The state herald., 1910-10-21

the state constitution Funding the
state Indebtedness. The republican
party has always maintained high
standard Of commercial honor and the
payment of all honest obligations of the
state and nation.
All state warrants to be funded un
der this amendment should be thorough
ly investigated and their validity deter
mined, and the losses to the public
school fund by investment in these war
rants should be made good, as promised
IN the state constitution and proposed
| in this amendment.
To the reimbursement of the school
fund the public faith is pledged and the
i justice of more than 20 years to other
bona tide creditors should no LANCER con-
inuue menace to the, credit of our
Sate and people.
The present railway commission law
should be amended to include all public
Utility corporations, and such power
should be vested in the commissioners
rs will enable them to compel good SER
vice, equal treatment and fair rates to
all people of the state.
We favor the election of supreme and
district judges in off years, to the end
hat the courts may be the more re-
moved from political partisan influences
nd that personal integrity and ability
nay control in the selection of judges.
We favor the principles of the direct
primary and its enactment with such
securities as will tend to make popular
rule more effective and will minimize
he influence of great wealth, whether
hat of corporations or of individuals, in
political affairs.
We endorse the acts of Senator Simon
iuggenheim for the faithful perform
ince of his duties as senator looking to.
wards the upbuilding of our state and
he advancement of the welfare of its
people.
We are in hearty sympathy with the
ullest participation of the whole cleo
orate in the affairs of both the party
and the government, and we hereby di-
rect the chairman of the republican
ate central committee to include in
lhe call Tor the selection of f!deleg ates to
the state republican convention to be
held in the year 1912 provision that
he voters at the time of
making the selection of delegates to
such convention register their choice Of
candidate for the United States SEN
ate for the term beginning Mar. 4, 1918.
In order to make the choice of the re-
publican electors, when so expressed.
ffective, we demand that all candidates
'or the senate upon the republican tick
ats to be voted for at the election in
1910 and all legislative candidates upon
he republican ticket for the election in
1912 be required to pledge themselves
to faithfully vote for and support the
.andidate so selected.
We sympathize with the people of
'olorado in the increased burdens of
rxation placed upon them by the pres
ent incompetent and extravagant dom
ocratic state administration. We dc
iounce the blind partisanship and un-
'eemly struggle for Office which led the
'hief executive to burden the peol C
with the needless expense Of an extra
session Of the legislature. The call +
such extra session was without exc C
or precedent. 1t was violation of The
spirit If not the letter Of the consti J.
lion. II any exigency existed for tie
AL, that exigency existed at the I'd
journment OF the regular session, ard,
Notwithstanding this, the chief execu-
i've waited period Of more than l6
months, and until political campaign
vas pending. for the sole purpose Of
iurthering his own ambition and salts.
Tying those who have exerted an inhu
ence in the conduct Of his administra.
ton, which was dangerous to the wei.
fare OF the people.
We approve the action Of the repuh-
lican members Of the general assembly
in making possible the admission to the
voters Of the state Of constitutional
amendment for the initiative and refer
endum, There being a diversity OF o.
pinion upon this question among rcpuh-
liean voters Of the state, we would con-
slider = presumptious Tor us to advise
them in relation to their vote. for the
matter hiss passed beyond the influence
Of party declaration and must beleft to
the conscience and conviction Of the in
dividual voter, regardless Of party aflil-
iations.
To the Voters OF Phillips County:
In announcing myself as candidate