The indicator., 1897-01-16

ana llhkr snort lhr touu h'tNtch u'"N "H'
NJ transportation line should permit dis
elimination against the fruits OF tolorau'
mines. soil or shops; iu fact, II contrary POI
ley can be- Justified from the Incidental nui
future advantage arising from the fostcrin-
of local productions and the encouragement
Of home Manufacture,
The stone and marble reserves OF Colorado
are certain tu develop into II great mus
try. and Ia their interest you should pctllol
the treasurer Of the United States 10 us'
only Colorado marble and stone IN me con
struttlpn Of the public building at iueplo
the mint az Denver. and any other stTu'tut,
the government may erect In colorado; A.
evidence uf quality Of material, and nhiltI
to supply, we need no testimony beyond ll'
granite walls OF this capitol and the un
surpassed beauty of the marble which ucc
oraies It's interior
Nu.u-.pf Government
Under the present law the state Is M nm I'M
pnrtaut factor iu the administration of mu
niclpal unuIrs In the city OF Denver. F"i
the state TO exercise this power Is 70 gues
tion the ability OF the people 10 RUE them
selves. / question neither the rig ght nor the
competency Of the citizens OF Denver to
mnnagc their own affairs. When they, sur
rendered that right they took step pack,
wa-l In democracy. Democracy is not q
Mirage; If It means anything. it means that
local communities should exercise the sh'
crod privilege NJ home rule, We should aiul
always tu Increase the rule of the people
Looking 10 the entire dvorccment Of state
and city In local government, would con-
suit and nccurd with the desires anu pest
interests Of the citizens of Denver. lnc cry
affairs uf Denver ought not TO be disturb,
Ing element IN the politics OF the sihte, @ hllu
to take from the state the power to influence
local affairs, VIII b" better i'f poth s'"'c
and city. -
Improper L"cisif ftion.
Trading Is the curse Of modern legislation,
Laws are too often pissed, not upon lhelr
merits. but by decker. Legislators, 10 Gct
votes for their measures, agree In return 10
,4..r ftr Rf ltlll. Communities ttul-
bine with communities. each having pet
schemes to advance. District interests ADJ
their voting Influence ana nnuet tne IN mns ra %,
local or personal scltishness; crusauts are
made up1u the treasury. and much useless
and bad legislation placed upon the statute
books Laws should be considered upon
their merits alone; If II is necessary to trade
votes and combine 10 pass measure, II is
good evidence that such measure ought TO ne
defeated The makers of our constitution
realized This evil. and section 40. article ..
makes the trading or exchange of votes or
Influence an offensc. This section reads as
.!if any person elected to either house OF
the General Assembly shall offer or promise
to give his vote or influence III iaVor OF or
against amy measure or proposition penllhS
ar uToUosrd io he Introduced into the Gen
crai Assembly, In consideration or upon con
dittou TINT amy other person elected 10 ny
same General Assembly VIII give or VIII
promise of assent to give his vote or lnflu-
cuce In favor ~ or against any other meas
ure or proposition, pending or propn,ed 20
pprspu making suClI uiler or promise Shhll
be deemed guilty Of solicitation or bribery.
II amy member Of the General AsselnhlN
shall give his vote or inuuenc" Tor or against
amy measure or proposition pending In such
General Assembly or offer. promise or as
sent so to do, upon CONDITION thht any otuet
member viii give or will promise or assent
to give his vote or Influence In favor of or
against AIRY other measure or proposition
pending or proposed 10 be Introduced IN such
General Assembly. or in consideration that
any other member hath given his vote or
influence for pr against any other measure
or proposition in such General Assembly, he
shBll he deemed guilty Of bribery, and any
member Of the General Assembly or person
elected thereto. who shall he guilty OF either
of such ongnseS su9il ne eApvilch, anu s,ni' ,
not thereafter bo eligible to the same ten
Crnl Assembly; and. on the conviction there
of In tle civil courts shall he liable to such
further penalty as may be prescribed by
This section has been neither amended nor
rapcaled, and though II has been dead let
portancc. commend its careful considera-
don. In the firm faith that n fun knowledge
OF It's Intentions will make its violation I'm
possible.
usrd times seem to have no effect upon
the growth of our educational Institutions.
The reports II these schools. as digestcd In
Governor McIntirc's message show, an IN
crease IN attendance and influence that Is n
clear proplcsy Of the time when our locn-
tinu. climate and institutions VIII make
I'm In the educational history of our country
there is no parallel of state attaining In
50 brief q period such n high standard for
its institutions Of learning, II is u proud
achievement for state but twenty years
old to have a university thnt ranks with
the best FIVE state universities In the Union,
aud school Of mines whose reputation for
thorough. technical work Is not confined to
In addition to our state schools. there are
other colleges and Institutions Of equal
rank and standing, while our public school
system Is surpassed by no other state and
TTe small republic Of Costa Rica is Justly
proud that She has seven hundred school
teachers aud three hundred soldiers. by
this measure may Colorado he In the van,
Personally when schools are concerned, !
cannot avoid agreement with the sentiment
Of william Penn, who, when broken In for
tune was about tn leave his native land. ad-
mOulshed his Wife to prHclicc the most rigid
economy until his debts were paid. Yet.
snid he, "in educating our children spare no
cost for by such pnfsmnny all is lost that
Is saved"
condition Of our finances Is such TINT
must earnestly request every trustee and
officer Of every state Institution to spend
no dollar that can be saved. and to lnuug-
urate no improvements or additions. Every
dollar wasted or spent in extravaganza will
he that much tnkcn from the support Of our
nsSlums homes which are Cplorado's tribute
II evcry branch NJ the state government
and every stat" Institution viii. in mutual
sympathetic effort. do what II can to re.
ducc expenses We viii he able to bridge the
dcdclt In our revenue. This done. we can
forget the four years nf disaster and distress
thnt are behind. and lonl, forward To the
years u prosperity aud development that lie
before us,
The records Of the United States land
office show that the proht arising from the
sale of public lands Is now so small that The
time seems ripe for ngitnting the question
Of the t,s-lon 10y the government Of all pub
He lands to the states In which they lie
said lands 10 be used by the states as fund
for thr promotion of irrigation; reservoirs
and other public enterprises, beyond the
ability II individual effort.
Tie revenues ~ the general land office ,
S isg5 sion9 "34 i5i; isaa6' - .8Gi -'''''-
The cost for 1896 was 81 ,Si2, 100 leaving
n profit Of hut S25IlI1. which is about .
cit that would accrue TO the government
were this land utilized by the states In de
yropnE the possibilities OF the great SO
called arid regions.
There remains In government title 600.
11.Gop acres; Of this % per cent. is within
the arid territory, including cnlifornin, or
cgou and the Dakotas
Colorado contains ~ COS, 7o5 acres, %
which 1900 Is! acres are unsurveyed. Tue
decline IN receipts of the general land oihc'
was over 20 per cent, from lS9i to ls9t, am
the government ncttcd hni II few cent
per acre on the lands sold in 1896. II dem
onstrales That the time has come when th'
to the general government, yet II cedcd t.
the states they can he made n source o
great advantage to both state aud nation
The International Society Of Irrigation
Engineers. meeting last month In Denver
gave elaborate reasons in proof of the ne
cesslty Of more extended and intlmnte con
trol Of water resources by the severn
states.
only, at great cost can the problem Of TN
equitable distribution of water over the un
redeemed arid lands be solved.
The distribution Of the public lands WI
give to the states Interested the capital witt
which 10 inaugurate and carry to coinpic
tion enterprises that cannot be estnblishe'
by local means. The development and con
servatlon Of irrigating waters suggest pos
sibillties greater than any other system
Internal improvement In our history. ,
Ten years ago, Colorado and Texas IN
auguratcd u movement in the Interest OF
deep-wntcr hnrbor on the Gulf of Mexico
conventions were held, participated In b.
many Western and Southern states and ter
ritories and by harmonious and iuiclllgcn
effort. over sGpD0,ODo were appropriated
a,tIt tffff In d.Yt. ar ut