The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-06-03
PoIuis Of Very Interesting la'eryiew.

wac ftan,rd by the embryo legislator, who
lOks . ne about twenty I'VE, nus Is really
nearly eishi years older. MI. Is rather
L.rd [, GET started TO taking, bat when
Vur 10 get him unllmbeied he will keep
tiis crowd from going 10 ,leep every time
Who will be the p6N' president ~ asked
the scrloe
Samuel J. T..'.n s.. nte t,.a., Z be
livtsn few months l0UgsT'
since the defeat oi the Morrison tariff bill
w,ii the democrats adopi tarin for'rev-
onue only plntt1rm ~ Chioago''
OF coursr they will. they cant help ",
,ftne leaders want to express the sentl
meut OF the great masses II the party. We
bsye tried policy long enough: the time
has coais 10 make the u g ut on principle, as
pn.icy has been the means oil our d.Irut Tor
lls past twenty years or more. We want
q wi. AID 10 do IL we have cot to make
told. aggressive light or suffer deient aud
the disruption OF our party. The defeat oil
tho Morrison bill does not settle the matter
OF taEil reform Tor the present ut all but
oprns up the way for tie fight in full battle
array. Our "infant industries no longer
need protection, ana the war 10 over, but II
seems like the republicans and some demo
Gratis haven't heard the news. The repub'
Lean party represents the prots oiiou idea
ia its FULLEST sense, and IL looks foolish Tor
TneQ calling themselves democrats 10 stray
aai after the false god OF protection but
r
"a protection GRADER, and protection is
mart OF their religion and they cant help IL.
Still the time has come for protection 10
40, aud II IL does not 90, the democratic
party will 90. The 100000 people OF the
u nited States are getting tired OF piling 80
90 80 per cent. OF their earnings into tlt
laps OF manutnct urer for which they receive
no return Whatever. N5F, sir, protection
with all its attendant evils must DO wiped
o1t, and II Randall and his party will not
come over TO the side Of the people In this
matter, lie, them 60 too. Better give up
them than to give up the democratic party.
Suppose we adopt a clap-trnp, double
meaning or policy platform al Chicago, IN
the hope OF winning? Defeat will DO ineyi-
tahle and the party eill be ready for it3
winding sheet But If We boldly adopta
platform tor revenue, limited 10 the sc'ual
necessities Of government then Ne viii have
a piauk 10 keep Ogr feet out Of the grave, II
we do te' LETT. aud we will he sure TO via
or e in ISIS. II We DONE make IL this year.
" Nhst about the Blair educI'ionOl Bill?
The Blair educational measure 10
one Of the ehreEdaet republican
schemes ever attempted IN this republic
II 10 u bod step towards ccntrnli2 ition, bu
a. first blush n ico's fair and equitable lts
mein object is - depete the treasury In
order that the lr1sent iniquitous tariff sys.
tem msy be perpetuatec, by VIII CHI tue
manufacturers pocket nearly hBlf the work.
inc people earn. II other words IL Is py
ing the people OF the states back few
thuusards wrung from them hat the uab0bs
uey c ft!nue 10 ROB them OF millio0s
Now Jet us irlk state meters. What
about Governor Ireland's polic,?h
With few exceptions, i endorse the policy
OF the present administration. Ireland was
away oif on the penitentiary lease business,
as su bsequent Developments In the states
management OF the convicts have abnnd.
IL, p.sA Al al
he could under the constitution to suppress
fence. cutting. He has been blamed by
Bomc for not calling out a small army to
suppress the fence troubles: but II he had
done this II would have precipifated
iitt'e war upon us, attendant with blood.
IL Is best Tor all concerned that the matter
was managed as IL was, but | believe every
body acknowledges this now.
"Do you think Ireland will be re-elect-
cdr"
There IL no question but that he will.
He has some Opposition, but It can't get
itself into a lump, although strenuous Of. |
forts have been working to this end for the
past four or five months. The peo-
pie generally want 10 give man
the office second term II he
does anything like his duty |
the first term. Governor lrel, nd. In the
IN sin, has msde the people good gov
ernor, and 1t is but simple justice 10 him,
that he be honored with q second term.
The man who allows his name used against
hixn will cone out at the little end OF the
tlorn; make note OF that.
nall Senator Gibbs be placed sec bud on
the tickei?"
1 Think 90. His land policy and position
on tue penitentisfy lease question made
aim. and he is naturally shrewd ANYWAY.
rnen be Ia one of the most popular men
ia tie stat. socially. No ore couiG dislike
Senator Gibbs il he wanted 10.
""".t !. M by 'he trims Tree grssL'
a neru Law, | thinl, simply means that
the people shall fence their stock and Iurn
gu. everything else. and such u law will
not be enacted 10 Texas dniiag the present
generation; that is \ general herd law
Tits is a question our chiidr n 8 e. nd
ottdren may have 10 settle. A kino OF
local option herd law, however, mtstt work
after u white in some OF ihs densely popu-
lated counties, but the people are not very
clsuorcus for such law, SO far as l know.
"Fsee grass" don't mean what great
many people think II does. In Texas poll. |
tics IL simply means that the great bodies
ct sand lover 81, 10000 acrts) held IN trust
IY Ih. stn,e shall not DE used BY me cattle.
men for nothing. II 10 purely business
IA after snd thu s.ste should do the best IL |
can with the "childrens' grass" IL one
or n corporation, owned all thia
Hand I'd In trust by the state. do You sup
pose that that individual, r. corporation.
chs use Of II fer nothine2 Individ-
els and corporations owning lands
n oagside thu school lands are
Saving them Tor more than the state asks
fos ste land, and this being the case why
sborli the etste not protect ite wsrds-tbe
.6no-i caiidrenY Let these lands Do leased
60 the highest bidder, subject to settlement.
4 his is the policy. II you lease them M
that is not subject 70 tettle-
ueut BY the man with the hoe. You give
ham no chance for a home, and II you hold
the isnfs subjtc, to actual set cement
ogiy. then the bnIlionaire will ge' me
D raeiit OF the grass for nothing, for HI welt
srows. frs, that /, will take over 800
years "a, tie present rate Of
.astnirra "a ari settlement TO
settle the cocoon acres Of
sch Dol lard; snd. second, lie iurlhtr /
Knows that much OF this land Is vllueois
only for the grass on Il, Anc, that iarmi
car never be made Of IT, Herce all this cry /
shou, free grass and cEesp homes ior the
. s~tnsl asttier" isa fraud aud y del Isl On. /
AL the millionaire wants is the grs-s ondbe I
tchool lands aud he wants he lesss sys /
{ EN- abolished. He has no very great
love 80 toe man with the hoe ou' Oh Tue
ucb col lands, but he bellows loudly tor /
bi 10 10 come, because he II og, be wont |
como very fast aud viii take mp but lille
ana from the cs,tl sm,n when he ac.s
Iet the cattl.meu have the use ofthese !
Tor vhsr they are worth. and let 'hs settler |
have All tn.t will do TO cultivate, and /
,vtning will move along smoothly be-
geeu the man With the hoe and the man
With the quirt.
On spces for re- eisctioL?'
81 do-'t know, bat il seems 70 be the
p<evs.ling opision tnsi he will DO, have