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Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-07-29

We had not looked for results so soon, but
evil teachings these times culm,nnte with
great Iapidity. OF course intelligent people
saw rom the beginning the legitimate out
come OF the free grass agitation and the AFRO
gance with which claims to the public lands
Were put forward, but the most apprehenSive
were not really cognlEant of the danger. The
communism OF tbs GAZETTE Is taking root
In the soil where II Is quick To fructify, thai
Is In the minds OF the uniulormed. Some OF
our most intelligent farmers have been turn
ing their attention To this communl, tic feel
ing and inform MS that very many men who
have never before taken newspaper
now read The GAZETTE. which they get
free, or ut nominal price. They are un.
cultured and know little OF the mean.
ing OF words, but the "free.grassn phase
catches them. This they interpret to mean
that NIL the fenced pastures must be abolished
aud they take IN the cry AS the communist
reiterates II sgainst all property. This Is
not fancy sketch but a statement of actual
fac,s as ascer,ained from men of absolute
probiiy. We call the attention of the far.
mcrs OF this county to the fact. II Is too
grave 10 be passed over lightly, The unin-
formed are being taught that your pasture
ithVtsOhkut W w ttihoNtu, Nuu tUul tHty
will be n so.caled free grass prevails. THK
GAZETTE is sowing the winds and the crop
viii be the whirlwinds. The lease question
could have been discussed without confound.
ing II with froe grass, but the bull organs
saw their only hope was in deception. II
will require no little care 10 counteract evils
already set on foot,-ICleburne Chronicle.
When fence-cutting was at its height
and was threatening the progress of
the state The GAZETTE fought It to
the bitter end. The Chronicle con-
doned ii, palliated 1t, encouraged it,
not directly, perhaps, but AS eflectu-
ally rs II such had been its intention.
When the lease law was enforced by
the land inclosure act, as the attorney
general himself says, because some
cattlemen had violated the law by in
closing lands not their own, THE GA
znrrE argued that the legislature
should have punished the men who
thus Illegally inclosed lands and
should not have passed a law that was
hurtful to all Texas. The Chronicle
seems TO be blinded by a
prejudice against cattlemen. Free.
grass In the past was not regarded as
communism.by the men who gave us
laws. Why should 1t be so regarded
now THE GAzETrE's circulation
seems to be an argument with the
Chronicle. No utterapce Of The Ga
zErTr justities the Chronicle In saying
that this paper teaches violation OF
the rights of property. Any man
who o'ens land has the right to
fence II, and II the Chronicle
had fought the fence-cutter as
The GAzErrE fought him, that paper
would have more show of reason to
arrogatc to itself such conservatism.
IL the Chronicle had maintained law
with the same energy that The GA.
zErrE did, II might now pirate of law
and order-bnt paper given over to
dogmatism and prejudice Is In small
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-07-29
Effect OF the Lease Law.


The cattlemen by agitating the land
question are calling attention to the
Western lands in the state, the very
object they wish to avoid. They may
look one fact fairly in the face, which
is: The time Is rapidly. approaching
when the large herds will have to give
way to the farmer and small stockmen.
The few cannot occupy all the. rlch
lands in the West to the exclusion oil
the many. Line riders, bulldozing
and annoyances will not keep out
actual settlers. They will occupy the
lands peaceably If they can, forcibly II
they must Dallas Herald.
The large cattlemen will never have
to give way to the farmer while the
present lease law Is in force. There Is
no farmer in Texas reckless enough to
undertake to farm in West Texas
while every protection is guaranteed
by the law to the rich ana none what
ever to the poor.
The farmers, as a class, are intelli-
gent people. They have visited this
country and were pleased with the
soil, but an examination of the laws
governing this country has caused
them to return to their Eastern homes
fully convinced that the poor man has
no protection offered him by the laws
of the state. He finds that he is not
allowed to purchase lands on
which there Is water and that he
can only buy one section of dry land
In buying this dry section he is liable
to be Enclosed in some huge pasture
with no showing for water unless he
goes down into the ground from 100 to
800 feet. He can buy land farther
east where water is free and where
farming Is a success, and 80 he goes
back. The privilege of purchasing
one section of land with no water and
no water privileges is not inducemenl
sufficient to bring farmer to Yves,
Texas who has sense enough 10 raist
COW peas.
BY the repeal of the lease law ant
the placing of the children's lands OF
the market at a fixed price. Wes
Texas may be settled up by thrifty
class of herdsmen, flockmasters, farm
ers and mechanics; but under til,
present system, never.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-07-29
Wanted Peter Smith, -


San Antonio Is wrestling with moss
backism. II has its grip on the throat
of the fair and much-vaunted city and
there IL no progress. AT least this is
the conclusion we reach from reading
the San Antonio papers. They tell of
blocks of fine business houses. built at
great expense, that lack occupants and
contents; they relate, pathetically,
how one may ride through the city
and see the words "to rent on hun
dreds of residences; aud In the midst
Of this depression and lethargy the To-.
cal capitalists, the princely merchants
and bankers sit beside their closed
money.bags and decline To turn hand
Of let loose dollar to lit the city out
of her slough of despond, San An
tonic needs Peter smith,
Is the groan OF the San
Antonio Light. The admission tells
the tale. 1t is liberal, fr-seeing,
progressive men-who have means and
the nerve to spend money, who build
up cities in this practical age. "Natu-
raj advantages pale into insigniii.
canoe when confronted with human
energy; capital reverses the conditions
imposed by geography; dozen live
men In any community, actuated by
common spirit to push their town,
can accomplish wonders. If they will
show their faith by their works they
will inspire the whole community to
cooperate with them aud there grows
up local sentiment that is irresistible
and ever progressive. The San Aulo-
mans need go no further than Fort
Worth for an illustration; take 1t five
years ago and to-day. What 1t is is
solely due TO Its people. We hope to
see better spirit prevail Mt San Anto-
MO. 1t ought to have 10000 popula-
ton right now and hundred
thousand iiheen years from now. 1t
Is rich and amply able TO carry
out schemes and measures to promote
its growth and prosperity. II it will
spend money In building railroads,
grading, sewering and paving streets,
inducing manufacturing enterprises to
locate there, etc., the big, fine stores
VIII speadily be filled with stocks of
merchandise, the empty residences
viii have occupants, and San Antonio
VIII prosper as she has never yet pros.
pered' But as certain rs the sun rises
her local capitalists must lead In this
work; IL they wait for the renters, who
are the consumers In any town, and
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-07-29

THE Independent Order OF Good
Templars celebrated Its thirty-third
anniversary last week, and now claims
300, 900 members, of whom 100000 are
females, In the states and territories of
the United States. The platform OF
the order consists of siN planks:
First, total abstinence from Nil intoxicat-
Ing liquors as beverages; second. no license
Tor the sale nj liquor, high or low; third, total
prohibition of the liquor traffic. and Of the
importation, manufacture nnd sale of liquor
rs a beverage; fourth, the creating OF n
healthy sentiment TO uphold these prlnci-
pies; nflh, the election of good mon TO office;
sixth, persistent efforts In rai,ing the iallen.
This IL teetotalism brought down to
fine point. There is no doubt but
that the order has been the means of
retaining many men who had else
died victims of strong drink. and in
this way IL has been benefit to 80.
clety.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-07-29

THE car Of Russia IL TO visit War
saw In August. and 1900 picked
troops are TO he detailed to guard the
line of railway along which he will
travel. All residents of Warsaw who
cannot furnish satisfactory proof OF
their loyalty areto he expelled from the
city during his stay. and the garrison
will be doubled. Such precautions as
these are travisty upon the dcclara
ton of Alexander when crowned, that
he ruled by the grace OF God, and ny
divine right" The Almighty Is
made to bear the responsibility of a
great many things with which II Is
impossible to believe He has ought
to do.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-07-29
F., Narrow. Minded Journal.

Cisco leleRraph'
Free-grass men and anti.herd law
men should note the fact that they
need not send the proceedings OF their
county conventions to the Dallas
Herald. The Tarrant county conven-
tloa sent theii proceedings. to the
Herald, and with. spiteful design that
palrow-minded paper did not publish
the resolutions and sentiments oil tnat
body because they were antagonistlc
to the herd law and favored Gods iree
grass. Out upon such journalism. we
have always been taught that the oliice
of true journalism was 20 give lar ana
impartial reports of all public issues
and then criticise on the merits or he'
merits of the question at issue but,
pshaw, what's the use, the Hera'u mas
a method in its hidings.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-07-29
War Memories and Associations,

The Grand Army OF the kepuohc'
having It's posts or subordinate lodges
In every state and territory OF the
Union. is composed of ex.soldiers ana
sailors who served on the Union size
during the civil war. That 1t is pom
partisan In character Is demonstrated
by the fact that the membership IL
made up almost as largely oil Demo-
Gratis as of Republicans. The success
attending the career Of this organize
ton, and It's value from social stand
point, suggested to ex.Confederates'
long ago, the establishment OF simi'
lar organic ,tion, made up OF survivors
of the Southern army and navy
The sentiment has ut last taken shape
i'm the formation of an association
which will be known rs the Associa-
ton of Confederate Veterans, sub-di-
vided into Camps" corresponding to
the posts" Of the Grand Army of the
Republic. The first camp" instituted
I'm Texas is at San Antonio, designated
rs Albert sydney Johnston Camp,
Confederate Veterans. The objects Of
the association are thus set forth In
the constitution
Art, Q The objects of this association shall
| be to perpetuate the memories OF our iaiieh
com radcs, and to minister, ms far AS prae-
ticable, TO the wants ofall ex-coniederate SOL
| dicrs who are members OF this camp, Their
1 .l.INa "a a.
maintain that sentiment of fraternity born
| In the hardshlps and dangers shared IN the
march, the biyouac, aud on the battlefield.
IL liz proposed rot TO prolong animosities en-
gendered by the war, but To extend 10 our
late ad versaiies In arms, on every htting oc-
casion, couriesles which are always proper
between soldiers, and which In our case a
com II, on cit zenship demands at our hands.
We propose 10 avoid everything which par
takes OF partisanship In religion and politics;
and also for the preservation of all historical
archives which may be received by the camp.
These are highly laudable objects,
and they defy carping or criticism.
The period has gone by now when fair
minded men in the Northern states are
disposed to misconstrue the spirit that
prompts Southerners TO cherish and
perpetuate the memories of their com
rades who fell in the great strife, to
: keep up friendship among those who
still survive and render MD TO the des
titute and suffering. The South could
not do less and preserve her self-re'
spect. IL il not too much to anticipate
that the new organization will acquir,
n large membership throughout the
South, ana If the purposes set forth In
, the above extract are kept steadily II
view and adhered to the organic ,tior
will have wide scope of helpfulness
, and beneilcence. The soldiers who fol
lowed the Southern cross are getting
, to be old men now, and in anothergen
Grafton most of them will have passec
away. 1t Is fitting and proper that
movement Of the nature indicate,
r shall take shape nov, and lay tn,
. foundations of permanency while the
material Is rs plentiful rs it is.
comes into notice, too, very appropri
, ately In connection with the assem-
, bling If eX-confederates IA. Dallas mex
! week.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-07-29
Speaking at the Courthouse.
'omcrvel Reporter.


The speaking last Saturday was well
county were present.. MIR. Lockett,
the free-grass candidate from Bosque
county, made the opening speech. He
main issues of the day. He was di-
rectly opposed to the lease law in
every particular. The speaker was
frequently stimulated by loud and
prolonged cheers. The brawny sons
of toll showed plainly that they recog-
nized him rs their flag bearer from
this district, and that they would not
suffer their banner to trail in the
dust, or their standard-bearer to
sink. But would like brave grenad,ers
rally around and defend ii in such a
manner that when this canvass shall
have ended the great white eagle of
anti-monopoly will mount on pure
and indebted wings and scream aloud
and long, 1--WE hold the fort!p
The loud and many cheers the speak
er received was an evidence of the fact
that the people would stand by and
shield him with their authority and
protect and defend with their moral
valor his manly effort TO check the on.
ward march of monopoly with its class
legislation, Its misrule and awful NAL.
administration of the laws. Mr.
Lockett closed his speech with Il
thrilling anecdote amidst loud and
prolonged cheers.
Prof. McGaughey then arose and
said, "as friend I.ockett had ended
with an anecdote, / will commence
with one" So he commenced with
an anecdote, which ended with az Low,
the good old way the best" to which
MIR. Lockett very readily replied, "ant
that Is free grass His reply called
forth loud and tremendous cheers
This caused the professor to almos
lose his balance, and 1t was though
by some, that he would break down
but he recovered and went ahead ant
made very fair speech which woul,
have made a better i'm
preston. but for seyera
plumbers. One very grav
and serious blunder was. Ii,
said that II was not right L
vote for free grass because Wasl
Jones was a candidate for governor oil
the free-grass platform" Upon tn
very same principle we might repudI
ate the Bible because the devil quote,
scripture. The people want informs
ton on this question. 1t matters no
who favors it.
The pr. lessor gave very dark pi,
ture OF Jones' private character, whic
did him (McGaughey) a serious iniur,
with some. But with all the mistake
no made he Is q first-class citizen.
very talented man, and with patience
Toll ana perseverance has made a SUI
cessful farmer, and he has AWAY
sought the elevation of the people.
elected he would make good, consc
entious representative and would d
all the good possible.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-07-29

TIE discussion "frce grass" has had
In the newspapers is nothing compared
to that 1t will receive on the stump be-
tween now and November next. And
all this discussion will result In states
manlike debate on it in the legislature
next January. This IL all the most
ardent free-grass man desires. Free
grass" IL now an issue and II Is one
that will command the serious atten-
ton of our lawmakers. To this end
has been the work of THE GAZETTE.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-07-29

FREE GRASS Is the protest of actual
settlement against that which retards
II. Illegal inclosure of lands provoked
fence.cutting, the most violent form
OF this protest, the state legalized
the Enclosures, and The GAZETTE
warns the state that this is multiply
ing the causes of disorder. For this
warning, the lease organs declare
THE GAZETTE communist. Such Is
the logic Of men who condoned crime,
while The GAZETTE was saying
"shoot the fencc-cutter."
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-07-29
Mr.. Flanagan OF Texas.
Chicago Herald.

Mr.. Flanagan Of Texas, who AT.
tended the convention Of 'sO and made
frank avowal Of his object, has re-
ceived the office he craved. A fellow
feeling in President Arthur, an Office.
holder for u generation, made him
Kind TO the Texan. Meanwhile the
cause Of civil service reform Is pro.
crossing gloriously in the campaign
organs,
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-07-29

rirr 0AxkrrE IL still hammsr ring away ON
free grass, apparently all unconscious that
the hot sun Ia burning II TO ashes fast.--lAus
Tin Statesman.
When the Nineteenth legislature has
adjourned let the Statesman reprint
the above, and We may believe free
grass Is n failure.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-07-29

land took the lead OF Jim Blaine. Ben
Butler circled around M though he
was preparing for grand squirt, and
then settled down In the rear Of Tam
many hall. looming events cast their
ahadows,n etc.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-07-29

Gov. ST. JOHN is posing for the last
time rs the champion Of prohibition.
Sumptuary laws do not grow In favor
with the American people, and after
this campaign II is to be doubted If we
shall have another national prohibit
ton ticket, unless the pr0hibitionists
shall succeed In carrying the prohibi-
ton issue into congress. which Is
hardly within the range Of probability.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-07-29

FoRT BLISS, out near FL Pasc, takes
the cake for temperature this year, the
mercury during the present month
ranging from 100 TO ll29 In the
shade. This surpasses even the far
famed heat OF Yuma, which the sol
diers Of the garrison were wont to vow
was only next door to the place Phil.
Sheridan declared he would rather
live In than Texas.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-07-29

In the Dallas Herald received all
that Texas political news that came to
The GAZETTE Saturday night 1t had
"a big lot of suppresslng to do. Free
grass had gala day In the Northwest
SATURDAY.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-07-29

therefore the basis OF Its prosperity,
to furnish the means there will be 1T
tie or no improvements. We have
kindly feeling for SanAntonio, andwish
with the Light, that she had a Peter
Smith. Perhaps one will rise up.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-07-29

THE Dallas Herald will be kept busy
suppressing free-grass victories, but
what is a paper worth that suppresses
news unpleasant to Its editor" Won
derful man. that editor. Pity he can't
make the world over to suit his views.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-07-29

business when charging encourage
ment OF lawlessness to contemporary
which fights lawlessness and oonoA.
ious laws without fear and on Ill
occasions. The Misrepresentation IN
the extract is unworthy Of a respect
able paper.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-07-29

A correspondent OF the New York
World says that at a sheep ranch in
Montana lamb which had been Bit
ten ~ u rattlesnake was cured by the
application OF baking soda. IL Is also
usual In that vicinity to apply the
same remedy to horses, and Is usually
followed by complete cure. Whisky
is reserved for human beings.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-07-29

THAT IL a kind OF grotesque ailec-
tlon which goes out to the actual set
tier, but kicks him OIL the only portion
OF the West where he can gain foot
hold--the watercd lands,
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-07-29
Indicative OF Progress.
Houston Post.

The action of the Fort Worth school
board in substantially increasing the
salaries of the superintendent and
teachers shows to the extent to which
this young and progressive city is
alive to the demands of education.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-07-29

TnE Galveston News resents being
called land.lease organ, past or pres
emit. BY next March II will DO dill
cult to And In all Texas newspaper
that ever favored the leasing system.
We are most curious to sec the somer-
sault Of the Dallas Herald.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-07-29
DO 1.-THE Ballionaires ~

1t is strange the bullionaires so zeal.
ously advocate the rights of the actual
settler when the settlement of the
country is directly against the cattle
interest. Whenever the pillow invades
. country the cow man has to get
further.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-07-29

People who want TO buy news that
agrees with the views Of the editor Of
the Dallas Herald should buy that
paper. No one knows him, aud his
Views are those Of an individual, but
then the news must conform to his
Wishes or Il Il suppressed, Valuable
news medium, that Dallas paper
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-07-29

There is an extinct volcano near
Cleveland, n. c., which, Us early as
ten years ago, was seen to emit great
volumes Of fire and lava at night.
Since these emissions the mountain,
called Lone mountain, has cracked
open and the cracks are continually
getting larger and the mountain is
slowly being swallowed into the
earth.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-07-29
Comparisons are OdOrous.

CipclnnatilEnquirer.
We have had week in which to an
alyze Mr.. Blaine's letter of acceptance,
and our candid judgment Is that II
does not begin to compare In direct
ness and perspicuity with the Mulligan
letters.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-07-29
The Principal DIniculty.

The New York Tribune says that
nnothinv but death, a miracle, or q
snnstroke will keep Blaine from the
nrssidencyr Among the things that
nav keep Mr.. Blaine from the presi-
dancv The Tribune, curiously enough,
Sorrets to mention the Democratic
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-07-29

TuE frce-yrass men In every county
In Texas should vote only for such
men to represent them at Austin rs
are known to be opposed to the land
lensinp HYHtem.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-07-29

THE account of the Greedy expedi-
ton must be dismal reading TO Blaine
since he IL going to take n trip to the
polar region himself this TALL.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-07-29
POLITICAL ANNOUNCEMENTS.
FOR NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

WE ARE AUTHORIZED TO ANNOUNCE
w b. W. Brown OF Gregg county rs can
dldpte for lieutennnt-governOr OF Texas, sun
feet 10 the action OF the Democratic conven-
ton mt Houston ON the 10th day OF August
next.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-07-29

"You can roost high and dry. This
watered section In n preserved seat for
the pasture man. n--Commissioner
Walsh to the actual settler.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-07-29

CLAY, Wise and Montague counties
want the lease law repealed, and no
lease law candidate for the legislature
need apply. There's the rub.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-07-29

LATE statistics show that the first
victims of cholera are those addicted
to politics and the weather.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-07-29

us now In order for the rest of the
patriots who are anxious to Hop TO
make known their intentions. The
irec.grass mercy.seat Ia always open,
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-07-29

THE representatives In the Nine
teenth legislature who favor the land
leasing system will be NJ scarce as
hens teeth,
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-07-29
Advice TO the Candidate.

I9UNIHNIIIt T II0tF.
Cleveland is working on lis letter of
acceptance, and the Times tenders its
mite of advice in these words of gold
"Bile her down.