The Mineral argus., 1884-10-30
DIVISION OF MEAeHER COUNTY.
NJ III. Parker, Democratic Nominee for
the Legislature is i'm favor OF
SO-dOing.


and given considerable credence by
voters in eastern Meagher county, to
the effect that Mr.. Parker, one of the
democratic candidates for the lower
house, had pledged himself to oppose
any attempt at county division, and,
in fact was pledged to the people of
w. S. Springs and the Missouri valley,
to subserve their wishes in the matter,
letter was addressed him on the
subject by resident of this portion of
the county, and his reply appearing
below, should satisfy every voter of
the falsity of the rumor. In fact he
is the only aspirant to the legislature
that voters of both parties in eastern
Meagher county can afford to support.
Division is as essential to the pros
perity, development and economical
government of the vast territory now
known as Meagher county, as health
to the enjoyment of life. With Mr..
Parker, our efforts will reach and be
presented to the legislative body,whi,e
with his defeat we can await another
two years, possibly then to have our
proposed candidate for the house
booked for the council, against a man
whom no one desires to see beaten at
the polls. Read and be convinced of
Parker's position and your duty as a
resident of eastern Meagher county
HIS POSITION DEFINED.
at is rumored in Eastern Meagher
county, that l have pledged myself
to the people of the Missouri Valley;
that l will work for a division of
Meagher county and establish the Dia-
mond Range as the dividing line, that
such is wholly and literally untrue, and
that such Il report is being fabricated
and circulated by unscrupulous indi-
vduals with design to a5reas any
man for the legislature who is not
sacredy bound and pledged to the
people of White Sulphur Springs, and
Smith River Valley.
/ am no sectional candidate and AR
unpledged to any section of the
County.
Myself and the people on this side
want no such division of the County,
and neither will l support such
measure.
am creditably informed that the
people of White Sulphur Springs and
Smith River valley, are opposed to any
division of the county, and that they
are bending all their energy to defeat
me, by supporting Moore and Hatch.
Personally, l am in favor of Il division
of Meagher county. This is an i'm
mense county; if you will compare its
area with that of the state of New
Jersey, you will find that it is nearly
twice as large; and nearly as large as
the two states of Vermont and New
Hampshire combined, and nearly two
thousand square miles larger than the
three states of Massachusetts, Con-
necticut and Rhode Island
l believe that the running expenses
of this enormous county will run two
counties as economically, and with far
more convenience to the people.
am informed by one of our county
officials and by members of the grand
jury who investigated the case that IL
few years ago party WAS charged with
stealing calf worth about fifteen dol
lars, from some party on the north
side of the county and that no true bill
was found, yet at cost to the county
of about fifteen hundred dollars.
mention this fact as an illustration
of what is occurring at least twice a
year in the county, not to say anything
obout the great Inconvenience incident
to travelling to and from the county
seat, especially when roads are bad.
When l say that am in favor of a
division Of the county please don't un-
derstand me to say that l will act, if
elected, regardless of the wishes OF the
people of Meagher county.
No matter what my personal prefer
ences are, will, if elected, support no
measure unless | am satisfied that