The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-01-22


Again, A. is OBJ cttd in the minouty Wpof
tnnt thia act would virtually fence the
lands ~ llud spgou' atOri snd iHiirinua hhu
mus double and trtI 'ts-.. ~, WINE
a. he snme time IL proposes 10 compel tins
people 10 Fgcrillcr ihsir chle hhd buy
them. This IL virtually admitted ~ ho uur
hy the tiiends ui the oil, but thvy uuAef'
take o. cover his iu'quuY by ,hn song o'
the dsmagngus about protection ~ school
lands and the "ohildfen's grass ANA nee
grass must gon II N too well known Ia
need rrp.niion, that | and those Uhu
/ signed Nth ne che minority report, rave
always hssn considered extremists 40 H.
ylrefs ol tree schools, aud, Mr.. Chhirlna
W. have never yet. liz. the senator from
| travis. been forced 10 justify QUE advocacy
oi tree school measures by Ihrt sentiment
which ~ 80 common IN hs actions ani hl'
/ speechea. consistency IA the philosophy al
| fools - 1.-The will devise n measure Tor Ne
| nrottC ION OF the school lands q. Texas de-
| nudtd of the iniquitirs oi this bii', assure
him that W. who signed the minority r.
port will support 10 Witha sincerity which
| would aAionish him.
To the 3i3 900 farmers, "bld for" so e.o
quentiy yesterday, wish 10 say Thoy
are compelled 20 irrca tsrir corr Coitoh'
! pauipnH, orchards and even th" nlNei'
around their front doors before they can
pr llcol them against trespAas. By wh,l
| nighrr ught does the lrass OF mo western
plains g. ann 50 Sacred "A prolcououf ! an
| sger a Is NOT the school laudf but those
owned by railroads aud spectators when
Id,maut IL nud are about 10 receiVe ~
| There d. no urcsfssity ut a law nov 90 com
81 tho purchase ADD lease ot lands. NJ
stated before every SiCCNmau n using hle
/ hp-t % 5tnvof- 10 prove a. In Tom Green
county l'HUo TOO first opportunity gNeh
. for ihsm O. acquire iCuOOl lanu-, only ia.
week. t.t., were 30 arp ica inrs fOr Gale
and lease, iu taa aggregate Wl,plO acres
rhpy are bu,ins ana tossing as last Aa they
can ret them, fnu "a less than 40 years
not .n acre of school land will remain un-
leased or unslld. Then Why 'Onli' the
price ut railroads. aud sneculatorH landsT
Why double sud 'reoie the value OF tne
10000 u acres ia the hands Ol inc capt. OF
synd cato for building tho new
capitol? | can see no ntces-
st,y Tor such class legislation, trsmpling
uuDn the rhta OF one class IN order 10 bniid
up another. The senator rom Travis
lends forth TO the country the assertion tsaI
the larper pays taxes to support TN. cattle
mRu, thus making the apparent rnprt W
array the one class ngainsv The other.
connot see the necessity for anv sneh
"hingn ~ the cattle man. lie and the
| farmer are not euemies-citlzsns OF a CON-
| mon country, they have common inter
rht, they are ueighhDrs anu friends ana
their children are educated In the same
! .ch0u =. then why arous' or ENCOURAGES any
animosity or Jealousy between them ia
q Known feet aud aay IL % the STOCK men
mat the substantial interests OF the couh'
t-y nrs with The farmer aud you have no
! var ~ make upon HIM; in such contest
the victorious cry would b5 "the stocgmsn
4 must gO.n I feet that no reason ez'sis wny
both interests. which IRE - greHt value g
/ rry.s, snnuld not pc '.ftered aud enoour
atcd that nii nay contribute what they
can 30 build no the material wealth ana
~. ospeli'y oi lhis great ti@se IA Bier unH!
| ~ d her trel.tn.
! | ,ame now to the last clause of the mia.
0rity report. 10 10 said trSt ihlt rs the
! only hI! attempting "a cover tue Wholt
gr4uuG. W, nGWit A. Wa taY ihai uu
! umsiOu. bul 10 not practicable or co1t'i-
'utiuu.l--lhuJ there are monsure5 beior'
! Ibis spnate now Vh CA IN snort, clear hlo
u.Huesiinuable provisions viii cure The
! EVIL, complained 81, w. have already
| p.ss-d 4 bill M king ita felony 10 cut !gjurt
! or dpAtrOy a fence, whether q lawful irbct
| o. not, aud lIiuc tire venue 80 IS TO give
Gs,uia c. thai justice viii pe melted out 10
| he luw-breaker This law VIII drlto from
Tho cuuntsnancc aud support o' iInce'
/ cutters every man 50 ken OF before a.
| 'au. 81 good men," e., every man who is
| a citizen of Texas wan name aud fam
| Is. aud any priue in eiihor-every man
| who cannot aeOrd 10 vote himself felon.
When this is done, none only those VINO
can afford 70 make themselves outlaws vii
nave 10 be dealt with, ana the strength
ened arm OF the ooustabulary TO o7ins them
90 iuslice and impartial courts 20 try
them, will in the future, rs 1t has IN the
nnst. make short work OF this element.
| rhtre IN also measure which Will give the
owner OF q pasture, whose fence IS unlaw-
fally destroyed, all the benefits OF an abso'
lutte herd.law for period Of SIX mooths
| a ter N des ruction. Such an act removes
all inducements to the small siockman
(ubout whom so much hes been said) TO ell
| gage rr encourage ience-cutiing. There
are measures looking 20 his punishment,
but not rs Il felony, OF persons enclosing
! lands or water not their own, o. roads con
! trarv 10 law and fields which prevent injus-
ticp or oppression On the part OF the pas
tnre men towards his weaker neighoor.
| These laws judiciously framed and consid'
/ cred with that cGimness vh Gu the gray "
\ Of the question demands Wlll meet all the
wiahes and dom ,uds ~ the lgw-abidlna
people OF the state.
A. -.lu D,tu,s believe n the enforce.
ment OF the laws, and in me protection Of
every species OF property, whether It be-
| lnu,tN the rich or the poor, but am not
J , uanic-slTiCkeu as 10 rush madly iptp the
I Legislation which would be an innovation
on. il II would not prove subVorsive OF the
| tiue principles Of .ur government aud the
| enemies ii our institutions me country
/ isVc safe Ia tbs nHuus Of temperate cJun
| sellers. who have not lost faith M the courts
/ or he people, on account OF few isolated
/ cases Of weakutss and in lew months
| when the cloud has passed away, aud those
/ who have, in the excitement OF the mo
ment, lost their reckoning. will return te
the calm consideration OF this h9ur aud thu
| measure, u will be to recognize in IL all the
evils which we have pointed out Should thi'
bill become q law 1t will be blot UPON tbs
! siatute books. which you may ingeni Iusly
attemut 10 cover nv long, nigh
Mounting preambles and free school sopbis-
/ tries, but never successfully. slhnd.n s
army colld not enforce n, and all the
machinery OF new courts, with military
! for sheriff., which are provided IN II IN
order to thrust H. upon the people OF Texas
will be ofno avail. | have no political axe
/ TO grind in my action upon this QUESTION
! | would not detract from the political
standing OF one, or increase the populailty
of nnotner. by any act OF mine. viii
only 10 meet the question calmly aud
squarely, without poll ical cironm ocutiou
| or evasion, and by measures jdst W all
cert ,in in their principles and uiaiD in then
terms 20 & ID the lawlessnets I'm The laud
ard though they have not been so extern
sveiy advertised as this. there are
measures before us which will acc )mpls h
the purpose.
Every smoker should try Little Joker
Ers. Astor's Party. -
IL ,eems impossible for society people In
New York to give any sort al an entertain
ment without sccompan ying its announce
ment with figures tending TO show the cos
! a al ext,ava sance of the proposed blow. ont