The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-03-09

their claims were fully recognized.
They would not, they said, put up
with non-cem initial platform, as far
~ the "lease law and free grass" ques.
ton was concerned. The party was to
be forced to speak out, and plainly, too,
on that most important question, They
claimed 1t to bsan issue In the cam
paign, and sir, tAey made It an issue.
They marshaled tneir hosts and detied
their enemies to battle. They threat
ened descent ussn the Democratic
convention, about to meet at the
city OF. Houston, that would paralyye
II not pulverize it. Tam told, / did not
see the outfit, that they chartered aspec-
isl train and ornamented it With heads
and horns and cowe' tails, sndfree-
grass. They possibly had a little tree
whisky too along. don't know; they
went to Houston too WITH all their horns
and heads and cows tails, and free
800 aud whisky, but if they ever pull
r1&N or paralyzed any body very
n>ss3, did not hear Of it, But in re-
spouso, however, TO the demands OF |
these men, the Democratic party |
in convention assembled did declare its |
position on tie subject of the disposal |
Of the school aud asylum lands, and q |
part of that declaration the senator |
from Wheeler, during his speech, read |
to the senate. v i'm The senator's per-
mission, | will read the part omit. cd by
tnn senator. | know something OF
these resolutions. They are CT my own
literature. They were introduced by
myself into, and adopted by,
the Democratic County convention,
of the, county In which
live (Parksr) and afterwards, witho ut
any change, became q part OF the state
| Democratic platform. This Is the sec
zion which my fr.end from Wheeler
omitted to read; All uuintentioual Cmis-
sion no doubt. II senators will kindly
give me their attention | will read it:
ave declare that the free school
and asylum lands are segregated
from this publ domain, and are by Law
II sacred trust in the custody OF the leg
irl&ture, to no hold and managed ia the
best interest OF she respective funds, to
which they have besn dedicated, and
we hold IL to be the highest duty oil the
representatives Of the people To sGe to il
that that trust may not too sacrificed To
the greed of any class That Is Il pSrt of
tue declaration OF the party that dli not
suit the purpose of tho senator's argyll
ment TO read. That WAS the unanimous
expression of the committee on plat
form and resolutions, endorsed 10y the
uNgni'uOus vote OfthG convention except
perhaps IL may have been voted against
]
ina vote wAa given in accents 80 sOit that
thov wore unob ,orved by the multitufe.
Mr. Chairman, the senator claims thnt,
by the enactment OF a lease law, We Wiil
exclude settlements from his country
and cites the opinion OF the gOYsruOr
. and several other distingui~ he'd pOraOu'
| ages in support Of sis position. Well
o. nave u very high opinion %
r the gentlemen namcd, and o
q their Judgment in most matters
g but ia this pardon me II, with Sal du,
, def.rence, | bpg leave 30 ditfsr will
+ thum. / think I know quito as nlucl
: about the Influences which affect an,
= control tho settlement OF now countries
: a4 any of them. We can not iore5 tn,
II settlement Of "A country by legislAti N
!. nor should we If we could. A. long n
IF chat country out there is more raluahl
3. for grazing cattle on than for farming
r 70 will he used as pasture aud, an
q should be, and rs such 10 VII nece'
" sarily have to bs used ~ CON Yhratiysl
To- lace bodies. Sir, lny fr..nd frol
,s Wheeler most seriously CaAr 5s thgt
ts out ui the 81 senator's upon his ilpOr al
Il, attempting TO legslat5 oo 'uth snble'
"a and about country Of which the
an know absolutely nothing; that all I'll
a wisdom there Is In this W hole nOdy
IN dignihed stats seust0rs, "a ION the su
r. isct at least OF this diHcus on, IL lodge
"A. behind the bestlng brow oil this lea
of senator from Wheeler. Oil prod&
no of iutellectl WHY, sir, ! have known o
,le country of which he speaks a. long
.ce most "a he has lived. I've spens
ne nv manhood years in tho great Mort
his vest" of Texas. The grass Of that Il
h. land grows green above my children
Iod raves, love tn u country well; la
rd. Il better than | love any other part
mn, earth, | love the people there, "
ar whom have been most pleasantly
or soeiatei 80 many years, aud who hs
thA unnored me beyond my merit. No
ave can be prou1er than myself OF IN
xas prosperity in all and everything q
IL, makes people aud 4 country, gre
h. and God forbid that | should do NJ
mo thing 10 cheek thor onward march
N, wealth and power. But, sir, there
,eli nothing In the present law, nor Is IN
ar in the proposed enactment on the =
.ool i.ct Of in our celebrations Wo ca
ile, ont the declared policy of the Def
Inv cratic party, that l. 10 lease Thorn Ia
een reasonable. price, fixed by law, M
I'VE such time as they may ba wanted
iny actual settlement, terminating the le
,ck- whenever the land Is wanted Tor act
pay settlement), calculated TO obsruct
the settlement of tho country. Mr. Chi
Ion man, the SAnNloI lIuul Nhuu'oii
nd. claims g. carry IN his capncious hr
,tch all tho wisdom there IS In the sem
N ni upon this subject at least, gray
,ent tellsus that tho leSsoes will not per
,.ra mo intrusion of tbs actual set
mn ritrin the limits of his leased promi
ling Notwithstanding the fact me law un
Who which no may hold his lease makes
nm urovi ion; that they VIII intimtC
aud and drive him oft. The SENATOR In
,ors. Judgment, does greatiu iustlce 70 his
noes constituency, when he thus char
.iate thYm with being persons disposed
,oiit violate the law, But II the senate
aid correct iu tho estimate of the chara
leN % his CJnstituuucyi bis conclusions
{ of arc wrong, tor, in my humO!e lul -ui
.sm. thsv would most sigHally fail in 8
20, unlawful purpose.
~ Mr. Chairman: That country
4oial besn thus far In the main settled by
turn Anglo-Saxon. deep.chested and Draw
\. | armed; tho father OF the fair haired
,tion hue syed children 30 beautu
The brought out in the senator's pictureo
no emigrant To the west, who by his
dur. strung arm aud fearless heart
il wrested that country from savage 81
, the lie found II a wilderness and has n
"a OF IL blossom as tho rose; he has built 4
, the its beautiful bosom his homo, MS 40
AsNd houses anu MS NnuAth'St St'i ~
they he fought his way, carrying WIN
hout the civilization OF our race anu mas
The tributod his ull share 10 the plsc,n
en-. tho Lone star state along with the
9th. advanced IN civilization, In clltiya
free ohiyalry aud rehnement-and now
who the senator, who Is a Texan born
or sell, to say that the children OF I
else. avaunt carriers of civilization, haI
NJ 10. by the law and power or this great
nose, will prove too craven to assert
some rights whenever they may uus l.
nble. make for themselves, their wives
n.r' little ones home, IL AN
!, in suit, Sir, to Texas mani
.nna. When the farmers want that coui
win Mr., Chairman, worse than tho COW
nrsss the oowmen will give way aud the !
,nt 10 ers will occupy their places, and '
nown ever legisl alton We may indulge II
a, the subject, will cut buJ little hgu
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