Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1885-02-12


ton. These samsons Of the north hav,
laid their heads in the lap of Delilah and
s.eg I and bean shorne Of their lo4ks while
sleeping. If they have secured the proper
exemption causein the bill, they have done
all obey could for the north, although by
voting for the bill they may have in.
| ilicted an injustice upon the people OF
southeastern Idaho, and we judge they
viii be held in that light, by the remarks
Of the Shoshone journal, which we pub
lish on our outside in relation to the bill.
We shall know more oi.tiiis matter when
We see the text Of the law, and hear our
members explain the circumstances un-
der which it was passed. 1t matters not
to the north where the capitol of the
south shall remain after we separate.
That is a matter upon which the people
OF the south ought to agree without our
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go to Haley, Shoshone, or any other
town. But the north should have had
hands off in making the selection Of the
capitol and should be compelled to sus-
tain no pnrt Of the burden and expense
Of the construction of the capitol building
because they are not expecting to own
any part of the same, nor enjoy any Of
the benefits after our separation. Had
the people Of the south by their popular
vote Fixed permanently the capitol at
Boise City, Or any other place, it would
have been perfectly proper to have made
the provision to build there, provided
they felt themselves able to brild them
with their own means, without the aid Of
the north. We have been made to I'M
derstand that the United States, as in
the case of other territories, have been
willing to appropriate largely to Idaho
for capitol buildings, so soon as the prop
er place had been chosen by vote of the
people and because no such place had been
chosen by the people, congress had hith-
crto delayed action in the matter. Now
forsooth the legislature without the vote
Of the people, through some influence
which must have been partial and unjust
to the people, have forstalled the people
aud voted to appropriate money to build
at Boise City, and compel the people to
pay the bill whether they are willing or
no. But the Statesman, the above apo
togist for this bill would make us believe
that the manner of paying this debt
will make it SO easy that the territory
would not feel it. ltsays: "The bill is so
reasonable in its provisions and the fund
set apart to to pay for it being only the
territorys portion OF the money, collected
for licenses, it will never be felt by the
territory. The money IL to be raised by
isaning bonds drawing SIX per cent, in
terest TO run 20 years, with the privilege
Of rcdoening them after ten years" Does
this show any ease to the people of the
territory? We cannot sec it. Every
man in Idaho knows that the license tax
on the business houses of the territory
has ever been great burden upon the
people, and they have only submitted to
them for the time being, because they
were considered as essential to the pay.
ment of the necessary expenses of run
ming the territorial and county govern
ments in the absence of sufficient person
al and real property in the territory, and
the time had fully come when it was ex-
pected they would be greatly reduced, il
not entirely abolished. But the provi
sions Of this bill necessarily perpetuates
this business license system the full ter
years, if not the entire twenty years
long enough to discourage every business
man in the territory end drive him out o.
lit, unless he add to the price Of hi,
wares sold the full amount of his license
and make his customers among the PEG
| pie pay the license and in that case the
people Of the territory who deal with him
have the full burden to pay, while thu
business man himself will escape this tax
which viii not be prorata tax upon al
the property holders Of Idaho--most Of
the dealers in wares, becoming entirely
exempt. This will be unequal taxation
This logic Of the Statesman is unsound
and rotten to the core. II will make the
consumer pay this entire license tax, and
exempt every dealer in the territory.
The people Of Haley held u meeting
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