The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1892-11-12
G00D-BY, OLD ADA, GoOD.BY!
1 Majority Of the People Of Canyon
County Say They Are Going. !
In Thirty Days After the Official Can
vass, Canyon County Will be Born,
With Caldwell the County Seat.

yass, Canyon County Will be Born,
With Caldwell the County Seat.
Z Canyon County Forever! Thus said
a large majority of the honest yeo.
many of the new county at the polls
last Tuesday. Never before was any
measure SO triumphantly vindicated
by the people as was the Canyon
county movement. y In spite of the
better fight by local jealousy and Boise
Doodle the measure carried by a major
ity which even its friends hardly dared
hope for. 1t merely shows how near
the heart Of the people the proposition
was. They were fighting for political
freedom, better government and lower
taxes and they won. What moro need
be saidp The fight against division
was most bitter. Boise City Doodle
was only limited by the demands made
upon it, and We are happy to state that
the sack was most literally tapped.
A fatherless document was sent out by
the Boise board Of trade which was in
tended to grossly deceive voters. It
proved . boomerang. Tho intelligent
voters Of Canyon county read and then
figured. Contrary to the opinions Of
the men who foolishly issued the docu-
ment. they have found that even COM
mon Canyon county people can reason
and figure. They didn't swallow the
sugar coated dose without dissecting it
and then they didn't want it. It hardly
ever wins to play the honest farmer for
fool. The hand that guides the plow
can also WELD the pencil, and having
arrived at honest opinions through in
vestigation all the doodle in Boise
could not move him. Over $500 was
dropped in Caldwell by anti divisionists
on election day. What was the result !?
Six votes out of 412. Admitting that
at least three of them expressed honest
sentiment, 1t makes the remaining
three come rather high. Doodle don't
60 in Canyon county. At Payette it
was the same. The town was solidly
opposed to division. Men who were
best, posted said division would get
sixty votes. On election day Boise
Doodle was turned loose. Money was
no object division must be downed.
What result? Forty Ave votes for d.
Visions loss Of fifteen. What did
they costp Boise only knows. The
whole thing goes to prove that when
the people raise up for . principle,
and especially farming people-of
which the new county is composed
they are not to be bought. THE
TRIBUNE gives the great majority of
the votes against the proposition the
credit Of being honest. Very few were
influenced by money, and when we con-
slider the amount used-estimated at
$2o.Ooo-we may Justly feel proud Of
record. With such class Of people
for the bone and sinew of the new
county, we may reasonably look Tor
model local government.
The election was very quiet. The
battle practically ceased the night be.
fore election and the Australian ballot
did the rest, Representatives from
Nampa and Payette stood at the Cald-
well polls all day; representatives from
Caldwell stood at every polling place
in the new county. There was no cleo.
pioneering, no wrangling, no quarreling.
All that was asked by either side was
free ballot and a fair count, !, We be-
lieve 1t was obtained In every precinct.
Following is the vote on county d.
vision:
CALDWELL.
TOT DIVISION. .,.................. 4UO
Agalhst dlVlSlOn.... o
NAMPA.
For division OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. IL
Against division. ................ ITO
PAYETTE.
Against division ................ 220
LOWER BOISE.
.or DIVISION. ................... 90
Against division. ...............
MIDDLETON.
Tor division. ................... 90
Against division ................. %
KUNA.