The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-11-30
TEXAS STOCKMEN FURIOUS
Angry Expressions of Leading Cattle-
men ON yDuarnntina

BAN ANTONIO, Nov. 27.--The cattle
convention ut st. Louis excites much
conment here. 1t necessarily does
this becsuse some Of the gealtbiast
cattle raisers In the State are located In
ana around here. This section Is the
home OF the alleged Texas fever; 1t ia
tho part OF the State that Ia annually
doomed by quarantine; 1t has loat mil.
lions Of dollars in this way; it has ala,
lost much temper. When u South
Texas csttleman is talked to concern
ing tho mysterious fever and tho gu ar
antine there against, no alwaya
talks earnestly, aud 40 tho
st. Louis long and short
horns have been closely watched. The
geographic dispatches whiA, brought
Inc quarantine resolution adopted YES.
terday caused u sensation. At tho va
rious heunts where tho cowmen do
most congro cato they Were gathered
III Knots discussing the nows, and to a
man thoy ocndsmuei 1t. John A.
Dowso5 Is member OF n family ns vol
known rs any in the State. They ara
large owners, intelli gent breeders aud
progressive men. They arc posted on
me needs OF their industry aud have
always taken a prominent part In any
discussions looking to the battermeJt
on cattle and cattlemen. He was talk.
Ing excitedly aud was moro than will
my to give his yiews. Interviewed, no
said:
"What think OF the informal quar-
aptlne resolution passed by tho cnu-
vontioo? thiak 40 much OF il can't
begin to put it IN words. MY swear
lug vocabulary 10 not extensive
enough. IL Ia Il scheme on the face of
~. Its the product OF the unite d cum
mug oil the Territory men aud thu Pan.
Dandleites. The weakest point la tue
Texas position Is that she IL divided
within herself. Our brethren In tie
northern part of tho State arc az mupD
Interested In breaking up and will DO
as much 10 that end az the dwellers IN
Kansas or Wyoming. There are men
wAo nve-nmong US whose interests are
loenucai with ours, who psiaE ua fair,
VINO promise, who cad the conven-
,iOn, AUG, whr mere, go squarcly
DacS On us, anu their assprted yiews,
Do charge tresoher 20 our IN
terestf l do; yes. This quar-.
anime resoiu'',s that I ana talking
10 you ABOUT IL simply q
scheme between the territory men and
mo Panhandle men to block cattle
iron tho market. sell their own ut I'D.
vanced prices, sud then buy oNrs 40
reduced figures, and / ray that the
Pauh9udle mon are Toxsns only In
name, not In spirit. and are Che leadero
III this job TO rob their Southern breth.
ron. What do think of Texas fever?
1 uon't TANK anything about It. /
know us q delusioa sud enars; y
priinpet up pilnont which has fraud
lor iia prlmaie aiia theft for its 6nsli-
W. VINO over heard OF Texas fever
nnNi three years ago? Nobody. IL
diu not hAvsits origin Inside tho hide
or any Texas beuf; 1t sprang full
giowu and contagious aud epiiemir
terror from the cusmpagne-braius of
hired horse-killors-lho veterinary
surgaona-who discovered Texas
FEVER was fraud, In tho
pay o, thieves. Tho first cnse
OF the alleged diseasa was brnitod
abroad only when the Texas steer mad
asuouio tho dominant factor IA cattle
nnmmerco. / Say IL was a lilo formu.
lated 20 kill tnat commences, aad esy
that, aided by the mass meeting no \,
IN session In st Louis, II has done It,
l am .disguetad clear down to the
ground. i think the convention II A
fraud, and think it has killed Texss.
ihers arc good mon and true men
tborc, and 1 don't bulieve tho resolu-
Ton passed uusnimously. know
.nat some Texans we're present whose
Drains were not slaves TO NJ. Louis
wniskys 4nd who had sense enough
ie,t 10 $50 tho right and 80 for a."
non ". II, Lane, who owns iuaay u
nssu OF the horned cause OF the Sou
ttovcrsy, said: "rhey ere stronuer
than wo, and we cane atom the tId..
The Territories ara phslnnxod apnins,
US. They arc backed ty a snoIion a,
nnr own state. We can't aQhs them.
Wo should make friends W, II kboin'
Disease mas ravnged Europe, sRid 10
have originated With ~. 1 don't he
lieve this ~ ttuo, but others do. and
IN are Tho stronger. Our only cnanco
W 10 pool tho issues, 60 make some n, :
rankemonta whereby our irterasLs
WIN not clseh. No, don't bplicve
,nat Congress can psss a quarantine
NV. Thore are too many dlfT.rent
p,nplo anu interests represented there
WHAT elect Will such Il .aw hAve. sup-
posing its passngef II Will Xiii ~.
That ~ al therc Is 70 it--kIlI US dead,
dou't know anyshlng about 1exas
fever. / will not hazard : stsie-
ment ON Il, but I do Im"-
that its alleged oslstenoe IN our mi A.
has brought tho whole country dawn
90 ~ and has uorioaAly afFsuisd No.
r0esAn meskoes Ia reopsot 10 UNI
pr0docte. Too remedy 6oeS NOT lie IL
seuonsl leElalatton. Oongeess oSn Il
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