The Colorado statesman., 1909-01-16
INAUGURAL ADDRESS OF
GOV. JOHN H. SHAFR0TH


A act should @ be 3 passed ang to call
elect United States direct of the people
The state election law should be amended so as to require an cleo
for each candidate individually instead of voting all
under party
;n HTerfand and Ias An ige & u I o;ed t h ~ o i
State authority should be to provide against violations
the election law by county commissioners giving each party its
lawful proportion OF election judges and to allow candidates appoint
Amount CAMPAIGN should be restricted by law and the
state should bear portion Of the legitimate of each party
to exPend more than % per cent Of his first years salary
fund should be established afterhe precedent by Oklahoma
to guarantee deposits in the banks of the state.
An amendment the constitution should be submitted autho
which are held by the state in its school fund.
uniform of should be provided for in
An Immigration bureau should be established attract settlers
utilized because n fohd of its sparse pa % population u.a
Recommends that amendment to the constitution be submitted
Res%tt5as he pedp the initiative and referendum as legislation directly by
present relation to the National Guard should be
to continue the federal allowance of $4,000 which
state board Of control consist Of three members should be
equal consideration for all of them and in the
of efficiency and the members of such board
Recommends the submission of providing that
The right Of appeal from the District Courts to the Supreme Court
should be limited to involving than $1,000 except those in
do gfGG 5 should "d be framed to accomplish % the
on of officials within the same territory which has to be
pensve and unsatisfactory
policy government inflicts many hard
ships the people of Colorado and seriously hampers the develop
ment of the state 1t is claimed that the of the
to the interests OF popectors and honseade and the nte
ton OF the government in forest tax the people for grazing
and to make rights of revocabe will bound daous
feet enterprises a the development attorney
general of the state should be authorized bring appear such
actions deem test the ontutonay of the
OPENING PARAGRAPHS.
are the opening and closing paragraphs of the address
Members @ of the the Seventeenth % n General RAJ Assembly:
representatives of the Democratic party this because
tnue to ntrust with that long honest
% omlca adm and enact into laws the reforms which we advo
in the Union and we fail fulfill pledges they will with
constitute between the people and should be
The first requisite
ton Graft and dishonest methods prevalent
of this Republic and accusations of that character been made
the
they be TRUE the newly elected officials should for employees
nnouS Will not be tolerated and that graft will bring
not only certain discharge but also criminal prosecution No employee
purchase or lease of state lands contracts with the
Conduct of that character brings disgrace the employee and
not only the Officers appointing such but the a
ministration Of which they form part
We have declared extravaganza the
affairs of the state and should it guilty
unnecessary expenditure the public moneys Each employee should
be required devote his
office be created continued because it gives remuneraive position
to friend party worker but let its claim existence
s oil the pubic service Let u.s. remember that while
IG tn @ % nen % represented % the party we NOW represent the people
the expenditure OF the of the state than the expenditure
of
The boards and Officers the state institutions of Colorado have
made recommendations for appropriations for buildings improve
many times the estimated which will be available for those
such the inheritance the corporation flat the
crease OF the insurance the increase the of incorporating
raon This revenue will enable the General Assembly supply
the most st pressing @ ing needs of these institutions
am not sufficiently informed the necessities Of these ins
uons for new buildings improvements and departments in