The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1874-08-29
THE COUNTY SEAT QUESTION.

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THE COUNTY SEAT QUESTION.
Some in.pid fellow 4 Horseshoe Bend. whose
|orthography. syntax, and logic are al SUE,
cepti6le Of indefinite Improvement, has UNDER
taken to instruct the people Of this county in
regard to the duty Of removing the county seat
Naturally enough, the pulled up bundle Of bonn
bast gives his shilly shally vaporings publicity
through the columns Of the Boise City concern
fit conduit for such mush: and naturally
enough, also, he doesn't give bis nane--such
creatures never do. We will take the trouble,
however. to enlighten the poor fool little. that
he may be saved hereafter from the humilia-
ton which sensitive and sensible man would
feel after having shown himself 90 great an ass.
Neither the WORLD nor any man in Idaho CT
ty has had word to cay about removing the
county seat, and yet our ambushed scribbler IL
- abusive 40 If an injury had been done him.
He should have stated facts and reasons fret.
The removal of the county seat 10 no longer .
question either Of policy or expedicncy. 1t
has been thoroughly cauvassed by tho citizens
of Placerville, who are most directly interested
in the matter. or at least are thought to be. as
the county ,eat. if removed at all. would 60
there, and not one citizen Of that town in ten.
would sign petition if be knew tho act would
cause the county seat to come there; the other
nine-tenths would sign rem0nstrance against
ito removal They have sense enough to know
that the location Of the county seat at their
town, while it would not increase the business
of the place materially. would triple compe-
titiou. and thereby cripple or destroy businesses
which are now good. with q fair prospect Of
remaining so. The taxpayers Of Boise county
know. too. that the removal Of the county seat
and the erection and fitting up Of public build
ings would involve an expenditure Of not dess
than $50. 900. in addition to the amount already
extorted from them; sun which they know
they are not able to pay. and knowing these
things. the people Of this county will not. as an
honest community. needlessly contract debt
they cannot hope to pay, and certainly not at
the dictation of the literary toadstool which is
permitted during its decay. to odorize the col.
umns Of the Boise City organ Of spleen. false
hood aud indecency. Whether the people OF
Horseshoe Bend and vicinity wish the remov.
ing Of the county seat. We do not know. as we
have no. convrrsed with any Of them on the
subject; but We d, not believe they do. We
think the time will come when Boise county
will be divided. and We believe. also. that the
people Of the valley forrs"~ this. and prefer {"
wait that event rather than be- taxed for th.
removal Of an ald and the establishment al n
new county seat hich in less than ten ,rs from
now they will have no lot nor part in. and will
want none. Boise county is n large tract Of
country. with resources. when developed. I"
sustain two county organizations: and her very
extent will set make her division . necessity
Until that is done. or our debts paid. we think
every we'll informed man in the county who
pays taxes. will agree with us that il is but the
part OF wisd"m 10 let the county seat remain
county seat removed. let him circalat. a peii.
ton and see whether he gets great majority
Of the people and voters Of Boise county" to
sign it ar not. II he does. no paid lobbyist.
in the interest Of Idaho City" will be sent ia
e. outrage" the wishes Of that Large majority"
by preventing the execution Of their will; but
II Occasional" doesn't get such a majority.
then We hope he will have the deccncy (" sub
side. ~ the county seat question will not be an
issue in the coming election campaign: But
retrenchment and the reduction Of taxation
will
SINCE the Democrats of North Carolina
achieved such sweeping victory in that State.
some 81 our radical contemporaries are seek
ing for causes Of the defeat Of their party, as
cribing It to apathy. over-con6dence and hun.