CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1900-10-18
Introductory.


during the goyernorshIp OF
Charles 5. Thomas. has been
Il In many respects the worst ad-
ministration which has ever dis
graceu tne state OF eoiorado. Inc
Sea.e ireasurs mas peen zen s!steiiihlieaiiy
ioo.eu, u ueneit oI S<vVvv mas peen
crea.eu' sta.. insututiolie nke tns Oni-
'ersily, tiie noiaiers anu oaiiors aoiue
nao tne seaoc ienitsntiary nafe peen
supported py borrowing money from
prlsate ci,izens, niuch heavier taAa-
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~ may hot pe Iiilr 70 cnarge aiI OF
the governor OF The state: AS will be
seen by some OF the ngures and names
gwen Deiow' some OF tne iootng OF the
treasury mas been done py other state
onhciais ihan the governor. On tne
"hoie, however, most OF the mai-au-
inlnistrniion Is Directly chargeabie 70
MIN personally, ana mas been either d.
secure Tor himself the pohucai innu-
efice when ne deemed necessary
IN viusr ~ srt nlii,ssn elsseo, u pos
sipie' 10 'ne oni'ea s.a''s sena"-
tnder SoVernor Waite. Whatever
may De said OF bis announcement OF
hharehisuc eieineits OF the state anu
W ~, ,s'. soa ~ ~. ir, ~ $50
a. "aS ~. ,ooe'n 20 ans SUI ~
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burihs tne term OF W aite successor,
Goyernor Mcintyre. whose ndninistra.
ton was not IN all respects a model
one nor one OF which Republicans are
especially proud. the financial admins
traton at least was better than under
Populist and democratic governors
for at the end OF the administration
there was n surplus In the state treas
ury OF about sstvo
Adams an Eeonoux
tnder ooNernor Adams. whose ho-
tnlnisuatlon some people assert was
the best Democratic or Popuiist admin
istration which mas ever been known
IN the state OF eoioran", There WAS de-
ncit AT the end OF the term amounting
10 about >yovp- In MS message on
retiring from the Governors chair.
Governor Adatns wrote as follows to
the Incoming Legislature;
There Is no room for extrayagance
or doubtful expenditure. Rctrenchment
under rxIstInr cIrcumsranceS nec,..
SLY
The fusion Legisia,ure heard 1his
statement; the fusion governor read IL;
both Knew n<rftsgflN We'll the stale OF
the public treasury; YET the Legislature
imnc1lateiy began 10 pass approl'r1a-
ton bills. for many OF which they
knew perfectly wen no funds would be
available, and neafly all OF these ap-
preparation biis Sosernor Ihonas
signet- ana when ne signed them ne
Know tiiat tney were nhcohstituuohai
ana foiu- he has ackhowiedgcd over
ms own slsnature tnat tnc uencit ior
tnc present hennlai lTrion VIII arnsuh,
10 as hinch-as Sis"""' as matter OF
tact tne a,nouht VIII oe hoou' Si""''"o
ana pronaniy more inan thal
| As carry ~ aunc, ios". pecanne eNi-
Gent thnt the revenue was NOT going 20
De eIuai 20 the eSpenaitures aircady
au'h"'lzeu oy t'is LeHisia'nrc, anu then
the governor wroie'
the Nhinan"h "nthiheu is iaree
enougn 10 satisiy me that the revenue
OF l's" VIII oe equai to the panhc oe-
mands OF 'hnt year, l shaii not sum
mon the Assembly u II siini appcar IN
suniclent. | shaii nave no alternative
but TO eau an extra session.
NJ Sr.-,., s..s,or
!
The valuations were sent in by the
county assessors. and IL was at once
evident that the revenues would not
come anywhere near meeting the de.
mands OF the approximations already
made. The governor intimated that a
special session OF the Legislature w-,h,Id