The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-10-12
THEIE PEANUT POLITICS BRouoHr
THE REPEAL or GUN LAW.
The Action Was the Result OF a Deal
on the Ssnatorship ana Has
Aroused Indignation-

Tn" fuIlowlrs editorial appears ln
This month issue o. .fu I'D. pleu. t
m'ufhiy magazine YYtl.rh-t 800 interest
OF m" huftotr aud ruurfsuFr
Two years aEp peanut p.utea lu cone
uHcupn with The Gle tluu ut fu- HItsI
states SENATOR In Nest Virginia
brought about reIr.l of TIE 81 z4u
license laN iu that state the action
was the result OF a. deal nu the -rta'uf-
ship and aroused instant lfulruHtisr
among all flhts 81 ttflx.n-.it. tuf fh-
political powsrs stuck o. tt~ir bargain
and repealed the law at The dlctatiuu "f
one o. Two men from th- mountain
Countries VII" WF-" iu position 10
barter their votes for senator
since the repeal of t1s law tine Of
feet on the game - the state has been
such az Co create practically a urani-
the sportsmsu 90 West Virginia af"
working together for rho purpose uf
seeing that tho low i- put on fhr statute
books when the legislature u'''- again
this winter
West Virginia De- tho only state ~
which no. Resident Hunters I.irruS.
plan has ever been r4f iutn operation
and subsequently, repealed. ana aS set
forth above. this was Que tu a. shame 10
political bargain srd tuf Co., an. de-
inhnd On a." part "f inc l'"il" ne
elements which opposed fHr Law Hul
which secured its repeal are. lu "a large
measure. similar fu fhlF" wh'.n have
prevented the enactment ~ t Resident
Hunters Ltcsu-" 100 F'ru-N lNanlt T w'
thirds or the opposition o." ih" law
90 the cunning and malicious work pf
the man who o. interested iu the tfafi'
in game birds and animals
The West virginia sIurf.m"u ere 20
be congratulated "u tIr prospects Tor
tho re-sua cttnsut ~ flr 1iurterf IT,
renss and when ~ ie passed 300 Penn
VIII have declared FOR "a" most perfect
system Of providing funds iuf 'h" proc
Teton ana E,or'ssa ay,sg, OF inc game
~ "a matter uf fact there has never
hsen single aTumrnt worth consul
sring against the Resident Hunters li-
'ense principle. Gts opponents utt" cone
ristsntly and Professionally sought Geo
oefsat ~ by dsuherttr misr.I r-s-uttt-
ton u facts and hy uh-guriuE fhr main
issue . ma cloud ~ controversy. COM
corning matters that are mott necessarily
they Rave alleged that the law would
b. Unconstitutional. they have 'Irru-
lated the false report that the money
which the sportstr~n thus contributed
was 60 b" used for good rHH'.s ana iHH-
litical projects aud have ene"aNuf~d tu
make ~ appear that the demand fur
tts enactment came entirely from the
game commission.
A. a matter ~ fact. both iu Penn
sylvania ana West Virginia. the sports
men are almost "a unit in support ~
the measure They have seen for years
that % - necessary Tor some uIrGuuf'
fund to he created for t.s purf.u4.. of
restocking the depleted game covers
and they have convinced th~msely's hy
repeated trials and thorough iuycS-
such "a FUND as ts needed tu Doe uppru-
priated out ~ the revenues of the state.
raised los tHation OF an the people.
Tho men 90 Pennsylvania Tho are uIi-
posing this law know beyond u DOUBT
that the Legislature OF this state viii
never appropriate the fl5u.Uon f-lr
which W. all realize is needed f'r
proper game protection ana pr"paga-
ton and every effort Co convince the
sportsmen that such an oprr"prihtion
&C. within the realms ~ possibility. fs
deliberate HIfnrf Zoo De- those