Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-01-10
Charles S. Thomas Delivers Hls
Inaugural Address In Denver,
FAVoRs INHERITANCE TAX.
Wants to Prohibit Certain tu,.,...
eompaniesir from Operating In III.
Centennial state.

Denver. colo, Jan. io.-charles A
Ihomaa. Democrat. was inaurnrntei
governor OF Colorado at noon ,odav
,he oath of Office being administered by
chief Justice Campbell. The governor
thcn delivered his inaugural address. AZ
the conclusion Of which the other s,at,
ofic'rs-olcct were sworn In. The ln.
augural exercises were held In the hail
Of the house Of representatives. A iarr,
audience was Ia attendance aud at tho
close of the exercises. the governor held
u public reception.
Gov. Thomas Inaugural address wa.
devoted entirely 10 the discussion az
state aifairr. lie called attention 10
the fact that the revenues have been
d"lndling while expenditures wor,
swelling. and raid financial disaster can
b ayeried only by keeping the public
expenditures NJ low az the demands Of
a healthy public service will permit and
ny securing system Of assessments
which VIII reach and return a fair val.
uation, the taxable property OF the
commonwealth"
He favored an Inheritance tax. lie
strongly advised rstrcnehmcnt Topping
on Of all unnecessary Offices and aboll-
ton Of the various boards In charge Of
state Institutions. and the creation Of a
single board 81 control lilo recon.
monded tho abolition " tho court OF
arpealH and an Increase 81 the number
or judgcs IN the supreme court. lie
.uNkchtei amendment 10 the Insurance.
laws 70 - 10 encourage the orKnniga.
uph ~ local loiat stock and mutual
companies with View 20 keeping In
the state portion % the money now
paid to foreign Insurance companies.
amounting 10 over tl.s9o.ooo annually.
lnsurancc companies on tho mutual
assessment plan. To- said. should b. pro-
hlblted from doing business Ia the state
or required 10 deposit securities for the
protection ~ their policy holders. ile
recommended various amendments of
tho election laws. ia1lu1ins alrllltlsfs n
the use Of embleniri legislation 20 aboi-
inh the scrip system employed BY zone
corporations In payment Of their en-.
ploycs and creation OF the oiilcc OF state
superintendent u banks.
on tho subject OF trusts. GOV. Thomas
AN enActmen, whereby forfeiture
and dissolution shall follow the direct
or Indirect merger " any home cor.
i pufnilon into n general combination ~
kindred Interests IN other states 81
/ whatever name such combination shall
BE- known, u urgently demanded. Let
w prevent 40 Ear 40 We can. tho
spread ~ this contnEion within borders
and resist by all methods known 20 tho
law the extension 81 the Ho-cailci
trust systems 10 the pursuits which
have thus far 20 greatly promoted our
/ prosperity and the development 81 out
/ rc1ourcet Separation 81 church and
state "a an admitted essential 10 con
Ftitutiunal government. Every reason
upon which that doctrine 4 founded
demands like divorce between W.
trusts and the state. II the remcd,
fugrented be severe. II must be re-
memhcfrd that the disease II desperate
| Many Of our sister commonwealth ar
| helpless In the presence u creature
they have brought Into being but can NJ
longer control. Let " profit by thei
mournful example u w would ayoil
their fate"
The governor recommended the ap
polntment ~ . legislative commlnaio
10 investigate the character ~ all OK
cess warrants said 10 have been issue
IN violation Of law and held In yariou
portions 81 the country. with "A Wow {
legislation concerning them for the be-
Interests u all parties concerned.
conclusion the governor strongly nd
vlaed action for the destruction or "
precision ~ the lobby.