Imperial Valley press., 1922-05-29
AN OPPORTUNITY TO GET TOGETHER

In the minds of all the serious minded folk Imperial
county there IS reaaon that me neeo Oh ene h1ur Is
without united effort Our projects tremend
and touch so many interests that it will be only by
miracle that succeed anyway with dlscord and
wrangng and mstrust among our own people, there Is
not chance
propaganda that has been circulated in attempt to
sow in the public mind the impression that some sort OF
position; that really is not what it to be and be-
hind all sinister design to break faith with the
people and do something different from what has been
represented the purpose to do. Specifically it is hint
ed that there nothing to insure the expenditure OF
S2500000 for purposes of drainage and that being moth
ing to guarantee use of the money tor this particular
purpose the administrators of the district such crooks
unprncpled and of such fonou impulses that they
would be certain to take advantage of opportunity to be-
tray the interests of the county.
moments calm consideration would reveal the alb
surdity of such suggestion Such propaganda could not
be of influence except it might find people off of their
guard and willing for the moment to be directed in their
action by their suspicious their preudice and their fears
1t not logical consistent There is sef-nterest to
influence such Moreover the directors of the dis
rct known to be responsible and upright whose
word accustomed to accept the everyday affairs
of life Finally if they WERE capable of all the evil that
would be implied by such suggestion, they would not
DARE put the plan into execution for it would be too
futile piece of mischief for hardened crook
We mention this illustrate the whrlwind that it is
possible to reap from policy OF sowing dstrust such as
has found its advocates in this county during
until tits entirely unbalanced and incapable of Judging any
thing and upon the merits of the
By mpugnng the motives of in author
y question that may arise those people who
do this sort of thing for what it is and who do not
know how to defend themselves against this hypnotsm of
malicious suggestions be utterly unsettled in their at
titude toward every public question. In way this
tce the most evil influence that the people of this county
have to contend with today and those who practice
deserving of the condemnation for they seek
to undermine public confidence which is the foundation
under whole system of business and of If
people have not feeling that they trust each
other they can't BEGIN upon the promotion and the
execution of the great projects which essential to
our wellbeng nay more than that ito our being at all
To degree, this sinister influence is finding it's
into the consideration of all of the propositions which
before the people for their decision within the next two
weeks Every of the propositions before the people has
been submitted good faith with HONEST to
REAL need. 1t may be that another of the
projects touches of the people closely than
others: but ALL of them for the public good and
EVERYONE has interest in EVERY ONE of them
For the people of section the county commit them
selves policy of opposition antagonism, any
of these propositions because SEEMS to touch them
less intimately than of the other projects in other
words for section of people to make sefshnes
basis and the for that from which others
may derive direct benefit will be merely keen
alive the of dscOrd and resentment which in the
present hour the especial devil that need to Srange
1t Will be merely to make difficult the establishment
OF that unity which alone can save our situation
county. 1t will to destroy the only hope have for
working out problems with and bringing
Imperial Valley into her
The people of the county have great opportunity.
There are before them several propositions all of which
good and essential If would Whoe-hearted
support to ALL of them, that act alone could bring
about situation of concord and united front for the big
things to come which would "move mountains" 1t is in
our power on June and on June II to set in motion the
forces which will insure for everything that hope
for All that is needed little unselfishness dsn-
terested action Shall take advantage of the oD-
portunity?
Being representative the entire county and its best
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