Bisbee daily review., 1910-11-26

ssSsS>SsSs~sS~sS>se se>rSs>SsSSsSsSssSs In TeYas the cry has been raised against rangers. The abof shment of that military branch of the state government Is being urged by many people. O. B, .Colqustt, the democratic nominee for governor. bel ewes the time has come wher the services of the rangers should be dispensed with. The matter of repeai ng the law by which the ranger organzat on was created forty-four years ago win come before the legislature which meets in January. The ranger sery5ce was estabi shed pr marfy for the purpose of frontier protection Texas no longer has . frontier. The rasgei edges of civil. 'zauon DO longer exist along the 70 Graude border. nor a the vast plains country of western 'rexhs The c5n- ouerors of what was formerly a noto:- ious3y turbulent region. infested win various divers bands and outlaws has been sccompy shed largely hy the exercise of unexceEed. bravery, en- durance and expert narksmansh' D. on the part of the brave bands of men who cumpr.se ths ranger organiU- 1, ton. They. have wiped the frontier las 1t was once knovr. off the mar Of Texas As a direst resiif of thesa years of fAkhful labor modern civil izatioa has advanced unts it now sx tends to the outmost bounds 0: the state.
 The .Texzs rangers are the real gun fight ns men of the world. They had that distinction in the cid days and 1t stli belongs to them. s7beiI ' methods of operator today are dif ferent. but the little army of utr now n the states service are just a. braxe and-asrexpart :a the use o Irle and pistol as in the time NheI the,r chef occupation was lIshtin' bands of depredating Indians or run ! ming down the bandits of the border l SentmennaHty and pride in Iii many wonderful deeds of valor of th' rangers may defeat the present move ment for their disbandmeat. The as iertion is made by the supnorlcfs O the plan to do away with :he rangers f that they are now used ch ely t perform duties that prope".y feion: to the peace officers,~of the different 'coupt'es. such as enforc nz :h4 ln'a opsicn law, the law agat1st ..imlnt and in preventng mob y:oonc". Il answer to this !; is stairi ;hal th | rangers are nc -ss the can be sent by the governor at ;1i | me and the peace of cGTS. on a' c-unt of locai conditions or influence or through a spir [ Of mi ra:tnct are known to Lc laI a cn:6rcirg ,h law.
 The Texas rangers e the mos picturesque set of ieealIzed 1ighunl men in this country. They have nt counterpart in the world. Only fort. in number, they are equal to a, most any emergency that may aris'
 when it comes to putting to tes real fighting qualities. The presence Of one ranger uron scene of dis ', order and threatened awlessness i usually sufficient to quickly restore peace and uphold the dignity 0 the law. The ranger is there tt do his duty He does il .earless,y If De has any thought of persona
 danger he does not show II. The rangers are picked men. ever, one Of them. They must De prove;
 experts in craftsmanship and a home in the saddle; they must b, of good moral cha-acter. wbicl
 means that they do not drink c
 gamble When a vancancy in { company occurs the captain select. the man fo fill it.
 T can look into mans eyes anC
 tell whether he has got the righ kind Of stuff in him to make goot anger Captain N. ]. tBill) Mic Donald, who saw many years in th' service said tse other day. T never
 made a mistake in picking men. Most of the rangers were forme
 cowboys. When a man caves th' ranger service he usuauy either gee.
 back 10 the ranch or taxes q posi- itJa as peasc officer in some count,
 CT city.
 ! he mistaken idea prevails in son'
 quarters that the rangers are
 -eekless. rowdy set of men. Quite
 the contrary Is true. Many of then
 are churc1 members. cap:ain JolI