The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1912-07-18
VOTE TO sETTLE COUNTY DIVISION.

Up the present time the Recorder has said very little
this the question OF county division The question:
however, getting be vital that needs be taken up
now, before the primaries, only two weeks off.
In the last campaign county division the only topic
discussed Business qualifications hardly considered in
selecting candidates From the general nature of such
tests it will always be until this fighting
moved is peculiarly disastrous in both business pol
tiles 1t quite probable that the truly OF the
year just past part of such irrational campaign The
democrats who last year voted in the republican primaries
jerome republicans who are this year endorsing the
democratic ticket indicate chaotic if not indeed dsfep
able state of public morals Business unsettled govern
unsafe the hands of such Influences Even gain
county retain already won is far less
value to any community than it to have
basis Of efficiency and honesty Under this perennial county
seat fight the best government is impossible 1t is better
settle right and not let this question
business, government and politics.
Lincoln county has paid great to maintain the
Mndoka more than ever comes back in taxes Since
they isolated from the of the county, and feel that
they maintain county of their though under
the policy of refusing patent and make
able the reclamation lands they will hardly be able pay
Lincoln county their capita part OF the big county tax
sound to kiss them goodbye and them
with blessing We lose some good people and won
derfuy fine country but the parting would be for the nan
cial good of ALL
1t is the other division, however which makes all the
trouble Shoshone has a county Coodng and Jerome
each Wendell has hopes Shoshone though
not anxious to give up single foot OF territory has
folly of trying to keep big county at the expense of bust
stagnaton induced by this annual disastrous fight and
Will this vote strongly for division the inevitable ba
SIS of county seat at Good!ng Gooding, by far the
unit III the county, VIII vote the almost
vote the Mnidoka tract will favor it. Hagerman will
strongly for it. and the proposition promises carry by
eral hundred majority.
1t should be remembered that this is only preliminary
fight for the legislators it for the legislature to make
refuse the division But for the short policy Of the
Jerome county boosters in dragging the other Offices
to the fight where they do not belong this fight for the
islature would not do rreparabe HARM but since it made
to rule all county business it is time settle ALL
and take it to the legislature it not fail
{. f. Borden, of ShoshOne the division republican
candidate for the senate. From intimate personal
quantance of years. the Recorder urges HIM
best men in the county He business man. polt-
can; and even the will say that he just For the
house are f. Ralph Evans contractor from Gooding one
of the most capable of men, and L. r. Adams of Rupert
business who represented Lincoln county your years ago
There antidvon republican candidates for the house.
though there J. w O'Connel for the senate Gen
orally the antdivsionists will vote democratic.
Not all the democratic ticket, however, will oppose div
on H. c. Jones for avors division; also in all
probability will H. G.. Phelps and w r.. Hyatt Some Of
he other democratic candidates where there opposition
not apparently been sewdy chosen and by
he andvisionits These endorsements extend only the
primaries 1t expected that the hardest fight viii be made