repub-
licans in presidential elections. and is
as reliable as Iowa. Anyeffort at Chi
csgo to commit the party to an active
effort in Ohio in October may well be
regarded with suspicion.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-06-17
Give West 7..,,,cl
lcolondo Clipper.

lcolorado Cllppsf.j
In the developmeu! Sd
Eastern Texas, the citizen
grass as an Involvement d
grant. 1t worked well, and
Try settled up. Nov, WI
Western Texas the sameel
future Of Western Tex,s I
free range. Ifa man vad
his lands let him do II
state protect his fence, u
does, let 1t be free to ali. |
see our Democratic state
discuss this grass question
The cattle kings are not u
who are interested IN II
question; it is every clas 4
owners of flocks, heard
compose nine-tenths oflh(
of the entire state. |
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-06-17

WHEN the Democrats meet at Chi
cago they should nominate candidate
for TIE Democratic party, and not for
the Republican boilers. If the boilers
are in earnest, a man who is good
enough for the Democrats of the Union
should be good enough for the kickers.
The Democrats of this country are
nauseated on Greeleyism.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-06-17
TUESDAY MORNING. JUNE IL.
To Texas Newspapers,
NEW ORLEANS, j.


The Texas headquarters for the
New Orleans Worlds exposition are,
for the present, at 800 st. Charles
avenue, New Orleans. All Texas
papers sending copies of their issues
will have the same properly and reg
ularly filed there,
Visitors from Texas, and elsewhere,
are invited to call and procure any
desired Information about Texas.
JOHN F. ELLIOTT,
Commissioner-in-Chief,
300 st. Charles avenue, New Orleans.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-06-17

for reform or not. 1t Is here that the
fight on the tariff must begin, for In
the overwhelming Democratic or Re-
publican districts nomination insures
election, and the party whip drives out
independent reformers.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-06-17

MONEY does not always make the
man. Judge Field, spoken of as pos
sihle presidential candidate, is worth
$75O,OOO. while his two brothers, who
are seldom heard Of, are worth from
ten to twenty millions each.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-06-17

The best-balanced distribution Of
state officers is that which gives the
governor to South Texas, the lleu-
tenant-governor 10 East Texas. the
comptroller to Northeast Texas, the
treasurer to Southeast Texas aud
tho land commissioner to North Texss.
VIII somebody name > reason why
this motion shall not prevail?
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-06-17

II Is two months aud more until the
Houston convention. In those two
months there will be luxuriant crop
OF free grass grown all over Texas
THE GAZETTE proposes to do some
irriga,ing of the parched fields In the
meantime.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-06-17
names are given. but the statement. .,,.-
are vouched for as being authentic SVEN

REV. DIR. RoBISsoS's series OF oper ".
ters on Church Music. containing va,ra ~
suggestions, the result OF many YEAR,, 49,"
riencc, VIII be concluded in the Julv con,''
ry' This letter on "The Minister ma w
Music VIII be accompanied by two o,sas
letters from correspondents, called form ~.
some OF the previous articles. w
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-06-17
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Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-06-17

TAIMAaE preached in Little Rock
on The 10th. In the event OF his COM
ing to Texas Fort Worth will have a
chance to hear him. We can fiji up
Mai. PENIS tent and that is the only
building large enough to give the aero
hattie orator full play Of his legs.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-06-17

DEGREES and Malloy are solid Blaine
men now. If they want work in the
Galveston custom-house i'll the event
of Blaine's election, they will have to
apply to G. N. Quincy, collector of Gus
toms.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-06-17

SHALL Northwestern Texas be filed
with babies or calves? Babies of stur-
dy Texas farmers, or calves inside Of
barbed-wire Enclosures belonging to
''syndicates and corporations outside
of Texas Pr
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-06-17
Let Then M1
Rochester Dsnafn'

Roches'ef p A
Beat James G; Blr Is
mocracy, who also Z Ias q
did a champion ~ ,I.,l, y
which be- is enl ~ y.
the fervor which b. ~
within the fire Of P ,uiiSI.|
campaign will ~, en 1871
sumed. Every arrow e,,,'
will rebound ana
discharge 1t.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-06-17

A GRAVE responsibility rests on the
Chicago convention, and 1t is perhaps
best that the Texas delegation Is free to
survey the ground and then lend its aid
in the work of making the best nomi-
nation
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-06-17

THE Chicago Herald Gale William
Henry Smith, manager of the Associ-
ated Press, "a petty and malignant
bigot,p and charges that he colors the
reports sent out to suit his own candi-
date
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-06-17

SOME papers claim that Logan's eye
sight is failing, because when the
queens English was pointed out to
him the other day he did not recog-
nize it.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-06-17

REPUBLICANS favor protective tar
i'll as they should. The New York
custom-house is responsible for giving
us president who owns $50 pairs Of
pauta
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-06-17
The Daily Gazetts
PUBLISHED EVERY oar BY THE
LOVING PUBLISHING COMPANY.
once, second St. near Throckmorton.
clURs FOR WEEKLY GAZETTE.

The price OF the WEEKLY GAZETTE Is only
onc dollar per year. in advance. A COPY free
Ill, hs ssnt IA any one sending us i've sub
scrIbers and IS. Tho FoRr WORTH GAZETTE
"a tse c,,eof Free Grass aud Anfi. Herd-idw
Organ sample copy sent free 10 any "u
dress.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-06-17

ENGINEERS who for nominal sum
can furnish the oleander city deep
water are bobbing IN every day in
Washington.