Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1913-01-31

per cent, 1t would only make
difference of SLIGO in his taxes.
Of the people of Standpoint who are
county division, ven
ture the assertion that even under
an increased cost of county gov
eminent of 10 per cent, not one
in ten of them would actually sui
fer an increase of one dollar.
The people of the north end OF
the county evidently want county
of their own. My desk this morn
ing is simply covered up with pc.
titions and letters from the people
of that section and l have never
had but one letter of objection
from them to this division. The
plan that they have outlined for
the division is a very reasonable
one. They ask for the line to be
drawn between townships SO and
90, which would give them less
than half of the entire area of the
county and about one-third of its
population. Their valuation
would be about seven million dol
lars and that of old Bonner county
about eighteen million. Counties
are being created here with valua-
tons of less than FIVE million and
no one is having any fainting
spells about it.
If Bonner is divided it will leave
the old county one of the most
compact and wealthy counties in
the state; it will have the best OF
the lands and a great deal the
most of the railroads and will cut
that part of the county which is
most expensive to administer.
Another thing to think of is this;
when a county fight is once started
there can never be any peace or
harmony until the division is
affected. l did wish that our peo-
pie would be unselfish about this
and take the position that if the
Boomers Ferry folks want county
of their own, we will let them
Rave it. The whole matter puts
me in an embarrassing position;
think that my bitterest enemy at
home will give me credit for want
ing to stand for the right things
and l can hardly believe that even
he would accuse me of graft. All
this limiting that l am to go into
the newspaper business or any
other business in Boomers Ferry is
silly never thought seriously OF
such a thing for a moment. !
would not like to take the position
that / could not live in any town
in the state, and Boomers Ferry is
good town, bat ! want to say
now and for all time that ! have
not the slightest intention of locat-
ing there. Ny friends all remem-
Der that l stated in my campaign
last fall that l did not expect ever
again to be a candidate for county
Office in Bonner county. l have
learned the bitter lesson which il
seems men must learn from their
own experience, that a man can
not live a public life without hay
ing his motives misconstrued and
his actions twisted. 1t is that fault
on the part of the people that
drives business men out of politics
and leaves public affairs in the
hands of unprincipled men who
care more for the loaves and fishes
than they do for the confidence oil
their constituents. l am trying
the best l can to keep up my cor
respondence and l want to hear
from any citizen up home who ha.
interest in pending legislation
Every letter written me will re
ceive courteous consideration, anc
| will promise again to endeavor t.
take such a position on every ques
ton as shall merit the approval o
the people among whom / hay,
lived so long and who have afte
all been so very good to me.
Very truly
Byron Defenbach.