The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1865-08-19
AFFA1RsIN NORTH IDAHO.


To commence with, everything !" is out of
joint" and we are floating on sea of an
archy. Politically, we are nngoverned. and,
apparently ungovernable. This is true, both
in regard to territorial and county affairs.
Oe.cials here pretend to be acting under
tie code that wasrepealed By the last Legis-
Iature but in fact, they do as they please
and regard no statutory law. The Board of
County Commissioners held session last
week nd appointed Judges Of election, or
ganized several new precincts, and have or.
dered an election to take place or or about
the first of September. under the election law
adopted by The first session of the Legislature.
The programme of the grand farce then is to
convene at the old capitol buildings the
pSntdo Legislators so elected-who will not
constitute qnorum-and adjourn from day
to dav until The allotted term of forty days
shall have expired. AS there will be no bills
to be signed. the necessity Of an executive
will thereby be obviated to some extent. The
salaries of these novel law -givers will have
whom they can negotiate credit. As they
will NOT he able to effect an organization. of
course there will be no hills to paw for print
ing. Neither will there be rent to pay, az
the mourners over Lewistons departed glory
the hot t-headed capitalists, the majority of
whom. having no property themselves, are
neither injured or benefited by the removal
Of the capital-will spring another sensation,
1ne,o Rhi af hn al Ior iylo t1go
buildings into believing that this is the cap
ital and that the government, backed by
ttAleck's" profound decision, will pay all
orders upon presentation, without question
ing or discounting. Other incidental expen-
ses will he gotten over in the same way. This
silly scheme was Matched, and is heing push.
ed forward hy those who pretend to WELD
the controlling influence of this section of
Idaho. An election with the view of carry
ing it out 10 the latest act of absnrdlty is
actually called for posters TO that effect be-
ing conspicuously distributed throughout tn
But Mr.. Editor, the people here nre not all
fools. These factions will not have it all
their own way. We will have ticketiu tne
field under the law,-,he living law passed
by the last legislature if that ticket
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will be duly elected, and Legislators so elect
ed will go down to South Idaho, take their
seats and use their influence towards the re-
establishment of order and uniform system
of government. Many of our best citizens
approve of this course-they are not willing
that North-Icaho should be without repre-
sentaton, merely TO crafty few factioniSts.
This is the way matters stand here. In Sho- |
choun md Idoha rouutioS fho 70 will
not make point. These counties have been
revenue under the enactment ofthe
last session. and will send full delegations
down to Boise City. What dignifed body
the "Lewiston Legslatnren will he-two |
and one Councilman The
vote on organization will not be very "scat-
tering" in the upper house
Bnt our comfy affairs If possible, are in
still worse plight than Territorial. We have
a Board of Commissioners here who may take |
il in their beads at their next sitting to ap-
point q Governor for the TERRITORY of Lew
iston:" snch an act of folly would he in per-
feet keeping with their conrse so tar. Even
under s'the old law" which they pretend to
abide by. the terms of several of our county |
officers run over year longer, yet they have
settled the preliminaries for The election of
m entire county ticket the first ofnext month,
with the exception of Board of Commits. |
sioners.
The assessment of property in this county
was made under the old law, and now off,
cials swear they must collect under the new
net. These conflicts and Inconsistencies
are general, even down to precinct affairs.
We have had Int one Justice of the Peace in
this precinct, Fl. O. Adams. and he is also
Tax Collector, Deputy Sheriff and Assessor
He was about to seize property the OF her day
TO sell for poll tax and cost of collection
but the parties he was moving against. (Chi-
nese) finally paid the amount and their pro-
perty was released. Had he cold this pro-
perty, and the parties-bping in this precinct
had appealed for redress to his court,
(their only recourse) he would have set in
judgment in his own easel So far as the
public revenues here ere concerned, about
one third of the community say they will pay
taxes under the new law when called upon
ahont one half say they will paw under the
did law. (but this is an excEse with the ma
orify of them to avoid payment; and the
balance are frank in saying they will pay un-
der no law. And this is the way We of North
Idaho are buagling along. "Is there balm
IN Gileadl
Local news not important. Mack, of the
Radiator seems 10 have been Coincidence
smitten over the hnb-bnb he raised over the
cGur 'Alene "sieamhoat." and has grown
ess vigorous in his style for the last three or
FOnr numbers. But believe good paving
mines. if they have not already. will be dis.