The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-01-17

stock enclosed. That's the result il
the Southwest. All interest, more
particularly the stockmeD, demanded
it. AS far back as 1872 he fa
vored the fencing in of all stock
and to fence out none, and held that
position in the face Of all opposition
He had had no reason to change hi:
views. Free range had been tried il
1870, and all will remember what Phi
Sheridan said about renting out Texas
and living in hell. Murder. rapine
and riot were in the air; Sam Bass
was robbing railroad trains and banks
and vigilance committees were organ.
lied in Coleman, Goliad and 9th Ell
| counties. We did have little
hell down here about that time
and much of it could lie
traced to the career Of those who had
followed the range. Look at the
| question in its moral aspect. \ ma
jorlty of the penitentiary convicts,
outside of negroes and those brought
here by railroads, were the boys who
| had followed the range; the fellows
with snake around their hat, two
| SiX-ShOoterS belted on anG Il WinchiS-
| ter under the leg. Leaving this line
| of argument he spoke warmly urOl
the educational aspects OF the ques-
ton. Let us ZealOuSly guard the
| school fund and educate an improved
people. The old alcalde had said that
'civiliZation began and ended at the
ploW." lie loved the o. A., but he
had done what George Washington
could not do-h2 had told IL story.
Civilization began and ended in those
counties where all the lends were
fenced in.
Capt. Paddock obtained the floor,
and proceeded to answer Mr.. Lane.
His address, somewhat lengthy,
abounded in sound argument and con-
yincing figures. lie incidentally re-
marked that he could not see Il Solu-
Vion Of the present troubles in Senator
TeTrells bill. TIE STATESMAN re-
grets that its reporter lost his notes of
Capt. Paddock's very able and inter-
esting remarks, and hopes to he able
to give them at another time in full.
AT the conclusion of his remarks Mr..
Lane renewed the motion to table the
resolution offered by CJl. Slaughter.
The motion carried by vote of 60 to
IS.
Sergeant-at-Arms Grain announced
the appointment, according to consti-
tutional provision, OF MesSrs. Lee
Hall and Is. i. Paddock as assistant
Sergeants-at-armS
capt. Hail announced the presence,
IN the hall, OF PreSident-elect Joseph
ID. SayerS, and moved the appoint
ment Of a committee to escort him to
the clair. NIessrS. Hall, Lane and
Grain were appointed rs said commit
tee. Upon taking the chair, Gov.
Savers spoke substantially as follows:
He said that his election to the po-
sition Of president, while he was alb
sent, was without his solicitation or
knowledge, for which he felt more
grateful than language could express;
that this was the most important con-
vention that had been held since the
organization of the association. The
protection of life, liberty and property
constituted the basis of civilization,
and that a government that did not
insure such protection failed to
accomplish the end for which
it was instituted. There should
be no difference as to the character
and kind Of property; the merchant,
farmer and stockman stood on the
same footing, and their earnings
should receive the same degree OF rec
ignition by the law. Al legislation,
to be permanent and valuable, must
be general in its character, and with
out protection 10 any specia' interest
at the expense of other inter
eSts. Persons seeking Legislation in
their behalf should be just. He be-
lieved that the legislature and the
governor had the inclination and the
wisdom entirely sufficient to meet the
exigency of the times, and that they
would provide tie means whereby the
most complete protection would be
insured to every character of property.
He said that the association was deli
berating rs Texans and that no indiYi-
dual, local Or sectional interests should
prevail at the expense of the welfare
of all the people. In closing, Gov.
Sayers again thanked the association
for the honor conferred upon him, and
said that while he presided over its
deliberations he would endeaVor to be
strictly fair and impartial.
His remarks were received with ap.
| plauSe.
Col. Barnard offered the following
resolution, which was adopted;
Be it resolved: That a committee of fifteen
| ton, as a committee on reSo utiOnS, to which
| committee shall be referred all resolutions
touching the most wise and expedient meas
ureS IL be adopted by this association '.pon the
| question OF the cri ue OF fence cutting; and
| also all resolutions looking toward the mem
| oralizing of the legislature or this state, now
| in session. That said committee shall report
| to this association the result OF its delibera-
tions for the action upon said report of this as
| ISOLATION.
The chair stated that this commit
tee would be named this morning
when on motion of Major Mabry, the
association adjourned until this morn
ing at 10 o'clock.
HOOPS ASD HORNS.
The membership Of the association now mum,
bers considerably over three hundred.
| Ex-senator Lane received many compll
ments after his speech yesterday.
Sergeantat-AlmS Grain certainly under
Stands hi, duties. He keeps rder. His lieu
tenants, Paddock and Hail. are valuable acqut
| SitionS to his Stalf
Outsiders" who claim to have 'sized up
the meeting, say there are a majority OF mem
beers against a herd law, and vice versa.
The capacity of the district court room wa!
fully tested yesterday. There were nearly toul
hundred persons present at one time.
Secretary Lambert is to be congratulated
| upon the selection Of his assistant, Capt. ID. E
Bentley, one of the editors Of the Texas Woo
Grower.
Col. S. Z. Cunningham, editor of the Texa.
| Live Stock Journal, is attending the meeting
Col. Il. L. Groom, of Wheeler county, wa
among yesterdays arrivals. He is chairman
of the committee on diseases of live stock.
| Nice-PreSident Simpson is repeatedly com
plimented upon the wisdom and fairness dis
played in the makeup of the standing com
| mitteeS.
| Memorial, resolutions and addresses wi b'
one of the features of to-day's session.
Several members of the legislature Wer
present during the afternoon session yestei
day. and seemed TO be much interested i'll tn
proceedings, particularly the speeches.
THIRD DAY-MORNING SESSION.
The association met pursuant t.
adjournment. President Savers in tn
chair
Roll call and reading the journal
was dispensed with.
The following speciallcommittee,
, contemplated in resolution adopte'
at Wednesdays session, was al
nounced by the chair:
/. n. Simpson, OF Dallas, chairman
dock, of Tarrant; Henry Seligson, G
Galveston; Henry Jones. of Navarro
w. II. Grain, of Dewitt; E. F. Ikar(
: of Clay; J. L. Little, OF Medina; c. {
Slaughter, of Dallas; II. W. CreSwel
5 of Wheeler; r. G. Head, of Caldwell
: II. II. Campbell, of Motley; IL. {
Barnard. of Bexar; Seth Mabry, c
E Llano; a. Symes, OF Williamson.
: Major Mabry, for the committee o
: resolutions of respect to decease
l members, submitted the following r,
port:
n Whereas, We have learned with regret Il
= death of a. Conkle, of Kansas City, and j.