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THE NEW YORK ZOO BILL. 
We are told Jby the newspapers that Mr. Foley is the 
leader of one of the political parties in the New York As- 
sembly. At the present time this party happens to be in 
the minority, and can do little or nothing in the way of 
initiating legislation. However, free speech is not denied 
it, and on Mr. Foley, as its leader, falls the agreeable 
duty of ojecbing to everything which may be advocated 
by a member of the dominant party. Thus it is that Mr. 
Foley is often on his feet, gesticulating violently, roaring 
savagely, pounding his desk vigorously and calling on 
even-handed justice, the goddess of liberty and other 
mythological characters to come to his aid and help him 
to foil the wicked plots of the party that he does not lead. 
Mr. Foley is thus much in evidence on the floor of the 
Assembly Chamber; in fact — not to put too fine a point on 
it — M.x. Foley makes frequent exhibitions of himself. 
He made an exhibition of himself not long ago 
when he flew into a passion of the very largest size on 
the calling up of the bill to incorporate the New York 
Zoological Society and to establish a Zoological Garden. 
With only the newspaper reports to guide us, it is not 
easy to rake out from among the coals of Mr. Foley's 
burning eloquence his real objections to the bill, but in a 
general way it seems that he opposes the establishment of 
a Zoological Garden for two distinct reasons; the first of 
these is tliat certain wealthy property owners on Fifth 
avenue desire the removal of the present menagerie from 
the Central Park; while the second is, that if the collec- 
tion of animals should be removed, it will not be so 
cheaply and easily accessible to his constituents as it is 
now. Thus it would seem that Mr. Foley wishes enl to 
the rich and good to the poor. In this he will have the 
sympathy of many persons. 
The question of the removal of the existing menagerie 
from its present situation has been often and thoroughly 
discussed. It has been demonstrated time and time again 
that the limits set aside for this" purpose in the Central 
Parkk. are so contracted that it is impossible to have a 
satisfactory collection of animals there. A zoological 
garden must have room, and plenty of it; this is an abso- 
lute prerequisite to its success. It has been just as 
clearly established that so long as the menagerie is cared 
for by the city, it will be badly and_unintelligently cared 
for. 1 
Now, if Mr. Foley will for a little while put aside pas- 
sion and — remembering that this bill has absolutely no 
politics in it — will temporarily forget that he is the leader 
of his party, he will see that the removal of these ani- 
mals to one of our more northern parks will not render 
the collection any less accessible to the poor of the east 
side. In thisjnatter of the accessibility of any zoological 
garden established, there is no class in the community 
whose convenience is entitled to so much consideration 
as that made up of those whose circumstances limit their 
pleasures. But there is no antagonism between what is 
best for them and what is best for any other citizen. 
Any good map of New York will show Mr. Foley that 
on Manhattan Island there are two recently established 
parks— High Bridge and Fort Washington — either of 
which is easily accessible to the down town east side resi- 
dent at a cost of five cents, and either of which is by 
nature admirably adapted for a zoological garden. As 
the formation of this city makes it a necessity that the 
transportation lines shall run north and south, it is possible 
at the present time to ride nearly to Kingsbridge on the 
west side and to^Tremont on the east side for a single fare. 
If more space is desired, or if it is thought better to re- 
serve all the area of those nearby parks as strolling or 
lounging grounds for the people, there are other and 
larger parks beyond the Harlem Biver, which, though not 
as yet easy of access, will certainly be so before long. 
We have no doubt that Mr. Foley desires just what all 
good citizens want, a zoological garden which shall be a 
credit to the city, a free place of recreation for all the 
people, rich and poor. Ib is natural for him to defend 
what he thinks to be in the interests of his constituents, 
but when he takes a position hostile to this bill he is 
really working against the real advantage of the very 
class whose rights he intends to champion. 
"FOR POLITICAL REASONS." 
That may be an excellent justification for action or it 
may be a flimsy excuse. We are at a loss to comprehend 
why "political reasons" should be accepted as sufficient 
consideration for setting asiie an official of proved service 
to the State, when the post has of right no connection 
with politics. In naming another to the place of Fish 
and Game Commissioner, W. P. Andrus, of Minnesota, 
whose time expired by limitation in January, Gov. Nelson 
is said to have acted for "political reasons." Mr. 
Andrus was the organizer of the Minnesota system, 
and as executive agent of the board, he revolutionized fish 
and game protection in the Northwest. Political con- 
siderations may have required the giving of the place to 
another, but considerations of fish and game protection 
should have demanded his retention ; and under any sys- 
tem which puts game protection above politics, he would 
have kept the place. For what Mr. Andrus accom- 
plished in his term, Minnesota will always owe him a debt 
of gratitude. It is extremely improbable that a successor 
will be found to take up the work where he has left it. 
If the New York Fish and Game Commission shall be 
reorganized, and the appointments of game protectors be 
given to the new commission, it would be quite in keeping 
with the rules of procedure, "for political reasons," to 
supplant Chief Protector Pond, a Democrat, by some 
one else who is a Republican. That is about the way 
such things go. We are glad to learn that influences are 
working among good citizens of both political parties to 
urge the retention of Major Pond. During his occupancy 
of the office, the Chief Protector has won the respect of the 
people of the State. He is possessed of peculiar qpa.ifica- 
tions for the work, is the right man in the right place, 
and should be kept there. 
SNAP SHOTS. 
Charles Lanman, artist, author, traveler, angler, died 
at his home in Washington on Wednesday, March 4, aged 
eighty-one years. His place among the sportsman writers 
of this country was well defined in these pages, in a 
notice by Mr. Charles Hallock, who wrote: "Charles Lan- 
man is an embodiment of what is expressed in the simple 
words, "fishing tourist." As an angler he is better known 
to the generation of fishermen who are rapidly following 
Thad. Norris over the border, than to those who are just 
now stepping in. He has fished almost all waters of the 
United States at a time when the venture required more 
pluck and hardihood than it now does to go around the 
world; when stage coaches were, indeed, almost the only 
conveyances, and steamboats not fairly introduced. The 
material which he then fished „out from the running 
brooks, lakes and rivers of our country, from the Sague- 
nay to Lake Superior, writing as he went, had a freshness 
about it which is not apparent now when the book is no 
longer sealed, and the things then hidden have become 
familiar objects. Much information has Lanman con- 
tributed to the geography and natural history of the 
country, and it is very creditable to the carefulness of his 
observations and the accuracy of his statements that 
many of his observations then made and recounted are 
now substantiated and adopted by our best scientific 
authorities." 
Why does one game and fish protection organization 
fail of its purpose and another achieve tangible and im- 
portant results? Might it not be worth while to investi- 
gate the methods of work adopted by different societies of 
this character, to learn from them what are efficient for 
good, and what are failures? For an example of a pro- 
tective association, which protects, that of the Onandaga 
Anglers, with headquarters at Syracuse, N. Y., is deserv : 
ing of careful study. We report elsewhere the Syracuse 
work of the year; it is creditable and instructive. Per- 
haps the secret here is that there are members of the asso- 
ciation who are willing to devote time, money and actual 
personal hard\vork to the cause; and that they are sus- 
tained by the sufficient financial support of others who 
are willing to give money only. If that the actual 
workers have the sinews of war, results will be shown. 
In every organization of this character, doing something 
is relegated to a few; that is the rule. For the few to 
have the substantial money backing of the many is the 
exception. Without the combination the association is 
protective in name only. 
Some months ago we chronicled the deportation of a 
colony of bob-whites from this country to the game 
fields of China. They have been followed by a consign- 
ment of Minnesota prairie chickens for the Sandwich 
Islands; and not to be behind the age, the Mikado of 
Japan has just bought from an Blinois breeder a prize- 
winning mastiff puppy. Thus are the agencies of the re- 
fining influences of American civilization crossing the 
seas. 
Ten quail compared to 1,000 are insignificant as to 
count, but many a shooter in regions of dearth would get 
as much fun out of the pursuit that scored ten all told as 
did the Florida visiting sportsman who this season bagged 
his even thousand and then quit. We were told the other 
day of a one-armed shooter, who, with his five and a 
half-pound gun, has brought to bag in the season passed 
eleven ruffed grouse. There are figures to express the 
weight of the gun and the number of birds, but in what 
terms shall we figure up the pluck and grit and en- 
thusiasm required of a single-handed gunner to achieve 
that score! 
A favorite form of questioning addressed to a sports- 
man's journal, iuns "Which is the best gun?" The ques- 
tion cannot be answered, for the point has never been 
determined. Experience and observation teach that 
there are from twelve to twenty guns, all the best, each in 
the estimation of its champion. TO every possessor of a 
good gun, his own arm is the best in the world, and he will 
stand up for it as such, though it may be the only one of 
all the fire-arms made that he .has ever tried- This is 
human nature, and it speaks volumes for the high merit 
of firearms in general. Our advertising columns contain 
advertisements of almost every gun made in America, 
and of a number made in Europe. If among all these a 
shooter cannot find one so good that a better is not to be 
desired, he must be finicky, indeed. 
A bill has been [drawn for introduction in the New 
Hampshire legislature which makes it an offense against 
the statute to buy, as well as to sell liquor. The usual law 
forbidding the sale of game in close season forbids also 
having in possession; yet no one ever thinks of prosecut- 
ing the purchasers. Would not a few cases of this sort 
have an exemplary influence? 
Commenting on night-fishing for trout, a correspondent 
wrote the other day speculatively: "It seems to me that 
this would not be the highest form of sport, and that it 
would not afford very much enjoyment. All the beauti- 
ful accessories of sky and shore are blotted out, the skill, 
the delicate touch are wanting, and the whole operation 
is much like grappling for mussels in the mud." On the 
other hand, we have heard night fishermen descant with 
enthusiasm upon the allurements and fascinations of 
trout fishing in the dark. 
Maryland sportsmen are [organizing a State association 
with an avowed purpose to simplify the very badly com- 
plicated laws, to provide for'the care of game in winter, 
and in general to advance the interests of the craft. 
There is an extensive field for such an association, and 
we wish the promoters abundant success. Maryland 
game legislation is a shining example of non-resident dis- 
crimination run mad; these laws are not only against 
residents of other States, but in one county against a 
Mary lander of any other county. The beauty of the 
scheme is that it does not protect game, but does pro- 
mote sectional jealousies and stirs county neighors up to 
wrath. 
The Adirondack Guides' Association is a very im- 
portant institution. Its membership is so large as to give 
it an assured influence . 
