Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1883-02-08
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FROM PALoUaE.
PALousE, Jan. 81, 1885,


Ed. TELLER:-Rumors have reached
here that bill has passed the Legisla
ture for the re location of the county |
seat by vote Of the people in June
next. We don't know how the bill
reads, and therefore hardly know what
to say about it. We suppose it must
have been gotten though by the mem
bers living near Moscow with the aid
furnished by Mcconnell who has been
reported, here, as having gone to the
Capital for that purpose, and we are
naturally inclined to believe that the
bin is SO framed that Moscow will have
some advantage in the race. All we
can now say is that the people Of this
section never desired any bill to pass
the Legislature ct this session respect
ing either county seat or division Of
the county. and had we mis.rusted
that an attempt would have been made
to remove the county seat, thiak the
people Of this section would have been
as strong in their remonstrance to such
a bill as they were against the division
of the county. The members from
Ncz Perez were never asked by any
large number Of the people to spring
the question Of relocation but they
should have fully understood that those
who were opposed to division, were
equally opposed to removal Of county
seat. We all out this way know that
the division was sprung for no other
purpose than to get a county sent at
Moscow, and that no true interests of
the county at large demanded divis.
ion at the present time, and that is the
reason We all signed the remonstrancs
against division. We of the Palouse
are willing to forego any change till
such time as a division can be made
that will suit great majority of the
people Of the county. ! think we all
feel the same about chsngc Of county
seat We have no such prejudiees
against Lewiston and the Lewiston
people, as a few in and around Moscow
would try to make us have, aud We do
not feel inclined to be taxed heavily to
build new county buildings, in our poor
condition, to please the people Of Mos
COW, while we now have fair county
buildings, such as will answer oil pur-
poses till we are much better able to
be taxed to build good ones, and where
they will best suit the convenience of
, the whole county, and our candid be-
lief is that Moscow is not the proper
place. At any rate we propose to let
, things remain as they are Tor the pres
, ent, and whatever may be the charac-
ter Of the bill that has passed, | think
l am safe in saying that the Palouse
section of country will not vote for
Moscow as against Lewiston or even
Genesee. l believe the people of Pine
: Creek feel about the same up the
| subject as those Of the Palouse. The
D movers at Moscow are not going to get
e this new syringe ilto US any farther
:, than to make us help pay the expenses
J of this extra election, which is bad
S enough, heaven knows. We suppose
: we shall have to help foot that bill of
c expense. But you may rest assured
/; that we will remember the men and
the place that imposed upon us this ex-
y ira tax against our sovereign will as q
e people. The Lewiston people need have
s no alarm about the stand we shall take
e in the matter. We will neither bt
J, coaxed nor driven from cur position We
e first took in relation to division or an,
e change in the county seat. by any q
r the Moscow town lot spectators. S,
2. far as a railroad is concerned, we ar,
o as liable to have a railroad to Farming
l. ton first as at Moscow, which woulS
'e better SUIT US. But if we do not i
a. wont make any difference, We will no
10 vote for Moscow, iecause her effort
10 have, in the whole matter, been to cred
b. it us with having no sense, when W
A. told them we wanted no changes at tn