Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-06-23

any distinction between the two In
their operation."
They make distinction. rh,,e
there Is no practical difference. The
lease law, when enforced to the letter.
isa herd law IN disguise, and the prac.
tical results will be substantially the
same as might be expected from, n
straightout herd law. IL tho leasing
idea obtains Endorsement by a majoritv
of the people of the state, IL will in
evitably lead TO an open herd law
| EAST TENAs INTERESTS,
DO you think II 20 the interests OF
MAST Texas to perpetuate the lease sys-
II do not, On the contrary, I think
" deciuedly detrimental to the inter
tsts OF That section. In the first place.
mey raise great many cutie In East
cru ieNss anu are forced TO sell their
young cattle 10 West Texas stockmen
every year. The operation OF tho leasa
law has broken down Competition
among buyers, shutting out the small
| purchasers aud reducing the price of
yearlings Mt least 81 per head. This ia
In the Interest OF the large cattlcmup.
enabling him TO buy at reduced tlrures
the young cattle OF East Texas and
drive them 10 his large leased pas.
lures, while this reduction In the home
price OF stock cattle does not affect TN,
market value of his beeves i'm St.
Louis and Chicago. And again,
Eastern Texas In largely dependent
upon the West for market for nor
vast quantities OF lumber, and In the
same ratio as Immigration and pros.
perity decrease In the West, the dc.
fnaud FOR the lumber OF the East will
decrease. The lease law prevents the
country's settlement nud the building
up of towns and farm housts, which
must draw their supply of lumber
nom the pine forests OF East Texas
Without the demand thus created.
there can DO no home market for the
products of their mills and forests.
And again, by drawing taxable
values out OF the West, there.
ny decreasing the revenues from
that section, the pro ra,n Of taxation In
East Texas will necessarily be in-
creased from year to year. II would
be well FOR the Eastern TAXPAYER TO
note the fact that IN sustaining the
tense laws he subscfibes 10 system
! which breaks down great interests In
the West. reduces the demand for the
productions of the East, and inprenses
| 'hN 't'o'h w t'iN thAHtIOIl.
FREE GRASS THE CORRECTIVE
"Do you Think pursued tho r..
porter, 'that the repeal of the leas.
law and restoration OF free grass would
bring again the tide of Immigration
that has been checked by the lnnd
boards unfriendly actioneh
81 think IL would, certainly.
During the whole history Of
the settlement of Texas down
TO he passage OF these obnoS-
ious laws, a mild, healthful climate.
cheap lands for actual settlers and free
grass for the cattle of the moor
as well M the rich have
been the prime factors In the set
Element Of the state. from the Red
river and Sabine 10 tho Colorado. The
principle OF free grass has built up and
made prosperous the most populous
and wealthy districts Of tho state, and
i deem u exceedingly bad policy To
withhold the same advantages az this
lime from men who might he Induced
to settle our great unoccupied North.
west. | think we should return 10 the
old regime, which has wrohght 80
well, not only In Texas, but In the act
Element OF all the territories OF the
United States. from the foundation Of
our government 10 the present
time. Let ns repeal the lease
laws and inscribc free grass" upon
our banner, unfurl II TO the breeze,
sell our lands cllcaplv to actual settlers
only, and the 2, 900 900 population of
Texas Will soon loo increased 10 4 OOO,-
0O0, and then we will indeed be The
banner Democratic state OF the Union,
Let us urge our delegates 10 the Hous.
Ton convention u NO present our
strength, formulate our grievances
aud contend for our rights ns to COM
maDd attention In that body and Sc
cure recognition In the platform which
that body shall put forth. An anti
| August means defeat for the state
Democratic ticket in November.
Northweft Texas at the last election
gave Gov. Ireland 20 600 votes:
East and South Texas gave q. w,
Jones majority of nearly
800. An anti-free-grass platform will
change the votes OF more than u, 900
men In these Northwestern counties.
which must Insure the defeat of the
state ticket. no avoid such u disaster,
the party must satisfy the people by
listening TO their Demands
NEW CENSUS AND REApPoRrIONMENT.
well, TO change the subject slight.
ly, do you favor the reappDrtlonnient
of the state into new Legislative dis.
trIott?f
II certainly d.. II we are 10 hnyea
class OF land legislation which In calcu.
lated 10 prevent the further settlement
OF North west Texas. we should certain
Iy have "A just representation In the
state legislature for the population al
ready here. The population Of what
In known as Northwest Texas
has been nearly. II not quite, doubled
since the census Of 1880, upon which
the present eppoI tionmcnt was based.
On the line VI the Texas d Pacific
railroad west Of Weatherford alone,
there has been AN increase OF popula-
ton to the amount OF more than 80 900.
The same rate OF Increase IN some
places has reached north aud south OF
that road 100 miles. EastlaDd county,
for instance, which had In 1870 popu-
lutlon OF but eighty, and In 1880 I, 200,
Taylor, Nolan. Fisher aud Howard the
increase has been much greater, some
OF these counties having towns OF 4 600
aud 900. believe that an APP
portlonn,enf based upon correct
census taken In 1885 would give
Northwest Texas twenty senators In
stead of eleven, and sixty representa-
tives instead Of thirt, -seven. II the
Nineteenth legislature In disposed %
give all parts Of the state justice, II
cannot deny Us this simple right. 1t
Will he the duty Of the Representatives
OF Northwest Texas In that legislature
TO demand ~ with the voice Of one
man u constitutional amendment pro-