The Colorado statesman., 1905-01-07
GOV. PEABODY'S MESSAGE TO
COLORADO GENERAL, ASSEMBLY Y

iHS humane WORK OF importance. IL
has been hampered by an annual short
age in the past and now needs an ad-
ditional agent on the staff. / suggest
liberal appropriation for the work of
this organization"
The State Historical Society and the
State Library are commended to the
attention of the assembly
THE department of the game and
fish commissioner has been conducted
admirably with a satisfactory record
of convictions secured for violation of
the game and fish laws, and very sub
stantial surplus of about SIS, 900 above
the expenditures from legislative ap-
preparations and receipts.
For six years Mrs. Helen l.. Gren-
fell has been Colorado's state superin-
tendent of public instruction. An ex-
animation of the record she has made
Will be the surest way of realizing her
great worth to the state and the i'm
portance of the work she has accom-
plished
Mrs. Grenfell again calls attention
to making provision for the reimburse
ment of the school fund invested in
the so-called excess warrants of 1887
to 1889. The matter cannot be settled
until it is settled by a constitutional
amendment and the states financial
integrity thus assured.
''As a tribute to the splendid SER
vices of Mrs. Grenfell l would suggest
that special provision be made for the
printing complete of her last and very
valuable report, recently submitted to
me, which could not be published in its
entirety with strict compliance to the
300 page limitation.
An appropriation is recommended to
purchase a gift for the United States
armored cruiser Colorado"
Through my personal solicitation
the United States government has still
further honored this state by taking
the old bell, cast in 1S4S, for the
frigate Colorado and placing the
same upon the cruiser Colorado
where it now rings for liberty and
chimes with the patriotism of our peo-
pie.
"The ffiuvenile court bill, "A bill for
an act to regulate the treatment and
control of delinquent children recon-
mended in my inaugural for your ia
vorable action, has since it's passage,
proved to be fully as satisfactory as
we anticipated, and l congratulate the
Fourteenth General Assembly on its
passage, and upon the enactment of
the probate law both of these meas
ures having been prepared by the
county judges association.
"a word of praise for women is in
order when summing up the good in
the administration of state affairs.
Women conducting our travelling H.
brary commission have carried on sue
cessfully new but excellent labor of
education. Women have exceptionally
all 1A ffri, ,NfO rNttk1 1ip
schools, state library, dairy and horti-
cultural departments and other
branches of the service of the com
monwealth. Public spirited women on
our charities board. on the boards con-
ducting the dependent childrens'
school, agricultural college. girls in
dustrial school, and, in fact. in prac-
tically every department and institu
tion of the state, have raised the
moral tone and maintained or in
creased the efficiency in the various
lines of work in which they have in
tarested themselves.
early in my administration a GER
tain organization known as the West
ern Federation of Miners, claiming
public consideration under the name
of labor, whose officers and those in
direct charge of its management are
bold.- careless, reckless men, at
tempted to foment trouble in several
of th9 industrial sections of Colorado,
to the end that that particular organi-
cation should have recognition in the
operation and management OF the
mines, mills and smelters wherever 10
Gated in this state, which efforts cul-
minated in the arbitrary calling of the
most senseless, causeless, unjustifl-
o., nd fril
known in this or any other country.
Believing that my duty to the peo-
pie of this state lay in protecting life
and property in advance of annihila-
ton, | proceeded to stop the unlawful
methods of this reckless band of men.
"'The incidents of the altogether too
long conflict are so familiar to every
resident of Colorado, shall not dwell
upon them, suffice it to say. law and
order was maintained. peace restored
and prosperity Immediately followed.
Anarchy cannot continue under our
American form of government, and
the people Of this state breathe free
in the knowledge that they are en-
titled to lawful protection, and when
the laws are enforced can obtain it.
81 recommend the passage of an act
by your honorable body prohibiting
boycotting, picketing, unfair lists or
other interference with the lawful
business or occupation of others, and
providing for a suitable penalty there
for"
Among the further suggestions in
the message are the following:
Compulsory arbitration, with right
of review vested in Supreme Court.
Constitutional amendment providing
for the appointment of a board of
three members as state land board
and board of equalization.
Passage of a reasonable eight-hour
law.
and voting machines.
A minimum salary for retiring teach
ers at living wages.
COmpulsion of county assessors to