Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1883-03-15
FROM MOSCOW.
Moscow, l. T.,
March 5, 1883.

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county seat ia the grand boom in this
place, and the Mirror man in his issue
Of Feb. 9th takes "Cumtux" to task aud
says he is the people. He is off his
bang there as Cumtux has but one vote
and Cumiux's people, as the Mirror
has it, are small in number. Bat when
the Mirror man has such large ma jor-
ity near the Wirror office and be and
the Parson claim them to be the great
majority OF the dear people and ignores
the rest of the county, Cumtux know
ing the sentiments in other portions of
the county is disposed to dispute their
claim to supremacy. They assume
that VIC have no right to criticise the
members of the Legislature. The same
principle will apply to other officers,
and yet the Mirror criticises and ahus
es the County Commissioners Of Nez
Perce county and even has threatened
Imprisonment, pains and penalties of
courts with balls, chains and cells for
their acts in NOT giving the people Of
Hog Heaven, Clapp for Justice Of The
Peace. Did the people or majority
Of them ask or request, or even hint
that they wanted the Wehfootcr from
Yamhi!l to 90 to Boise to log-roll re-
location bill through. Was that the
work of the people or even any mem
ber Of them outside Of Moscow? Not
one half of the pc pie in Paradise pre-
cinct even knew that he made that
Journey through the cold season. The
Mirror says We have to go through
Moscow to get to Lewiston, now he
knows better. The old road travelled
years ago is open yet and is much
better and dryer road than the Que
through Moscow and intersects the
Moscow road not far from the residence
of one of the celebrated Moscow Par
sons. The Moscowites who desire to
force all travel through their town
should take steps to close up this old
road aud force US to 60 through the
mud holes of Moscow and up aud down
he steep hills that lead into town both
from the north and south. Thus Bro.
TayIor's master, Moscow, whom he calls
the dear people, will probably have
their will obeyed. Oh Lord! Their
confederates in Oregon will also le
pleased. But Cumtux is interested in
Idaho and has no interest in Oregon,
nor did the people have any at the last
election, even we did not know thai
Moscow was q part of Oregon, but
thought it was only n small part of Nez
Peree county. But it is evident ,hat
it was represented 10y an Oregon Sen
ator at the Twelfth session of our Leg
| islature. At least it looks that way,
for believe that had he not been at
Boise, there would have been 4 o act
passed affecting the county seat Of Nez
Perce county al the late session. But
! all the influence that McConntll and
the three Parsons could possibly exert
even to throwing off on annexation,
was used for the benefit of Moscow re.
| gardless of the balance of ths county
and the 4nirr0r man cannot deny the
TACT and be believed by any respectable
portion of the people of the county
The Mirror man has been very careful
to avoid saying much about annexation,
since Taylor's discouraging allusion to
the subject in his letter just after hi,
election. Showing that two cranks
we're disposed to pretend to think and
write doubtfully upon the subject, pre-
rsratOry to sci ing ou;; the queslion, a,
Taylor did in the Legislature, althoug Il
Taylor playcarded himself before elec
ton as favoring annexation and being
opposed to any disturbance Of county
boundaries or county seats till aflei
annexation took place. But the Boom
erdng, the TELLER and the Meas hav,
stood by the question to The end ant
are still ready to do battle for tn,
maasure whenever opportunity present,
and only traitors in the camp Of n nj
Idaho like Taylor, the Mirror aud ti'
other two parsons from the north Cal