Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-02-24
THE RANGERs a NECESSITY.
The Citizsn5 OF Duval County Protest
Against the Disbanding Of
the Rauncrg.

tAN DIG b, IENt Fcb, is, 1850,
To Has Excollency, John roland, governor
OF Texas, and the members OF tho Leglsla-
ture assembled In Austin;
We the citizens Of DuyRl county
feeling deep eolicltude Tor the welfare
OF this and the adjoining sections Of
Western Texas and depreoatlng the
disbanding Of tho state rangers, who
have rendered such efficient service in
the maintenance of law aud order on
our frontier, and believing that the dis
continuance Of this important branch
of service will reopen the door 20 law
| lessneas, which has scarcely yet been
securely closed, most earnestly hope
that the state rangers will not he dis
! banded, Ra We thiuk that tho time has
not arrived when 1t can be done with.
out ieopardi2iug the welfare of our
community In consideration Of the
| premises stated we most respectfully
submit to Your eXesllency, and our rep
resentatiyeH the following resolutions,
and trust that they will be favorably
| considered:
Resolved, that we, the people of Du.
! val county in convention assent led q,
have heard with great regret that there
is probability that the state troops
will be disbandtd. We ieel that
these troops have been OF i'm
culculable benefit TO this frontier,
and we most earnestly represent to the
governor and the legislature that II
they are Withdrawn great injury will
result To- this border. There Is on the
line Of the. Rio Grande an aggressive
criminal element that can only be Te,
| a u a., 4
as most OF our property isstOck, which
can be moved rapidly, the necessit ,
for state troops Is very great
Resolved, that In our opinion, gov
ernments, as well as citizens, have du
ties 20 perform, and that 10 is the duty
OF every government 10 protect III
frontiers and the lives and property o
lie citizens living thereon. We urge
that, while in interior counties ahefid
and their posses can execute the law
different state Of things exists upor
the border, neeessitatlng some soIlvs
force.
! Resolved, that we have In days pAs
, experienced the necessity of range
force In our midst, and, having beer
benefited by a force stationed in on
county for period of nearly fix years
we most emphahcally proclaim thu
tho peace, order and Beourity now ex
isting in this county Is due, in grea
measure, To the labOrR of the ranrers
i That the ranger force here, or In IL
near vicinity exercises u moral influ
enoe over tho criminal element alon,
the border. The withdrawal OF
disarmament OF the rangers, viii
az this time leave to tn
mercy OF this criminal element al
the improvements made Ia this sec
ton IN the past four years. The rail
road stations and telegraph will II
main as food and induoement for ful
, cher raids. The present hard timts
> not only In Texas, but In Mexico
leaves n large class OF men out OF en-
ployment, who only await averabl
70 opportunity 10 take the roads and raiC
and the dlsbndment Of the ranger
At this time Is an Invitation TO TIL
element.
Y. kesoved, that we believe that th
honor and dignity Of this great stat
demand the continuance Of Ia
n. ranger torcei that we btiiove that
y lotfal appropriation should be mad
n TOR their support, snd their pay shout
n. be increased, In order thereby, 10 IL
IN crease their efficiency by securln
A. the beat material for that nod /
Resolved, that copy Of these rea,
uUione be- sent TO the governor and or
10 each OF our REPRESENTATIVES, I'M nm
senate and the bouse, with reuue,
- that they be read Ia open session.
]. WILLIAMSON Moses,
County Judge ID. g., Ch'n.
6KO, B0pKv Treasurer %. O., Sc