The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1909-02-04
INAUGURAL ADDRESS OF
GOV. JOHN H. SHAFR0TH


SALIENT FEATURES OF THE INAUGURAL
first requisites good government honesty
The Democratic platform declared for direct primary election
should be passed asking Congress call constitutional
in order that amendment may be framed enabling states
The election law should be amended 50 as to require cleo
law should be passed securely guarding secrecy
preventing Alleged conditions
in Huerfno and Las Anma counties cited show the necessity
authority should be exercised provide against violations of
the law by county m n IN mot each party
watchers
should bear portion of the legitimate of each
the f rs for vote @ s
Museums should be removed from the capitol building in order
established after the precedent by Oklahoma
n amendment to the should be submitted
ing the and state warrants most of
uniform system of accounting should be provided for of
immigration
who help develop the resources of the state now un
utilized u s1 s @ o railroad from
ISSUING any s but the he submitted
sGas ''s 'aa s's's's"@ as sss''s@ esss
s e p 's
will otherwise lapse in 1910
created all charitable institutions of the
state in order to insure equal for all Of them and the
ceive adequate salaries
State Land Board shall consist of three members.
right appeal District Courts Supreme
should be limited involving than $1,000 those
vovng freehold or franchise.
city county thereby obvang dupa
ton Of officials within the territory which has
The policy the nfcs hard
Of the state It claimed that the of the
the interests of and homseaders and the ne
privileges and for the utilization of the streams for
and make rights of revocbe will bound sastroy af
feet and retard the development of the state The attorney
of should be authorized bring appear such
actions proper the consuonaly of the
authorizing such o M sfa the
Following the opening closing paragraphs of the address,
Members of the Seventeenth General Assembly,
The of Colorado the recent election placed the
Democratic party state
promises pledges platform They
tnue ntrust with that long honest
oca administration and enact into laws the reforms which
Gated The citizens of Colorado politically the most independent Of
the same large majority consign pledges
contract between the people and and should be faith
fully fulfilled
great requisite of honest admnsra
ton Graft and dishonest methods prevalent in of the states
the employees of Whether
they the newly elected state officials should select for employees
questionable methods will tolerated and that will bring
should any interested directly indirectly any
lease of state lands contracts with the
brings disgrace employee
das only the officers appointing such employee but also the
mnstratOn of which they form part
declared against
affairs of the and should it that guilty
be required
office created continued because remunerave
requirement of the public
the campaign represented the party we now the people
expenditure OF the OF the state than in the expenditure
CONCLUDING PARAGRAPHS
boards officers of the institutions Colorado
departments the which aggregate
times the estimated which will be those
such the inheritance tax the flat tax the