The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-05-22

~ aeaw v~ss,s lhr N nor ~ ne
ssme money hom me lsass M baS hs(fel
The land, lhsf the On nge would " fH1fs
ffsdasl snf ssliffseiofg hsoiuls II you'd
eags m1fs and opsn sefilemeht md
iffe rfetlnf ffa lshfef line There Il In
no elFllltid veil titiiei uniff undef the
sun such . thing 81 ifes sfgs Hhsfs the
esnsf. Nishss 10 ne II - dsfiys isssnus
i,sis ~ Is.ss' aud soeh q ih'nf esnDos
The smouni Of LAID osnsd b. the school
fund 10. lsfss when We consider the LARGE
revenue ths might be derived from u al.
nuAlly, but 10 comparatively ~ sma.l thst
any pOiicy pursued tawsfd u oannot ma.
lsfislly elect he prosperity u your grow.
ing 'sellon; VI course there are details
can only be psriso ed from time
20 uiIs 30 10 defects appea', has II does
seem 10 me that the gestTrl policy cannot
DO successfully asssiied.
IheATiily favor ine settlement Of the
country by natural processes, and would
mover knowingly sdheIe 20 e favor any
policy that bad contrary effect. l want
10 see each man, the heat OF family, have
a chance 70 hnyf bis own vine aud ~ tree;
but in TIA name Of the actual settler,
would hate 10 see the large aerds OF cate
bro sslng on the "cbil1Ien'0 gras'," and the
owners Of the tue becoming rapi lily en-.
rle' Cd, while the children 81 the stale 20.
NAMED undue cd or Ts-sived their edu.
lion by the sweat OF the brows OF the thou.
seads VINO own no cattle ana have none Of
"a ehildrsn's grass convenient upon which
10 grazs even Their Que work hoIse.
The demo cratic party has al all
times tried % do what Is iair and
jus; to. ell penpls, and Il -. tfuer
To-day In Texas 10 l.s principles than il Is
nywhere else. Whenever democrat gees
10 tbs republican parry for comfort and
nultn'a he layn himself In the cradle OF
monopoly and I'LL soits Of injuStlos and
oppression, Us exemplifsd 10 the tarld aud
thou, 'nG other ways.
don't ihink that the more Conservative
people OF the west II class you as sucb) and
OF the other c,ci ne oil the state ara fer
apart on this question, end a little time
aud patience viii proiue- results satislac.
tory 10 all. The publican party or any
now party can snord 10 promise your pee
Pile anything, for before they ever have Gu
opportunity 70 comply with their promises
In Tsx,-, the nte,:si,y ior the compliance
aqd your reques's will have faded from
the memory even OF yourselves.
Men politic,'ly and socially IS Intimately
associated 81 are the maj oTity OF the repre-.
ser I;ivfs In the legislature, will not de-
signecly or Knowingly irjure the interests
OF eaoh others s'o!ion OF q sta'o OF which
we are I'll proud.
u
Grafton OF this question, In and out OF lesis-
latiys balls, by the people, the press aud
their Representatives, will tolyo this prob.
lem TO the satisfaction OF al reasonable
men, and In The interest OF the school fund,
which 10 our common heritage.
i nsts what you say in your editorial Us
regards Lie criticism OF tho views and &C.
tlons OF men 10 public position, aud assure
you, so far as l am concerned, that the
editor who crl,icises fairly, however nn-
iavoIably, my official acts, bts my
respect and esteem, snd no one can
BIO more ready TO profit by, or
eau take In better part, such criticism
Free grass on land for which there IL de-
msnd for tho ersss only, means free land.
Free school land means an abuse OF y trust
fund, 70? the constitution requites OF US to
reslZ, a revenue from this source and use
ii in popular education. The senators and
repre- entstives OF the west ara 0mong ray
mott valued tr.suds, aud will bear me out
10 the assertion tnsI | have always con.
tended for q bir aud just cour.e toward
that section.
hope ere the ides of January that there
vii! be satisfactory solution of the entire
question.
remain yours truly,
BARNETT GIBBS.