The chronicle=news. (Trinidad, Colo.) 1898-current, 1914-11-10
INCOMING STATE Administration WILL
WIPE OUT DEMOCRATIC MISTAKES

| less ballot will compel each party to
nominate the best class of its menu
bers for office.
The Republican party is pledged
to one thing that will meet the ap-
proval OF practically every citizen Of
the state. The pledge reads AZ fol-
lows: We favor a constitutional
amendment providing that a proper
tionate per cent Of signatures for re-
ferring and Initiating bills shall be
secured from each of the several ju-
dicial districts of the state
PRESENT LAW BAD
Under the present constitution.
signatures for initiated and referred
bills can be secured any where in the
state. The result has been that the
lower wards Of Denver have furn-
ished over sixty-five per cent of all
the signatures submitting PROPOSE
tions to our people. Many of those
signatures were forged. Under the
plan as recommended each judicial
district of the state. must furnish its
proportionate number of signatures
before q law can be submitted to the
people. This will make it harder to
submit laws and to refer them
The adoption of the prohibition
constitutional amendment adds new
duties to the administration. While
he amendment, yet 1t will be neces-
,ary to adopt other laws in order
hat its enforcement may be made the
,asier. The adoption of these laws.
will. no doubt. cause hard fight in
he legislature. but each of the ex-
,cutive officers have pledged them
elves to do all in their power to Sc
'ure their adoption with the least
possible friction.
WILL REDUCE EXPENSES
Again another promise made the
people is that the cost of maintain
ing the state government shall be re-
iuced and reduced in such way, as
0 be of actual benefit to the people.
/ is n we'll known fact that 1t costs
,vcr twice as much to maintain the
tate government at the present time
hat 1t did under the last Republican
.dmi n strntiOn. 1t Is also q we'll
;nown fact that the efficiency of our
overnment has not been Increased.
he elected officials are under obli-
alton to reduce THAT cost to what It
as under the last Republican ad-
lin 'stration. This means cutting
III of useless employees and the abol-
.shment of needless boards and bu-
reaus, and in every other way the re-
,duct!on Of the general expense Of
state government. This will be the
hardest task OF all. for when an en-
,loye sees his position being taken
away he will exert every influence
possible to prevent that action. Gov
ernor Ammons wanted to rid the
state house of at least hundred USE
| less employees. but the hundred
formed formed protective union
and succeeded in preventing the gov
ernor from carrying out his inten-
lions. The Republican party owes
nothing to the employees in the capt
toll today, hence there should be no
reason why the salary cutting bill
should not be put through with very
little effort. unless those who want
positions form an organization to
prevent the adjustment of the posi-
tions.
The officials-elect are pledged to
another thing. That is that there
will he more harmony and n better
feeling generally in the capitol.
About on:-half the members of the
| first floor. of the present administra.
tion are not on speaking terms with
the other half; this condition is SO
detrimental that 1t has hurt the gen.
cral feeling toward Colorado. The
elected officials should have no trOu-
bile on this point for they are all
high -classed. honorable men. not Civ
en- to brawls. fist fights and disputes.
All in all the incoming administra-
ton will assume office under the
most favorable conditions. There Is
no reason why the two years should
not be successful.