The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-01-23
THE TERRELL BILL.
Senator Gibbs Argument on the Ter
rell Bill.
The nm Viewed From Many
StandpolntS.
A Cogent aud Logical Effort

Barnett Gibbs, Of Dallas, last Friday lie
Mn. CHARM ,E-In discussing the pend
ing bin the most OF the champions oil W.
provisions seem To have taken tletF Guy
nom the preamble Of the bill Itself, ana
proclaim that desire Tor Tree grass IN '"e
only motive for the crime r..
The learn,ul author OF the measure mas
one cause and lost stsht OF the
many others, and yet they are as husicI
Gus Rs blacsberries In GUNNER TIME; 10"
will YOU account for the "elI-estaO,lsheu
TACT that there have been more emsil pnas
ture mud farm fences cut thHu large ones.
How do YOU account for the fact that the
really large pastures I'm The west rave vs.
caped entirely, while men with nolhlhy 9ut
nesch orchards aud house ph,turesshaNe
had them rot ally demolsheo' lhe slnal
home OF the widow ana the saucluaiy U,
the dead have not escaped Inc NHht v,
proper road facilities anu wv 60, "
land w others than tho owners nave IN
tributed no little TO the general dlssntlslHc'
don and resulted in somo instances,
in !ence cutting, bat these nave
no, been the causes IN the
majority ofinstances. It's useless 10 dls-
cuss the causes. Tor they are TOO huhelppIui
bnt itissAr, 10 say that the worst OF the
sv,i GA, ma chsrpsd 10 10 general cussed-
ness and human deprsylty' anu tAu OT ri
nunistio ieachinss OF politicians me
1919. ~ ali n, once discovered that a wire
fence was The most helpless OF All human
inventions; they discovered iuhI ug tHeII
e,t-uction they could commit more CIIuie
In less time than by any other hhoHh pIu'
cess and That he chances Tor deslTueI!oh
we're fewer, and
THE PUNISHMENT
l;gb,er than tnr uLnrr violations o. lsN'
'Cexas il no exception 10 the "el!-hhoN ~
and long established rule that cr'uIe wiz
be committed more readhy "hen tue
nuni.hment IN case oil deteclloh hnu oOu'
yiction is doubtful and inadequ.Vo,nts1I. n.,,
otherwise good men, have no DOUBT oeeI
;ndncsd 10 engage in or connive AT fence
cnttinp because OF oppressive aoIs ~
nsstnremen and those giant cattle corpofA
,Jong WHICH are contrary 10 my
true interests OF our people, WhlIe
these things are true, ana "hhe.t ne ivnoo =,
cut,er by crying out against honoPo,ies' .
and IN favor OF road facilities, mas souVhh .,
tendsr chord and gained the sympathy ol
Tho nnblic IN many instances, yet the iaol
,smsins that many OF the men engsgeu III
81. hnsiness are cattle thieves, VINO reailzc
that every fence narrows Their heiu oi ~
a-at,ons Good ard bad elements nave
combined In this uuholy INVASION Of proper
ty rights. .,..,,ycvs
.,,o.. anna individuals would cut the throat
~ traveller. except Tor he fear OF detection
end severe pun,shmsni, IN others the per
rs,r,,or would divide his last crust W ne',-
syert he criminals OF a state hnu WsuA
polnt ia tho law they hasten 70 taAe S1' ''',
fere of IL. Bad men because the pte.s ai,u
the people justified Tins ohense ~ tuv a.
ning havp ceased 20 have auv motiVe LOT
49, In. other than to be IN the ldsnlon'
DNvii,sh bovs. not considering II crime
boc,uss me law and public opinion Only
,IsSssd n rs a misdGmeauor, Dave hAu'
midnight RAIDS on the fence Oh u ulshbl - -
HE neighbor AID laughed ~ llg ECU 49,. '
crested by them. The most cIVll]eu o9tn'
,nnni,ies have their share OF Communism
~ ,,.nd,iism which afc restrained only
hy severe laws depending for their enforce
w.nt mon tho prepondergncs OF moraI. sen-
timent In rude communities 70 sustain the
III. rreamble OF this bill advocates the
leasing of the entire JOUOo,ooo ucIes W
school lands without recognizing the h.cesi
sitv Of reserying the strictly agricultural
pr, for sais 10 actual settlers. such .
nolicy would add fuel to the hre. Inis
r,ron,', r,,ard the groath oil tue state anu
mi avery farmer seeking home IN IexAs
at the mercy OF the railroad corporauons
and land SPECTATORS, because tue h.ato u.e
No more homes for them on reasonAoie
terms. The first section OF 'he p.ii tequms,,
IN effect. that certain classes OF stockineh
shall ,ence or herd their stock while II lets
= sufficient lumber run loose 10 require the
sarrer 10 keep up his fence. Herd laws
have never been enacted or tolera,eu on
anv other principle than that IL enapleu .he
farmer 10 save the expense oil oul1ulns anu
repairing fences. Here we nle ssnu ~
adopt all the haroships oil hero Ia" "u''
eschew ,,rrrr,
n, what prisciple OF lustice or equity
can man let twenty-five bead OF cattle run
On ,he range and the man with thirty heaI
mus own or lease land. Seuerhi heIu
law is NOT practicable In Texas ~ thls llihe
and ohould not be enacted until less raul
81 Iscisintion is tried. But u seems 10 me
!, ia oven now preferable 70 this bill; wheh
80 "a have "a herd law let 10 be one thal
viii .elieve cur farming classes OF their
heaviest expense. lt,. Ia
STbis .ociion has another serious detect IN
tt,-s ft rerniits an owrcr OF stuck ia tNcess
m twentv.fiye head 10 pasture one a"ltiAl
~ large Tor every ten acres OF ana owned OF
Ia,eod ~ hin, m the county. | have lew
Srndred acres OF bare land leased IN ,he
sou,hea.k corner Of the county, IN East
Fork bottom, vet / can run my STOCK ia the
noytbwest corner Of the county on soihe-
hody's goor grass. The elects Oh TINS Ia"
would be iar-re6chiug, and Wniic l uon
think the learned Senator coulu Itse na :,
other than The good OF The poor people ~
6satt vet his bill Is clearly IN the interest
~ r1,s,n,,iies. L. will have O tendency,
and verv rapidly, too, 10 force men Win
oror % and legs than 5000 heid 10 sau out
their stock % the large syndicates' ~ WIN
aacrihcp the hard-wOrkirg, comparatively
anal stockman TO the ricn one, who con
siSa her ~ as we'll as cattle. II this has q
Sandancv 10 quiet fence Gu linR II WI DC
40 onietude that re- ults from the b'g hsh
su-oiiowing all the small ones. IL VIII DC
&c ouIstude Of deaih, 50 far as the rr4aln B
Sis,r,c,s are concerned. Texas mas peeu
iiheral with railroads and oil other Kinds OF
corporations aud hes proven the pArAu'oe u
THE LAND srECuLATOn,
NJ, Nth al our liberality and reckless
sonenderinc OF public domain we nave nes'
az done es much IS We are now asked 20 uu
sSontiny tho first section OF this Dill
we nave given away vast domain' nnu
,,ov proposo TO force the stoekmen 70 puJ
II nj high prices or leave The state. ~ y
them eat the "childrsn's grass" and WIZ
ma as the battle cry turn large part o
or citizens over 70 the tender mercies
,cornor.tions and spectators. III we pas
sSis h,II II will double the value oil lana
for grazing purposes. and make me rlci
richer and the poor poorer. NE WIN SUI.
coed 10 building the lana nsises 70 SUI,
.n extent that the railroad eorpoEasion
,oueht 10 pension US for lie.
helieye we can get revenue IRON on
,ands without resorting 10 SUCH manllestl
.,ninst and radical methods. am not Pre
nayed 10 say that IL Is right IN order 70 ge'
pns soIlar Tor the school fund that w
should put two dollars INTO the pockets Q Q
thsse already eariched corporations. i
9e sscrifce west and northwest Texas b.
tbe ensotment Of such law. let US at iess
favor the rest Of the State by allowing 'n'
farmer TO dispenss W 49, ,bs neonle an,
~ &c have allowed twenty-five head Q
gay So, a mn al large and only required IN
s,oesman TO own land upon whica
nasture an excess.
THE FARMER =.
-, -, CON have not Drftered my co1ui