The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1911-09-21
sENATOR CARNEY
REPLIES TO MR.. HOWELL

SENATOR CARNEY
REPLIES TO MR.. HOWELL
Editor Star: In your issue OF Sept.
End an article appeared signed c. e.
Howell Again on the 18th another
article appeared over the same sigma
fure. Now il Mr.. Howell is the real
author Of these articles, I wish to re-
ply to him in gentlemanly and in
telligent manner. I have known Mr.
Howell for some years, not intimately,
however. but sufficiently so 10 think
him a gentleman.
was not aware I had his support
for state senator in our last campaign
and even at this late date. take pleas
ure in thanking him. l trust Mr..
Howell supported me in that election
because of the high moral principles
for which 1 then stood. and afterwards
acted upon in the legislative halls and
still stand for at this writing. So the
differences of opinions that may now
exist between Mr.. Howell and myself,
would seem to be who has the best
Judgment as to the ultimate outcome
of the new game law for Marion coun-
ty 1t is true that Mr.. Howelfs last
article was rather severe (even show
ing some venom) on me as the sup
posed author of the new game law
but think Nr. Howell had not studied
the law and its purposes before writ
ing. In his first article he says that
articles l and of the bill conflict. So
they do, am sorry to say. but neither
Col Rogers nor / were the cause of
this antagonism. Mr.. Bullock in his
article Of recent date. from which Mr..
Howell 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 90 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
of sports all the chances to get game.
while the masses of the citizens of Ma
s 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 just as
reasonable to ask the question. why
should a man have the right to use
chickens. onions. pinders. corn or wlrat
not. because he has by his industry and
frugality acquired land upon which he
raises these things?
Ordinarily when man acquires the
title to a 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
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 it's 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 lone
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 tC
get into ones inclosed premises tC
have their ownership established They
in all probability have fed less on the
owners land than the birds. turkey:
and squirrels. which Mr.. Howell say:
farmer should have no special claim
upon.
AS rule, birds, turkeys and SOUR
rels do not get far from their brood
ing grounds unless attracted by spe
cial feed in fields.
II Mr.. Howell will examine the Law
thoroughly he will see that the mail
trend of the new bill was for the pro
lection Of the game. The open season
for the general public was cut fror
four to two months in each year an
dates changed so that there would b
fewer hunters in the field. The mum
Der of auails. turkeys and deer allow
ed to be killed per day and per seaso
were greatly lessened under the ne,
law.
II the farmer is allowed, as unde
the present law, to kill the game o
his own enclosed premises. just as h
needs it for his own family use, don
you know that he is not going to XII
at any time more than he needs
Knowing the balance will be left whe
he may again need it, He would n
more exterminate this game than
would his chicken coop. But how abou
the average sport? Turn him withor
restrictions into a mans field, wher
game is plentiful. and when would h
animal propensities for s1aughte
cease? Whilst living at Lake Weir IL
many years there were, several fan
silies Of us whose homes were in
large woods lot under one fence.
this lot were great numbers of squil
rels and birds. Most any day or tin
OF day you could look out and see fro
ten TO twenty-five squirrels Thes
squirrels were never killed unle:
some one in our own families or
neighbor's family was sick and wou
relish such dish. 1t was the san
way with the birds. the coveys FIR
quently eating with our chicken
Then when bird was wanted OIL
could be killed without a pointer de
and without making the balance wi
by the chasing of dogs and rattle
the automatic gun. But, remembe
this game was preserved by us f
utility purposes. just as the Indial
were said to do and not for the pu
nose seeing how MANY birds u