Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-03-04

consil, ration OF propositions to queu INC
fcnre-cuticrs' insurrectlcn, there sha'l zoe
| manifested IN irrecsucllNHle antagouism oe-
tween East Iexts and West Texas on the eN-
pcdIeucy OF he herd law; suppose such law
is passed. which, vhilo satisfactory 10 'he
sgricultu' al Sc gions oc Eastern aud Crh'T"
Texas will prove destructive the cot le IN
ter. SIS OF the Western portion, suppose these
things come 10 pass, will their combination
have apy efc M creating FEELING 10 iaNor
of the division uf TsNaSs WIN GOV Rob rus
{ nous ultima ihUtt rAiu b II be The dividing
| line botwe, II the agricultural Texas end the
pasto,al TeNas9
The GAZETTE elsewhere expresses its
opinion on the subject of dividing
Texas; but however chimerical may
be the dream of division, great harm
may be done not only the Demo
cratic party, but the state Itself, by
governmental provocation TO talk OF di-
vision. Assuming that, though rent by
factions, the Democracy can maintain
its ascendancy as party, may not Sc
rious evils to the state at large
grow out of class legislation and
such action as that of the land
board in arrogating to Itself
powers which many believe to be a
high-handed assumption? While the
feeling of dissatisfaction may never re-
suit in division of lexas, may
it not prevent in legislation
that right and justice which
all classes and sections demand,
and give US year by year class legis
latlon that no good citizen can indorse?
There are two interests in Texas
the agricultural and the stock interest
One is represented by the Eastern, and
the other by the Western part of the
state. The agricultural interest repre-
sents the greater population and has a
power in the legislature.
1t can carry through what Legislation
il chooses, against the interests and
protests of the stockraising
section. But these two in
terests, while diverse, are not irrecon-
cilahe. Texas is big enough to hold
them both, and they can 20 along and
side by side, increase and
grow with the growth of the state, and
.ogether they can make OF it the great
st state Of the Union. Just laws az,
needed 10 nurture and protect them
lOth-not discriminating legislation to
.rowd one to the wall and give no
''mpensating advantage to the other.
laws that are made because n maiori
y has the power to pass them over til,
,r1te>ts of minority may coerce, but
coercion is not legislation. The T. as
I'm or agricultural section of Texa>
nay cause laws to be made that will
,ppress Western Texas and vex itand
rive IL TO seek separation, "a the oulS
elirf from those laws. Western TeXa-
5 not in favor of separation. We
AVE joint pride with our Eastern
rothers in maintaining the integrity
+ the state and making of il one
nited empire in the American Union &
the same empire that was purchased =
With the hl0ud of patriots who fell al ,
he Alamo and triumphed at San 6
acinto. VIII Eastern Texas persist 4
hen. ia leg station that oppr SEES u,
hat deprivee us az our main depend n
nee, and creates breach between the I
wo sections Of the state which should y
e united aud harmonious? Let laws
e passed for the protection of AL parts
f Texas, antagonistic to none, and :
here viii be no voice to favor division