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Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-07-08

express himself In equally strong
Language 10 the same effect.
Facts are not scarce to support this
view OF The effect Of the lease law
taken by the gentlemen just quoted.
There have been nearly two million
acres OF lsnd leased, aud the leased
sections include some OF the
best land in the state, well
watered and invitlngly located
for settlement. The offer has been
held out to actual settlers TO come and
enter upon any Of this land they may
want. The law gives them that right.
Why il II that they have not done so?
Can the advocates OF the lease law
point to such case? Surely II can
not be because there Is no demand for
land by actual settlers. The cause
must exist in the law which, while in
wiling actual settlers in one sentence,
repcls them in another. Experience
has demonstrated that the members Of
the land board were right when they
asserted that the lease law Operates
as u prohibition to further settlement
by the class OF men who make homes
and extend the lines Of civilization"
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-07-08
Put 1t Before the People.
MERipIAS TEA, Jul,

MERIDIAN TIA, July 6, 1881.
To the Editor OF the Gazette
So much is being said, pro and con,
on the subject of free grass" the lease
and herd law that an attempt on the
part of any correspondent to throw
new light upon those important sub
jects frequently darkens counsel with
words to no profit. When the APP
preaching campaign opens let the ad-
vocates of the lease law and the oppo-
nents of free grass groom and put be
fore the people their ablest advocates,
and we of the anti-lease and free.grass
party do likewise, and thoroughly dis
cilss the subject before the people. We
OF the anti-lease and free-grass party
have no fears of losing anything,
but feel confident of gaining a tn
umphant victory throughout the
length and breadth of Northwest
Texas. The sovereign people at the
hallot box will bury that delusive
deception "children's grass humbug
so deep beneath the disapproval of an
outraged people that al the dema-
gogues, sycopbants and tricksters COM
bined Will never be able to resurrect
their miserably deformed hydra
headed, destructive monster again.
Give the dear children land instead of
grass. Sell the lands ia small quaint
lies to actual settlers, instead of selling
and leasing In large bodies to syndi-
Gates, foreign or local. Stop this
gigantic landed monopoly, and make
landlords of the common people, and
by so doing foster and build up among
the common people. each one being a
small land holder, an attachment for
his government that can never be
aiienated; and Il people thus situated
can never be enslaved. Communistic,
Nihilistic sentiments and practices
originate among tenants and serfs,
not among land-holders. To allow
the public domain to go into the hands
oil syndicates will soon unavoidably
establish landed arist0cracy as OPP
pressive IA that of Russia, and the
present generation OF children, while
they are eating grass and the lands
passing beyond their reach forever,
VIII grow up and be as the cattle driven
10y master.
am one of the many admirers of
Judge Fleming that regret his decln-
ingia reelection to the state senate
such men as Judge Fleming will be
greatly missed and badly needed In
our next legislature.
tree-srass, anti.lease Democrats to
The front. A steady, strong pull alto.
gether, and victory is onrs. Don't
want any Wash Jones in mine. We
have got plenty OF good Democrats TO |
select from. No necessity of going out
OF our ranks or disorganizing. None
but Americans on guard tonight and
none but free-grass, anti.lease Demo
Gratis in the next legislature, and the
rights and liberties of the people will |
oe securely guarded, is the opinion of
FRANK NJ. COLLIER.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-07-08
Testimony of the Land Ronrd.

Inc opponents Of free grsss NAV be
divided into two classes. One class
comprehends all who hold that the
gain OF few hundred thousand dol.
lars to the school fund from the lense
revenue is of greater advantage 10 the
state than the settlement OF the West.
me other Is composed of men who
mink that the population of the west.
ern counties Ia OF profit to the state.
nut sincerely accept the lease system
~ Offering no obstacle to such settle
meht' That clause of the lease law
giving the right TO an actual settler of
entering upon any leased land, and.
under certain restrictions, OF purcbns.
ing section OF such hand and making
IL his home, has caused them to believe
mat the law opposes nothing to the
settlement OF the West. So BELIEVING
they are honest in their support of the
lease law. II they can be made to see
mat the leasing of great bodies of
pasture land by corporations Ia an oh.
sruction to the settlement of immi.
grants in the West, the fairness and
candor which they profess must com.
pei them to revise their opinions and
oppose the lease law.
Ti'E GAzkrrE proposes TO offer the
best OF evidence 10 establish the f.,,
that the lease SYSTEM does eflectu.
any prohibit settlement Of the We~i
We only ask those who have asser,ed
tue contrary to read the testimony of
their own witnesses, and Judge the
evidence fairly.
Mr.. Walsh, the commissioners of M.
lana office, who must be presumed ~
have fair knowledge OF The opera.
Ton OF the law, wrote In an ot,,cI.,
communication TO the governor ON
the lSth OF last December:
Asre requested by yon ON yesterday. I hayo
, ~. "ouo'. 70 submit herewith, In as brief N
YIN "a possible, my Views ON tho schooI.
~" law ~ passed by tho last isclslatur.
n, Jaw provides protection for thos.
settled upon these land. n,,o,
,o'enuafy l. MS but In Its practical work ms
" 'q,f r",s' "' a p''ibihoa 10 n,ythsy ,etl,.,s.
" 'he class OF men who ma 10 homes nnJ
Tend the line OF civilization.
rhat was the deliberate opinion Of
,he head of the land department Of
Texas on the 18th day OF last Decem. |
Der To this opinion Attorney-Cien.
raj iempleton, another member OF the |
'a'e land board, afterward subscribed. |
'uuing as his own fixed BELIEF that
Mnen a tract OF land is leased 1t ia lroe.
1850 n g''' 9ro"' 'eif're,eaf Tor the term o,
oov' Ireland, another member Of
ae land board, has not hesltated n
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-07-08

A SPECIES Of folly unworthy we'll
grown men IL that which calls for the
elimination Of the word "only" in the
demand for "a tariff for revenue only
We are gravely told that there are
many delegates mt Chicago who are
OPP. osed To the adoption Of tariff
plank repeating the words of the Gin
cinnati platform adopted four years
ago but that they will be satisfied II
the word "only" Is dropped. II the
Democrats should say TINT they want
"a tariff for revenue would not the
country regard that declaration ma
meaning for revenue alone? Ifatarln
for revenue means II tariff for revenue
and something else. why not say 30?
AZ II matter OF fact the Democratic
party In recognized IA being committed
TO the reduction or the tariff to the
point OF providing revenue simply
for the government and no such mis-.
cradle makcshifts as the omission of
one poor little word from its platform
can make or mar It's fortunes.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-07-08

THE reader Of the daily papers can.
not but be impressed with the splendor
aud magniiicence OF the delegations
from the North and East at Chicago.
They come In special trains, we are
told, In whole regiments, ACCOMPANIED
with bras, bands and followers, nre
ieasied and wined on the route, take
The most gorgeous rooms at the lead
Ing hotels and lavish their money with
unntinted hand. Everything Is con.
Quoted upon the most expensive scale.
and the expenditure ofmoney Is some.
thing enormous. Either the candl.
dates must supply this money, or the
delegates must be wealthy enough to
not mind spending IL themselves. IL
Ia bad sign anyway, for II the candi.
dates Furnish the money to get up big
demonstrations II Ia debasipg, and n
they do not II shows that only men of
great wealth can afford TO attend
national conventions II they have Ia
Indulge In such expensive doings
which excludes men of brains who
have light pockct-bo0ks.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-07-08

WOULDN'T II be well for our colored
brethren IN read up on the lifelong
friendship which Mr. Logan has en-
iertained for the race? Here IL one OF
Mr.. Logan's attempts at friendly legis.
lation, introduced by him In the ILL
nois legislature:
FEC. 0. n auy negro or muiatto, bond OF
free, shall hefesneT come into this stRts and
remain ten lays with this evident intention
OF residing IN the same. every such negro ~
nulatto shall be deemed guilty Of high mis-.
demcauor, aud f)f the met offeuse shall be
fined the sum of so, 10 be recovered before
any justice of the peace, Ia the county where
said negro or mulatto can be found. Bald
proceedings shall be In the name OF the poo.
pie Of the state Of Illinois, and shall be tried
by jury Of twelve men.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-07-08

There are S02 votes i'm the Demo
cratic convention, excluding the terri
tories, or $50 II the territorial dele
gates are admitted. The Southern
states will cast 3O6 OF these votes,
above two-thirds. If the two-thirds
rule Is adopted IL will then lie in the
power Of the South to defeat the nomi-
nation OF any person especially objec-
tionable to this section.
The candidate who more than any
other answers this description Of be-
ing especially Objectionable" is Ben
Butler. We do net know what his
strength may be in the North and
West, but II Is doubtless considerable,
since he is supposed TO be particularly
strong amongst the labor organizations
and the foreign element; the fact IL
needless to suppress that In the South
he Is highly obnoxious and could not
hold the party strength If nominated
IL VIII require 53j Of the s02 votes to
nominate. The other than Southern
states have but i9j. An accession of
~ votes must be gained from the
south before any nomination can be
made, and these votes cannot be had
by Butler, even In the very improbable
event OF his getting the support Of all
the other states. In view of this state
of things, there Is no need to fear Mr..
Buffers nomination.
The opposition OF the South to But.
Ter is not because he was Union
soldier. The people of this section ac-
cepted Hancock with enthusiasm, who
did them more hurt in the field from
1861 TO 1865 than regiment of But
lers could have done. 1t was his coarse
and brutal conduct towards the people
whom the fortune of war had placed
IN his power, and especially his insult
Ing treatment of women, that won for
him the everlasting execration of
Southern men. Since the war his con-
duct has been that of n political harle-
quin, knowing no political honor and
pricing noprinciple. BY turns Repub.
lican, Independent. Greenbacber,
Democrat, Greenbacker again, he has
forfeited the respect OF everybody who
esteens political consistency, and to.
day stands for no principle save that
OF joining In with the strongest party
and fishing for the spols. To admire
such man is unnatural, and though
he were to receive the Endorsement of
score of Democratic conventions he
could not be forced upon the people Of
the South.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-07-08
Gen. "Clebu rne.,

NhAiksNiLLs, TnN., July 4. lsst,
To The Editor OF The Gazette,
IN your issue Of the 9TH instant mn.
pears an article written from .Jefler.
son, under the signature of "W.u and
purporting 10 be written by nm old
soldier once attached to Gen. Clai.
borne's-as he has it-command IN
me army of the Tennessee. Does not
.he writer mean Gen, Pat Cleburne of
arkahsas who commanded diyision
w that army, and who WAS fha
brayest ofthe brave?p His article is
complimentary to Gen. Cleburne. bnt
Us one who Is AN ardent admirer Of m,
nero OF Franklin, would like 10 cor.
rect the spelling, as the erroneoms
orthography might connect n will
me name OF Gen. John II. Claiborna
awen,Rnown politician, IL l NAV be
Puuoneu the expression, of the state
rat Cieburne's WAS one of tho.
names not born 10 die" for so lone 90
men mold dear the memory of vnlian,
n' .,, Just so long will the name Of
sieourhe be one OF the brightest I'm onr
eountry's history. He was A horn
soldier. Before Arkansas secedad
Sieourne had unsheathed his sword
, me land Of his adoption, and com.
mianded body OF stale troops. The
writer OF this, u native Of Arkansas
ana = small boy AT the time referred 10
aeInembers to have seen Cleburne' and
Mn mas even then impressed will
ws M soinleIiy bearing. Like stone.
wali jackson, that peerless un,
u,er OF the South, whom ba
iii mh,,s Ia many respects, he |
wav;n e nus rouhtry's banner WAS
FOE ashantly Ia the face OF the
was unhp QUE result OF the struggle
knowledge OF the unTor,npa%eu
Which befell tue land when ihav h ,ate
uied 10 save. He rose 10 tha "o'n
'hslor'general In the army Of iha S o
'ssaee' and was, perhaps, the most dis
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-07-08
About Deep Water.
:. p. Il.

FoRr WORM, July 5.
To the Editor OF the Gazette.
Having casually read the volumin.
Gus deep-water literature published in
the Galveston News during the last
three or four months. was led to the
belief that Capt. Eads proposes to fur
nish thirty-foot channel across Gal
weston bar for $3.50 900, but since
reading the full text of the measure as
reported from the senate committee on
commerce, published In the Galveston
News Of July u, 1854, find | have
been laboring under delusion.
From my understanding OF the bill
as published, | take II that Capt. Eads
only agrees TO give channel twenty
six (26l feet deep, 200 feet in width at
mean high tide without anything
specified rs TO alignment, at IA cost 10
the government of s., go 900, viz:
For survey OF bar, etc...........s 1000
For twenty-six loot channel, ~ feet
Maintaining ten years nj siv,tto per
annum. Observation-Disclosures 10 OG0l
Total ........................... ss,76epc
Ill be mistaken | should like to
nave the News correct me. Some may
say | am captious in denying that he
agreed to make thirty-toot channel,
since the words Thirty feet' are so
frequently used in the bill But il any
one will take the trouble TO read II
carefully, he will find that this myth
cal thirty.ioot channel has only length
and depth but no width. So that all
Galytstonwill really have after Mr. Eads
carries out the proposed oontract(?) will
be practically as | stated above-a
channel twentysi feet deep at mean
high tide and 200 feet in width-or less
than twenty-five feet at mean low tide,
which is barely sufficient to admit
vessels drawing twenty-four feet of
water. Provided the said channel
happened TO be moderately straight,
which is not specified or implied in the
bill, rs published, would IL not be well
To employ some competent engineer to
furnish specifications in order that the
government may be protected in this
proposed contract? Perhaps De Les
seps might be induced to undertake ii.
as there Is only one engineer in Amer
lea and, AS he happens to be an inter-
ested party, is not legally competent
To act for the other side.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-07-08
10 be-the empire state Of this great

TO be-the empire state Of this great
country.
know whereof speak, for years
have been located east of the Missis-
sippi river working emigration TO the
West, and have been the means of
sending Thousands OF people to Texas.
But with our present restrictions
against the actual settler, the tide of
emigration will turn away from us.
The railroads of the state, the Missouri
Pacific, Texas d Pacific and Fort
Worth & Denver are doing much TO
help emigration this way by giving
cheap rates and running excursions
here from the North and East. The
Vandalia and other lines east of st.
Louis are working with the Texas
roads In this matter, and II our own
people will now come TO the front and
show our state officers and our legisla-
ture what is wanted TO encourage &C.
tual settlers, a new era will dawn up
on us.
At this time / am at the head of
colony who want TO settle in Western
Texas on school lands, and have looked
the ground over thoroughly, but end
but little announcement or protection
offered by the state. Very respect
fully, X.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-07-08
Homes for the Babies.
correspondence of the Gazette.


MoBEErIE, July 3-The cry fol
homes for the babies and free range fol
the CALVES becomes louder and louder
after leaving Wichita Falls going
westward until you reach this place
where 1t becomes perfectly deafepinp'
THE GAZETTE has played the wild
win these people with its free-yrass
heresy' The masses are perfectly, en-
thusiastic on the subject. They saw nil
,hey AK are the same advantages That
nave made Southern, Middle and
Eastern Texas such a prosperous and
progressive people. They want neigh.
DOTS, Tor these hel p to build cities, and
Towns, and churches, and schools, and
orl1g railroads. through their country.
ana thus confer upon them all the
blessings of free. enlightened and
christian civilization, and IL il
put reasonable to suppose that
These hardy pioneers know and under.
s,ahd their wants full as we'll as neo.
PIE VINO have never seen the country
ana nave no Interest In 1t. They say
,ney never can hope 10 enioy thesa
dressings so long as actual settlers ure
smut ont from settling i'm the countrv
oy barbed wire. am persund.d r.
the voters of Eastern and Sonthar,
-, iehas actually understood the value
~ ,'o ,n,s country and It's present condI-
you they would make an issue with
ehe pasture lords very quick, and The
market for bafbed wire would decline
raster 'hah IL ever went up.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-07-08
Views Of an Ohioan.
cihcLEviLlE, ONO, July 8, isSl.
El itnr al tha nn.a,..

CihcLEviL;.E, OHIO, July s, lssi.
To the Editor OF the Gazette,
Please find post-oillce order for one
dollar inclosed to pay my subscription
10 Weekly GAZETTE for another year.
! am much pleased with your paper
ana think that 1t Is doing good work In
l.s efforts TO develop the vast resources
OF your grand state,
Speaking from IA dislnterested stand
point, 1t seems to me that your posi.
tioh on the grass question ia GER
lainly the correct one, NO far as tie de
veiopment of your state il concerned
me lease system, il continued, will
tie up large tracts of land, discourage
Immigration and jeopardize your fu.
.ure prosperity for only temporary
advantage
~, hoPing that THE GAZETTE and
leNas may continue 10 flourish. | re-.
nam, respectfully yours,
j. Z. WINsTEAp.
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Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-07-08
Uncle Dan,l,s saw.

dan me cattle barons have money abun.
n nn ana can afford To lease and
s sp,lnopoii@e the school land II thew a ara
anan 70; But II the land IL ksn s
o,pen and free 10 all, baron and sn" up'
aef, we 90 not see how either class c csn
n"p rbhpol'ze II; II, without any title bv
!p .,ina s, or lease, any man, Inv liz
10 axo i,uers or by fencing, attemnis
a !" exclude others from the pnblic lspd
S "uu 70 appropriate II to his own nsa ah ha
S nara oe punished as severely as II re
II ,s Ience cutter or a barn burnar
~ 'nere Is any section of the s,sts
W mneie me laws against the inclosnr,
or sPIopriation OF lands without rirhs
sh AZ s'.s cannot be enforced, that sectian '
srouia De made the special subia", -
executive consideration. o'es' OF
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-07-08
JehersOn Dayis.
Jefferson Jlmplecute

a.. Jihplecute.
we mad the pleasure of perusing ,
long ana interesting letter from Han
Jefferson Davis to Maj. w. Il. Estes q
our GUY. The letter acknowledges IN.
receipt OF copy of the Fort Worti
EAnErrE containing an article. "NIax'
, ,e "reminiscences and Incidents a,
tne Battle Of Buena Vista,n writer
~ ~ MAJ H. We are glad to learn from
W.. letter that the old soldier and
statesman Is still in good health and
M p .ne enjoyment of his quiet home ~,
ntauvoir; Harrison county, Miss. Lone
iiiny the hero survive, he whose Mans
W., Wl' become brighter and brighter on
.ne pages of impartial history fnr
sears 70 come, and when the names NJ
a aros. Of bis day whom they now cali
great snail be forgotten. Sa''
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-07-08

TIM arrest OF San Antonio news-
paper man on the charge Of smuggling
silk dress shows that pride goeth
before fall. n he had been satisfied
TO 90 about IN calico dress simply,
there would have been no use for
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-07-08

TIN NOS seem 10 go hard with Mr..
Blaine. So. John. the Kansas temper
nnce apostle, Is against him because
he Is not probibltionlst, and Busch,
the 81. Louis brewer, Is agains. him
because he lives In a prohibition state.
Between Scylla and Charybdis Mr..
Blaine IL promised tempestuous voy-
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-07-08

AZ Ohio pager says seven-eighths Of
the school teachers In that state are
Republicans. There are some pretty
poor school-teschers In Ohio. for fact,
but we never knew the reason Of 1t
lafofa
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-07-08

Wont the red sunsets be repeated
this Year, When tho campaign ge,s
under way, with all the candidates
raging around, the whole heavens viii
10 Illuminated with a lurld hue.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-07-08
Commissloncrs'I'

Houston, TEN, Jag
nlissioner-in-chief TO fnss
Worlds exposition dss',I
estly requests u meetlne,s
and honorary commlfs'
vene without further ne
on Tuesday. the 10Th
ON matters of imp,rtapc
District commissione
notify the honorary
their district,
CONS
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-07-08

In may DO hot during the Demo-
cratic convention In Chicago. but the
atmosphere of the room viii not be 40
Suggestive ~ was the case during con.
ycnllon No. Il.