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seem to us trivial and absurd, and 

 scarcely worthy of contradiction, yet the 

 masses do not share our special know- 

 ledge of the subject, and it is for us to 

 enlighten their ignorance, dispel the 

 fallacies before they take root, and lead 

 them to a better understanding. It is 

 neither right nor in any way expedient 

 to obscure the issue, and evade the 

 question of game-preserving on public 

 platforms. 



Rightly handled, our case is eminently 

 a presentable one ; lay it clearly before 

 the people whenever the chance offers, 

 and show how it rests on a firm base 

 the general welfare of the country. Do 

 not talk overmuch about the rights of 

 property ; however strongly you may 

 believe in them yourself, still you cannot 

 expect them to appeal to those who only 

 want a right to your property, nor in- 

 deed to the mass of the people, to whom 

 property is but a name. You will not 

 get them to admit the sanctity of human 

 institutions, but on broader grounds they 



