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Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-06-02

rush for permanent ranges. Some lew
men. as there are everywhere, were
over-greedy and fenced lands to whicn
thew had no claim. This act OF law
lessness provoked the lawlessness oil
fence-cutting, the hue and cry was
raised against all cattle-raisers, the
terms, "free grass baron" and cattle
king" were invented by some Journal
.ist,c communist and the howl went on
until popular prejudice resulted In a
lease law.
Now, who are these few rich men so
literally and so generally condemned
and reviled because of the wrong-doing
Of some engaged in the same pursuit.
Many, the majority of them, indeed,
are veritable "long-horns," by virtue
of long residence in Texas; many OF
them served the South on the tented
field and sought the grazing regions
of this state, broken in fortune, for
employment rs cowboys at scant pay
and at scautier rations, and for some
years after the war were a bulwark
between the Indians and the settle
ments; they are men who have invest
ed their capital in public and private
enterprises and aided to build up
towns and communities; they are free
hearted gentlemen, shrewd business
men, whose words are their bonds and
who are as loyal and devoted and
serviceable to Texas as any other class
of men, and certainly as much so as
the Bohemian or penny.a-liner whc
vents his lily concealed envy or com.
munism by invective and screed.
How many cattlemen were guilty o.
inclosing public lands illegally? viii
some organ of the land syndicates tel
the people" Why did not the grea
state of Texas, in the plenitude of its
power, have the Illegal fences removed
Why disparage and injure the business
ofthousands because a very few wealth.
men were over-sreedy? Why put al
embargo on the settlement of an entir
section? Why prejudice the popula
mind against an entire class because
of the wrong-doing of few individ
uals? AS well condemn the human
race to the gallows because of Bel
Thompson and John Wesley Hardin
Leased baronies and landed syndicate
are the bette noi of settlement; the SC
called free-grass barons and cattle king
are the advance guard of the hoe, {
the plow and of civilization.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-06-02

THE Bolton Journal, an able oppo-
nent of free grass, says the soil and
climate of the grazing region will not
permit its development into farming
country. Will the Journal draw the
line between the agricultural and graz
ing regions? All Texas was once con-
sidered "a grazing region Will the
Journal admit that Bell county is "a
grazing region ~ 1t was once included
in "the grazing region Are we real
ly getting back to the Old Alcalde's
book OH Texas? Are we once more to
be compelled to look at that mule
cared rabbit while looking for the
imaginary line that divides the agri-
cultural from the grazing region? Go
slow, gentlemen, or the Dallas Times
will publish you rs the organ of the
bullionaires. The man with the hoe
will see for himself whether West
Texas is fit for cultivation or not.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-06-02

the fact that not only did the Reput-
licans white ones) liberate the colored
man, but gave him the right to vote.
When the South demanded repre-
sentation for the colored people in the
South, then white Republicans said
the oolored men must be voters. Will
not every fair-minded man saw that
this Is correct In principle. and as
Southern men do we not all want that
increased representation? Now as re-
CARDS the colored man being more ca
pableD exercising the franchise now
than twenty years ago, such Ia the
fact, and we wish to say that white
Republicans of Texas, and Tarrant
county too, are just as much in favor
of the colored man voting and having
all his rights under the laws of
the state and the government as
ever white Republicans have been
since the late unpleasantness. And
while we are still in favor of every
citizen, of whatever color, having all
the rights equal under the law, and be
| protected in those rights, yet we do
claim for ourselves the right to say
with whom we will affiliate politically
aud If, as in the case in hand, white
Republican party will build up and in
iiuence, as we believe it will, many
good men now working in other par
ties, or nominal Republicans that care
not to even vote at elections, and al
low the colored people all the liberty
that we ourselves enjoy, they being
permitted to vote the Republican
ticket, run party of their own or
vote with their true and tried friends,
the Democrats. Even in the
latter case the white Republicans
would see to 1t that the
colored people have the proper treat
ment'even when thrown by themselves
upon the tender mercies of the great
Democratic party. 1t is not the wish
nor intention of the white Republi-
cans to curtail or abridge any liberty
or constitutional right of any man of
and while bowling mob are declar.
ing that the colored man of Texas is
all there is of the Republican party we
| just simply dissent from their assump
, ton. We recognize no power in this
republic to compel any man, either
white or black, to affiliate with any
organization unless they choose SO t.
0 do. We have chosen to no Longer
9 affiliate with and be led by mer
! claiming to be Republicans ant
. condemning men as Democrat:
because they do not agree with Office
> holders and the colored men of tn,
party, when the facts are that these
e white Republicans, many of them
| were Republicans before the enfran
r chisiug Of the negro. And as to bolt
, ing from the Republican party, tn,
~ white organization, which will sool
: number thousands in Texas, ARE or
s ganizing upon the principles and plat
4 form of the national Republican party
and will vote for the nominees CT th
= party for president and vice-presiden
II of the United States. W.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-06-02

WE have been thinking that maybe
somebody will propose the Old Alcalde
as delegate to Chicago No. ?. The
summer vacation of the university viii
afford him season OF leisure that could
be devoted to attending the convention.
Why not send him to show what
diplomatic statesmen we produce III
Texase 1.-The could get the floor, for
only few minutes, and make speech
he would succeed in convincing his
hearers that they didn't know who he
wanted for president. The politicians
in Texas say they are more at sea than
ever after reading one of the Alcalde's
Characteristic epistles. The old man
mystifies 'em and they gnaw file. 1t
is worthy of note, however-and we
have remarked it before-that the AL
calde doesn't go back on his GAZETTE
interview.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-06-02
"Parons" and Kings

The extent of the prejudice against
the comparatively few cattlemen who
have acquired fortunes in the cattle
raising business was never fully appa-
rent until the free-grass question be-
came topic of general discussion.
This prejudice is not confined to the
illiterate or ignorant or poor classes |;
but men of intelligence, men of ed
ucaiion, men of means, ground every
argument in favor Of herd law or
the leasing system on the wealth ac-
quired by few men, and the terms
"free-grass baronn and cattle kingn
are the clouds on every mans brain in
the discussion of question involving
the settlement of section which
fully developed, would be an empire
within itself. Even the attorney-gen'
eral of the great state of Texas admit.
the potency of this prejudice when Ii,
says that the Illegal action of few
cattlemen, in inclosing lands to which
they had no title, furnished the casu
| bcui for the hostility Of legislation L
Northwest Texas and to cattle-raising
and but for that Illegal action W
kwould have had no legislative inter
ference with free grass.
\ Many Of these go called barons an
kings were made such, as many Fol
Worth and other Texas people wer
,, made rich, by accident and throug
no particular merit or shrewdness /
themselves. The business of cattle
raising on the range is of privatio
and until the boom struck cattle W,
; not one that attracted any but IL
. most hardy. AS late as 1878, stool
raiser in the West with 1000 head
(, cattle was worth only about 81 800; al
even the owner of 1000 head WI
worth only about $37 800. Beef a
i. preciated in price, money WAS Chez
!. in the Fast, cattle-raising became sy
Q tematixed under the influence OF Il
4 associations, and capital sought an !
# vestment that paid SO handsomely Al
n which had been rendered safe by {
0 operation and organization. The MI
It with 1900 head In 1853 found himst
o worth $4,000, and the own
= OF 5000 head was possessed
If $l25 900. The appreciation Of CT
l. tie values and the introduction
}. strangers into tho business mp
is range facilities valuable, and the fit
Ie cent act, with sisters, cousins Al
auntsu attachment, inaugurated
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-06-02
Houston and Lincoln.

The following complimentto one ofour most
esteemed citizens is taken from the indie
pendent, published at Brazorla, MIR. Hous-
tons former home:
Our esteemed contemporary, the Galveston
News, says that "remple Houston is the Bob
Lincoln ofTexas.'
without golny into fuisome praise OF the
favorits son of Texas the facts in the history
OF these two gentlemen prove conclu-
sively that Mr.. Houston is the greater of the
two.
Mr.. Lincoln has had every advantage of an
education, has been ,petted and coached by
the politicians, is forty years old, and Yet
those who know him say that he has none
OF the brsius or brilliancy of his father. In
fact there is no craftsmanship about him
he was hardly known until Mr.. Arthur an.
pointed him secretary of war.
or Mr.. Houston much can be satd. He is a
sel-madc man, having been from his child
mood thrown upon his own resources and
from "a cowboy on the plains he will soon be
elected by his people to seat in the
upper house OF the Texas congress. He
IS IN every way seli-made man. He ac-
CURED his own education, and Is Today
one OF the finest speak ers In the state. He is
the prototype OF his father, and we feel "a le in
predicting that some day he will be
one OF The leading statesmen of Texas Mr..
Houston Is not more than half the age of Mr..
| Lincoln, yet he has accomplished much
more than that gentleman, alone and by his
own eNertions, natural energy and ability.
III the News means TO compare the two be-
cause Of their parentage, We have nothing 10
say. Hut II IL mesns to compare them I'm
point OF AGILITY and future usefulness as pu b.
lie men we beg leave to differ.-Mobeetie
Panhandle.
Mr.. Houston is the worthy son of a
worthy sire, and he is not dependent
upon loved and honored name In
carry him through the world. He il
honest, he Is competen: and in hearty
sympathy with the people he aspirea
TO represent. Mr.. Houston's own abil.
tiles and devotion to his people en-.
title him to the confidence of the pub.
lie, and while 1t is an honor In itself to
be the son Of Sam Houston, Temnle
has won for himself place among
men. The people of the Northwestern
district Will find a faithful representa-.
tive in Temple Houston.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-06-02

THE bill permitting the Gulf, Color
ado & Santa Fe railroad to cross the
Indian territory has passed the senate.
This is good news for Fort Worth, and,
indeed, everything seems to be work
ing together for good to them that
serve the Lord. Mr. Wellborn de-
serves we'll of the people for his fideli.
ty, and Senators Coke and Maxey will
be faithful in the senate. Our Wash.
ington special yesterday records also
the passage 10y the house of bill al
lowing the Achlson, Topeka & SAINT!
Fe TO cross the territory.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-06-02

THE GAZETTE is fresh In politics. Wal,
until they have gone through the mill like
we have, a political editor has to have both
eyes BACKED In ward meeting, and see his
idol showed under, before he realizss that
neither lac nor his paper Is running,h ccun.
try.-Dailas Times.
Yes, we are fresh and innocent. We
do not know anything about politics,
and we don't want the Times or any
other man to teach us. THE GAZETTE
is u locker on in Vienna-but we don't
want the contract of running the eoun-
Try. We want free grass because /,
means more people and more Texa.
school children.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-06-02
WACO.
The Victim Of a Damnable Outrage
Newsy Notes from Our Sister City.

The Victim Of Damnable Outrage
Newsy Notes from Our Sister City.
Special to the Gazette
WACO, June l.-Dr. Joe S. Willis,
the physician who is attending OH
Minnie Daura, the little Italian girl
who was mentioned in last nights
dispatch, says there Is no manner Of
doubt but that the child has been the
victim of q most damnable outrage.
She Is quite sick to-day. Public feel
ing over the occurrence Is Outspoken
and Indignant. but there are no appre-
tensions that Galley will be mOlested.
The county Democratic convention
meets here tomorrow to select dele.
gates to the Fort Worth convention.
1t Is doubtful whether it names any to
the Houston convention, In which
event second convention will be
called. The delegate to Fort Worth will
undoubtedly be favorable to Tilden.
A. ) FarrOw, who killed Dow, Is
still In jail, not having given the ST, 900
bond, which 1t was thought he would
do yesterday. 1t Is now said he finds
SO much difficulty in getting sureties
ball.
The churches have all been well at
tended to-day and some lively sermons.
AZ The Bapust church tonight Rev
DR.. Dltzler preached on "Infidelity,
and at Liberal Hall Mr.. Shaw is lectnr
lug on Hell, According to the Scrip
lures" Atthe Episcopal church Whit
sunday services were largely attended
and the church beautifully decorated.
me commencement exercises Of
waco Female college open on June o,
at Waco university ON Juue ID.
LEY. DIR. Burleson dedicated q new
baptist church at Hillsboro to-day.
Hon. L. l.. Foster of Groesbeck is
In the city.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-06-02

THE two-thirds rule will be put to it,
Mt Houston, to make even respectable
struggle for further existence in Texas
politics. 1t has been tried and found
wanting, and the people will ask it to
stand up and say why sentence shall
not be passed upon it, The only friend
it can appeal TO will be the dark-horse
and the dog-in-the-manger minority;
and the dark horse, when he sees it is
doomed, will be among the first to
give it kick aud swear he never knew
it. 1t will have to go.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-06-02

WE do not suppose that any man
who is we'll balanced mentally believes
or even suspicious that Mr.. Frymier
and his associates Of the asylum-locat-
ing board were actuated by other than
the most sincere and upright motives
in placing the branch asylum al Aus
tin. People will talk, and talk fool
ishly "a fact that Mr.. Frymier should
be old enough to have found out by
this time.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-06-02

a CLERK in the land commissioners
Office writes two-column boost of
Mr.. Walsh 10 the Bonham Advocate
aud concludes by saying; Generally
it may be considered in bad taste for a
clerk in the departments to attempt to
boost his chiefn Certainly it is in bad
taste, Judge B., but every one knows
that the clerks all want to keep their
chief in-only, people are not likely to
look for arguments on the question
from parties so vitality interested.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-06-02

THE lease system is not only an en-,
barge OH settlement but manifestlyA
unjust to the lessee. Is II just to lease
a man land and, after he has fenced
it, compel him to build another fence
to shut out the cattle Of the actual
settler who may enter upon GAO acres
right in the heart Of his lease? II the
theory of the lease men is correct the
lease will be worthless to the lessee,
and the only reason 1t will not prove
TO be worthless is because the theory
of the lease advocates is not correct,
for no man will actually settle on
leased land.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-06-02

THREE months ago the only argu-
ment against free grass was flee
grass baron. and the land syndicate
organs declared that the people had
nothing to do with the disposition Of
tie public lands; that the question
should be left 70 the sweet will OF the
legislature. 1t Is discovered at last
that the peoplewill have something'to
do with the question. and II the Hous-
ton convention muzzles the voice Of
discussion the nominees Of that con-
vention Will hear something drap.
The Houston convention must discuss
and act upon the question. All the
people ask Is discussion.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-06-02
Chicago in 1880 and 1884.

The Republican national convention
meets in Chicago tomorrow, and we
may say, right now, that no paper in
Texas will present fuller reports of
what Is done than THE GAZETTE.
Our readers will have the whole his
tory of the gathering laid before them,
day by day. 1t is simply impossible
to venture an estimate as to how long
the convention will be in session, that
being purely dependent upon the OBJ
stinacy of the struggle for the nomina-
ton. The Chicago convention Of 1880
lasted five days, four of which were
consumed in the examination Of dele
gates credentials and the preparation
of a platform. 1t is probable that as
much time will be required la the
coming convention for the same work,
for the Republicans feel that their
platform of this year must be care
fully drawn instrument. With all
their avowed solidity on the doctrine
of protection, they are aware that the
spirit of tariff reform is abroad in the
land and they are too shrewd to over.
look or ignore the fact. 1t is rot prob
able, then. that the balloting for a
presidential nominee will begin earlier
than Thursday afternoon, and perhaps
not until Friday or Saturday. After
that everything depends on the
strength developed by aspirants. Foul
years ago it required thirty-six ballots
to nominate. Grant and Blaine had
fought the battle up to the thirty-fourtf
ballot and the convention was dead
locked. On the thirty-fifth ballo
Michigan created a diversion by casting
sixteen votes for Garfield, and tn,
Blaine men, recognizing the hopeless
ness of further efforts for "the plumet
knight left him for Garfield. Tn
thrty-sixth ballot. which settled tn
; ! rN-
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-06-02

ONE argument used against free grass
Is that some cattlemen do not fairly
render their property for taxation. II
there are one hundred men in any
business in Texas who do--if those
who use the argument dot will be
news to the tax assessors. Almost all
the arguments used against free grass
are founded upon a popular prejudice
against cattlemen, which has been
aroused for sinister purposes.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-06-02

SOME of the land syndicate organs
say THE GAZETTE cackles too loudly
over the fact that few counties here
and there have instructed for free
grass. The land syndicate organs
have absolutely nothing to cackle
over. for not county in all Texas yet
has declared for herd law.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-06-02

Our Washington letter to-day VIII
interest the public. This is an age OF
iconoclasm, and newspapers are break
ing more images than they themselves
wot of. The cherry tree and little
hatchet are now but a fable, and 1.-THE
first steamboat on the Hudson" must
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-06-02
A Bari Not the Chief Consideration

a Bar NOT the Onlef UonslueraJlOn'
1t is said that Justice Field, ii NOM
mated by the Democrats for the presi-
dency, can control bar'l that will
pour out at least s. 900, 900 for the cam
paign fund. And back of this too, there
Is the dissenting opinion rendered by
Justice Field in the legal tender case,
which 1t is assumed in some quarters
should render him very acceptable TO
those Democrats who are strenuous
opponents of the growing power of the
national congress. These are weighty
considerations no doubt with some
people, but it is not at all probable
they will exert any influence with the
Democratic masses. The possession of
bari Is not sn overshadowing recon-
mendation of an aspirant's availability;
If il were, however, Mr.. Tilden looms
up even more availably than Judge
Field. And in Mr.. Tilden there is
blended all the statesman-like qualities
desired in candidate, coupled with
the memory of the great wrong that
was put upon the country and the
Democracy when Tilden was counted
out and Hayes in. This of itself is an
issue worth half-dozen of Mr.. Justice
Fields opinions against the growing
tendency ID Capitalization by vesting
unusual and extraordinary power in
congress. Judge Field will be allowed
to keep his bar'lintact. The Democracy
has an issue in Tilden that will wir
the fight, If it is to be won at all.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-06-02

THERE was never yet professional
oilice-seeker who didn't shed crocodile
tears over the woes of "the poor man"
How many professional oilice'seeker
are noted for running their hands into
their pocket; when 1.-The poor man.
wants favor, Beware OF the office
seeker who cries over 'the poor man"
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-06-02
Republicans Did Earranchise the Negro,

fosr Worm, June 1851,
Editor OF the Gazette.
Yes, Mr.. Editor, If you will allow
me through the columns OF your lib
erai though Democratic paper, to
answer an editorial in the issue Of Sat.
urday' l will do so and acknowledge
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-06-02

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Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-06-02

,
GREE grass means a more rapid
settlement OF the country than can oe
ACCOMPLISHED by lease law.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-06-02

THE State National bank will per-
feet its organization this morning at
10 o'clock at the Office of the Texas In
vestment company.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-06-02
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spe: ial to the 0, ,,ss m
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Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-06-02

MONDAY MORNING. JUNE 2.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-06-02
WASHINGTON LETTER,

WASHINGTON LETTER
ka'orama and its Master-A stro,s
but Old story.
Joel Barlow and His Associates A D..
sonal Sketch. =
Fnlton's First Steamboat a, ~
Creek, and not on the HUDSON. go
How and by Whom Texas is Rer,,.
aented in Washington.
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The North Texas Real E5ate Journal

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