Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-06-19
MORE ABOUT GAME WARDENS.

The interview with Richard Meyer,
Jr., as published in the Herald of last
week answers cry effectually "Decoy
Ducks" so far as Mr.. Meyers candi-
dacy for state Office is concerned.
AS to the candidacy of J. B. Mccoy
of Platteville for railroad commits
sioner very little has been said. The
Herald certainly does not object to
Mr.. Mccoy having the support of the
Grant county delegation; it would
have choice of candidates were there
other candidates from this county. 1t
certainly would be proper to support q
home man and as the nomination for
governor is made first, supporting Mr..
Mccoy cannot interfere unless
the delegation from Grant county is to
be used or traded for support OF Gov.
LaFoI. ette-and of course no home
candidate will be allowed choice in
the matter if Mr.. LaFollette controls
the delegation, as he has always as
sumed to own Grant county.
''Decoy Ducks" objects to any ex-
pose of state game wardens. The
Herald believes it perfectly proper
that the people be given the facts in
this matter. They can form their own
conclusions. What happens in this
county is on an average with the exist
inc state Of affairs in all other coun-
ties in the state. We published last
week Game Warden Storrs' account
for three months. On another page of
this issue we reproduce fac smile OF
a sworn statement of his salary and
expenses for the months of April and
May as paid to him in his official
capacity as deputy game warden.
The followers of the governor claim
that he is about the only pure man
who ever held state office-he prac-
tically says so himself. The conten-
ton of those who oppose HIM. is that
he is no better than other politicians,
and to prove these assertions show up
the operations of the game wardens OF
the state, and we ask our readers to
note that Gov. LaFollette approves OF
their questionable work by his own
signature in every instance.
A perusal Of the statement of &C
counts allowed Game Warden StOrrs
shows that during the five months he
has drawn pay he has charged for
every day but one, Sundays and all
Sundays he was undoubtedly after
''decoy ducks" and Gov LaFollette
thinks it.all right that the state should
allow pay for this Sunday employment
of the game warden. Most Of Mr.
Storrs' Sundays were spent in Fenni-
more and vicinity where hunters are
the most numerous. The law does
not forbid hiring livery from yourself
and charging the bill up to the state,
but would it not have been as we'll.
Mr.. Storrs. to have that account read
s'paid Storrs" rather than to your barn
man?
The account further shows that Mr.
Storrs was In Lancaster at different
times after quail hunters. Mr.. Storrs
was at Lancaster with some eastern
horse buyers during the time he has
charged for helping them buy horses.
We have been informed ne was Oc-
cupied two weeks at this work, we pre-
sumo for pay. He was here as a del
egate to the County Convention April
% registered at Lancaster House oc-
cupying room :. Also here April "a,
the day Congressional Convention was
held. His account says "River work
after seines" on these two days. More
'decoy ducks" A total of $737 has
been paid Mr.. Storrs for these five
months, yet we have heard Of but one
or two arrests and few fines. We're
all the hunters LaFollette men?
No sane person after looking thor
oughly into this account can COZ
vince himself that owing to illegal
hunting and fishing on the part Of
Grant county people it was necessary
to put in all the days and Sundays
charged for. The Herald does not
question the duty of Mr.. Storrs' in
stirring around, but does question the
kind of game he was looking after.
Is not the whole thing rotten?
If we can convince ourselves by
going over the statements of these
facts should not as smart a man as
Gov. LaFollette, whose business it is
to approve the accounts, know it also?
Any honest voter can but conclude,
as does the Herald that Gov. LaFol-
lette is likespoliticians generally. Is
he entitled to be styled the only pure
one?
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