Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1882-11-23
DIVISION OF NEE PIERCE co.

Fur some time past tnele HtNe oech
. few uneasy persons who thought, or
claimed to taink, that the real inter
ssts Of tn, pe,plc of the county would
be better subserved by the form alton of
two couaties out of the present bound
aries Of Nez Perez county. The TEL
LER has been conscious that the lati-
tudinal distance from north to south
Of said county was great, while the
width from east to west of the inhab.
liable portion was small, and that ulti-
mately a division would be proper.
But the TELLER has always had faith
in the annexation Of the Northern
counties Of Idaho to Washington, and
that the situation of the bordering
counties Of Washington was such a. to
equally demand reorganization Of
county boundaries, and that when the
annexation had taken place, would be
the appropriate time for the re organ.
ization Of county boundaries, 50 as to
best suit the convenience of the people
The views OF the TELLER in this respect
have very generally obtained among
tbs people up to the pres mt time, and
no special effort has hitherto been made
to alter the present boundaries Of Nez
Perce. But from private letters we
have seen we are led to infer that there
is now an effort being made in certain
quarters to secure a division at the
coming Legislature. How general this
effort may be made we cannot, at tbs
present, de ermine. The only candi-
date who ran upon that issue, publicly
announced, was VIM. Taylor for the
Legislative Council, and he. distinctly
informed the people in the TELLER and
small circulars extensively circulated
among the voters, that he was opposed
to . division till after annexation, and
be was elected, while his opponent,
Mr.. Duswell. was also known to be
opposed to a division at present. II
any member elect to the lower House
favors, secretly or otherwise division,
We know it not, and hence we are led
to the conclusion that there has been
nothing developed in the late election
that indicates that the sen iment of the
people in any large sense desire di-
vision Of the present boundaries of Nez
Perce county ut the coming Legislature.
So far as We can learn the urgency for
the speedy division proceeds from some
who desire to see Moscow made q
county seat. This may be laudable
provided it imposes no Injustice to 9th
er portions Of the county, and wher
annexation takes place portion o.
Whitman county can be allied to {
portion Of Nez Perez and form a gooc
county, with Moscow as an eligibl,
point for county seat. The balanc'
Of Nez Perce, south, can also 10 JOINED
with part Of Garfield and have goot
convenient Point for county seat ant
perhaps other combinations may ~
formed north that will convenience til,
people better than the present bounda
risa. But sincerely we do think tina
any attempt for division at the pres
snt would be premature and engeude
fsud among our people for which
there is no necessity and which woul'
- attended with no beneficial result
u any portion Of our people, unless i
might give to few town lot specsla
tors chance to dispose of few lot
at an advanced price. When we cal
forseo any general advantage to tn
people by making division we will b
~ ready IS any to advocate such divis
ion, and have it SO made that each ans
every section Of the county will hav
no just cause for grumbling. W. 50
then to tho people one and all, be pa
tient and consider well this question
before leapins in the dark. Certain
il that never before the present tim
were eur prospects Of annexation a
Immediate and favorable as at tn
present, and it behoovss US all to avoi
all dissentions about county division
sod county seats, and together pres
Though the proper channels the earl
annexation to Washington. and the
We will, with part of Washingto
hsve territory to carve up into cour
ties suited to the wants of the psopl,
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