Omaha daily bee., 1889-10-27

of affairs is simply because these minor
bodies have never yet developed man who
dare say his soul is his own. Quasi base ball
magnates are these minor league owners
and supporters, without snap enough
TO conceive anything good for themselves, or
even to assert their rights. But the time is
drawing on apace when there will be a
change. The Observation-Disclosures embroglio
must certainly revolutionize base ball at.
fairs very largely, and the popularity of the
sport is inenaced with considerable danger.
Sooner or later the minor leagues must rise
up in their might ana formulate their own
code, make their own protective rules and
regulations, or the avaricious ana voracious
major organizations will swallow them up
body and soul. 1t is the apogeo OF injustice
for these arrogant and dctatorial bodies to
levy this species of blnckmail upon the
weaker, younger struggling organizations.
To whom does the league and association
pay bounty for the privilege to live!
Solid For Mccormick.
The BEES paragraph concerning tine re-
election of j. S. Mccormick as president of
the Western association has elected the
warmest corroborative comment from the
press of all the cities in this circuit save
Milwaukee, who pretends to believe that
Mccormick and Sam Morton are in collusion
with each other to run western base ball
affairs with the single view of their own
emoiument. Milwaukee, however, is dis
gruntled over her own failure in hogging the
persimmons in the way of leading officials,
meetings, committees, etc, aud through
her sore-headed secretary, one Quin, takes
this method of venting her spleen. The con-
sensus of opinion of the Western associn-
tion, it is pleasing to note, is that McCor-
micks equal is not available, and it is
predicted here that he will go through by
acclamaton.
An Ubiquitous Trio.
1t is amusing to read of the many different
clubs which have bought Nichols. Cooney
and Nagle. AS the papers now have it, this
illustrious trio will play next year in Chi
cago, Cincinnati, Pittsburg, Kansas City
and Brooklyn. The fact is, however, that
all three Of these men still belong to Omaha
Thinks it Wont Do.
NEBRASKA CITY, Oct. 20-To the Sporting
Editor of The BEE: notice short article
in your Sunday edition regarding the
proposition to tax guns, in which it is evil
dent YOU are in favor of such taxation Being
decidedly lover Of sports in the field as we'll
as shooting at the trap, though not an expert
at either, it has been with great regret that
have been compelled to watch the wauton
destruction of our beautiful game birds Oh
the prairies of our own anu neighboring
states as well as the fearful destruction
thop 10 az chio NSiy Foihe oh W uh uiht III
! Ing extent on the hills and valleys of western
| Nebraska. Wyoming and Montana, of the
| few remaining antelope, as we'll as deer and
elk, winch are rapidly growing fewer and
| fewer. No man, not to say sportsman, with
! a particle of manhood and humanity, Dut
| deeply deplOres this state OF affairs, and
1 agree with you, that there is not a season u
| be lost. nor day in fact, IN taking such
! measures as will put stop to it, But how
| III you will reflect little / believe you will
| give up the gun tax idea as not only imprac
| ticable but absurd. Does any one suppose
| for an instant that IL wonld be productive OF
| the good desired, or prevent tho killing of Q
| single game bird or animali No, for reasons
| innumerahle. The pot hunter you speak OF
| would only be obliged to market more game
| in order to meet his CORRESPONDENCE
| greater expense in the form of tax. Then
| again the pot hunter Is not the man that
owns the high priced gun. His gun IN ay bs
| Is an old muzzle-loading shotgun that cost
| him not over $40 or SIS and very likely an old
| army musket which can be bought any place
| for So. How can you place tax high enough
| on those cheap guns TO prevent his owning
| onef and j assure you am stating the abso-
| lutte facts in the cese. III you do tax his gun,
| how can you prevent his borrowing his neigh
boris gun and doing the same things Then il
you do tax his cheap gun SO high he cant
AFFORD 10 own II you must tax the high priced
has never tasted the blood OF game, CORE
| spondlagly high, ard how would you like
that yourself, presuIning tina. you are mar