The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1882-02-11
THE COUNTY SEAT.
A Hamilton Correspondent Throws
of some BiIgexvater In the Sentinel.

heard so much of late in regard to the re-
moyal of the county scat that we have come
to think that, in bonnden justice to ourselves,
a few truthful facts should be vouchsafed in
reply. If unblushing cheek and concentrated
impndence were good motive powers, We
should certainly have risen some
fine morning ere this to find the lonesome
brick at the foot OF Treasure Hill transfer
red during the wee sma' hours, before the
rising sun, away to that donbtfully promised
land in the classic precincts lying beyond the
Egan Range. But its architectural beauty
remains yet for a while to enliven us with its
adjoining presence.
Every mushroom town Of this county, even
while a mere hedgeling, has had this same
hurrah TO make, and ready to fill your ears
with language so supeTlatiye Of and about
the mighty metropolis rapidly springing into
existence from the fungus"
That reads nice, something like
Dickens preface to a story. ave,
the people of Hamilton" is good.
How many are you? A bakers
dozen, and you want the people all
around for 200 miles to continue to
come in from the hills and valleysand
plains to pay tribute to your toll
gathering little hamlet. You talk
about "unblushing cheek and concen-
trated impudence !" Pity you .tcan't
see yourself as others see you.n
As for stealing away that i" lone
brick at the foot OF Treasure Hill,"
be not alarmed. When we go for that
county seat we mean 10 be backed
by the requisite signatures of the
bona fide taxpayers of the county.
There will be no sshurrah'' or bun
combe about the business, but honest,
square work.
The Sentinel's correspondent adds:
All Of the criminal business of the county,
which came before the November torn Of
Court. was from the one town Of Cherry, with
the exception OF one ease from osceola.
" hieh would be the more just, that The law
abiding people who are now living within
the shadow of the dome Of impartiality'
should have TO travel over this fearful snow
bound region, whore they would have ns be-
liere a Napoleon would weaken, or tb at those
residing where the crime Is rampant should
come to those who are anxious 70 help them
out in their defense against the evil per-
formance Of all wrong-doers ?"
OF course most OF the criminal bust
ness at the last term Of Court WAS from
here. Where could 1t be from, but
where the people are We always
thought Court houses and jails were
intended to have special reference TO
civil and criminal business, and
should be located as conveniently as
possible 10 facilitate the transaction of
such business. But the Sentinel's
philosophie correspondent would
reverse tins order OF things, and have
us believe that such Institutions are
especially provided for a dozen law
abiding people in a remote corner OF
the county. How disinterested, good
and kind you are to help us out OF our
troubles. l. it not the $4,000 per
annum you are levying as tribute on
taxpayers of the county you are look
ing after, and not their welfare? 1t
looks that way to ms.
Again, he says:
NEARLY all fairly posted men in this coun-
ty are pretty well informed as to its finances,
and that all these pts, however smooth
ly polished over or advocated, can only be
conducive of making a bud matter almost ir-
remidable."
The matter of taxation is the great
bugbear the opponents of removal
will bring forward. They forget, or
altogether ignore, the fact that il costs
tho people of Eastern White Pine
thr~ee-fourths Of the population of the
county-more to attend W. terms of
Court in Hamilton every year than
the increase i'm taxes, consequent on
removal, would come TO in lei years.
Courts OF Law aud county govern
ments are instituted aud paid for by
the people, and should be located at
convenient points for their benefit.
The correspondent concludes:
1--WE ask this question; Shall a few, who
live away from many of you. coax, coerce or
persuade you into a position which only too
soon you will most seriously regret? People
Of White Pine decide
We answer, no.. 4 few shall not
coerce the many. But the many will
not much longer submit TO be
"coaxed or coercedn by the few.
The many have continued long
enough to pay tribute to the few.
But the climax of cheek is reached
when you ask the "People of White
Pine to compel themselves to put
their hands in their pockets once or
twice a year and spend from 500 TO
$3.50 each term to GO to Hamilton in
order that you may receive the bene-
fit of the anne The people of White
Pine will decide rs rational men what
il best for their own interest. Re-
member that one visit to Hamilton
costs you over 500. How much *
ira taxes will that pay
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