The state herald., 1893-01-20

Of the state. and that the water rents Of
tho canal shall DO perpetual source OF
revenue to tho state, but upon such terms
as shall BIO Just to all parties concerned.
/ leave TO tho wisdom Of the assembly TO
devise wsvs and meas By which the sts.s
irrigating canal may be extended into local
lilies 40 far from the penitentiary that CON
ylcs labor may no.. he available. ~ other
Irritating canals be made In such iocaA.
ties with due regard to the rights OF tne
state a. to Ito lands and the rights Of pri-
vate citizens.
I do not believe the labor question will
ever he equltably settled until the lsboring
men. as a class, composing a majority OF
tho voters, ncquaint themselves with their
rights and by their votes compel eglslseion
against monopoly and In favor Of the peo-
Pile
II Ia said that = sysrem of arbitration.
Voluntarily adopted by manufacturers and
workmen In certain parts OF England, has
nut oil end In those districts to lockouts
and strikes. Voluntary arbitration may not
be practicable In this country, but In my
opinion compulsory arbitration Is better
than industrial war. In the quarrcls Of
children they are usually left to fight II
| out. but this mode OF settling disputes Il
Illegal among men. and the state compels
| the contestants. unless they settle pescably,
to submit their differences to = court.
Difficulties between states are settled by
thn supreme court OF tne tnlteu btateh,
and the decision. whatever II may be- must
he accepted by the defeated sovereign party.
lint II corporation and Its employees are LEFT
tn fight out their difficulties fog any length
OF time. unless there may be such breaches
| of the peace ~ compel police interference.
No attention In paid to the Inconvenience,
the loss nnd even business ruin often occn.
stoned By . lockout or strike, to parties
often hundreds Of miles distant from whcre
| these labor difficulties occur, and in no
scnse responsible for them.
The public have rights, and they ought
| not to be jcopardixed by n strike or a lock
| out. Compulsory arbitration Is not q Ger.
| tain specific for labor troubles; II is simply
| the application, To the settlement OF In
| dustrinl controversies, OF tho same csscntini
principle which, throughout the civilized
world, is employed for the settlement OF
| o;her controversies.
recommend ms applicable TO all corpora
| lions In Colorado employing 40 or inoic
workmen, law establishing. 10 TO labor
| difficulties, compulsory arbitration; TINT
general strikes and lock.outs he made iile-
| gal, and that certain judicial officers of our
present judiciary he designated to hear Nnd
determine this class OF labor difficulties.
I also recommend that the state hereafter
let out No work or job of any kind. by con
| tract. except In printing. publishing mud In
| the cases required to be by contract by the
| state constitution.
| thIii AL IINiSuMENl.
From the examination have been ahle to
make. 1t appears that, by the abolition OF
| capital punishment In Michigan. Wisconsin
| and Kansas. the percentage Of crime In all
those states has been diminished. and NJ
| the same time the percentage Of convictions
| for the crime Of murder In the first degree
| has been increased. In view of these facts,
| | recommend that n law he enacted tn the
| effect that no person convicted In Colorado
| or murder In the first degree shall he exc
cu'cd. except on special warrant OF the
governor OF the state, with the understand
| lug that the punishment for the crime or
murder In the first degree shall be life I'M
| rrtsonment.
FEMALE SUFFRAGE.
| hhont eight years ago law was passed
| giving to the women Of Colorado the right
to vote at school district elections, aud, In.
asmuch as, since that time the heavens
have not fallen, and the efficiency Of the
public schools has been greatly Improved.
recommend a law extending to the women
OF Colorado the right Of suffrage At all
| municipal elections.
| THE FEN SYSTEM.
The system OF paying for the services NJ
| the county officials 10y fees was most
rirhteously abolished by the Eighth general
assembly. II Is possible that under the
salaries as fixed by law, the pay OF some
| OF the county officials IL insufficient. II the
assembly thinks I recommend that the
|
aries ~ those officers n specific amount,
| but In no case restore the fec system.
THE AUSTRALIAN BALLOT.
The Australian ballot. though cumbersome
Is correct In principle. The people II the
| state have become somewhat familiar with
II, and recommend no change except such
~ Is necessary to relieve the law Of com.
plicated and useless requirements. When a
political party has met In regular convcn-
lions. and by a fair majority Of Its regularly
| elected delegates. decided upon the political
policy for the campaign. no faction or mi
nority OF the party. and no state or county
officers should havc any authority to sit In
| judgment on such action, and no other ticket
| should be printed on the official ballot un.
der the distinctive name Of that party. The
| right to locate local nominations upon my
| ticket should be left solely to the county or
| district conventions making The noniIna.
| lions.
THE CAPITOL BUILDING.
The act creating the board Of capitol man.
| ayers provides that "the term OF once shall
/ I've until the entir. completion mud furnish
Ing OF said capitol building. and the full ne.
ceptancc of the same 10y the state Of Colo
| rndo." and the said net further provides
that ''the entir. construction aud furnishing
OF said capitol building shall he completed
by the first day OF January, A. D.. lsl5 g
| II Is u question. therefore II the life OF said
board has not expired by Its own limitation.
Inarmuch rs the law provides for archi.
| iects, supcrlntenients. etc. II appears to
me that the general supervision that the
| stat" need exercise In the premises. can he
| efficiently performed by board Of capitol
| managers composed " three of the state of.
| hccrs who should receive no compensation
therefor outside Of the necessary expenses.
| I advise that the section OF the law proyid.
Ing for the appointment Of III. present boar
| OF capitol mansE,,rr he repealed. and q new
| enactment made In conf ,rmliy with this
| Recommendation.
| ENcEss or ILLEGAL WARRANTS.
| About fssn0no of exc q. warrants, pro.
nounccd Illegal and void by the supreme
court Of ihs state, have been paid by
monies taken FROM the school fund and said
warrants lcf, In said fund ne inter u,.
bearing Investments. aud about s30D.0oo II
| similar warrants arr held by outside par.
ties.
| inssmurh a che eonstiintion luirrs
that ''the public school fund OF the state
| shalt forever remain invtolnie aud intact,
and the school fund appciis to u, SADDLE 4
| with sJoo.On In warrants tonfes-d 80 b
| Illegal and void. recommend that withou.
'lr'ny you nsc rtnin tn" amount ~ each of
ihrsr warrants. The time nj which and III
| purpose for which each was Issued. aud
TAX. che proper steps 10 conclude n Ia
| the validity thereof. 10 the end that N III
| public school fund - the sac has bsn
depleted by lnyrs'm,ni III any invalid.
| WORTHLESS or fraudulent warrants, thu
hlamO may h. placed whcrr II belongs nni
| MI possible restoration 10 made Of ali
nonry unlawfully taken from the school
fund. In this connection ! invite your ut.
t.ntion TO an act. -ntliled AN act In reia
tinn TO excess and debc 'ncy warrants -
approved April %. 1891. ~ inquire into the
constituiiopaliiy Of s,id act.
COMMON SCHOOL. BOOKS.
In view II the fact that a trust has been
| ne M
the publication NJ school books. aud the
people Of this state prc compelled 20 pay
.stortionaie prices for III. seh9o, hooks
used In our common acho,-. and In View
II tho further fact that our state constiiu-
,lon requires printing for the state io he
by contract. and also forbid, any comppi-
sorry designation ~ -chcol boctA recon.
mend n law providing that tho siaos issnr