Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-07-25

COY. ORMAN
Louis Enrich Criticises Our
Democratic Friend
From Pueblo
Doesn't Like the Way the
Chief Executive Makes
Appointments
To the People of of Colorado:

your attention is invited to the
following explanatory letter which
the writer addressed to the governor
of our state about six months ago:
Colorado Springs. Colo.
Jan. IS 1901.
To His Excellency, Governor j. b.
Orman, State Capitol. Denver. Colo
Dear Sir:-It has come to me from
source | cannot ignore, that you
have under consideration the purpose
of removing Warden Hoyt from the
State Penitentiary, and of replacing
him by the appointment of gentle
man who is wholly lacking in expert
ence, so far as the administration of
penal institutions is concerned.
trust for the honor of our state and
for your own reputation, that this in
formation is not correct AS a mem
ber of the State Board of Charities
and Corrections 1t has fallen within
my duties to give some thought and
attention to the managemnt of the
State Penitentiary, and | have thereby
been most deeply impressed with the
necessity of having the control of
such an institution in the hands of
one who by long special training and
by extended experience is in some
degree fittd for the task. II by good
and substantial evidence it can be
demonstrated thnt the present warden
of the penitentiary is Objectionable
and If it were the purpose to appoint
in his stead man of greater expert
ence and of greater proved capacity
in the field of penal administration.
for one should have no criticism to
offer. But II experience is to he
pushed aside in order to make room
Tor inexperience. If the advantage of
special training and special fitness
are to he ignored In order that a posi-
ton involving such terrible responsi-
bilities shall be made the reward of
party services, thenas member OF the
State Board of Charities and Correc-
ioins and as a public spirited citi-
zen of this state, | shall deem 1t my
duty to make public protest and to
call the attention Of myfellow- citizens
to what in my judgment would consti-
tute a flagrant breach of executive
power. | amstill unwillingto believe
that you would allow yourself to he
drawn into ony such action which
could not but prove an ineffaceable
stain upon your public record. You
were elected as business man and
you promised this state business
administration. You cannot. upon re-
fiection, fail to understand that the
removal of a trained and competent
official in order to make place for
an inexperienced and incompetent IA
write. wuld be a gross violation of
business methods and of high bnsi-
ness standards.
! know You will pardon the frank.
ness of my expressions flowing as
they do from sense of public duty.
1t will to me and to your many friends
be source of great satisfaction II
the rumor which has come to me so
persistently shall prove to be false.
/ remain with expressions of due
respect. Yours very truly.
Signed) Louis II. Enrich.
At approximately the time the
above was written. many prominent
men and women of the state. more es
pecially of the public-spirited and po
ILLEGALLY unselfsh class who give ear
nest thought to the higher interests OF
the commonwealth. also addressed
Governor Orman by voice or pen, urg
ing action In conformity with the
spirit OF my own letter. Neverthe
less in the closing days of the legis
lative session. the governor deposed
Mr.. Hoyt and nominated Mr.. +. II
Martin for the wardeDship OF the state
lessare
penitentlary. To the peculiar char
| acter of this appointment / respect
fully call you attention.
Our pablic charitable and penal In
stitutions belong to the paople OF th'
state. They were constructed ant
are maintained by the taxes which
we have paid. We have. therefore
the right to expect and to demand
| that they be conducted with the high
est possible efficiency. 1t seems al
most needless to mention the fac
that the success or failure OF any in
stitution depends mainly upon thu
character and ability OF the head o
| the institution