The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-05-04

san Antonio Correspondence ST. I. oul
Globe-Dem0crat
Away up I'm the northwest corner -
Texas. along the line Of New MeXiCo
lies Broncho counts large in area. but
small as 90 population. Almost in the
center is the county seat. Quietville.
strung out along the pellucid current Of
Lost Cow creek. There are court house
there and a Jail. ont OF all proportion
IN size 20 the demands of the town OF
county. but the legal business of twenty
three counties is transacted there by a
circuit judge. who hsIds court twice a
year. During the interval the main bust
ness is the recording Of cattle brands and
the many changes In the town are a
dozen scattered 'dohys' doing duty as res
licences. three or four tents. an equal
number of dugouts along the creek bank
two stores carrying goods pertinent TO cat
tie outfits.and a saloon with "a bar in front
and a BARRIERS chair i'm the back The
owner of this institution was not only
bartender and barber. but also justice of
the peace. and he kept the accounts Of
his trinity of business on the hy-leaves Of
certain antiquated Revised Statutes Of
the state of Texas. He was "A power in
the 4anls as many hftsANl 10 lAtfftAN'' az Af
utterly disreearding Jurisprudence. prece-
dent or appeal and always hostile to
technicalities.
IL is almost superfluous TO say that the
entire business Of town and county per-
tanned wholly 10 cattle raising. Calum-
NOUS folks far TO the south, along
the railroad. will tell YOU that Broncho
county is tough utterly unmindful of law
and order, and that Quietvlle is its
worthy capital. When you go there. how
ever. you viii be informed that this IS
an error of the ignorant. that the real
tough country Is oyer the line in New
Mexico. where they marry lEulaus ana
Greasprs. raise sheep. ana do other things
contrary to the decalogue of the cattle
man. But that bcnighted region Is al
vancing for a cowboy told me that he
had Just come from the quietest dance he
ever see" over there. II tell you, II was
sure smooth" ne said: only four gun
plays was made, only three men was cut
one of them accidental, for the cuss was
drunk, and shaved off one of his own
fingers tryin' to cut a ChaW from plug
of terbscker. It's a-gittin real safe over
there now. and there amt no, need OF
morc'n ten men goin' along with YOU.
AS to politics BrOnchO county has al
ways been unanimously democratic NO
dissenting vote was ever cast lhere are
but sixty-four qualified voters whose num-
bers and opinions, as expressed by the
ballot. have been unchanged for these
many wears on election days there are
three clerks and one judge OF election,
who have q good time to themselves the
clerks drawing "a each and the judge So
for their days work. The ballot count
ing is mere Formally as everybody
knows how many are the votes and what
they are.
True. the state republican committee
sends up bunch Of ballots every cleo
tion, addressed to the chairman or the
republican committee Of BronchO county,
but as there is no such man, Justice OF
the Peace simmons takes them and uses
them as lather Wlpers IN MS Darbef bus-
mess IN. paper being soft and weil
adapted for such use. As is well Know,
the late November republican tidal wave
was prophesied and looked Tor all over
the country. The rumOr of its approach
caused no tremors in Broncho county.
On the morning of that fatefui day Col.
Roper a big Cattleman and prominent
citizen, acted as judge, and he and the
clerks paid no attention to the voting
during the day, but when the poll closed
they proceeded, as usual win the tarce
of counting This went along smoothly
until a tremendous and startling dtscov-
cry was made There were siNty-tiVe
votes instead of the old-tifne siNty-tour,
and Of the sixty-five one was a straight
uncompromising, unscratched republican
ticket.
The immortal father Of our country was
not more astonished and chagrined when
he first heard of Benedict Arnold's trea-
son than were the clerks and judge at
this unheard of revelation. The colonel
KaSDeQ ana EaZeQ at the OEAtntlHE bdilOt
the destroyer of the good name of BrCncho
county. as at something dangerous and
explosive. Finally a clerk spoke up:
Some drunk fool has got holt Of one
of them shaving papers of simmons and
come here and put il in by mistake. Wen
have to burn them things after this when
they come. We'd better burn this one
now, and put god one in its place.
mo. boys" said the colonel, with emo
ton; ut won't do to be haSty about this.
The voter may know what he done and
., a his vote NOT hqinR
counted. Fhe newspapers II get to howl
ing and. first thing we know, theren be
investigations ann committees anu
us all way off down to Fort Worth, or
sornewheres. It's a bad thing to monkey
with, Who in HI do you reckon put this
II know who il was" said clerk at
was that dirty bad-smelling sheep man
what's been down among the sand hills
close to the Crooked l. ranch all summer
smiling the grass. It's a wonder he amt
been killed. He voted to-day. l saw
him"
The colonel suggested that the clerks
go out as a committee to see IL the traitor
was still in town. and in their absence ht
would try and think up the best thing tC
be done The committee went out anC
found the sheep man in the first place
they visited. He was in Simmons saloon
and to the inquiring committee he &C
knowledged his vote, and was defiant ant
boastful about 1t. Furthermore. he was
drunk and getting more SO just as fas
as he possibly could The committee Meth
er demonstrated nor inquired further, bu
returned and reported.
Now, the colonel was a very big man il
that country. Everybody liked him an,
looked up to him He was cautious ant
level-headed, and when he counseled an
one to do any thing it was done withou
fear or hesitation. He never stopped owe
or went off half-Cocked. He was rich. AM
had no frills. He owned thousands o
acres, and had a horned beast for ever,
acre. he had some twenty-five quick
shooting cowboys back of him, and tn
whole country would have cast off its al
legiance to the national government If h
had advised it, and have done it withou
a question. too. When the committee re
ported, the colonel also reported the result
OF his thinking.
Boys, we may have to count this vote
There's a probability of too much fus
and trouble if We don't But we can sto
his muttOns from ever doing this AGAR
No not kill him." noticing a suspicion
movement by one of his hearers, "bu
as far as we are concerned. he'll be tn
same as dead. There's a way of getting
man declared crazy by a judge and a Jury
just bringing him and trying him for
like a man for stealing or murder.
crazy man can't vote no more'n woman
We've got a judge in Simmons and L
see that enough boys stays in town [
make a jury. Wen try this Teller frs