The Glenwood post., 1909-01-16
INAUGURAL ADDRESS OF
GOV. JOHN H. SHAFR0TH


passed Congress constitutional
United people
The election law should amended require cleo
tor to for each candidate Individually instead of voting for all
under a~ Soa be passed more securely guarding the secrecy the
ballot thus preventing by corporations Alleged conditions
erfano and Las Animas counties cited show the necessity
State authority should be provide against violations Of
the election law by county commissioners not giving each party ITS
proportion of election judges and to allow candidates to appoint
should bear portion of each
to expend per cent year S salary
Museums should be removed capitol building in order
to give for state officers and boards
fund should be established precedent by Oklahoma
to guarantee deposits in the banks of the state ,:
the S % and state most
uniform system OF accounting should provided for IN case OF
An immigration should be established settlers
who may help develop the resources of the state now un
law should be passed to prevent railroad companies from
issuing passes to any but employees
Recommends that amendment the constitution be submitted
permitting the initiative and referendum as to legislation directly by
the people e Present law IN relation 10 fl. National D,r soDa be
amended to bring accordance with the rules of the regular
to continue the federal allowance of $4,000 annum which
will otherwise lapse in 1910.
created have charge of all the penal and charitable institutions of the
state order equal consideration for all of them and the
interest of efficiency and the members of such board
providing that the
State Land Board shall consist of three members
The right of appeal from the District Courts the Supreme Court
should be limited involving more than $1,000 except those in
daon the city and county of Denver thereby bvatng the 1pc
The policy government nficts
men of the state claimed that the management of the
% tho ns o sn thea for
privileges and for the utilization the for
Of the should be- authorized in ne
actions he deem test the contutionaty of the
authorizing such r PESSG SnS uf of the same
Following the opening and closing paragraphs of the address
The people of Colorado the election placed the
representatives of the Democratic party this state because
that power honest
omiea and enact into laws the reforms which avo
the Union and if fail to fulfill pledges they will with
between and should faith
great requisite good government
ton Graft and dishonest methods prevalent the
to of the of our own whether not
they newly employees
only those who known be honest and let each understand that
questionable methods will be tolerated and that graft will bring
any interested directly indirectly any
purchase % or @ Lease of state lands in any with the state
da not only the Officers appointing such employee but also the ad
against
affairs state and should guilty
expenditure of the public Each
required state Let no
office be created or continued because gives remnatye post
to some friend or party worker but let existence rest upon
its requirement of the public service Let remember that while
the campaign represented the party now the people
1t to spend other peoples We should exercise
in expenditure the of the state than the expenditure
of
CONCLUDING PARAGRAPHS.
The boards and officers of the institutions of Colorado
made recommendations for buildings
men and departments the cost of which the will be
times the estimated which will be available for
Fortunately the Thirteenth General Assembly enacted
such the inheritance the corporation flat the
of the and the Of
which yielding the state about 5OO0 during each admin
itation This will enable the General Assembly
the pressing needs of these institutions.
sufficiently informed to the necessities of these insi-
tuons for buildings and departments
tegeny recommend specific appropriations for each but feel that
We justly proud of the high rank which institutions