Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-07-24

Nc INV law ItpoAlA TINS statute hnQ
provided u the trespasser pays TO the
head Of the game department $500, ne
need only have the oral consent Of the
owner. Does Il make the trespasser any
less a nuisance 20 have paid $500 10
Mr.. Aekleni The head OF this depart.
ment admits that during the last four
years he has collected from the people
BY means Of these privileges, more than
$4,000. Thirty thousand dollars, not
one cent OF which went 10 the school
fund, not one nickel Of which went 20
maintain the ayslums Of the state, not
one penny TO maintain the courts Of
justice. Notwithstanding the head OF
this department collected for the year
1908 $780, he appeared before the leg.
islature of 1909 claiming the Office was
not self-sustaining, that it impoverished
him to hold it. The legislature, taxing
compassion on him, passed a bill tax
ing the department out Of his hands and
placing it into the head of the Agricul-
tural department, providing that the re-
ceipts derived from the privileges be paid
into the school fund to educate the chl-
dren. Notwithstanding the former
claims Of the man, on the passage of
this bill, he engaged attorneys and
brought suit TO destroy the act and 10
recover back HIS charge On account Of
a technical error in the bill, he succeeded
and now continues to hold IT,
Let US see II this man Aclklen is not
the whole department.. let me read you
something. At Lebanon l control a
weekly paper. Some time ago the gem
tloman in charge handed me this letter.
Il is written upon the stationery of the
Department of Game, Fish and Forestry.
It is signed by J. H. Acklen, State War
den. II is marked personal and di-
rected TO "the editor" He says he Is
deeply indSbteded to the press of the
State for the cordial support he has re-
ceived in the past, etc He writes quite
lengthily. He enclosed clippings for pub
lication. He wishes the publication of
the schedule of privileges to be paid by
hunters and fishermen and incidentally
he wants II told what will be done with
them should they not pay up; and then
he adds these sweet words; IF you
shoot any yourself, the department will
be pleased to send you resident shoot
er's license, complimentary, as token
Of our appreciation of your aid in fur
thering the cause of game protection"
He is so interested in the protection
of the game Of this country he wanted
to start me out killing them free OF
charge. He wishes me. for the value
of a hunters license, to colleague with
him to scare the fishermen into paying
him $500. He would give one to me,
but the fellow who rolls his pants above
his knees and wNdes into Cumberland
river and catches the cat fish and takes
it to Lebanon to swap for meal to feed
the hungry mouths that await his re-
turn, he would have him pay the price.
What right has this man to give away
the peoples privileges, anyway They
certainly are not the peoples privileges
he is passing out complimentary they
must be his own.
Notwithstanding this man collected
more than $40, 900 that should have gone
to educate the youths of the State, do
you know, my friends, that he still was
not satisfied Do you know that he
appeared before your last legislature and
got for his department $4,000 more of
your hard-earned cashl My friends, a
tax dollar is a sacred dollar in this
country. 1t represents toll and sweat and
privation. It robs many a man not only
Of the luxuries of life, but oft times
Of life's necessities. 1t takes a calico
dress from many female member that
otherwise she would be entitled to enjoy.
Did you ever see the old man with
trembling hand unwrap the rag from
around the cash he lays on the trustees
Window
1t is no matter to laugh over. It took
lots of honest toll to bring that cash
together. He pays it in to save the home
from the back tax attorneys grasp. Do
you see that line of men so long you
can hardly see the last2 They are on
their way to pay their taxes. 1t will
take all they bring and more to pay the
amount that this Acklen department got.
This department should be given over to
the head of the Agricultural Department,
the fees collected should 60 to the school
fund and the enforcement of the law
entrusted to the sheriff of the county.
The Jarvis Law.
While one of my opponents is insisting
upon further saving in criminal costs,
the report of the last fiscal year reported
shows that the State paid to witnesses
for the whole year only $4,000. The
State of Tennessee sends out summonses
for citizen to appear at court He
may be one upon whose daily toll his
wife and children depend for their daily
bread. He must go, He sits around
! day after day waiting for the case to
be settled. Finally he gives his testi-
mony in . case in which he has no
earthly interest, and then the grand old
State says Goodbye! / would like to
pay you for your services, but am too
poor. This man is a Tennessean. He
is the backbone of the State, he makes
the State what it is; if the call to arms
is sounded it is he who shoulders the
musket and marches to the front to de-
fend the land.
II, indeed, the State is too poor to pay
! him. Il IL all right; but il she saYs this