The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-01-09
YATES LAST MESSAGE.
COlOradO's Governor Sends Fol til a
Parting Shot at the Enemy.

DENVER, Colo, Jan. 4.-Governor Waite
read his last message to the legislature of
Colorado today. 1t consisted of about $1,000
words and was perhaps the most exhaus-
tive document ever presented to the gem
eral assembly of this state. He called at
tention. first, to the fact that in spite of
the destruction of the states silver interests
the credit of Colorado was higher In New
York today than ever before and more
miles of railroad were built in this state
last year than in any other. He referred
to the increased production of gold and
said:
But even if gold should be found in Col
oradO as abundantly in California and
Australia it might relieve but would not
atone for the tyranny and oppression
which, under both a Republican and DEM
ocratic president, have deprived the people
of the free coinage of silver-a right which
was theirs before the constitution of the
United States was adopted and which was
never coded to congress-
The governor recommends. among other
measures, revision of state legislation,
a law to abolish the private detective sys-
tenn and eight hour law, adjustment of
capital punishment.
He suggests that the most hardened GRIM
mails be compelled to run candidates
for some state Office.
After full discussion of state land mat
ters, the governor recommends that the
STATE construct
RESERVOIRS AND CANALS
for irrigation purposes. He condemns the
Carey land bill as lin the interest of pri-
vate corporations and recommends the
general assembly ito memorabilia congress
to cede the arid lands to the several states
in which they are situated. under condi-
ton that the title to these lands shall
forever remain in the state to be leased
in areas not exceeding 100 acres, to actual
settlers only
The governor reviewed at length the
city hall troubles ard the Cripple Greek
miners war, and defended his action on
those occasions He renewed his recon-
mendation first made to the extra session
of the ninth general assembly, that the
J legislature should make gold and silver
dollars, foreign and domestic, containing
not less than 412la grains OF silver $40
fine, legal tender in payment OF all debts
collectable in Colorado. He declared the
time had come for aggressive action on
the part of the friends Of silver and said:
1T is matter of congratuation that
at the last election the issues were SO
clearly defined and so imminent that the
devil claimed his own and the traitors
who had been so long masqueradng as
silver Democrats and PopuliStS were COM
PEELED to throw off their masks and openly
cling to the bosom of the Republican
party, a party responsible before God and
man for the destruction of our silver
product, the depreciation within the last
Is r. ~nths of all real and personal property
in the state Except money and money Sc
curities) to less than one-half their former
value, and the loss of employment to thou
sands upon thousands of silver miners
The governor declared that during the
last year the president had sent troops into
Colorado and Illinois in
VIOLATION OF THE CONSTITUTION,
and recommended the assembly Ito men,
Orialize congress to solemnly protest
against the usurpations of the United
States courts and United States marshals.
who, with the aid and consent of the United