Mountain Home bulletin. (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1888-1889, 1888-06-16

ELlGORE COUNTY.
After the smoke Of the election Of
1855 had cleared away and the
present officers Of Alturas county
were, found to have been chosen, the
most natural thing calculated to
engage the minds Of the successful
ones was the matter of fees and sal
aries; and when the proposition to
Grade the counties Of the territory
into classes, and graduate the
smoluments proportionately, had
been successful, . hornets nest was
found to have been stirred up,
which aroused the energies of the
newly elected, whom nothing but
first class drippings from the treas
ury could make happy. Fully inn
pressed and wild with apprehension
in relation to the importance Of
the matters involved the courthouse
ring posted of to Boise City in hot
haste, where securing the distin-
guished services Of General D. p. B. |
Pride, they commenced a vigorous
war against any division Of the
county. The question with these
men was not ~ TO any advantage
to b gained by the people or any
detriment that might accrue. mol
discussion Of this nature formed a |
part Of their reasoning. Their mo-
tives were purely personal-a matter
Of dimes and dollars to themselves.
Bulldosing upon the one hand and
Aattery and promises Of prefsrment
upon the other, we're the means un-
sparringly used to accomplish their
objects. Thus, some prominent
citizens Of Ada having ventured to
express m opinion favorable to d.
vision because Of its palpable JUS
tice, threats were made of throwing
the weight Of the influence Of Al
turas in the scale for the segrega-
ton Of the northern counties and
, the annexation Of the south to Ne
vada. Congressional honors we're
freely limited at AZ the reward Of
Others who should assist in preserv-
ing these salaries, and it has been
believed others were corrupted.
Thus the game went ON until a
measure possessing within itself
~ much Of equity a. any ever in
troduced into the Legislature suffered
defeat,
Will this course be repeated?
We should take very good care to
see that it is not. The first move
ment should be to effect a political
combination which should make
such cause impossible by causing
the entire influence of Western AL.
turas as well as it's friends in other
parts Of the county to become cen
tered against any and all candidates
who oppose division. And why
not thus combine? We cannot ii
any manner effect the national is
sues. We have no vote for presi
dent and have no more to say will
regard to such issues than the in
habitants of the Sandwich Islands
Our delegate in Congress is mer
agent, and cannot vote or speal
upon any Of the national issues il
the house and we have no represen
tative in the senate. Shall we tall
and vote upon issues which do no
exist for us and which we canno
effect and allow our own interests t
suffer because we heed them not
Our enemies will endeavor b,
every possible means to arous
in the minds Of the people
party spirit that can avail Their
nothing, and they then hope to pu
of the day for division. We war
our readers of proposed Elmor
county that in following either th
Republican or Democratic parties q
the next election, for Represetativ
in the Legislature, they are CT
changing the substance for tn
shadow-that they are persuing q
'igneus fatuus" leading them ia
away from home, over swan
snd hill and dale. Until W
can obtain our new county an,
something like seat Of justic,
where our constantly increasin
business may be attended to With
reasonable distance Of our homer
we should have but one aim an
purpose in politics and that air
and purpose-division. There is n
reason ON earth why we should cas-
our votes for mon who are only ir
tent upon expressing us and den,
ing rs the most commonly accorde
rights Of men.