Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1883-02-01
THE COUNTY SEAT ENABLING
ACT PASSED.

ACT PASSED.
On the morning of the 2Sth tele-
gram was handed TO Us from Ezra
Baird, to his wife, in which he instruct
ed her to tell LELAND that the bill had
passed. We heard the day before that
the enabling act had pissed and that
the election was to be in June, the first
Monday. All this means that the bill
for submitting the question Of the re
location Of the county seat of Nez Perce
county to vote Of the people has
passed both House and Council, and
only awaits the signature of the Gov.
ernor to become law. We think this
is in manifest opposition to the will or
wish Of majority of the people of the
county, which majority has demon
strated by rcmonstranccs that they
were opposed to the disturbance of
county lines, and in particually the
the disturbance of the county seat at
the present session. But the few hot
heads in and about Moscow were not
willing to submit to the voice of the
people in this respect, and when
they found that they could not
create a division of the county, as
last resort, they sent messenger to
Boise 10 work up an act to submit the
question Of re location of the county
seat to vote of the people, and ty
springing the question before the people
had time to sign and send circumstances
against such an oct, they procure the
passage Of the act. Outside of the re-
gion Of Moscow, who expected to re-
ceive benefit from the act, we do not
suppose that one dozen citizens approved
of the act before its passage. 1t remains
now to be seen how many citizens of
the county will rally to support Mos
cow schemers who have thus thwarted
the will Of the majority of the people.
IT they want to endorse such manifest
want Of respect to a majority of the
people OF the county, and give to Mos
COW the benefit Of such disrespect by
locating the county seat there, they
can do SO. But it would be endorsing
wrong in them and would establish a
bad precedent in county matters. With.
nut saying that Lewiston should always
remain the county seat of all the sec
ton now embraced within the limits
OF Neg Perce county. and this we have
never contended for, it cannot be re,
garded as selfish in us, or in the pc pie
OF Lewiston to contend that it 10 the
duty Of the people to rebuke this in.
reference in disturbing the present
relations Of the county matters against
the wishes of the people by voting that
the county seat remain where it now is
till such time as we are in condition
to crsate new county out of the north
sru portion, and have the new county
scat where it will best convenience the
people of the new county. If Moscow
did get away with The Legislature
against the wish of the people Of the
county, will the people themselves
allow them to get away with even a
plurality vote for tho removal Of the
county seat to Moscowl II they do we
shall have less confidence in the in,eg.
fity and good faith Of the people than
We have been wont to attribute to them.
We cannot see how the people, who
have the power at the polls, under the
act just passed, to prevent Moscow
from taking advantage Of her own
wrong in causing the passage of this
act, and the expenses it will incur upon
the people Of the county, by now turn.
rng round and rewarding Moscow for
the wrong she has committed. 1t would
DO like rewarding fragrant treachery
against the county. The above remarks
are in accordance with the position We
have always taken, both in regard to
division and the county seat. There
can no harm come to no part of the
county by letting things remain
as they are till we have more ropula-
ton, more taxable property to pay ex.
penses and more territory out of which
to form, to good counties that will bet
ter subserve the true interests Of the
people. We say then stand by your
original position not to allow any change
till You are in condition to make such
changes as are suited to your wants.
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The movements of the Oregon Short
Line have inspired much confidence in
the early growth and developement OF
Lewiston and its surrounding country,