The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-02-18

me, l fought it when James
Henry Rice was the Warden,
and l will continue fighting it,
because I do not think there is a
necessity for the imposition of a
license to own gun for hunting
purposes, and too, there is no
benefit to accrue to the taxpay-
ers from this proposed method
of making people part with their
uoney, but I do see how it is
possible for state officer, hav'
ing the power to organize a force
of petty officers in every county
with a fund to support that
force, can become a powerful
and a dangerous political ma
chine.
think it but proper to state
in this connection, that in dis
cussing this measure in one OF
nv letters, I made mention OF
the interest manifested by the
advocates of the proposition.
spoke of the father of the State
Game Warden approaching me
on the subject to urge me tc
support it, and, when Informed
him that I would not do so, he
asked me not to fight it, bu', II
the same connection 1 may have
created the impression that ne
had a sinister motive for urging
this legislation. I haven't the
letter before me hence I am un
able to quote just what l dc
say, but in substance it was,
that I did not know what bis
interest was but suspected he
saw fat drippiugs to accrue from
it." I did not mean to convey
the idea that he would be a per
sonal beneficiary or that he hao
a. sinister motive in seeking sup
port for his sons pet measure
it is perfectly natural that he
should advocate his sons recon
mendations, this be can do with
out personally benehtting one
copper from it. l am quite fono
of both father and son, ano
would not purposely hurt the
feelings of either; this is not g
personal matter, it is a STATE
policy and I am opposed to il
because I regard it an imposl
ton and an encroachment upor
the liberties of free citizens; the
encroaching tendency upon the
rights and privileges Of the
masses is growing more acute
every~year, unless it is checked
our much boasted freedom will
be a joke, and the masses viii
be as government-ridden as are
vassels of intolerant monarchies
Let the people alone with new
laws, they have a plenty Law
and to spare now, keep addins
to them every year, especially
laws that seek to dig into then
pockets, and it will not be Ions
before the ownership of property
will become a burden, rather
than a pleasure and a means o.
support; the pursuit of happl
ness, guaranteed by the consti
tuition of our fathers, will be st
obstructed and so costly thai
none but the classes can posi-
bly, enjoy and secure it's privilege
The main support to this CUR
license proposition comes from
the sections of the state which
has no game, they do not appre
ciate what it means to the peo
pie of the sections where game
abounds to have their privileges
interfered with-privileges thai
have existed from the beginning
of this government. The argu
meut that the game should be
protected appeals to those who
do not UNDERSTANDABLE Of US
want :protection, but the
statute books contain plenty law
tor the purpose without putting
into effect an army OF salarlec
annoyers.
To show conclusively that the
taxpayers are not going to get
any benefit from the proposed
license tax, the money to be col,
lected must go into the State
treasury to be disbursed by the
Game Warden. and, after he has
paid his own, and the salaries OF
his assistants (does not say how
many assistants, and the salaries
they are to get) the rest, if any
should be, to go into the school