The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1885-10-08

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pa1ifl rHfH fualioWiuf lh1 lnHt nor
sol ol the public domain outside ri
Greor county, n f0w noble leaislatofs
uf whom L believe Colonel rtrfail was
q loader, generously oonsliur1d tho
voluntary sacrifice whioh tha veterans
had made Ia DnAalf II Texas aud
which had reduced them 20 poverty IN
| old ago, and with dillGultg procured
the y gA8Ago Of th0 aot TrsHllns "a oaoh
veteran, or veLeTHu'a widow Of tbs
first class, a land certificate for l,2st
aoTea.
THE VETER Ans AND WIDOWS
were nearly al to- POOR 20 locate theii
| lands, ana shasp'rhuating caulttliat
were purchasing their ceriniAtBs 40
| nominal rricea. The taNkel
opened at $40 pBr oertheala AID
| stoAuiiy declined. ~ that moment
Colonel John IA. Ssishur proposed ~
lscatO their lands Ia Greer county, 70
b0 ~ al trouble and expense az Local
ing tho lands, cf procuring patents Ior
the sGmo and OF establ.aning our clAiI1
OF tho territory, provided That thd own
ors OF tho certificates would reward
him With one.hGlf OF tho iauta. About
ono hundred Veterans and WidoWai az
| learn, responded to hiA Proposition.
Colonel Swishar hAsperlOrmOd hispHct
OF the contract nopiy snd aa nono Dns
John NJ. SwiGher Woaid hsVo perform
ed IL. Be hiss procured tho pa.entB "a
the lands, no hds procured proof o. QUE
right To Gr0or county, which, whether
we iiually g0in IL or no., val compel
postority 10 pronounce IL precisely aud
completely judt, aud no has done all
this for mucn loss than any other man
would have charged for the Same tfou-
bic. Two hundred dollars Is the sosi
that any such certificates sold Tor IN
tho merkst, white each OF Colonel
Swish RS clients mao y pat
ont for 6l0 ceres OF lad,
which two years ailor our claim o.
Greer county shall hayo been eatao-
lished will be worth at least Sl2Su.
Colonel Suishsr has taken Il risk, lie
knows his causo % he just ana he
strongly hopes 10 establish our right
to Greer county. Ii, as iustlcl do
mands, he shall succeed, ho will 10 but
moderately paid Tor his trouole, and
should he iAil, his loss would be fear;
ful. am ono or those veterans.
authorized Colonel S0.sher TO lo1ate
my land in Greer county, ON terms
which he proposed and no has done so,
q. lao t.I.snff.n Fh,n Ip-
lieyed hls terms so b5 generous and l
now know them to he 20. I am not
only satisfied OF BID faithful pattOrm-
amos Of duty, but love him i1c his
persoverinG fidelity IN the f6c9 OF
strong and determined opposli ion.
Hsd il not been Tor tho "Kuignt's' Of
euta, our right 90 Groer county would
probably uoS be an established SGT, no
value of our llnd5 thOrein would nov
be enhancing, aud C0ioudl S4lsherd
clleata would soon nos b done prov
Ing Indulgence four t,Ino5 year 10
procure pensions. Whether Ghia for
eign syndicate iiuslly succeeded
IN THIS ROBBERY
or not, at.the tinal Judgment GOO VIII
assuredly call tai8 solf-disinherittd
GKnlghtn TO u fearful accDung Tor his
completely in ihis robbery OF MS
fathers companious-in-arma, OF tue
aged widows of gucn OF Shslc fellow
citizsns, OF their State and OF the
school children OF JeGaS.
[ am also favored with the Weskiy
Express of September 81 aud me
Daily Statesman OF September l2th,
containinS letters of Clloael S%ishor
in reply to former letters OF the
"Kniaht." Though Of older date THAI
the "linights" LAST letter. They com.
pletely demolish every argument
therein.
Tire redundancy of this letter simply
proves that Colonel Swisher's advocacy
of Justice is appreciated by his clients.
NV principal object thua accomplished,
I cheerfully leave further argument Ia
his abler hands. In conc,ueion, L SIM
ply ask you, iellow-citlz9ns, ia the
name of Justice, honor aud pStriotlsm,
to patiently consider both sides Of THIS
question, and suffer no "Disinherited
Knight" to prejudice your honest
minds against as honorable set OF
State officials as Texas has ever
boosted OF, against any one or more OF
the veteran soldiers who fought under
Sam Houston, BOZ against any widow
or widows OF ouch, without w9ll-estab-
Iished proof Of some kind. OF guilt,
even though such a "Knight' DO son
OF the hero whom TeXaus delighted 70
honor.
Yours, fellow-citizens, IN Gooa faith'