The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-09-09
THE TRUE OBJECTS OF LEols'
lATlON.

lAttON.
"A writer In the Breeders' Gazette, of
Chicago, In commenting on the execu-
tive order relative to the fencing of
the public domain, has, among other
things, this 10 say:
"There are three classes of illegal
fences which will be affected by thi.
order. First, enclosures by farmers of
perhaps few hundred acres adjoining
their preem ption claims or farms;
second, enclosures where strips OF
land have been acquired by pur-
chases from railroads and by preemp-
tons 30 located AZ to surround large
body OF public land, the fences stand
Ing upon tho land owned in fee; third,
enclosures OF land In large bodies, OF
which no prstense il made to title to
any part. The last two classes are the
ones OF which there has been much
complaint, and which have occasioned
all the trouble. The second and third
class OF enclosures should DO pre-
vented, but to destroy those described
tive hardship to thousands OF worthy
people whose operations are OF such
a character as to deserve q somewhat
more liberal treatment from the gov
ernment than il accorded to those who
give their whole attention to grazing
cattle upon tho free lands OF tho public
domain. These arc actual settlers and
farmers, who own small tracts Of
arabic land, of from 40 to few hum
dred acres, upon which they are re-
siding aud attempting to live by Ordi-
nary agriculture, of which stook-rais.
Ing In a small way, forms q part"
The leading live stock Journal OF tho
Northwest, published at Cheyenne
takes this writer to task, accuses the
farmers of fomenting all the trouble,
thinks that the poor man who owns
only about $500 worth Of property
should be made to retire from the pub
lie domain, rather than the rich cat.
tleman worth 100000, and adds tho
time-worn argument. once so often
heard in Texas, that the grazing lands
are not fit for agriculture anyway.
Among tho many statements Of the
character indicated is the following:
"The small farmer who comes, and
squats on a cattleman's old established
white beans, 80 far "a crops are con-
cerned, to be allowed more land than
the stock raisers! 1t Is prepoaterous.
In the first place the general farmer
within the section Known az the
range country cannot make SUCCESS
OF his busiaess, and the more land he
tries to cultivate, the worse off he
49,"
Tho reasoning by which cattlemen
In tho West would have the public do
main practically reserved for their
benefit, and theirs alone, has not even
the points to recommend 1t that tho
pamperod manufacturers In the East
can urge in a special consideration of
their business by tho government,
even II the extra cost must be made
good by the general public. Msnufac
turos bring In population, erect towns,
afford employment to thousands and
put money In circulation. Large
ranches, on tho other hand, keep out
people, build no towns and put money
in the vaults of the cattleman's dc
posltory. A country given up to manu-.
features is a busy, populous country.
A section abandoned to stock raising
Is desolate and lonely one. There Is
some reason, therefore, In tho demand
OF the manufacturer tor special logis-
lation in his beh Alf; in the other case
none.
Tao results OF true legislation are
tho building up OF the country,
peoplinz 1t with busy, thrifty popu-
latl0n, creating contors OF trade and
learning, making the several COM
munitlss solf-sustaining by encourage
Ing agriculture, mining, mauufactur.
Ing, etc. A half dozen farms or good
factory or two, with energetic, grow.
Ing families dependent upon them, are
worth moro to u community than tho
biggest cattle ranch. But the business
OF stock-raising Ia a useful one and
should receive just such protection az
any other business receives, but no
more. It should fight its way AZ ali
other lines dc, and receive no special
domain and no special iavors at ths
expense OF tho farmer class. If auy
distinction should DO made, keep
Ing the objects OF legislation
In Wow, which we have just mon.
toned, the distinction should be Ia ia
vor Of the farmer, tho actual tillor OF
the soil.
All OF those cattle syndicato3 aud
their organs, whether in Texas or wy.
oming, reason like. If tho cattle
mems declaration of few years ago,
that Western Texas was not and never
would DO fit for anything but stock
raising, and the State should, there
fore, virtually set 1t apart for that pur-
pose only, had boon needed, where
now would 10 ono of tho richest and
most promising agricultural and trade
sections Of Texas! Gradually tho
State has been curbing the encroach-
ments and power of the barons, and
regarding more closely tho rights Of
the actual settlers and tillers of tho
soil, and the results are being seen In
grown z and prosperous and populous
communities. IL there IL ono class Of
men In America who, above all others,
~ = matter Of policy and justice,
should receive special consideration
and Inducements fromthe government,
State and national, It 10 tho pioneer
with tho plow and the hoe, for he ia
tho foundation stone and main prop Of
both government and society.
MONEY SEEKING INVESTMENT.
II seems that tho plethora OF money