The Idaho Springs siftings-news. (Idaho Springs, Colo.) 1905-19??, 1908-09-26
THE KANsAs-coLoRADo WATER

THE UNITED STATES SUPREME
COURT AND WON FOR COLORADO.
SAVING TO OUR PEOPLE UNTOLD
MILLIONS IN WATER RIGHTS.
A LAW HAS BEEN ENACTED
PROVIDING A PUBLIC EXAMINER
WHO WILL SET IN MOTION A PLAN
TO PROVIDE FOR A UNIFORM SYS
TEN OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTING IN
ALL COUNTY AND STATE OF.
FICES AND EXERCISE SUPERvIS
ION OVER SUCH ACCOUNTS.
A LAW HAS BEEN ENACTED
REGULATING BUILDING AND
LOAN ASSOCIATIONS AND PLAC
ING THEM UNDER THE SUPERVIS
ION OF THE AUDITOR OF STATR
A PURE FOOD LAW HAS BEEN
ENACTED WHICH IS BEING EN-.
FORCED IN HARMONY WITH THB
NATIONAL PURE FOOD LAW.
A LOCAL OPTION LAW HAS
BEEN PLACED UPON THE STAT
UTE BOOKS.
LAW HAS BEEN ENACTED
PLACING THE EMPLOYEES OF
STATE INSTITUTIONS FOR THR
INSANE AND DELINQUENT UPON
THE MERIT SYSTEM, AND A COM
MISSION HAS BEEN PROVIDED TO
MAKE THE LAW OPERATIVE.
These and many other progressive
measures have been affected by the
Republican party for the benefit of our
people, thus showing that the Repub-
lican party Of the state, like the par
ty in the nation. has fulfilled its prom
Uses and merits continued support.
We favor the doctrine of home rule
in legislative matters and condemn the
iniquitous gerrymander of legislative
districts by former Democratic leg.
islature.
We pledge our members elected to
the next Legislature to correct this
evil by passing a reapportionment bill
that shall be fair and equable to all the
counties of the state, and the abolition
of the floating of Denver and other
populous counties with any other coun-
ty.
We favor the enactment Of a PR
mary election law.
We believe that the laws regulating
the operations OF corporations hand
ling or guaranteeing trust funds, such
as fidelity and surety companies and
other insurance companies, building
and loan associations and banks.
should be vigorously enforced. and
that these supervisory laws should be
improved from time to time, embracing
such additional classes Of corporations
as may be subjecung the public TO unr
fair treatment.
We favor the enactment Of laws
that will adequately protect bank de-
positors.
We realize the urgent necessity OF
conserving the forests, water and 9TH
er natural resources Of the state, but
favor an administration and DISPOSE
ton of the public lands and othes
natural resources which will not
retard our natural growth and do
velopment In view OF peculiar
local conditions. with which the
people of Colorado are more famil-
lar than the national government, We
believe the state should adopt and exc
cute its own policy Of conservation
and rules for the regulation and dispo-
sition OF public lands and other natu-
raj resources. To that end We favor
such state and federal legislation az
will enable the state to acquire title
to all public lands and other natural
resources within its borders
We feel Justly proud Of the educa,
tional system Of the state of Colorado
and we record our purpose as a party
to generous cooperation with the ad-
vanced forces of higher and technical
education in realizing for Colorado all
did interest.
In order that our State University
may have the benefits of enlarged
clinical facilities IN Its medical depart
ment, we favor an amendment to the
constitution, which will permit the
regents of the university, when
ever, in their judgment, the needs
OF the institution demand such
action, to establish and maintain