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Show The Law Regardbff WII?! Packs. . The proposed amendment to the measure regulating regu-lating the killing and selling of wild. docks seems, on the face of it, to be class legislation of the worst ype. : It would not protect the ducks, but it would deprive all except the favored few of tbe privilege of obtaining them in tbe market. ' ' " It would permit hunters to come in from other States, kill large numbers of the birds and take them away. It would permit ducks to be offered for sale In this State. It would not save the birds and it would benefit no one legitimately entitled to benefits. , . .' We hope that the Legislature will kill . the amendment. It is unsportsmanlike and it would be a disgrace to the State were it on the statute books. We believe in protecting the wild game, but we seo no reason why there should be a law permitting only the wealthy to enjoy the sport of hunting. The common people like the flavor of wild duck just as well as the wealthy hunters do, and if the ducks are to be killed we believe the common people should have the chance to buy them. It is rank injustice in-justice to allow the birds to be killed and to prevent pre-vent them from being sold in the State. |