The indicator., 1897-01-16
FROM YHE NEW EXECUTIVE.
He Spares no Words to Impress Upon the Legislature
the Need of Reforms Along This Line
Believes in Developing and Pat
roniZing Home Industry.


Adams and the other STATE officers were
sworn into office in representative hail
At noon to-day. There was no display
and the whole ceremony was simple,
/ Governor Adams, after taking the odth
Of office administered by Chief justice
llayt, read his address, which was as
/ follows:
Senators und Representatives Of the
] Eleventh General Assembly, | take up iht
] duties Of governor Of Colorado with deep
sense of gratitude to the people who. Tor me
/ second tine have placed me IN the eNecu'
] tive cluir. Unrcspons!No would be the mals
] WHO Wuuld not appreciate such evidence OF
] confidence. May the RuloT Of all states anu
] people give TO ne the wisdom aud the e"Hr-
/ age tl see and 10 do that which is best Tor
thc prosperity and happiness Of every ciu-
The ticket which l represent was nomi,
. mated aud elected by fusion Of puluchl
/ elements. and II Is our duty, ns II should be
our desire, 10 give nu administration rs
broad and liberal as the spirit that led TO
! our election.
{ what we suy tn.lny, but Ivy what We DO ~
lho coming mouths The people weary OF
an uusubslantal diet Of promises, anu re-
] FORM platforms become nnnutohouS 70 u
I tuNridden people, But, ladies' ana gentle
men Of the Legislature. lct MS satisfy the eA-
I pUcfuriuu Of our constituents ny prompt
/ patriotlc and only needful legislation
Each OF Us has taken solemn oath; those
ubAEntiuns merge an personal anu parry ~
l icrusts Into fidelity to the states weltare;
/ You owe allegiance only 10 the people
/ to not expect party tcalty TO be Ignored. or
the enemy rewarded and the frrud iuf-
gotten. but | do not consider the cApltoi or
/ The Legislature clearance houses FOR the pay
mcut 1f political debts. They arc not usy,
lums for those who have been MANNED anh
I broken Ia the warfare Of politics. Pubic
office Is an honorable duty, not venture Tor
profit and when Ia office we are no longer
/ pIrtisans, but public servants. and to every
/ Citizen aud every Interest we owe an oDliga'
/ riou of sincere. honest aud patriotic service
Let your motto be "WiSc but not uuner-
Uu- laws" That legislator Is not serving
| his state best who Introduces the greatest
number of bills In the last Legislature
I there were four senators who introduced
from th.rty TO thirty nine bills cacn; In the
House there were seven representatives VINO
Introduced from twenty 10 thirty bills each.
and two representative who Introduced no
bills. These two did not serve the state the
least
justice to many enactm'hls. some ptrhiPs
are introduced "hy request" l question the
proprety Of introducing hills ny request,
unless the mcmher believes In the measures
therein set forth aud will make such bills
his own, These orphun hills take time co-t
money, cumber the record, and die, bringing
pro1t % no one but the public printer. !
commend 10 you the sentiment Of NDltairc;
"a multitude Of laws IN country Is Ike a
ness and mIludy.'
Tie people have designated their choice Of
United States senator with such cleurneSS
that there need he no delay In recording
fhoir verdict. when the hour comes, by elect
Ing Henry NJ Teller,
The constitution likes ninety days max
iuum length Of legislative session, hut
there is uu obligation resting upon you TO
occupy the fun period, and you will win the
gratitude Of the people In proportion To- the
economy and hrcvlty Of the session.
The constitution as adopted designated
forty days as ample time Tor Legislative
session. II you can by general agreement,
shorten the time for Introduction Of hllls
and llnlsh your work In that time and az.
iuurn, $4,000 Will be saved. commend TO
your earnest consideration The tables OF the
/ auditor, giving the estimated income and eN-
prullltures for fhe next two wears They
are too much like the Individual finances nf
most OF Ms: for the past four years, to be
pleasant. II his estimates are correct the
known demands upon our treasury will b"
, nearly S2up.pN In excess Of our probable in
rutur. The problem that cOufrunt- You is 10
either develop new sources Of income or re
constitutional limit Of taxation has been
reached, and beyond that no appropriation
can be made or warrant issued. More ecun-
/ umy and NOT more tax Is the best solutions
better pnrsimony that extravaganza,
Srr.H III Economy.
Economy IS imperative; by economy ! do
NOT mean "a saving that will Dee sfifistled by
the discharge II some poor girl .Ienpgraphcf
or the cutting Of some clerks wages, but 1t
must be- q reduction of expenses extending
through the entire system Of slate ndminlss
/ trutiun. In these days Of depression, en-
UluyaS N the state should hc willing TO do
the same amount of work for comparatively
the same pay as they would la the lines OF
private business. There Is no reason why
state employees should not work as many
hours and for the same wnges as prevail
elsewhere n these conditions were luHug,
uratpd IT would reduce the payroll and save
large sums now paid in excessive salaries.
A salary that was adequate few years
ago is Too large now. so much greater Is the
purchasing power II money under the gold
Standard Whcn the panic came, individu-
ais were compelled to change their methods
W NE and reduce their expenditures. The
, state, however, continued with au ever-in-
creasins budget of expense, as though 1t
were exempt from the common sense de
muul Of living within its Income We now
rsDlIzn mat economic laws are iuoyorHi,Ie
and apply to stntcs as we'll MS to mcu,
Tho changing Of the law so as Ia pay
members Of the Legislature fixed salary.
instead Of per dlom, might I'm the future
lead to shorter sessions and economy.
There Is no Invitation So alluring 10 In.
vesturs ms low tax rate and Well executed
I with THIS message / hand you a list Of
I the employees aud officers Of the state with
] their salaries, In some eases deputies are
i clerks are numerous and salaries high.
/ Tile average pay Of legislative employees Is
I ubout 81 per day. and IN the past none Of
/ them have been broken down by nycrwork.
] would suggest that committee take
/ this list aud mnke such amendments IN "a"
WAY nf wages ana number ns the conditions
D permit, remembering that the state should
always pay good fair honest wages and in
return II should receive fun. competent ami
Two reasons might be given for the urgent
/ necessity of economy The estimated as
I lr-- than for tsg@ then. for some years we
/ have been hullllng the capitol, which repr,
! SCENTS 400 outlay oi about two ana three
] fHur'hs millions perhaps considering our
] population aud wealth. the greatest cost for
% onpltol building ever built 10y any common.
Out M the fourmiu tax allowed for all
| STATE Institutions all state purposes Of every
] kind VIZ must pay lG2 per cent. of the en-.
] the law must continue TO do 50 until the
/ rrpiipl Is paid for.
Tie capitol s q mobile structure hut like
/ alI thugs good. II has been expensive |
! Trust fu1f long before the next governor Is
] in5ururitcI The advance wave NJ prosperity
] viii have arrived. su that instead of plead
| ing for frngnlty the state finances viii per
| mir him torerummcnd liberal appropriations
] Tor pyorv Institution and every PURPOSE Tint
] WIFI promote the grandeur " great state
] Governor McIntire has made if uuuecps.
! snry fur me to review state institutions. In
] Ills nhle and courageous message he has
madc many wise suggestions which I com
/ mend iu your careful attention.
In This message may have taken advanr
uIpi rud mentioned mnttcr- not subject 10
direct legislation. but nbpui which more
tui us.aS'lo public sentiment should be de
T.c s,.tr'. II sources.
1u tile excitement and speculation incl
| dent 10 the founding Of II new stale, com
! mon sense principles of economy are lg-
| uprpd. and eNtruvagant methods Of life In
dulsed In that ought not to prevail In esstalb-
Iucncy aud extravaganza is the Indifference
| She m1nifests towurd home production and
In the consumption Of home made and home
! grown articles and produce. Never since the
/ chance dropping Of few grains OF wheat
Ia Denver dooryard Ia 1888, revealed the
capacity Of Colorado soil and climate, has
| there been year In which thousands Of dol
! lars have not been sent abroad for produce
: which we could raise as well or better. The
pioneers had some excuse, but for us there
Is no apology md to continue shipping in
/ from rival states. Is an impeachment Of our
uairintlsm and Intelligence. A little OF the
fI.
dried leaves Of our forests to the fragrant
I teas N the Orient. would not harm US
The New Year editions Of our newspapers
were eloquent In statistic and word of the
| possibilities Of our soil. We boast of the
products Of our fields. orchards and pas
lures; yet every day there roll into Colorado
from other states train loads of dairy prod