Arizona republican., 1907-05-30
PsoENTN. ARIz.. MAY 90, 1907.
BY NO MEANS \ GAME BUTCHER.

BY No MEANS < GAME BUTCHER
 President Roosevelt now knows how ii feels q. t.e called liar. His unfor- tunate versatility led him into con- troversy Rith pr. William J. Long. who nas made study of wild animals and put his observations into book The truths set forth in the book con- sist of the things he deemed so well sist Of the things he had seen him. authenticated that he became sponsor for the facts and put them forth as contributions to natural history.
 The president with the same eager ne., with which he became simpli- fled sDeller. or an anti-race suicide crusader. involved himself in a dis Iute with Or Long who at first rather mildly replied that the president was NO; fully informed as to the habits of animals that he was a game killer, rather than a naturalist. and that one could not study the habits of a wild animal after death.
 If. he said, the president desired to qualify as Q naturalist let him leave his gun. his dog and his guide behind him. and ,st out alone into the fields and forests
 The president dropped the regula- ton of the railroads and other cor ;.oraiion, let the Taft boom run itself. stopped midway in the construction of new football rules. and otherwise abandoned the universe 10 its own de- vices uDtit he could write another magazine article proving that pr. Long was either a badly informed person, Q, liar. at any rate, wholly unre- liable natural historian. Thus was rhe rather savage retort of Dr. Long, day before yesterday. provoked.
 As to the merits of the controversy which has been engendered. we have DO opinion at all Tha: Is. we do not fno~ whether pr. Long Or President Roosevelt eXcels as a naturalist. We are inclined 10 the belief that the president violated the proprieties in mixing with Dr. Long and We are sure that Dr Long has exaggerated the | presidents destruction of wild animals. l
 We hear so much of President | R0oseveli's hunting exploits. Certain | ly much less would be heard If he were | g. less prominent parsonage. He Is by l no means a game butcher or game ! hog Those who pretend to know. | say on the quiet that he is not an | accurate shot. his somewhat defective | vision contributing 10 the inaccuracy i Of aim His pride in a venatorial 1 reputation is said 10 be almost boyish | and his friends are careful not 10 | wound it. Guides are expected to ren- I der him unusual assistance in bringing l game to bag. We remember some I three or four years ago. the president | was hunting bear in the Mississippi | cane brakes. There were three luck | less days and the end os the hunting l trip Eas al hand. While the president II was ysinly beating the brake. some of | his desperate hosts came upon weakened bear. and capturing it, II chained It 70 a tee. and with true Southern hospitality sent a messenger after Mr. Roosevelt T. is on record | that he refused to dispatch the animal |
 The guides and hvf1tsmen who ac- company the president in his Rocky | Mountain hunting trips are more tact ful and less palpai,l. ia rendering aid I in the siaIxfses If bob cats and | wolves. Heaee the reputation Of Mir. | Roosevelt as hwn;er whom pr. Long has IE-..;.atsi,y rlagnified into a game butch.r