Semi-weekly herald., 1911-02-02
POLITICS AND POLITICIANS
OF OUR OWN STATE


Two yeas ago the Democratic 'sgis.
lators maintained that the attorney
general was the only official who
should have charge OF settling Inherit
ance tax matters and accordingly three
inspectors were given him for this
purpose. Now with Ben Griffith at-
torney general they are trying to
transfer the work to the stat, treas
urer's office.
Fourteen platform Demo crats have
signed pledge rot to allow the cleo
ton of Unitea States senator until
the platform pledges are redeemed.
While nineteen supporters OF Speer
have equally pledged themselves not
to redeem the pledges until Speer 10
elected. So there you are.
Two years ago Governor Shafroth
vetoed bill accepting the Fort Lewis
Indian school US state agricultural
college. He wanted the Grand Juno
ton school for an agricultural college
because he owns land near there. This
S>'%s "ANh oSSACthAg bhlilub0I 10
came tired OF the foolishness and rec.
commended the repeal OF the federal
law giving the state the Fort Lewis
school. Governor Shafroth gets busy,
rnshes the bill--half drawn-through
the assembly. and claims he secured
for the state Ave million dollars worth
OF federal land.
Rhody Kenehan explained tho $50.
900 surplus the other day by saying
tnst 1t was the ''uncollecteG taxes s.ill
due the state from the counties" The
cash collected, as well AZ that left
by the Republican administration, IL
all gone.
The Republican members OF the as
sembly are complImentlng all Repub
lican leaders by casting thirty votes
for them for United States senator.
Attorney General Griffith has An
swered every question SO far pro-
pounded to him by the state officials
and the assembly and has apparently
answered them satisfactorily. for they
hhNc dLtcu Ol LIN AuNlCG.
Representative Judkins OF Pitkin de.
ciared Saturday that he had been told
IL he didn't support certain measures.
he would never get any OF his bills
through. In other words, laws by
force. not merit.
The Republican members of the as
sembly are complimenting all the
party leaders by giving each one thirty
votes. Vale. Goudy. Dawson, North
cutt and McCreery have been decided
upon. after which will probably follow
Griffith, Garrigues, Work, Mcdonald
and Others
Proposed constitutional amendments
extending the length OF time OF state
and county officers to four years are
being considered In the house. The
recall has been promised with these
laws.
The first month of the legislative
session ends with practically nothing
accomplished. The selection Of the
successor to Senator Hughes has di.
vided the Democrats into so many
factional camps that the considers
tion OF bills Is almost an !mpossibility,
The Adams people say Adams or
nothing. Likewise do the Speer peo-
pie demand that their man shall be
selected and then to complete the
deadlock, there are fourteen who say
platform pledges first and then the
United States senator.
When 1t came to the showdown
none there was among all OF Democ-
racy who wanted the matter submitted
to primary. Had they submitted the
question to vote of the people with
the understanding that the highest
man to be the unanimous choice Of all
members, the real work OF enacting
laws could have gone on uninterrupt-