Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1883-01-11
MORE ABOUT COUNTY MATTERS

remOnStranCcS 10 the L. Slslature 10
fully indicate to al candid citizens the
desire that no disturbance of county
line or county seats should be made at
the present session Of the Legislature
and that no further effort would be
made to raise issues and agitate the
people upon county matters till the
question Of our annexation to WASHING
ton had been fully determined by Con
gress. But it seems that perpetual
restlessness has seized some of our good
friends 10 and about Moscow and there
il no let up on their part to keep up
agitation. Fa led in one thing they
seize upon another, and apparently
foiled in that they seize upon another
and so they proded to keep alive the
agitation. IF there was any apparent
good to result to the great body of the
county by these agitations at this time,
these constant agitations might be just
liable. But when the only apparent
benefit to he derived from them, if any
benefit at all, must accrue to few who
are financially interested in tho rapid
growth OF Moscow indistinction from
al other places, We cannot regard these
efforts with favor Moscow has advan.
tages which will enable her to grow and
prosper. without resort TO the petty
schemes Of division Of the county, and
relocation Of the county seat, against
tho manifest o. jections of a majority
Of the people Of the whole county. The
sentiment Of the county is that they
want no disturbance Of county bounda
riss or county seat till such time as our
population has become more fixed 10
location and our area for proper divis
ion has become definitely settled. Tax.
alton is now great burden to a
large portion Of our people. and
everything that ia any manner threat
ems On increase is repusnant and will
remain s, till our people are in a better
condition to stand the increase without
feeling it an oppression. We would
We glad TO concede to our Moscow
friends their full wishes, if they did
not conflict with the rights and inter
ssts Of other portions Of the county.
But they must not consider that be-
cause they have three Of the four mem
bers Of the Legislature from one sec-
ton Of land in the county and that
section near. Moscow, they consequently
have the power to do as they please
regardless Of the rights Of the people iu
other parts Of the county, and especial,
y upon questions which were not in
tissue when these members were elected.
There is no sense in such reasoning or
such assumptions Of right or good poll
~. They FIRST started out with Pc
tition to divide the county at the north
line Of the Nez Perce reservation, upon
which the people demonstrated against
any division at all this session ~ near
y three fourths Of the citizens. Fail
ing in this they then got up petition
signed BY what they called the bushes.
men of Moscow, "a in number, and
brought it to Lewiston, and whereby
smooth promises and much urging re-
osived here about 80 signatures, which
petition called for division upon the
middle line Of township SO, which they
designated compromise line" as
though the business men Of Moscow
and few Of the business men Of Lew.
isten had the right or authority to com,
promise away the rights Of the balance
Of the people Of the county, and espec
islly after they had signifed their de-
sided opposition to any divis on at all.
They returned to Moscow. They sent
telegram to W. J. Mcconnell. Esq,
Of Oregon, to come up and go to Boise
tor them and log-roll division through
the Legislature, as though he had the
power and influence to induce that
body to do an act 10 defiance of the
will Of = majority Of the taxpayers Of
the county. Mr. Mcconnell came and
when hs learned the true state Of facts
he told them that Legislatures were not
generally disposed to divide counties
under such q showing as they could
make Then not willing to give UP
the agitation they employed him to &C
to Boise and secure the passage Of an
act submitting the question Of re.lo
cation Of the county seat to the people
OF the county either at special election
or at the next general election, and al
Mcconnell informed us as he was en-
route through Lewiston, he has gone