Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-04-07
REsoRr no CAIrMNY

ment against the removal OF the
county seat from Rathdrum to this
city, the Rathdrum Tribune is now
indulging In personal attacks on
county oflcers and gross misrepre-
sentation In regard TO the expense OF
the change. Following is its argu-
meat, II such It can be called, against
taking the county seat from the OBJ
scure and inaccessible town in which
IL is located:
Elmer Doty, one OF Harrison s
most estimable citizens, has evident
~ found It in his opinion necessary
to have published in the st. Maries
Gazette q communication to the eff
feet that an alleged rumoF that he
has been saying that the removal OF
the county seat 10 Occur d'Alene
woald materially increase taxes is q
pure fabrication. Mr.. Doty is in the
employ OF County Assessor Bailor
and says he feels in duty bound to
consult Mr.. Bailor and Mr.. Bailor's
interests when discussing county seat
removal. Now. as every one knows.
the assessor is working hard to help
set the county seat moved to Occur
d'Alene, In return for which, 1t is
rumored. he is to have Occur
d'Aiene's support for the republican
nomination for sheriff, and II his field
deputies have TO consult his interests
Il is easy TO understand which side
of the county seat removal question
they are required TO discuss with the
taxpayers as they make the rounds.
While every taxpayer who takes time
20 think about the matter must real
Inc that county seat removal to Occur
d'Alene will mean an expense OF be-
tween 100000 and S2OO. 0OO--in
fact. any sum Occur d'Alene deems
necessary for magnificent public
grounds and buildAngs-ali the as
SCISSORS field deputies must endeavor
20 explain that there will be no ma
terial increase OF taxes resulting from
such expenditure. Their Jobs depend
upon their ability to discuss Occur
d'Alene's side OF the county seat re-
mOval question. Retaliation Of false
rumOrs to the contrary is unneces-
aaFy."
We have no doubt the assessor Ii
working hard TO set the county seat
removed. He knows from actpai ex.
perience that the county records are
stored Ia a firetrap and liable to be
destroyed AZ any time: he also knows
that such a loss could not Re com
pnfed By dollars and cents, as Il
would be impossible to restore some
Of the records. while thousands oil
dollars would not cover the cost OF
replacing others from abstract books
and other sources. There is not q
record In the old shell OF a court
house which IL safe. although some
Of them are in a cheap vault and a
few others In safes. but most OF them
are exposed to fire.
A4E &AA&NAANAA AAAAA AAEAA q GA&0AN
would demand expensive buildings
amounting to 5000 eco Is not true
New buildings are necessary whether
the county seat is removed or not
and within i've years must be erect,
ed. Rathdrum knows this and she
also knows that II removal is defeat.
I'd now and the new buildings are
put up In that town the people viii
oppose removal and her interests re.
main secure. The new building
must be constructed and we believe
the people should be given the right
to say whether II is to be IN Rath-
drum or Occur d'Alene. We are not
afraid 10 submit any public question
to the people. but RathdFum seems
to be selfish enough to wish to de-
prive them OF the right to vote on
this question II within her power to
prevent.
What Mr.. Doty says or does Is his
personal business. and he Is given
the right 10 think and vote for him.
self. The nlppant charge that he Is
talking for his Job viii neither injars
Mr. Doty nor benefit Rathdrum. The
more personal attacks that are made
on those who favor removal the bet.
ter Il win be for the cause which
they espouse.