Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-07-16
Idl,' 81 FBsEE GRASS.
% Abilene Repudiate the
Law Advocates.

hs : W. N Abilene Repudiate the
~ oDosLaw Advocates.
Ia ~. ABILENE, July u, 1854
ofth 10 the possibility that the
arly |, ~ think that the views upon
inc ,-grass' question advocated by
~ enc Reporter are Endorsed by
'ue htfdernble number Of the people
steelsectiOn, we, the undersigned,
This proper TO present this paper
oune sorrectiou of such erroneous
win on. We are confident that
hama, ions herein presented are held
FED ,fenthapf our people.
,bau3 system of leasing the public
Iotsrs Texas we are unalterably OPP
Mons eceuse1t is system hostile to
M b. alton and the settlement and
.,n1ent pf this portion of the
a a.Ne rein favor of free grass, -
bsn,s 1t envourages such immigra.
dI.l.l settlement.
w we mean by free grass is this:
~ and every one shall have the
ndi Craze his stock upon any un-
rs public or private land.
IRE heartily in favor of protect
W. owner OF land in all his rights.
w Int Of Enclosing his land, that II
aaM exclusively devoted to his own
occupation, is as sacred rs any
Snne Of the rights of property.
IVY, 1t it land could not be property
ona vernment which fails TO protect
o. the exercise of this right is
|ul baera fatally defective.
'ourgould not permit any one to in
thy land not his own. Severe
d rcs should be inflicted for the
bill esion Of this oilense, but these
arues should be inflicted by legal
8 Ids and not by mob violence. We
irsfavor of selling the school lands
chaal settlers. BY actual settler we
income who proposes to settle and
ir)on the land and build for him
L d family home.
be- conclusion we have to say that
sBind policy advocated by the Fort
iiTt GAZETTE and Magnetic Quill
tzlet with our most hearty APP
tnl. 1t Is not u policy which prom
rOsneflt to only one portion of the
d II adopted its operation now
3ute what it has been in the past,
4. benefits will extend through
r,s wide domain of Texas.
n. ask the publication of this article
90 we believe it is the precise
us5n Of o large majority Of the
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