The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-07-02
AN ExCIIRD FISHERMAN
He Indignantly Asserts the American Cit,-
zen's Right 10 Fish on Sunday.

zens hight TO Fish on Sunday.
To THE Eprron OF THE suN.-Sir. Tho State
Fish and Game Commission Is apparently in a
delirious condition Just at present. and regards
sunday fishing rs very sinful indeed. But
suspect that this Commission is only sham
ming holiness, and that Its object In influence
leg Attorney Gen oral Rosendale In his inter-
probation OF the law Is not religious after all,
but simply hoggish. However. it makes very
little difference whether II 10 one or the other;
In either case this extraordinary Commission
hss committed an outrageous blundsr. and
possibly this Is the only way that It had to
mako the public aware OF It's existence.
Now comes the question what earthly use is
this Fish and Game Commission In the
name Of gudgeons and suckers. what benefit
has 1t ever been to our fishermen. to our fish
markets. or to the puplic2 The thing is q
humbug. and, since it can only make itself
conspicuous as a nuisance. tLy sooner 1t is
abolished the better
There are about half million anglers in the
State OF New York who can only enjoy their
sport on Sunday. because they are compelled
70 attend to their daily abors during tho week
10 attempt to interfere. with. them In the
practice what is called the gentle art" would
be an outrage: and in these days. when the
often even without Just grounds. 1t Ia unwise
TO attack them wantonly in their innocent
Section 265 Of the Penal Code is regarded as
dead letter. and worry properly. because it is
q crazy. section. and consequently is not the
law. 1t is the creation of cranks. as any sem
sible person can see. Look at it:
All shooting. hunting, fishing. playing. horse racing
SI d IS a and All no.
tho peace OF the day. are prohibited
Now, before enforcing all this. let us begin
by building several new jails, and while we are
at It. lunatic asylum or two close to the halls
OF legislation might not DO out Of place. There
Is no hunt In the neiRhborhood OF villages
and churches except perhap s that kind in which
Judging fromlthe records OF a few yenrs back:
and 1t may perhaps be legal question yet to
be decided whether the Constitution OF tho
United states and OF the state. which provide
for the right to carry arms and for free fishing.
without mentioning anything about sunday.
Joy their sport and to laugh at section 285. II
this Is not sound legal doctrine. then we must
put into Jail a u the fol lows who shoot on Sun
dag, who hunt on Sunday. who fish on Sunday.
who play" ball on Sunday. who play" the
o s9nS SR s NRS yhG 1 With he
oonss. or with the ladies on Sunday. who exer-
c!se on horseback on Sunday. who 'exer-
else" on bicycles on Sunday. who "exer-
else" on foot on sunday. and who make noise
BY shouting and Yelling at revival meetings or
other church meetings on Sunday. thereby dis
Then let us stop the running Of the ferries
and tho railroad cars on Sunday. stop tho ring
ing Of all the church bells on Sunday-many OF
them are cracked and unmusical-stop all the
clocks on Sunday. and stop tho world from
our sh S and Gam. Commissioner,
will be happy. W.
NEW YORK. Juno 20.