The Bessemer indicator., 1893-01-14
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| untettle land titles or to disturb vested
| rights" but in view of the Acknowledged
| fncts above cited oosnmon sense demands
that this criminal waste of the public lands
shall cease. / therefore recommend TO the
Ninth general assembly that It enact law
taking away from the state land board the
right to convey, by any deed, the ultimate
title to any OF the state lands.
1 also recommend a memorial to conErest
In fnvor of ths cession by the United
STAGES to Colorado OF the ''nrd lands"
| within the state; that senator's and
representatives in congress he requested
and instructed 10 support said memorial
| and TO use their best endeSirors to secure
| such conditions to the cess.on of the arid
| lands that this last remnant of the her.
ituge Of she people In 1he public lands OF
th.. United States, shall be conveyed to the
| state free of ail risk from the 1obbery "i
corporations. and the robbery of land mo-
| nopolists.
| CONVICT LABoR-1RRIGATfoN
| W4thln the past two years the labor to
sopie extent, OF the conricts of she penn,
tenHary at Canon city has been employed
| In tho construction of Il sta;e irrlghilng
canal which, when completed, VIII AID
| greatly to the value Of some of the state
/ lands; and will also be source OF revenue
/ by supplying with water lands of private
| citizens In the Vicinity: 1 sncst heartily
| approve the employment of cohvict labor
| In constructing stalte irrlessin9 canals as
| of great public utility. and not comlns INTO
| competition with the labor of the private
| citizen. and l can see no good reason why
convict labor should not also be employed
In milking public roads and bridges.
| / reconmend law to prohibit the leas-
ing of convict lsibor to any person or per-
i sons or corppratiorn, anil that convict labor
| upon irrigailng canals through lands not
belonging to the afse be permitted only
| upon the condition that the canal and Its
| bed. when completed, shhll be the property
| of the state, and that the water rents of
| the canal shall be perpetual source of
| revenue to the state. but upon such terms
as shall be just to all parties concerned
I leave Ito the wisdom OF the assembly TO
devise ways and mearls by which the state
irriglting canal may be extended into local
Ities so far from the penitentiary that con-
yiet labor may mo-. be available. or other
| lrriga,ing canals be made in such locall-
ties with due regard to the rights of the
state as to its lands and the riglIs of prl-
vare citizens.
LABOR
do not believe the labor question will
ever be cauitably settled until the laboring
men, as a class, composing a majority OF
| the voters acquaint themselves w;sh their
rights and by their votes compel legislation
against monopoly and in favor of the pco-
pie.
1t is said that a system of arbitration.
| voluntarily adopted by manufacturers and
workmen in certain parts of England. has
put an end in those districts to lockouts
! ard strikes Voluntary arbitration may not
be practicable LR-thiST country, but in my
/
| than industrial war. In the quarrels of
| children they are usually lcfs 10 fight 1t
| out. but this mode of settling disputes Is
| Illegal among men. and the state compels
| the contestants, unless they settle peacably,
| to submit their differences to a court.
Difficulties between states settled by
| the supreme court of the United States,
| and the decision, whatever it may be, musi
| be accepted by the defeated sovereign party.
| But n corporation and its employees are left
| to fight out their difficulties for amy length
| Oh time, unless there may be such breaches
| OF tn" peace as compel police interference.
| No attention is paid to the Inconvenience,
| the loss and even business ruin often occa.
| stoned by o lockout strike, to parties
| of,cn hundreds of mics distant from where
| these labor difficulties occur, and in no
| sense responsible for them.
The public have rights and they ought
not to be Jeopnrdizrd by strike or lock-
out. Compulsory arbitration is not GER
| tain specific for labor troubles; 1t is simply
the application, to the settlement OF IN
dustrial controversies, or the same essentiui
principle which, throughout the civilized
world. is employed for the settlement OF
U.her controversies.
l recommend as applicable to all corporal
lions in Colorado employing 40 or inoie
worlmen, n law establishing. as to labor
difficulties compulsory arbitration; that
general strikes and lock-outs be made ille-
gal. and that certain judicial officers of our
present judiciary he designated TO hear and
also recommend that the state hereafter
let out no work or job of nny kind. by con-
tract, except in printing publishing and in
the cases required to be by contract by the
state constitution.
CAPITAL PUNISHMENT.
From the examination have been able to
make, 1t appears that. by the abolition OF
capital punishment in Michigan. Wisconsin
md Kansas, the percentage of crime in all
those states has been diminished, and at
the fine the n ~ nf Cor IctJn
for the crime of murder In rhc first degree
has been increased. In view of these fncts
l recommend that law he enacted to the
effect that no person convicted in Colorado
of murder in the first degree shall he exc
cuted. except special warrant of the
governor OF the state. with the understand
Ing that the punishment for the crime OF
murder in the first degree shall be life i;u-
prisonment.
FEMALE SUFFRAGE.
ADoht eight years ago n law was passed
giving to the women of Colorado the right
to vote at school district elections, and, in
asmnch as. since that time. the heavens
have not fallen, and the efficiency of the
public schools has been greatly improved,
recommend law extending TO the women
OF Colorado the right of suffrage at all
THE FEH SYSTEM.
Ihe system Of paying for the services of
the county officials by fees was most
righteously abolished by the Eighth general
"oscHiulg. Is possible tnat under the
salaries as fixed by law. the pay of some
OF the county officials is insufficient II the
| assembly go thinks 1 recommend that the
deficiency be supplied by increasing the sal
| aries of those officers specific amount,
but in no case restore the fee system.
| THE AUSTRALIAN BALLOT.
| The Australian ballot, though cumbersome,
| is correct in principle. The people of the
| state have become somewhat familiar with
| 1t, and | recommend no change e1cept such
| IL n ralpya In rf
| plicatcd and useless requirements. When n
| political party has met in regular conven-
tons, md by fair majority of Its regularly
| elected delegates. decided upon the political
mGnsy n2.% 5SF Re Re" parn no faetion or mi
| officers should have any authority to sit In
| Judgment on such action. and lo other ticket
| should he printed on the official ballot un-
| der the distinctive name of that party. The
| right to locate local nominations upon any
| ticket should he left solely to the county or
district conventions making the nomina-
| tions.
THE CAPITOL BUILDING.
The act creating the board of capitol uan-
| ayers provides that "thc term of office shall
| be until the entire completion and furnish
| ing Of said capitol building and the full ne
| ceptance Of the same by the state of Colo
rado" and the said act further provides
that 'the entire construction and furnishing
| of said capitol building shall be completed
by the first day of January, A. b., 1898"
1t ls n question. therefore, II the life of said
board has not expired by ts own limitation.
Inasmuch rs the law w>provides for nrchi-
tects, superintendents, etc. 1t appears to
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