The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-09-29
SENATOR CARNEY REPLIES To
Mr.. HOWELL
To the Editor ocala Rannor.


howell. Again on tba 49, D.
article appeared over the same sions.
lure Now if Mr. Howell is the 20,
author of these articles. I wish 70 -
piy 10 him in a gentlemanlv and IN
tellgent manner. I have known NJ
novel; for some years. not intima+aI,,
however, but sufficiently so IN +birl'
MIN a gentleman.
sor 80 not aware l had his support
'"'e senator in our last campaign
even at this late date, 1 take pleas
II, thanking him. I trust Mr..
49, @"pported me in that election
VI the nigh moral principles
- ilicl then stood, and afterwards
go upol IN the legislative halls and
a;ee 9t"nu LOT at this writing So the
u'lLerehces of opinions that NAV now
eAlSt between Mr.. Howell and myself
"ou4o seem to be who has TIE best
judgment as to the ultimate o,+oon,o
oI the new game law for Marion conn
ty. 1t is true that Mr. uowa11,a 49,.
article was rather severe (even show
ing some venom) on mo a. ~ a,,,
posed author of the new oama 1a+Y-
but | think Mr. Howell had NOT studiad
the law and its purposes before writ
ing. In his first article he saws that
articles l and of the bill confic+ So
they do, am sorry to say. but neither
Col. Rogers nor 1 were the cause of
this antagonism. Mr. Bullock in his
article of recent date, from which Mr..
novel; quotes, says he did what he
could to mix matters and thinks he
succeeded admirably and was proud of
the job. Some folks have little to be
proud of, you know. so please give Mr..
Bullock the honor CD he thinks he
deserves for this ENHANCEMENT.
Mr. Howell says in the last campaign
the slogan cry was equal rights to
all and special privileges to none"
This is al democratic doctrine and just
what the original bill was intended to
cover Not to give the expert class
or sports all the chances to get game.
while the masses of the citizens of Ma
rion county got none.
Mr.. Howell also asked this question.
'Why is it that because one man is so
fortunate as to own land he should be
allowed to hunt and kill at any season
OF the year?" This right is not given
in the bill to any one except on his
own enclosed premises and for the
owners own home use. Isn't it lust as
reasonable to ask the question WHY
should man have the right to use
chickens, onions, pinders, corn or what
not, because he has by his industry and
frugality acquired land upon which he
raises these things?
ordinarily when a man acquires the
title to piece of land he owns every
thing above and below him, so far as
he can use them. If the birds and tur-
keys use his fields for brooding and his
crops for rearing their young and the
squirrels use his trees for habitation
and his corn, pinders, etc, for food,
isn't this land owner entitled to get
more because of what he has done, in
furnishing the means for the increase
of this game, than the outsider who as
a rule furnishes nothing but himself,
his patent gun and fine dogs to help
him eXterminate the game?
One man who kills for the fun that
there is in the business, remarked to
me a few days ago, that birds, tur-
keys and squirrels are migratory. My
answer to this is, this game is not as
migratory in its habits as cattle and
hogs. The difference is this, a man
can mark his cattle and hogs and tho
they can and do frequently go long
distances from home, yet when they
return or wherever found on the COM
mons, the ownership is recognized.
These cattle and hogs do not have to
get into ones, inclosed premises to
have their ownership established They
in all probability have fed less on the
owners land than the birds, turkeys
and squirrels, which Mr.. Howell says
a farmer should have no special claim
upon.
AS a rule, birds, turkeys and squir-
rels do not get far from their brood
ing grounds unless attracted by spe
cial feed in fields
If Mr. Howell will examine the law
thoroughly he will see that the main
trend of the new bill was for the pro-
lection of the game. The open season
for the general public was cut from
four to two months in each year and
dates changed so that there would be
fewer hunters in the field The num-
Der of quails, turkeys and deer allow
ed to be killed per day and per season
were greatly lessened under the new
law
If the farmer is allowed, as under
the present law, to kill the game on
his own enclosed premises, just as he
needs it for his own family use, don't
YOU know that he is not going to Kill
at any time more than he needs?
Knowing the balance will be left when
he may again need it. He would no
more exterminate this game than he
would his chicken coop. But how about
the average sport? Turn him without
restrictions into a mans field, where
game is plentiful, and when would his
animal propensities for slaughter
cease? Whilst living at Lake Weir Tor
many years there were several fam
lilies of us whose homes were in a
large woods lot under one fence. In
this lot were great numbers of squir-
rels and birds Most any day or time
of day you could look out and see from
ten to twenty-five squirrels. THESE
SQUIRRELS were never killed. unless
some one in our own families or
neighbours family was sick and would
relish such a dish. 1t was the same
wav. with the birds, the coveys ire
ouently eating with our chickens
Then when a bird was wanted one