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Show EDITORIAL PAGE POLITICS AND FISHING. A conflict in the affairs of the Beaver County Fish and Game Club came up recently which amounts to almost al-most a crisis. The dissension arose over the desire of the Democratic Central Committee of this county to replace Cy Davis, as deputy game warden, with a Democrat. It must be accepted, (by some as a necessary evil), that in politics "to the victor belongs the spoils." Those who would ciiticize the Democrats in their move should remember re-member that in these days it is seldom that a Democratic postmaster is seen, although thei'e is no reason to presume pre-sume that a Democrat would not make a first-rate Postmaster. Post-master. .Those who hold appointive offices must always face the uncertainty of employment. A political change makes itself felt down the line to the smallest office. According to the Beaver Press, Mr. Davis is fully aware that he must give way to a member of the other political party. Mr. Davis has rendered good service to sportsmen and the county, as well as he, were fortunate in that he was retained during several years of a Democratic adminis-tartion. adminis-tartion. He has been deputy game warden for ten years. The Game Club directors, meeting in Milford, stated that they were not aggrieved over the change, but rather felt an affront to the Club, in that its wishes and recommendations recom-mendations were not first ascertained. They state that their minutes do not indicate that the Democrats ever asked the club's pleasure on the appointee. On the other hand, the Democratic Committee state that they did present a few names to the Club a year ago last fall, (soon after the general election), but that the Gub refused re-fused to consider a choice of any of the men as nominees for the office of game warden-There warden-There are the two sides to the story. It centers mainly at Beaver, although there are quite a few members of the Club who are Milford people. In any eventuality, we hope that the breach will be healed up and that the Club will continue to function for our interests. At the least, a club of sportsmen may make the best of the bad situation situa-tion and by calling it sportsmanship, forget the bitterness bitter-ness that arose. We have the best natural resources for the hunter and fisherman that are to be found in the state of Utah, . . .... . -. ... |
