The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1911-09-28
18. OCAIA, FLORIDA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER "a, 1911

quently bring their game to certain
class of town cafes, and have their
game served to their liking, getting
the fun of killing the game during
the. day and the pleasure of eating
the game. served on toast, to
queens taste, at night-with other
things thta such sportsmen usually
like? Where do all of these special
rights to this special class come from
anyway? Why should their claims
be recognized any longer by our law
makers and the public?
Soon after getting to Tallahassee
this past spring. Colonel Rogers. Mr..
Bullock and myself had our first
meeting to discuss the local game
law Not much progress was made
on the bill, as Mr. Bullock left, claim
ing that he had other engagements.
Colonel Rogers said he would try to
draft bill that he hoped would meet
the approval of our constituents.
Within a few days Colonel Rogers
was called home on account Of Sc
rious illness in his family. About the
same time Mr.. Bullock made one of
his many trips home to attend to his
personal affairs.
When We next had a meeting to
discuss the game law, Colonel Rog-
ers had drawn the bill, embracing
some new features not heretofore dis
cussed, of which he had learned
while on his visit home, at Lynne,
and also at Anthony. All of these
measures thought were good 1t
then developed, after Mr.. Bullock had
returned from Ocala, that he was OPP
posed to any kind of a game bill ex-
cept one that would give special priv
ileges to his clients, (the parties who
own the large hunting preserve near
Lake George), and to the men who
pull these peoples legs" The own
ers of said preserve could not come
to Florida SO well in September and
October, and when they did come in
November, December, January and
February they were to have special
exemption from paying license for
hunting, as shown in the latter part
of section of new game law. This
is another part of the bill for which
Mr.. Bullock can rightly claim all the
glory!
Several other meetings were ar
ranged for to discuss the bill, but Mr..
Bullock was always so busy?" that
he could spare only a few minutes
each time. So the matter drifted
along till almost the close of the ses.
sion Colonel Rogers and myself at
last decided that we would have to
either accept Mr.. Bullock's proposed
amendments, (bungling and unjust
| though they were), consisting of sec
ton / and part of section 6, or get
no relief for the Marion county peo
pie working under the old local game
law
Mr.. Bullock amended section l.
| changing dates from September to
| October to November, December
January and February, and thought
he had changed all the dates in the
| bill-hence the confiiction of dates in
said bill. Colonel Rogers and l de
tected Mr.. Bullock's blunder, and die
not swallow the whole thing" unad
visedly, but thought part of loat
better than no loaf, knowing that one
or more sections of bill might be
defective by the courts, but this
would not necessarily kill all the vir
tues of the bill, and if we could save
only a part of it we thought best tt
do so.
| Mr.. Bullock says he opposed m<
mot this bilD from start to finish
This opposition to me, personally, i.
no new thing. This has been full,
recognized in every campaign that
have made in Marion county, partic
ularly the last one. So Mr.. Bullock
actions in the last legislature did no
surprise me in the least. But the PEG
pie Of Marion county had a right t,
expect Mr.. Bullock to rise above pet
ty personal feelings when handling
matters that pertain to public inter
est.
A man who asks for and accept
positions of public honor and trus
should know neither friend nor TO
in his relations to the public welfare
went to Tallahassee to represen
the people of Marion and Sumte
counties upon all moral questions an
other questions that had the better
ment- of our people at stake, and nc
to represent special clients. here, i
Jacksonville, Louisville, or ELSEWHERE
Respectfully,
E. L. CARNEY.