The chronicle=news. (Trinidad, Colo.) 1898-current, 1914-11-05

house and learn the states businesss
from bottom up that he may be the
better prepared to undertake his part
In the administration Of the affairs
of state. He will study every de-
partment OF the state government
and the needs and practices of eN-
cry department. office and state In
stitution with a view to unifyine
the machinery by which the state
work is done.
THE questions of taxes. OF ex-
pcnscs and OF industrial troubles are
great ones. ueccssitatinG a deal -oi
thought" he said. Just now | dc.
sire to live In the present. putting
aside the though OF future responsi.
bilities and deyotins myself only tc
personal Matters he said.
And then he outlined his plan,
unique in politics. and never before
undertaken by any candidate: a the
Dry with him. but q theory he de-
| clarcs he will put into practice.
Il cannot say when | will resign
as district attorney ~ north. but i,
will be soon.' he said. since I dc.
sire above all things to prepare my
self to give the people of the state
the best possible administration.
Immediately after my four O:
five days of rest. shall begin that
task of preparing myself to serve tho
people the best | know how. shall
go to the statehouse and shall devote
the time between the first of next
week and the day Of my inau yura-
tion to studying the present system.
in use in the several departments and
office of the statelouse.
81 shall learn all the details of cv.
cry office, of every department, and
shall learn the relation of one dc.
partment to the other I shall look
for weaknesses In the system now in
use, with the idea Of Strengthening
them and of eliminating waste.
In other words, I wish to Dromul.
gate cooperation, to unity the work
of the state as much as possible
When | take the oath of office as
governor. expect to have intimate
knowledge of every detail of the
work done in the state capitol build.
ing, of all state affairs in that build
ing and the state institutions, and
SO to be able better to decide wha,
shall be done, and how it shall be
done.
81 have made no promises, and an
beholden to none insofar as promises
of political positions are concerned.
Every head of department com.
ing under my Jurisdiction, every
clerk and every stenographer will be
holding position because of eff
cheney and worth, not political pull
or favor, and if. as hope, | am sur
rounded by other elective state Off
Gals of my political faith. know we
shall have harmony and that my
suggestions as to the way the var
ious departments shall cooperate
will be carried out.
My Investigation into and study
of state affairs will not be individ-
ual. but every state officer elected
will be asked to join me in going
over present conditions in the offices
OF the statehouse and the conduct OF
the state institutions"
Passing from this phase of the
states business to the industrial sit
nation, Governor-elect Carlson said,
II expect no further trouble for the
state from this source. Each side
will be given fair play and a SQUARE
deal and all the protection accorded
them by the state laws, and the die
tates of humanity
Before taking office I expect to
travel over the state and to meet and
Know personally every district attor-
ney, every district and county judge,
every sheriff and deputy sheriff and
major peace officer in the state. with
the end in view that may call them
all my friends and may inculcate
the understanding that unity of
thought and action and a centraliza
tion of authority is essential.
II hope to become personally ac-
quainted with the leaders of both
factions and to convince them that
TINS state must have no further dis.
turbances. The law of the stae, OF
course, must be upheld. but shall
cndeavor to enforce the law impair
TALLY and with equal justice to all.
Further than that no man can do
! ask for the confidence of the peo-
pie OF the state. of all the people of
the state. regardless of political diff
ferenccs. ! have many theories, but
will burden none with them until I
have had opportunity of studying
conditions and OF learning that they
are practicable under the circum-
stances. When ! have reached that
conclusion, then l shall ask and ex-
poet to receive cooperation not only
of state officers. but all public off
rials and all the people of the state
to the end thar Colorado may nros.