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submitted to him. For any state to try to block the ivhole 

 undertaking, and deprive other states of the benefits which 

 it spurns, is to act the part of a dog-in-the-manger. 



As will be seen by its text, the "Memorial" of the Wyom- 

 ing legislature is destructive, not constructive; and in the 

 destruction of the game sanctuary idea, it goes just as far 

 as that body could possibly send it. We do not object to, 

 or criticize, opposition that is fair and honorable; but no 

 legislature west or east, nor any other body of men, shall 

 be permitted to attack this cause by suppression of the 

 truth, and by bald falsification, and get away with it. 



It is to be distinctly understood that in this matter a wide 

 gulf exists between the legislature and the best people of 

 Wyoming. On page 4 we will exhibit the character of Wy- 

 oming's support of the game sanctuary cause.* We will ex- 

 hibit the names of state officers and others, who have care- 

 fully considered this matter, and put down their declara- 

 tions of support in writing. The principles of the "Horna- 

 day plan" to which they subscribed are reproduced, without 

 the variation of a single principle, in the Chamberlain and 

 Hayden bills, now before the two houses of Congress. It is a 

 very strange circumstance that the very state which from 

 the Governor down has given the strongest support to the 

 game sanctuary cause, should now find its legislature sud- 

 denly breaking loose and running amuck with this astound- 

 ing "Memorial." 



The game sanctuary plan, now attacked, concerns directly 

 the people of 27 national forest states. Indirectly, it con- 

 cerns the 100,000,000 people of this nation, each one of 

 ivhom has vested rights in each one of the national forests! 

 The plan carefully provides that any state which does not 

 wish any federal game sanctuaries can avoid having any! 

 Any state that wishes to exterminate her game, or prevent 

 game increase within her borders, can do so by the exercise 

 of the veto power granted each state by the Chamberlain 

 bill. Wyoming, in fighting this cause, is endeavoring to 



*See Bulletin Section of this volume, pages 8 6-99. 



