Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-09-17

acting In the role OF Post correspond
ent, could employ the first person slngu-
lar pronoun.
The simultaneous appearance of these
articles oyercomes the presumption of
plagiarism that would otherwise exist.
even admitting that the most de-
PRAYED of plagarists would appropriate
such matter. But these simultaneous
counterparts are not accidental. Some
explanation is due. Would the Herald
management touch II. NJ. j. with pair
Of tongs? Then how does IL happen that
this very identical language appears ms
editorial In their columnsY DO they
plagiarizc from him? 1t is awful upon
their renders If their editorial matter is
written by an Austin correspondent OF
the Post. 1t is incumbent upon the Her.
aid as a journal of some pretensions, to
sweep away this terrible inference. Then,
win II. NJ. j. EXPLAIN He will not claim
employment from the Herald, neither
win he acknowledge himself a Journal
istic pirate!
And yet, how this similarity? None but
q cold unfeeling man would intimate that
duplicate mcmorandums were handed the
Herald and Post bureaus, and the repre-
sentatlyes of these two journals, owing
to the pauclty of their own language,
adopted that of their master and pillaged
his yocabulary--bad as it was--lnstcad
of their own. Still more. II would be
wrong to impute such Il thing 70 men of
their originality. Better, far better, that
their conduct, like that of their masters,
should remain unexplained. What right
have we poor devils to hold our noses,
even If the article does rcek with the
stencil of official dictation? 1t would be
unjust for any one TO intimate-aye,
never so faintly-that the alacrity with
which the Herald responded to the de-
Tense of the accused had the remotest
connection with an appointment as COM
missioner of Texas to the New Orleans
exposition. Such an insinuation would
be false Gas it implies that my assailant
could be actuated by gratitudc). He
leans more towards lizards, tOads, horned
frogs, scorpions, centipcds, seeds, lace,
quilts and ''sich like"
But the most astounding of all defenses
refers to the boards action regarding
Greer county. 1t is averred that this Is
the animus, the gravamen of my attack.
Well, If IL is not, it should be. With in
eXplicablC ignorance, the lIerald-Post
article asks, "Who has claimed Greer
NOuull un HuuilN duHMtT,
John Ireland, governor, and w. G.. Walsh,
commissioner, by patenting veteran GER
tiflcates for 100000 acres therein located.
Now If 1t is school land, it is not open to
location by certificates, and If public do
main it Is not subject to lease. These
premises all will admit, but the governor
leases it and patents locations there. Now,
either the leases or the patents
n NVofthlnSg I,raar pOuptv ttoa IaJi
Gated one-half to the payment of the pub
lie debt and one-half to the school fund
by the act of February 20 1879. Let no
one plead that these veteran certificates
were patented in satisfaction of the pub
lie debt. II so, why discriminate be-
tween those and other certificates? No,
Greer county is "pig or puppy" just as
the whim, convenience or incentive of the
moment may suggest. As long us they
have veteran certificates to locate, it is
public domain, and when they desire to
lease, it is school land! II Greer
county is school land-and YOU
so pronounce it by leasing it,
you have taken 100000 acres from the
school fund by the issuance of these pat
ents! But the applicants for leases in
Greer classified the lands as public do
maid, and the board accepted the classih-
cation and conferred their awards to it
Examine the record. The land has never
been surveyed. So if the governor has
repented of his patenting veteran certin-
Gates and considers the law as binding
upon him, how does ne say which is pub |
lie debt and which school land? Now
such imbecility and vacillation have
everything the land board |
has done. They try one thing, and if the re-
suits are not satisfactory they try another. |
Thus in their frantic efforts to win popu-
larity, they have formulated policy |
which is such pinnacle of stupiditySthat |
it at the same time prevents leasing and |
retards settlement They are an impede |
ment to both revenue and immigration |
They are condemned by both settlers and !
lessees. But this business will cause
Texas to lose Greer county. Such things
prejudice her claim, which is admitted to |
be doubtful, but polite management
might secure it. This veteran sentiments
lily is hollow mockery. Col Swisher
admits that they only got Sl75 per certih |
cate, and patentlng 100000 acres to |
cattle syndicateS, and trying to cover
the remainder, as with leprosy, |
by these colossal leases and interminable |
miles of fencing in defiance of federal
laws on what the United States claim as
government land and villifying and |
trampling on the prior occupants of the
land will possibly result in Mr.. Clevc- |
lands applying his boot-heel to the base |
OF the spinal column of these fresh gentle |
men. No one will be sorry for these
spectators, but few reflective persons
VIII regret to see Texas lose what ad- |
dress and decent patience could have OBJ
tanned. And those who feel pride In
her glory will mourn over the shame and
humiliation which are visited upon her
ancient claims-it may be her rights--by
the greedy schemes of few, whose light
est whisper seems to sway ner rulers.
DIsINIIERITED KNIGHT.
ITEMpLE HnusrnN