The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1913-01-18

date the Supreme Court, the Court OF
Appeals and the library. BY this ar
Tangenent. and by the proper adjust
menr OF the offices OF some OF the
boards and bureaus. this crowded CON
dtion Of the Capitol could be relieved
and ample room provided for the con-
duet of the states business for many
years to come. In this connection il
might be well 10 consider the adyis-
ability, In view of the near completion
Of the new Museum building, OF abol-
ishing the Capitol Board and placing
its duties in the hands OF a board Of
elective state officials.
Conservation.
believe in conservation in the
meaning of the prevention OF waste
and monopoly. / am unalterably OPP
posed to it in its definition of presrrr-
ing things in their natural state unde-
yeloped for future generations. / ana
also opposed TO putting our lands and
resources on tcnantry basis to pay
taxes into the federal treasury. We
viii never be able to settle our lands
and improve them properly unless the
people can own them. We can never
expect To discover and develop our
mines If the hope Of ownership is not
held ont to the proSpector and miner.
If We are TO discover uses for our
great variety Of new resources, We
must offer ample inducement for eN-
pertinent and Investment.
A sensible solution OF the public do
main question is TO turn the public
lands and resources over to the states
in which they lie The citizens OF
these states have 4 better understand
ing Of their needs than outside people
possibly could have They have a
greater interest than anyone else in a
proper administration of these lands
Employees Compensation Commission.
The Employees Compen ation Com
mission appointed by the Eighteenth
General Assembly. I am told, has not
completed its Investigations, and
should be continued either to report
at the next session Of the General AS
sembly or TO Initiate IA law covering
thu subject.
Fairs and Espositions.
ii we are to make a creditable show
ing at the Panama Exposition in 1915,
the present General Assembly must
provide for il. | am advised thai all
the western states are making unusual
efforts TO advertise their products and
opportunities At this great fair. The
peopi" of Cole ado will not want TO
be left behind. our financial condition
will prevent our doing as much as We
would like TO do, and the situation is
complicated from the fact that the
exposition Will in reality be divided
into TWO partS-pne portion located at
San Francisco and the other at San
Diego. in addition to this. Colorado
intends to provide an attractive pa
geant to induce visitors to the big
shows on the coast TO stop in this
state, view our mountain scenery, en-
Joy our unequaled climate. and inves-
tisate our splendid opportunities.
Grand Jury.
When the present law relating 10
criminal prosecutions was passed it
was not intended that district attor.
neys should be given so much power
am of the opinion that ii sheuld be
mandatory upon the District Courts
to call a grand jury at least once each
year III every county. and that district
| attorneys should not b" permitted to
dismiss prosecutions without the con
sent OF tn. courts.
Fee Offices.
/ have always been opposed TO pub
( lie offices being supported by fees.
T realize there are many offices, under
( present conditions al least, that can
+ have no support otherwise. hut | see
/ no reason why such officials should
not be required to collect fees with
! out favor, turn them promptly into
/ the public treasury and draw such
3 4-,,A. ,f
/ in the same manner in which salaries
are usually paid
Ststy-day Session.
/ have never known a session of the
General Assembly at which the work
could not have been completed within
sixty days, and see no reason why
the present assembly cannot finish its
business within that time.
Economy.
With sl26,000 of interest on tn.
state bonds in settlement of old debts
with $4,000 to pay for advertising
the initiated and referred bills at the
last election, with d demand for 500.
GOO for the big eXpositions OF 1915
with added expense to keep pace with
the growth of our educational ant
other institutions. and with the neces
sity of keeping taxes within reasonable
) bounds, there is every obligation to
hold appropriations and expenditures
OF all departments of the state at the
lowest possible point consistent With
efficiency. The estimated state reve.
nues for the present period are nc
greater than those Of the last
Conclusion.
The present General Assembly can
exert great influence for the good OF
Colorado. If it shall provide a policy
for economical and business-like ad.
mnistration if it shall take action to
protect our mining. irrigation and
other securities; if it shall insure am.
pie control OF our natural resources in
the interests of the people; if it shall
enact laws that Will place MS in the