The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1900-10-24

4iverted into the reform" campaign
fund, for this, like the other executive
departments, has been converted into
= cog-wheel Of the Lind-Rosing ma
chine. 1t is notorious fact that this
money has been spent. not for the pro-
lection of the game and fish, but to
employ deputy game wardens" to
travel through their respective coun-
ties, organizing Bryan and Lind clubs
Besides this, each deputy game ward
en- was assessed part of his monthly
salary to support the reform" press
bureau.
One Republican deputy was retained,
p. o. Stevens of Detroit, Becker coun-
ty. Mr.. Stevens was obliged to con.
tribute a percentage Of his salary to
the reform bureau, to hold his job,
but when it was demanded Of him, as
condition of his remaining on the
force, that he get out and poll the
county in the interests of Lind, he re-
signed. Even the employees at the state
fish hatchery, drawing $40 month
wages, were obliged to assist i'll
"greasing the wheels"
And in return for this expenditure.
what are the benefits derived by the
taxpayer? During the recent "close"
season, the violations of the game
laws were open and fragrant Every
hotel and restaurant in st. Paul ard
Minneapolis served prairie chickens
during the month of August. Mayor
Smith Democratic of St. Paul, stated
that the enforcement of the game law
under the present administration was
rotten" and Uri Lamprey, the we'll
known Democratic attorney of st.
Paul, expressed the opinion that it
would take ten years time to repair
the mischief for which the present
game. warden is responsible.
Bus the commission was obliged to
! make some showing. On the first day
of the shooting season, Saturday, Sept.
1st, Few. Alexander McGregor of st.
Paul went out hunting and bagged
sixteen prairie chickens. AS they would
spoil if carried until Monday, he sent
them in satchel, checked as baggage.
| to st. Paul. His little son called for
| the satchel, and was arrested with it
| in his possession by an "alert" game
| warden, and was bound over to the
| grand Jury on a charge OF shipping
chickens contrary to law-an offense
which the law plainly does not con-
| template in such case. The district
| court promptly dismissed the case.
A couple of weeks ago an old man, a
| Polander, ignorant Of the laws, GUS
toms and even the language Of the
land, was fishing for bullheads and
| catfish, with a net, in the Mississippi
river. Three valiant deputy game
! wardens went out in q launch, armed
| with shotguns, two cases Of beer and
bottle of cocktails. They confiscat-
ed the old mans net, and when he ex-
postulated he was shot and killed. The
Ramsey county grand jury has In
dicted his slayer. Deputy Game Ward
en- Edward Corbett, for murder in the
first degree.
This. then, il the record Of the game
and fish commission under the re-
form" management: Fish,, chickens,
deer and moose slaughtered out OF sea-
son: $25, 900 Of the peoples money
squandered; q hfteen-year-old boy
wrongfully and Illegally arrested for
carrying some chickens his father had
shot, and an ino1ensive old man
killed.
aDon't O. Back 81 the Red Line"
This remark Of Public Examiner
Pope to the expert accountant who
investigated the books OF the city Of
Mankato. will pass into history. When
the expert was about to commence hia
work, Gen." Pope called him to one
side and said:
You win find red line In the
books; don't go back Of It, al !, my
self, audited the books mp to that date
and found them correct.