Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1917-03-08
REPLY TO NEW
PLYMOUTH SENTINEL

There seems to be AN apparent
effort made by the pneumatic
Editor of the New Plymouth Senti-
mel to place the people of Payette
in a false light before those VINO
would be guided in their decision
to vote or not to vote for the crea-
ton of Payette County on May nth.
The preiudices of the gentleman
seems to be especially directed
against the Payette Pneumatic" Club
evidently trying to make 1t appear
that no one but the Payette CONNER
cial Club is interested in the crea-
ton of Payette County.
From what | have gathered in the
course of conversation with parties
from various parts of this end of the
County, a great many things are
unjustly attributed to such associa-
lions as Commercial Clubs, or this
or that citizen of town, for the
part supposed to have been taken
by one or another to further the in
terests of a town against the inter
ests of another town or whoever
may be the aggrieved entity. l
have also drawn the conclusion that
this unjust feeling exists largely by
reason of selfish gossip which this
or that selfish petty politician. or
ok t,4r Gnna1 anVant-
ages. at the expense OF stirring up
enmity, has famed into exist
The Commercial Club of Payette
Is an institution similar to any other
Commercial Club, and such as New
Plymouth's fer instance, and the
same cannot be used by any one
as a weapon for or against any legit-
innate enterprise, and has nothing TO
do with County division as an asso-
citation.
There is no intention on the part
of any citizen of Payette to hold a
club over any citizen in the propos-
ed new county, notwithstanding what
the Editor of the Sentinel is letting
out on yarn to entangle the intelli-
gence and the good will of the PEG
pie of this end of the county, which
they have, and should have, one to-
ward another.
The County Division issue is held
out by the Editor Of the Sentinel in |
the light of trying to draw the i'll
win Of some people upon Payette, !
by emphasizing the need OF a"spank-
ing" because of the statement that
Payettc is stuck up"
The County Division question is
not solely affecting the Interests of
Payette, any more than it will af-
feet solely the interests of New Ply
mouth and is a question for all of
us to be interested in.
We are all striving for a less r
burden and a County Government I
more responsive to the needs of
this end of the County. Heretofore
Payette, as well as New Plymouth,
and their best interests have been
too frequently the pawn of the east
ern end Of the County, and our mu-
tual interests have been traded off,
irrespective of the benefits TO be
received in the bargain by all of the
people. In other words political log
rolling and trading between selfishly
interested politicians have kept this
end of the county from getting full
value received for the financial bur
den imposed upon it. Our end of thel
is far ahead of any other
part of "old Canyon County" and we
have been paying heavily towards {
he maintenance of Canyon County
and good old Canyon /
County" has tried hard to keep us (
up, only for the good Of Q
,ther parts Of Canyon County. Con- |
,ider the benefits we have received y
n comparison to what we have had a
o pay for. We have no guarantee a
rom "old Canyon County" that our v
axes will be less instead of more a
his year. n
The old county as unit OF gov t
'rnment was too large, and under b
he contending political interests, a
acked that element of good govern a
nent which the smaller unit will Of s
er. d
We can make this new county
What we will We can know every
nan who offers himself for public
'ffice, a thing which has been i'm
possible in the past. We have had to- h
axe public officials on the guaran-
ee of interested local politicians l.
rom the other end of the County. In
be new county We shall not have to
AXE anyone on the faith OF any one t
'lse, for we shall be able to know
very man in the county who offers Q
himself for office, and II he fails In
my part OF his duties the stamp OF