Gilpin observer., 1909-01-14
INAUGURAL ADDRESS OF
GOV. JOHN H. SHAFR0TH


law. Such should be passed
may enabling
" elect @ United States by direct vote of the people
vote for each candidate Individually instead of voting for all
law should be securely guarding secrecy the
na f g% @ tsd T. @ ALLEGED I
State authority provide against
the election law by commissioners giving party
proportion election judges and allow candidates appoint
state %oa aoi should and the
the extent of 25 cents for each candidate permitted
oad 3 be fs 0i @ s s e Building in order
to give NOR more room room for state officers and boards
to guarantee deposits in the banks of the state
the outstanding
which are held by the state in its school fund
and county officials -
immigration established to attract settlers
who help develop state
utilized because @ of ofod its sparse pa population .o.a
issuing nns passes to any my but employees
Recommends that an amendment to the constitution be submitted
the initiative and referendum as to legislation directly by
The present in to be
amended to bring in accordance with the rules of the regular
will otherwise lapse in 1910.
state board of control consist of three members should be
created charge of all the and charitable the
state in order insure equal consideration for all of them and the
of and the members of such board to re-
Recommends submission of an amendment providing that the
State Land Board shall consist of three members
The right appeal from the District Courts the Supreme Court
volving freehold franchise ''''~
Legislation
ton of officials within the territory which has to be
penve and unsatisfactory
The forest policy of the nflicts hard
ships the people of Colorado and seriously hampers the develop
of the state 1t claimed that the of the
to the interests of and hoseade and the nte
S and for the utilization of the he's streams for
feet ard the development The
general of the should be authorized bring appear
sue" reSS6T ES SnS i"f PARARam Of the same
Following the opening and closing paragraphs of the address
Members of the Seventeenth General Assembly:
The people of Colorado election placed the
representatives. party power because
the promises and pledges contained in platform They will
omca and enact into the reforms which avo
the Union and fail to fulfill pledges they WILL with
the large majority given congn to oblivion These pledges
sf" fu f"ifed contract people U.s. '''
great requisite good government honest admnstr
this Republic accusations of that
employees Whether or not
be the newly officials should employees
only those who known be honest and let each understand that
certain discharge but criminal prosecution No employee
nueba or @ n f sa n o m an Contracts r % & @ f
Conduct of that brings disgrace the employee and
mnisraton Of which they form part
extravaganza
affairs of guilty
expenditure the public Each employee should
office continued position
friend worker but let its claim existence
requirement of the public service Let remember that while
m s the pa we We ng Sd the people
the expenditure of the of the than the expenditure
CONCLUDING PARAGRAPHS.
The boards and officers of the state institutions Of Colorado have
made for % @ tic & for neT S 5
times the estimated which will be available for those
such the inheritance the corporation flat the in
of the tax and the increase OF the tax
an This will enable the General Assembly to supply
the most pressing needs of these institutions.
sufficiently informed the necessities of these nst
tons for new buildings improvements and new to IN