Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-07-26
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A Mammoth Pionic--Canddates in the
Fiourishing Glover,
The Lease Law Discussed by One to the
Manor Born.

WIS Sfouu BnthctihS vi thc uhtfieSSt
aud lease clans at the picnic given by
the Island Greek Sunday school last
While this reporter did not
have the pleasure Of taking In the fes-
tivitics Of the occasion, he Is informed |
by those who attended that ample pro-
vision was made for the inner man,
and the surroundings all that could be
desired.
The numerous candida ties from Hill
and johnson took advantage of the
affair and while the lesser lights put
In time in u private way the cham
pions of the great living issue of the
day, lease and anti-lease, entertained
the Immense assembly, Rs II Is stated
that there was from 200 TO 1900 peo-
pie present.
Quite u crowd of johnson county
candidates arrived on the Missouri
Pacific south-bound train. Among
them we noticed Col. a. w. DeBerry
of Cleburne and Col. j. Nj. Hall of AL
varado, candidates for district judge;
A. NJ. Crane, Esq, candidate for
county representative; Brack Simpson,
for county Judge; Phil 4. Allen, for dis
trict CLERK; w. L.. Williams and Frank
lin Adams, candidates for count,
clerk; DIR. A. NJ. Douglas, candidate for
floater from this district; William Har-
rison, Tipton's candidate Tor represent
tative; Capt. 5. Z. Upshaw for district
judge from Hill county, were observed
among the throng. Mr.. a. G. Scur-
loch OF the Chronicle and q. Fohn of
the Bulletin also honored us with their
presence.
The one great argument OF the least
followers IL that the cattle kings should
pay for the land they use. This Is
their hobby and this might appear
somewhat plausible If you did not
trace the evil effects of the lease sys-
tenn and show by such a short sighted
policy that we were living for the
present and not looking to The future
prosperity of the state. We are told
If we abolish the lease and return to
the good old times that the large cattle
syndicates will drive out the poor
man. If they will, then what
show will the poor man
have when the land Is leased
for the rich man will say pay eight
cents an acre for this land, and am
entitled to the benefits OF the gras =,
and If you will settle here you must
keep our stock on your garden spot.
cannot pay for grasSfor the benefit
of your stock, ana If forsooth the land
IL leased as the lessee has perfect
tight to do, what earthly chance
could there be for "A poor man with
his little bunch of cattle on the inside?
And the law sanctions the rich man 4
absolute control of the land 10y virtue
of the stipulation of the lease and
II they will GUST the poor man when
the grass Is free do you suppose they
will tolerate him when they have al
least the moral right to exclude him
Any unprejudiced man who will In.
vestigate this matter will arrive Mt but
one conclusion, and that IL that tn,
man with the pillow and the hoe, with
his little bunch Of cattle, should be
offered every Inducement TO settle the
West, and no barrie rs like the lease law
should he placed In his pathway. The
writer (whOse father carried "a wound
inflicted 10y the red man to his grave
knows that IL Is tothis class of pioneers
that we are indebted for the glorious
country In which we now live-the
country which is now the salvation OF
the Democracy in this state. 1t was
the little immigrant, with his OK cart
full of live freight, two or three cows,
one old bob-tail mare, tlop-eared
hounds and old flint rifle who pene.
trated this country I'm the face of the
red man, were often butchered by the
barbarous savages and sometimes moi
one left to tell the tale, and encoun'
tered obstacles only known to the
early settlers. But nothing daunted
he came, and with the courage charac
teristlc of the hardy pioneer he saw
and conquered and are we who are en-
joying thrblessings bequeathed through
80 much danger, so ungrateful, as
TO prohibit the poor man from settling
the West, and In this day Of advanced
civilization pretend to say he canno,
settle the West, because indeed, the
rich man will drive him out?
Columbus who discovered America
was a pioneer, with spirit that moth
ing but death could subdue. The
pilgrims who landed ut Plymouth
Rock were pioneers, plucky, courageous
and chivalrous and the American
people possess the same spirit to-day
and they will overcome all natural OBJ
stacles In the broad way Of progress
and civilization, but II repulsed by the
strong arm Of the law, the material
interests Of the state Of Texas Will
have to suffer the consequences. Since
the adoption Of the lease law and the
agitation of its fatal consequences, the
man with the hoe IL not seen hunting
his way to the far west to enjoy the
grass which God Intended for him.
The enactment Of such law car
benefit only one class OF people, thu
rich man-the cattle kings. THERE'S 3
gentleman In Europe now attempting
To form syndicate To lease the entire
domain belonging TO the school inter
ests. and II he succeeds the Chimes
wall will have been built and ther
goodbye to the OK cart.
Friends of the poor man, citizens o
this rich agricultural country, you VIII,
have sOns and daughters and kindred
and friends In the grassy West, ar
you prepared To deny to them the ben
efits of free grass, the same privilege
which you enjoyed around your Owl
home for thirty-fve or forty years, be
cause fors0oth you will receive soni'
good from the revenue derived from
The lease? And more, will you deny
them the poor privilege OF settling II
that country where they please ant
when they please, when through TIT
sale you will derive greater revenue
by taxation and interest on the pur
chase money. The sale of lahds TO &C
tual settlers only, N wise; tits just, III
Democratic. The national Democratic
convention which assembled In Chi
cago few days ago, put Just such I
plank In the platform, ana the stat