The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-09-04

and whefn %dflllrfiilUu VAS nHoHssafj
and In Il forced nnd heated discussion N
4 hran new question: the pfnfp lease
law was udnUffd. which WIS ilo best
That could have bgon d0n0 under The
circumstances aud was hy nu mean.
1pompd hV H. trainers entirely perfect.
SGT the Legislature did the best " could
IN the promises, subsequent tNcui-
have shown that they acted wisely md
his action ~ GnvornnT had boon Ia ne
cordnnco with the laws passed.
AZ 10 the leasing 81 lands rom lcgisla
tive limits from I tu : per cent, per acre
subsequent events have developed the
fact that while the policy has not boon
good Tor the free grass advocates, 10 In.
"uvontuntcd To the Increase of the school
fund. Tho Governor then alluded IA
what he termed foolish talk. 'SuppOau'
said lac, "thesc people nro sincere, and
they want the grass for actual settlers,
aud suppose the actual settlers should
come and lnhabit tho coun,
try, then what chance would
10 cat M the grass on tho places that
these actual settlers settled onY Would
not they have To he actual settlers them
selves, or would they not be compelled
10 have themselves fenced ont with their
great drOVcs of roaming cattleY" lle
Thought the lease law should he amended.
lie felt that II was necessary TO iN
II mp some way, especially TO pro-
vent capitalist syndicates AMI cor
porations getting possession. of too
much of the lands; but he did not feel
that there was rs much danger as the
people unprecedented because ho did not
think thcro was rs much public land rs
people thought for. Really there Is but
little public lands, Yet this Is the case.
The school land is dedicated 10 n p0rtic-
ular purpose, has been for years and Is
not supposed TO lac intended
10 the carrying out of any
former idea of free range
Eastern ToSas has within hcr limits
large numbers of good citizens who con-
tend that the citi2rns of Western ToNNs.
who urr late citizens, have 10 right OF
the disposition of lands Tor which they
and their fathers fought, nor did ho
think that citizens of II section have u
right 10 monopolize property
which belonged to the citi-
Zens of the State NJ large.
Would il not be too mach to ask of these
old pioneers that their privileges be fore
ON the fcnce-cutting question
the Governor grew t%acelious. lie said
that he had no more legal right TO stop
fonce-cutting through his executive
DOW II lllll llt llaiAA w sup ~ hiNoilE VI
a sweetheart by her beau. The fencS,-
was mean enough not 10 ,yr the
Governor know when he was going to
cut a fence.
Yet he did moi consider his duties so
lar sdsnended rs TO cause him IT, violate
his oath i'm suspending the haheNs cor.
pus act or to order out the militia. IT
was his aim TO be tho Governor olfeXas,
not TO please or displeaso any one.
was but II guide for Il public
official, and that was To onlighton his
conscience and act according 10 its die
1t is rs hard to pass a general law APP
plicable to Texas as u national law in
Congress. Same way with land policy
i'm reference to different sections. We
must yield to the general good. The
belongs to all good and law
abiding citizens; to the small property
owner and no more than to the big prop
holders. We are told there is Il Sc
cession party, but when people say they
are for nothing but the section they live
in, they are hardly worth holding on to.
But they won't live to see the Texas
fought for by its present people, divided
and sundered. They started its great
lie concluded by asking the people To
select their best men to The Legislature.
Select good square men who will stick up
for what they thought right and yielded
when wrong. The Governors veto is all
well enough, but sometimes il is in
effective, rs in the last Legislature,
it so happened as cline riding
which is merely the riding along of II
particular line by syndicates or big pro-
prietors. Nobody wants Il herd law. The
now permits cattle to 30 wherever
il (the land) is not fenced up. What
more do they want?
lie stated il was said he would be de-
by 600 majority in Grayson
county. This came from Il disappointed
nominee. There is no doubt of the cleo
ton Of the whole State ticket, but the
people must not let representation be
cut down in conventions. The Gov
ernor told all to go to the polls; men
who couldn't find men good enough to
not risen to so high a point. If mistakes
had been made go back to the party and
correct them.
He had been in active life for thirty or
forty years and knew nothing to be
ashamed of. Came here as a boy and
owes all to Texas. Fidelity had been
ruling guide, but he had been taxed
his physical endurance in
discharging the duties of patronage.
His duties were increasing and too oner-
GUS; couldn't stand it without great OK
The heads of departments were
much imposed upon by the Legisla-
ture. 1t was for the future Legislatures
to correct this. He would not probably
again visit Collin. 1t was the Egypt
the great land of Texas great in intelli-
gence, physically great, and great in all
things, but if they fail to take interest in
political affairs, and allow the return of
the state of affairs under Davis, he
feel that his visit had been futile.
He eXhorted the young men to particle
pate inpublic affairs and appreciate their
They will be called on and must
fill the places of those now leading.
alluding to the great future of
Texas and to the great duty of offering
to all who would dwell among us,
he predicted that the time would come
when the South would be the high pro-
community, and perhaps have to
drive demurring New England back
into the Union. The old pioneers had
given us the great results of their la
Oors. Let us hand it down with unim-
glory to those that come after us.
Let us stop petty complaints of petty err
rors, and attending solely to the magni-
wing greatness of IA State, which is fast
reaching the front rank of empire, do
i'll duty in all its entirety. The Gov
showed how entirely iinpersonal
,ad been his official career, and how
hopeful he was that his efforts had been
revised and fairly considered.
Thanking the audience for their Close at
he withdrew amid continued
applause and music.
THE BALL.
As a part of the festivities of the oc-
.asion, a grand ball was given at night
n Chaddick IL Housewright's hall,
which was very largely attended, the
music being furnished by Meme Bros.
1and, of Dallas. Dancing was kept up
Until a late hour, and was participated