Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1915-04-22
EDITOR PAYETTE
POLITICAL POET

which at present is at issue, where
in undue and cantankerous and alto
getber uncalled for reflections arr
cast upon the Commercial Club ot
>Aehe Town, and of course upon the
membership of the Club, l think il
Is the right and the duty Of all self
respecting members of the Club to
publicly resent such imputations,
and if our people of the Town will
but take the trouble to investigate
the matter and question, 1 believe
they will readily come to the con-
clusion and decision that the writ
er of such reflections is going out
Of his way in making such untruth-
full statements, and whoever the
writer may be, l will venture the
assertion that if the records of the
Club were looked into that they
will show that for the past few
years at least his contribution to
the upkeep of the Club and the
building of good roads into the Town
and the general looking after what
is for the best interests of the
Town and its merchants and people,
would not amount to the price Of
the paper on which he has made
his attempt to slur the Club.
Who was it that looked after
the building Of the present good
roads into the Town from all direct
ions, and gave their time and their
money for that purpose? Who was
it that looked after the securing Of
the right'of-way for the road across
the Irwin Ranch leading to the
new Fruitland bridge, without cost
to the citizens of the Town? Who
was it that looked after the express
rates on local fruit shipments from
the Town? Who was it that look
ed after the stopping of trains No. |
II and No 1S at PayetteY Who was
it that did everything they could
do, and obligated themselves to
the extreme limit, to bring into the
Town the sawmill propositionf Who /
is it that at all times is endeayor- /
ing to bring the farmers and the
citizens of the Town into closer
arii friendlier relations, and provides
for our rural friends nicely furnish
ed apartments in which to hold
their gatherings when. they wish to
;,, ~ ,hnI ]
is behind every movement for the !
betterment of the City and the
citizens, and are the first to reach
down into their pockets for the act
uaI money and do the soliciting nee
essary to raise additional funds for
worthy causes for the benefit OF the
City, and who have never Yet re-
fused to the extent of their finances
to help the Literary Course, Chau-
tauqua, the Minister, gatherings,
and in fact every meritorous propo-
sition that comes forth? Surely
not this very profound writer of this :
reflection. l believe to the Com Z
mercial Club and it's members is :
due the credit of assisting and help
ing these worthy objects, but l do
not claim that to the Commercial
Club is due all the credit, for be-
leve the Club fully appreciates the
support given them by the citizens
Of the Town, and without this sup
port, the Club could have done but
little, and as 1t was it only acted
as a head in handling the mere de-
tails. / know of no member of the
Club, outside of the Secretary, who
devotes his time particularly to the
Clubs interests almost entirely, who
ever received or ever asked for any
whatsoever for his
time or labor, but was always con-
tent with the knowledge within HIM
self that he had done the best he
could, and was satisfied with the
thanks he knew were due him from
the balance of his neighbors, but
which | do not believe Were ever
by the writer of this
poetical article.
Possibly any man or bunch of men
could have done as much or more
than the Commercial Club ever did
for Payette, but have they ever done
1t so that it is known who they
are? 1t is not so much what we can
or might do, but 1t is what WE DO
DO that counts for results In tbs
life. Your Commercial Club is what
you make it, and is made up from
its membership, which membership
is open to any honest man, and
one mans vote counts just as much
as another's, and one mans moral
and financial support is just as '
good ~ his nsighbor's. l am sure