The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-12-29
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Retain the Game Wardens

EullOT AIulHOItltt.
AS a true lover of game protection.
rsgret to learn of the attempt be
ing made upon the part of some par
ties to belittle the good work of our
present game warden.
These men in their assault upon our
game laws and especially upon Ny.
Doolin, our state game warden, are
actuated by two motives. The first
motive is that of revenge and is held
by men who seek to retaliate upon
Mr.. Doolin because he was success
ful and they were unsuccessful N
their desires to be appointed game
warden or assistant game wardehs.
Now they are playing the childish tct
by saying to one another, "lf we
can't have tie office. Doolin shanl
have it either" and in order to car
ry out these desires and to make the
representatives think their cause IS
a popular one, they are calling sport3.
mems meetings over tse state. WhHn
the truth of the matter is. these meet
ings are for the sole purpose of con
demning Dooin and our present ealnr
law and also over lis shoulders to
strike at the governor.
The M 1jority of the men who today
are fiohting 7 ee Cruce are disGrUn-
tied office-seekers. TAX the fol 'oW-
ing sentence as prophetic or not. neF-
ertheless | believe it to be the trut'L
Here il is: within less than ten
years after Lee Cruce quits the gov
ernors office he will be considered
one of Americas greatest statesmen.
These disappointed ofiice-seeke $
who are fighting Cruce and noo'iA
claim they are interested in the lres'
ervation of the game of this stat"
This is not the first time in polit'''l
history whe nmen have sought to hid
their motives under the Guise OF =
beneficial cause. These parties ten
I YOU. if the legislature will repeal the
present game law and then enact I
new game law. aholishing tn" war
dens office and placing the enforce
nont of the game laws in the Sh"llil {
Ctfice of the different co olht,e5 II IN
iod,rd we will have game enor"e-
meat. What fallacy, As 4 IS now
a Well known fact that the i'ir'cnt
i SlrI.lfs of the state have more hlSl-
lcSs to transact than thcN cAh t'e
after. In the matter of enforcement,
oa' present game law VIII neF.r G
. ,nrY ssed by any laS that place the
soc enforcement thereof in the shrr-
frs office Why the present ga'Ae
. law is not only enforced by a game
warden but he is allowed assistants S
all over the state and they III turn
, have the authority to appoint as man
: deputies as are needed and IN an
dltion to these wardens. it is the dnti
of every sheriff. deputy sheriff ana
constable to see that the game law Is
enforced. q.
Ncy for the second motive and u
is a political one backed by polltlclaAs
. in this state. Several former mem
= hers of the legislature are opposed l'
I our present game laws and there
for, will seek to enact new law. VI
the other hand. several politicians are
interested in corporate legislation and
these politicians Will seek TO 'lau
votes with the members who Wish 'N
repeal TIE present game law,
Together these two sets OF rthVf
sentatives, who at heart care noth'l-
for the game of this or any otn9l
state can make formidable showing
and unless the people. who are inter
ested in game protection can see OF
write their state senators ana Tep'e'
sentatives ut ones, the game prot"'
ton for this state will be a thing y
4 the past.
1t is a cheap trick of politicians "a
give the farmers concessions they do
not ask for in regard to the game
with a view to patching political fen
IS. and then turn around ana mont
fv the city Sportsmen by laying IN"
b'ame upon the farmers. ! want 10
Gee the political question eliminated
ron game protection. Game nrottc
ion is \ civil issuz and not politica,
question as some would have il. At
the rate the game of this state is 20
ing slaughtered, it will be only A
81 ort time until the man that does not
own land will have to pay for the priv
ilege of shooting over the premises
of another. Then every man. boz,
woman and girl in this state should
be interested in this question.
You ask what is the remedy? rhe
answer is. first. more game wardens;
second, shorter hunting seasons; third
but not TIE | asst. a general graduated
hunting. something like this: A res
ident license of Sl25 to hunt all small
game, and a resident license of $23
TO hunt deer bear and turkey; a nou-
resident license to hunt small game
to cost S25; a nonresident license 70
hunt deer, bear turkey and other
large game to cost 800; minimum
penalty to be assessed of $50 for the