The copper era., 1910-03-03
THE COUNTY SEAT.
No Argument Why Clifton Should Not be
the Place for Conducting County
Business.

In making the rounds in Clifton a
few citizens are found to be against
Clifton as the county seat, and for
what reason they cannot explain,
except because some enemy of theirs
want Clifton and they feel that they
want the opposite. The matter of
locating the county seat at Clifton is
not going to be of any more benefit
to one individual than another, except
that one might be caught as witness
this year and the other may not be
called upon at all. All citizens are
subject to jury and witness duty and
whenever called upon to serve, with
the county seat forty or fifty miles
from home, they will realize the i'm
portance of having the county seat
closer at home. Any citizen who has
ever made a trip to Solomonville
knows what it is to serve the county
away from home. He also knows
what it costs to make the trip and
live after he gets there. He knows
that he loses his time and that the
amount he gets from the county does
not. pay his board and room unless he
plays the part of d cheap potato. If
be is caught as witness in criminal
case he has the sympathy of his
friends and unless he is well fixed his
family might go hungry, while he
might enjoy the trip to the valley,
where the shade is good and the fields
are green.
1t would appear to the conservative
man, and those who are not prejudiced
for some especial reason, that the
proper place to locate the county
seat is in the midst where ninety per-
cent of the county business originates.
A glance at, the new county map,
showing the result of the division of
Graham county, should convince any
unprecedented person that in locating
the county seat at Duncan we would
be in practically the same position as
we have been in with it located at
Solomonville. In fact Duncan would
be worse, as it would benefit a few at
the expense of the many. The ERA
has warm spot for our little valley
city, but when it is realized that the
end of the county in which it is
located is less than three miles wide,
representing about ten precent of
the por ulation, we feel it our duty to
support the natural location and that
is Clifton. Every person acquainted
with county affairs, and who will take
the trouble to read the annual report
of the clerk of the board of super
visors, recently mailed to every voter,
knows that nearly all of the criminal
business originates in this end of the
county. While this is nothing for
this end of the county to boast of,
being due to the class of laborers en-
ployed in portions of the district, still
it is a fact and should receive the
consideration of every man who pays
the bill. He pays the bill whether he
is a tax payer or not, as it may be his
misfortune to be called upon to testify
in the case. In many instances crimi-
nails have been permitted to go free
simply because the witness, realizing
that it would cost him fifty dollars to
open his mouth, said nothing. When
you say that Duncan would be a nice
place you say it all Don't permit
your prejudice to rule your judgment,
but give the matter consideration and
when you realize that you will save
wrinkles in your pocketbook by voting
for Clifton you will be in the right |
path.