The Springfield herald., 1906-11-16

| llOWeNeI, anu as Sdlu d IuOiieHl dSo'
will do my part toward redeemins
every pledge.
81 will cooperate with the members
of the Legislature, and in order that
we may work in harmony l will call a
meeting of the Republican members OF
tho Legislature for Denver on a date
prior to the assembling of the Legis'
lature, and at that gathering we will
take up all these matters. That is the
business-like way to proceed.
"At that time we can consider Il rail
way commission law. We will invite
the representative business men OF the
state and the railway officials to pre-
sent their views; and we will deter
mine upon law which can be en-
forced without litigation. think it
very important that we should give
the shippers relief without getting
to enact law which will do for al!
time, or even for ten years.
Undoubtedly the law we pass will
need to be bolstered in the future. But
experience and the development Of
business will reveal its weak points,
and they can be remedied from time
to time. If we attempt too much we
will be tied up in the courts for years,
and then possibly our law will be de-
clared unconstitutional. We want to
make an important advance. and we
want to hold the ground we gain.
I'VE will take up the other measures
promised in our platform in the SAME
| spirit, and we should produce results.
There is one measure not men,
toned in our platform, but which
suggested in my letter of acceptance,
to which | will devote considerable
! . h,t to. hn of rsn.
viding employment for the inmates OF
| our penal institutions.
Right at this point wish You
would say for me. and say it with all
possible emphasis, that | do not desire
| the convicts to compete with free Ia
Dor. That will not be considered or
permitted.
Work is great blessing to the
| normal man. Then how much more
| important is it that the abnormal man
| should be given employment. Other
states have gone long way toward
| solving this question and Colorado
| should moi lag behind My idea is that
| the inmates of our penitentiary should
labor eight hours day. The four hours
| IN the forenoon should be charged to
| the prisoners maintenance and he
| should receive a reasonable credit for
the four hours in the afternoon. Whel
his term expires the money he has
earned should be turned over to him
to do with as he sees fit. He would
have a sufficient amount to purchase
clothes and ticket to a point where
| he was not known. His self-respeCt
would be increased immeasurably rs
| the hard work he had performed III
| prison and he would enter upon his
new career changed man. | believe
we should save our criminals and not
merely Glut our vengeance upon them. y
What will the university do while
! you are acting as governor, chancel-
lcr?" l asked.
| "Oh, i will not abandon the univcr-
sity," said he. Il am an early riser
ard a hard worker. | will stop at the
university every morning on my way
down town. ] will spend an hour in
going over my mail and in directing
certain important affairs. | will be
or hand at the governors Office at the
usual time and will remain there for
the usual hours. Then, in the late af-
/ tcrnoon and evening will take up the
business of the university again.
while the Legislature is in session
will be very busy. hut after that
do not imagine that | will find the
duties of governor particularly oner'
Gus. The governor is the head OF
twenty-three Lizards but his duties are
mainly routine and do not occupy
much of his time.
when my term expires | will re-
turn to the university and devote my
remaining years to making it one o!
.he great educational institutions oi
i this western country.
BY the way said the chancellor,
81 have been connected with the uni
versity for almost seven years. When
| observe the seventh anniversary in Il
icw months | will have cleared debt
Of s350,0OO which has been hamper
| Ing the institution, and 1 will have
been inaugurated governor of one OF
the greatest states in the Union. This
is not bad record
| Drifting back to a discussion of the
campaign, the chancellor declared that
his acquaintance with the bus.n SIS
men of the state had proven one of his
greatest sources of strength.
"All my life business men have been
my chums," said he. Il enjoy the so
ciety of the worker. for l am a worker
myself. | was very much interested
in the booster movements which
stirred Denver few years ago, and AT
the request of that energetic crowd OF
builders delivered some speeches al
that time. Then I went with the boost
Ell, on one of their trips and later al
dressed some meetings of busines,
men called to aid the election of Gov
ernor Peabody. The acquaintances
formed in that way proved of great
value to me in my campaign BuSi
ness men had seen enough of me TO be
convinced that l would make Il bust
ness governor.
II will be business governor, bui
there viii be enough sentiment tC
leavcn the lump