The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-09-17
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IL inconsistency in the matter OF the
status of the Greer county lands, In
So far as they may be public dom ain
Tor tho public debt, or for veterans
certificates, or be s.ho d lands, and
hence should be either all sold, or al
lsssed or patented. In our first review
OF this case, we thought this BIT siness
had been but too clearly ses forth, but
let 1t be repeated here: The lands
leased In this Greer county are not
"rublic, unsppropriated domain" On
tho very contrary, by the Act of 9Th
OF February, $50, the Legislature set
apart one half of Greer county .-or the
use Of free schools, and that goes with
the mass OF scht u lands. In that
county there ere about l,c1o,CO acres,
and, ,nsequeutly, about $1,000 be-
long, under the aforesaid Act, to the
school fund. The board has leased
In all. as stated, some ~.
GO acres, thus leaving yet
belonging to the free schools some
10000 acres In that county. IN tho
case OF the veterans, let 1t be forever
understood that had it not been for
that grand veteran, SAM Houston, 1t
is questionable IL there would be any
Greer county lands to squabble ovos,
aud had II not been for that Other pure
veteran, COLONEL JOHN M. SwIsuEs,
the Texas title II them would have
never been established. Justly enough
Is he entitled - say, chad IL not been
for his individual exc ions, Texas
would bv &c day have given
up all claims to Greer county
and the title would have beeu f',miy
ixed In the United States. This can
prove beyond controversy. lean also
prove beyond )ntrover9y that before
aud after went to Washing n o.
tainad such evidence as will p"o 20 IN
any count Of justice, or other hone,
tribunal, that tho UUit, 1 States does
not possess the shadow Of q claim t.
Greer county. These proofs have in
my possession, eId can exhibit them
when necessary. I, Therefore, claim
that l individually have added to,lt
public domain the tei ri, Dry embraced
in Greer county, amounting to 1,S70,CO(
acres, without the pid of any one save
tho glorious old veterans and widow
OF veterans who gave me thair ca,.it
Gates {, Locate" If any "public debt
should be incurred by the State, sure
~ tho debt - the veterant or the''
W lows, ought - DO settled under TIT
ct ove circumstances, and acc ordingt
tho Act OF 1891, and which grant ID
them land certificates to be "locats 90
on any of the reservations" Itwasi
small commission for so vast a savin,
10 the State.
Fifth But tho "Kuight"i IN high glot
because he found in tho Hous IN Post
sometime IN tho month of August, au
Argument no had seen il tt DALLA.
Hc3ALD published by the latter tn,
cay previous. Tho extract data re
ferred TO was in the same language ii
tho Two papers, and this is "wonder.
fully myst ,iious," and Is suggestive
of duplicate memoranda bsiug
handed 10 THE HERALD and the
Post representatives at Austin. and
the masters vocabulary usedn"
Suppose this were indeed the casei
Where best could reporter 40 for jus
such data and get 1t nearest to accu-
racy, than 10 Headquarters. in Austin
He surely knows enough about newL
papers TO know that this is daily done
How arc facts altered by tho lstitud
or longitude OF the locality IN whici
they transpire, or ore pro
curedY Indeed, what difference dee
1t make whether an entir
editorial be- written in A.us,ir
, OF In Dallas or in Houston
Does he not know that the News ed
tor ais on thisland board business an
. otherC ,pital acairs are written In Aus
t'n,aad for ve:y excellent reasons, u
suct as sfeater familiarity of the sub
jest, accessibility Of date, etc? Near
oil tho Washing ION editorials on ms
, tional affairs arc wri.ten in Washinl
| tor City. The gist Is IN tho matte
: solely. And 1t comes with bad grac
, for u member of a Co ordinate braucl
+ OF the government to at.ack auothe
0 Official In another department, undo
1 an assumed name, ard then subsc
p. quent,y seek TO mako capital aga'ns
: his victim because this latter Nigh
4 have furnished what he would hsv
o been most derolict IN had III refused /
d furnish to tho press for the publ,
n Did THE HEEALp descend to critics
}, tho "Knight," because his own CON
o munioation 10 the News was write
In Austin, and not IN Galveston
/ whereofit bore the date line, and this
: 1t was written on day very foreig
Q from that 1t purported to be? Sue
, things are trivial, and their worry II
y. lection into serious communicate
4 bsspeaks the absence of solid sui
Q stance for argument.
SiS!h-The "Knigh" objects to III
r leasing of the watered lands In Gre,
5 county. We have already shown tn:
!, the governor, the objsc. OF his attacl
= had notning to do with The lea'
: Ing OF watsred lands. He wa
a not for tina. with the boar,
: But The board makes its ow
Q rules aud resolutions at Its plessur,
And besides, II Is notorious that the.
Il Is no tcarriiy whatever of water 4
1 Greer county, and hence IL
!. rules made by tho board
I regard 70 watered sectors elsowhel
n arc DOT At all applicable to that regio.
o But Assn miugothorwise, the"Kn' CHI,
r or the Fraucklyn Land aud Cattl