The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1911-09-18
HEAVY HITS FROM HOWELL
Pounds the Marion County Game Law
In General and Harris and
Carney In Particular

| Editor Star: Its a mighty sorry
question that can't scare backer for
both sides. 1t seemed for long time
that Marion county was to be left in
the dark as to the daddy Of the new
| game law. We certainly do not blame
| the dad Of such disfgured and dis
| torted monstrocity as this TO be
| ashamed of his offspring. We all
| know the bigness, Warmness and soft
ness of all editors hearts. and as Edi-
| tor Harris heart is the biggest and
| warmest of the lot we throw the
| mantle of charity over him and like to
| think that this is the reason why he is
so staunchly supporting the under dog
for under dog this new game law
| undoubtedly is. As we were an ardent
supporter Of Senator Carney in the
| last campaign we are. grieved beyond
measure TO learn that he was the
| father and mother both of this mon
| strocIty. We are more than sorry that
| Editor Harris thinks the goodness of
| his heart has seen fit to take up his
| pen in defense of this game extermina-
| tor.
Times have changed since Mr.. Harris
was boy No longer does the country
| boy depend upon such measures as
| candy. The country boy has his re-
peater and dog now as we'll as the
town sport" God forbid that l should
ever wish to deny any country boy
his legitimate sport. From infancy
have lived in the country and if my
mind does not fail me, shall live the
rest of my days in the country
In all seriousness it is the country
boy whose rights have been infringed
upon. His birthright has been stolen
from him. Is there any one living who
has more capacity for enjoying a days
sport than the country boy? Does any
one think there is any sport in trap
ping quail? Did Mr.. Harris or Mr. Car
ney ever see country boy selling
quail in town? Such business as this
belongs to the sorry white man and
the shiftleSs Niger Before our state
wide game law came into effect this
business was carried on extensively
by people too lazy and trifiing to work
for an honest living.
We know and you know, Mr. Harris
and Senator Carney, that these are
facts and if selling of game be counte-
nanced in our county such will be the
case again. 1t is to be regretted that
there are few men like Mr. Harris
SpedhS ol, VINO nave so little thought
for the future as to slaughter the
birds in the wholesale manner describ-
ed IL we mistake not he was one of
the crowd who boasted of killing one
hundred and thirty ducks in one day,
Woundfng and crippling a. many more
Ihen how any man can uphold a law
which seeks to license men to carry
on this wholesale slaughter twelve
months in the year is beyond my COM
prehension. If our learned law makers
had protected all game for two or
three years to come it would have
shown that they were working for the
people instead of the privileged few.
If Mr.. Carney thinks that the law
enacted by the last legislature is for
the good of the farmer he is sadly
lacking in the knowledge of the needs
and wants of the farmer
The preservation of our game is a
serious thing and should not be light
ly dealt with. Once gone it is gone
forever. If such short-sighted laws as
this one be allowed to remain on our
statute books, disgrace and shame
to our manhood. it will be but a short
time till our game is gone and once
destroyed it will be forever gone God
pity the man or the nation whose Wis |
ION is limited to the end of his nose
c. B. Howell