Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-04-05
Tie Administration and Its oounselors

The apologists of the land board in |
emboldened by the apparent apathy !
OF the victims of that policy, are lug
ging it to the front as one Of The vir- |
tues of the administration and en-.
deavoriug to force it upon the coun-
try as an issue in the next campaign.
1t is exceedingly unfortunate for the
administration that il is beset by satel-
| lites who, whatever be their relations,
labor to leave the impression that they
speak 10y the card, and consequently
must often place the executive in u
false light before the country. A very
dange Gus result of these manipula-
tions is, that he is made TO directly an
tagonize interests and industries
where there is at least cause to believe
that he was actuated 10y other
motives than mere attempt
, to cripple and endanger them.
But far more erratic and UNI
, fortunate move is the unjust and un.
reasonable assault which has been
D lately inaugurated by these volunteer
f cohorts. of the administration upon
these interests. Separated from any
coalition with the state government,
these attacks would only provoke a
smile of ridlcule from their intended
: victims, but backed, or assuming
4 to be backed, by the power
1 of the administration, they sound the
! danger alarm and give significant
" note OF warning. Perhaps no more
d malicious, untTuthful or unfounded
r, statement was ever published than
l. that the stock interests were striving
If TO appropriate the school lands-that
At precious harp of demagogues and NAL.
d contents, "the children's grass.n-
s. without remuneration or reward
At The ridiculous falsity of the charge
n is nowhere better illustrated than
lt upon its face. Coupled with 1t are in.
so evitably found bitter denuncations Of
ms those same interests for PROTESTING
to against the increase of rental upo,
x school lands. A tyro in logic woulf
e instinctively ask why should il he
y, matter OF concern, to the stock inter
H. ests what rental may he required. 1
II. they propose 10 pay nothing at all
a Would II not rather be playin,
mt into their hands, If thi
e. were their purpose, to raise The
Sc rate OF rent, because this would serv,
ny to unity the stockmen, and max,
'e- them practically masters of the situa
he ton. AZ the bottom Of all these ful
ng Mutations against the stock interest
he Is an ill-concealed hatred, and NOR
a bunglingly yelled purpose; the first
ea because of their strength, wealth AN,
"A section; the second, the combInatin,
- OF other interests against them. 1t i
y unheedful, rs an evidence a
adj this, TO refer further than the attemp
At to force a back-down OF the admins
&C. tratlon from principles publicly enun
~ eiated, and unhesitatingly affirmed
20 In language not 10 be misinterpreted
'e. Gov. Ireland Is gravely informed iha
on unless he repudiates what Is causlicsl
IL ~ denominated free grassn h,
u must expect defeat, ard straight
e., way his self-appointed censors he
iir gin the construction of "a pat
'er form whose only noteworth,
10 feature is a disposition to hedge upo,,
IS the most imporisnt question in stat,
~ politics to-day Parties who wer,
IA most vindlctive in their opposition =
Y, lne Terrell bin, even carrying il into