Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-06-06
SWAIN VS.. ROSS.
The Two Leading Candidates for
Governor Of Texas Engaged in
Joint Debate at Cameron.
Gen. Ross Executes Complete Flop on
,he Land Question: Bitter
lease.Law Man.
His Change of hase ON 50 Important an
issue Attributed 40 Alarm Con-
csrning Itia Prospects.

/ Npo'lhl 70 kNo NhAottc,
CAMERON, Tx, June 5.--Col. Swain
aAd Gen Ross me here to-day for the first
debate IN the gubernstoriai canvass and
| addressed large audience at the court
house.
Col Swain SAIL; You witness to-day
for the 1rst time In twenty-five years 4
joint canvass for the govomurship, Issues
have arisen on which the Democrats seem
to be divided and 1t Is those which We
are to discuss. The speaker first touched
upon the land question and detailed past
legislation on the subject There had
been a great conflict IN the West between
the actual settler and those who claimed
the country by right Of discovery. He
held 1t 10 be the duty OF the state TO sell
the lands as fast as
TnE DEMANDS or SETTLEMENT
would permit, and TO lease the unOccuped
lands 10 anybody who would pay Tor
them. He illustrated the difficulties
thrown in the way OF the settler by tho
big cattlemen, aud said that 1t was this
spirit which begot lawlessness. The
land-inclosure and fence-cutting acts
were passed and lawlcssnoss ceased.
The lazy establishing the land board was
an experiment. Its regulations were
sometimes Inefficient. lIo conceded that
the duties OF the state officials were
,end IN IA ha5 s.,S e,,,s,,r'
,ious,v t,r ,Toseis ~ NINA
Mon d,so,rood MIN ~ ,,,ssnr,,,'. !, NV
!, hoard All so,ts ~ o,,,ra,s5s IA he,,
rosorted 10 by the eattIemen 10 defeat
its regulations. lie showed the IN.
creased revenues Of the school fund under
the operations Of the lease law. Gou.
Ross had inadvertently stated that leased
: lands were not taxable. In retaliation OF
this he referred 20 his instructions 60 the
collectors TO place such lands ON the tax
roll. aud quoted the decision ~ Judpe
: Woods SUSTAINING a. uo ,yould never
lease without aiylng the settler the right
: to enter, rApplause. That noliev
which seeks 10 tnru over any section Of
g the country belonging To the people to the
! cattlemen seeks 10 take the burden
of taxation from them and nlaca
Il upon the common tax.paycr az
the country. He pictured the result ~
Z Gen. Ross' policy OF drawing A dividing
line, and said he hoped the time would
. never come when nc settler could not I'D
d into any a part of the country, and
{ puY HnrA HOME
8 (Appause) They say these arc grazing
Q slaads,yet they corlpriae some of the most
> fertile lands 10 the country. Tho laud
!. board put out commissioners, who re.
> ported that whole counties Ind been
1 wired in; men having Thousands of acres
audor fence refused - lease, them. ia
! had adsised tho noyernor To issue n
, proclamation. ronir,eodins Tint tho.o
u wuels u.s. s,,g,,,,d NH ia
ne va" sa'u ,n n',so ~ a. snnronriatlon of
NJ W. coo nad mean made No. sustain a mill.
If 80, o,,ortyation m the West for the
sr,,,ression M Iaylessnuss ana crime. II
d bs6 bepn turned against the fence-eutter
le nnd therr wnq eguel authority for using
10 {, a,,ainst the alleged fence.buiider. IN,
,oI,Cv which cen Ross advocates wOulC
,ons;it nne Interest. mine would protcc
"a whole people. His policy IL onl,
broad enouph 10 shelter the cattle king
1T , o,v uSonld ENCOMPASS the interests Q
a., ,,eon1e and Mace money In IN
al trsas,,., ~ radnc, the burdens OF taxa
- Non Col swain read from Gen. Rosl
~ interv,ew 10 show that nowhere did h
w adyocate the restriction Of sales TO 60 6
en- 20 "crss
~. Cen Roes interrupted with the que
nd tion. nDid your
he ~, ,hrnn,h nv nlatform u TApplause
lis S'i =, ,sa,,ht aIIyding "a the question
he Va sta,i1n Sol S,sain said ih
i'd i,i,s.,or,es conId mot he made TO ~
We =, MA ,tste excent on A small scale wi
Ice p,at hnsin.ss' becaueo OF the rates
nit .se;.,bt 'rhIa resilt he said, was b
ull ,.i-i',o ~ oyorhitant freiuht tarffs
in ou.~V .,',.vest on ,gater,d stock 10 Il
the pay ,,,, ~ 40 o0o O00 10 Inc countr
zen a s,,n,a ~ 10 canse ~
In iN'9 Vs., 80. ,.,,,,,,,,,, ,.,o,,otps
rec HA t..,s.'1 ,l,, ,s,a
ect 10 remedy inc W. nS ne,nro,ssinn