The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1874-05-21
GROWING.

The Idaho Ctgn0t PuUltsuos 'css0' ssO
Hon, John Haley. giving HE position, views
and tho reasons which governed him in HE &C.
ton concerning the division Of Idaho. Mr..
HALEY charges. and the Signal confesses. that
tho memorial sent to Congress from North
Idaho had but eight signatures to it; which
being fact, Of course Mr.. Haily being SEN
sible man, could not ask for ito consideration
but was bound to oppose any action favorable
to an Immediate division Of the Territory. and
that is what be did. For this the Signal most
uureasonably and wrongfully censures him.
Mr.. Haley 10 willing that the Territory should
be divided along the 46th parallel if the people
north of that line desire it, and are willing to
take with them their pro rata share OF the
debt, and we believe largo majority Of tho
eopls of this section agree with him in this
view of the matter: yet. we think it would
have looked very bad in Mr.. HALEY to have
presented petition signed BY only eight men,
and have asked Congress to divide tho Terri.
tory on their suggestion. Nor does the Signals
explanation do away with tho objection. II
mass convention Of citizens Of North Idaho
met to appoint a committee to draw up and
sign . petition. a most unprecedented per.
formance. why did not the members Of the
convention sign the petitiona Again. it the
petition was circulated all over the northern
counties. rs the Signal says it was. why did not
the people sign it while it was going the
roundsf Don't condemn too hastily. Mr.. Sig
NAL There will DO another session of Con.
Rress in less than year from now. and BY the
time it couvenes petition can be circulated
over, not only North Idaho. but thu whole Ter.
ritory. and il there is any considerable number
Of the people in favor Of the divisio" the tact
can be made known to Congress and our Dele
gate, whoever he is. will then most probably
act in accordance with the showing made. Ac-
cording to copy Of the Chronicle map in our
Office, which does not give Lemhi county at all.
the division Of the Territory along the A5sh paral-
lei would give . fraction Of Ada c"unty to
Washington Territory. while It would leave
larger fraction Of Idaho county in this Terri.
tory: and the Signal must are that the same
reasons which may properly be urged for d..
viding the Territory north Of the Salmon
mountains become absurd il used ~ srgu.
ments for dividing south Of that We are not.
and never have been. opposed to the proposed
division Of Idaho on fair and equitable terms.
but we fully approve Of the course "t "ur Dele
gate 10 the whole matter. believing that il the
people Of North Idaho had been very anxioua
for the division to come about now. they would.
at least, have signed petition I" Congress I"
that effect. that being the usual method Of the
people Of this country Tor making known their
desires 10 their representatives. But certain
" the Signal would not ask man If sense Ia
d. 90 ridiculous thing n presenting q peti.
ton to Congr-ss signed BY only eight names
Sooner than do that. . sensible man would
take it tn his room and write names until the
number looked respectable.