. The literary digest. Elkins pushed for the United States Fish Commissionership for purelypolitical reasons, in which practical or scientific knowledge of fishculture was not considertd. Hitherto politics has been kept outof this very important department of the Government. The FishCommissionership has been practically a life position, and heldonly by those who by their training or knowledge reflected honorand credit on the country. The removal of Commissioner Brice,who has made an exceptional record as a fish-culturist during hisincumbency, for a man not qualified, as Mr. Bowers is
. The literary digest. Elkins pushed for the United States Fish Commissionership for purelypolitical reasons, in which practical or scientific knowledge of fishculture was not considertd. Hitherto politics has been kept outof this very important department of the Government. The FishCommissionership has been practically a life position, and heldonly by those who by their training or knowledge reflected honorand credit on the country. The removal of Commissioner Brice,who has made an exceptional record as a fish-culturist during hisincumbency, for a man not qualified, as Mr. Bowers is said to be,is a radical departure from this excellent custom, and is to belooked upon as a public misfortune and opposed. The right of President McKinley to remove CommissionerBrice and appoint another person is unquestioned ; but he deals astrong blow to the cause of fish culture and brings discredit onhis Administration by nominating a man who is not at least equalin ability and experience to the present
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