The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-08-21
T WAS Bi UFF AND SPEC.
THE pass" AT THELAND BOARD
A Few Pointers as Co Why tho Recent
Racket was Ralsed-An Effort to
Woo the Builionaire's Boo
dle-Tho Boomerang
Secured Instead

Houston, Aug. 10,-LSprcisl Core
spOndence. Too Galveston News
with the wit,hery % siren, invites
the State land b)ard 10 make an e.x.
PLANTATION Thus FIR ta0 board has
made none, or tho simple reason that
none Is necessary. Every aot of the
board from ia very Inception h8s
beon made public Tho sessions have
been held vita open doors, aud the
books ans lspers pertaining TO the en-
tire land businoss are opan to inRpoc-
ton at any time. The News
is aware OF this. 1863 representative
at tho capital, - Wide-awake, intslii-
gent gentleman, has attended nearly
all the meetings OF the bOard, has had
access 10 I'll the books and papers au1
has kept hts journal thoroughly posted.
During all tno long months tho board
mas boon IN a&i- t1uoP, up To q few DAYS
ago, the News mas said nothing about
It's negligence, Indifference or cor.
ruptlon. Now, h0w8yor, ~ ~ changed,
and the change Is evidently not an
accident, but tho result of "iutelligOnl
design" Having failed as tho mouth.
BANN1 W C4AD ~ gl40 iAtVEA XII. aNN lt AltA
corrupt Of deuD water lOhblug, a. now
seeks TO curry favor Win ~ Rerful
allen cattlo corporations by
assailing the State land board
1t engaged, it is alleged, like the
willy Dobson and FoPg, OF Pick wick
BardWeli fame, in tho nrsJ enterprise
on "spec." Ga the success Of tho on
terprise its rich hopes were TO be re-
allied and the pockets Of It's boon COM
panion, Hon. Thomas POflorhOuse
Ochiltree, doubtlosg wei cared |
for. Tho brilliant scheme |
waved aud waned until within |
the sheen Of the lambput flame |
of the marvellous suit of hair OF the |
Hon. 7. Z. o, IL llckefcG and cIme
TO an tuglOrlou5 ond. ih9 Hon. |
Thomas retired with despair, and |
bankrup,od in everything bur con |
scienttous disregard OF facts, and tho |
News was left wollnigh stranded, light |
ana dry in tho same condition. Evil |
doors mover learn by experience. The |
News would ent0r luto another gcheme |
possibly on "spec." IL would DO the |
champion Of the alien cattle corpora.
tons, free grassers and land iobDers.
They have money, the News yhey |
somehow fancy, has "innuenco." The
deep-water lobby thought so, TO. To |
advance its interests aud those OF its
patrons, il would besmear the land
board, and TO do this 1t ruthlossIy
brushes truth TO tho earth
IL will not give the true
facts governing tho land board.
The truth Is commodity IL has 40 de-
sire TO deal in. IL Drelors 90 echo
through its columns tales poured into
its capaciouI oars by the agents of
cattle corporations and disgruntled
land grabb9rs who have been thwarlod
IN their schemes % got control Of vast
bodies OF land, by tho watchiulnoss
snd diligence 0t the land board.
The people OF Texas can rest assured Z
hat the land board has intolligeutlY
and honestly performed its duties. g
The board has nothing to do with the |
3nclosuro act which is penal law, IL
mas no authority To enforce 10. There q
8 ms law TO prevent cattle from roam !
ng 81 VIII over the pu6,iI or school ! y
ands. The board cannot iofgo mon 70 i
ease. Tho enclosure act provides for r
he punishment OF those only who en-. +
lose lands or hold their cattle In n !
given area by Ena riding. IL Is made
me uulY OF tho Attuinev.generAl to on .
0roe TINS acl aud 10 Will bB enforced TO 1
no lett6r. Under 10, ali yiolntora upon ;
lonviutpn VIII TO Uompollod ta pay ,
rom MY ceHtS To- ono dollar per acre s
'or every thr0a lnOntha they have used q
inc land. 70 prevent thls tho News /
las assRilad tho land board hoping 10
'oaro " oif The board, however, win
)ursuO the ov0u tenor of iis way, re.
snrdless OF the News, and tho land /
pirates thould make IA note OF IL. ,