The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1915-01-14

the bitterness existing between en-
ployer and employe To protect him.
money to Insurance companies who in
turn assume his liability, and in or
der to make profit can pay the em-
ploye but a fraction of the amounts so
received.
The system of workmen's compensa
tion. except in certain cases of serious
pioye a right against his employer to
"a fixed and definite or easily ascer-
tainable sum on the mere occurrence
of an accident in the course of the
employment. The amount of compen-
sation is fixed according to the degree
of injury or disability and according
ity and is not made later than a GER
tain number Of days after the injury,
thus furnishing funds to the employt
needed. 1t limits the employers La
bility. which is now unlimited. in case
of injury where death does not follow.
verdicts.. The employe is put to no
expense in the collection of the amount
of compensation due. Appeal may be
made from the commissions ruling to
the courts, but experience in the states
where the law is now in force shows
that seldom is appeal made. Work
and puS SHp sharities from sV the
of caring for injured workers and
their dependents, relieves the courts
of much litigation and tends in n con-
siderable degree to remove the bitter
ness so frequently following contests
in the courts between employer ana
employe.
Economy.
The people are demanding that this
Legislature Increase the efficiency and
eliminate the extravaganza and waste
our state government. 1t is earnestly
urged that early in the session your
financial committee. or such commit
tee as you may appoint for the pur
pose. make IA thorough survey of ev-
cry office board, bureau and depart
| ment, with a view of making known
all existing inefficiency and lack of
Many fields of inquiry suggest them
selves. As the state has grown de-
mands have arisen for boards. bureaus
and commissions to perform certain
functions. Each need or imagined
need resulted in the creation of n new
have changed. ceased to be urgent and
in many cases ceased to exist-but the
office remained. This multiplicity of
offices having different policies and
covering the same field has caused cx
ecutive and administrative authority to
become more and more decentralized.
and sometimes impossible. to execute a
unified policy. After such survey is
made. all duplication. lack of co-ordi-
nation, unnecessary boards. bureaus
and commissions should be eliminated
and an efficient, economical organize
ton substituted.
huuRct.
1t is highly important that there
should be available in collected form
accurate statistics on the expense of
our state government. This Legisla-
duty of the heads of every department
to file with the state treasurer on or
before January first preceding each
tail of the amounts required by their
| respective departments for the biennial
period following. The state treasurer
should submit such estimates to the
committee on appropriations for in
Information. Provision should he made
for the publication of these estimates.
The committee on appropriations. hay
ing the treasurers estimate of avail
able revenue and the estimates of ex-
pense for the biennial period would be
greatly facilitated in it's work, and aid
IN preventing over-appropriation Pub
LEGATION of these figures would inform
the public more accurately on the ex
pense of its state government.
Abolish Classified Appropriat lions.
The present system Of classified ap-
preparations encourages the vice of over
appropriations. As result, depart
second class. and having no mill levy
for their support. in many instances
have been without funds for as long
efficient results. each department of
| government must know exactly how
much revenue 1t has to work with
departments affected by ovcr-appropri-
atoms are restricted, and in several
instances in the past. have been COM
wise and unbusinesslike for n state
to spend more than its income ms II is
Tor an individual or business concern
| to do the same The states revenues
can be determined exactly and appro-
priations should be kent within the
available amount canvass of states
| has been made to determine how many
states have classified appropriations.
| and of thirty-fivc states replying to
the inquiry, only one. Missouri has any
| classification In Missouri the EXPENSE
of the Legislature. is placed in the sew
| enth and last, class. and as n result
there has not been an unpaid approprl-
obvious. n every salary suffers pro-
| portionately by over approprintIon,
there VIII be little danger of the same
ms sHii can be overcome by the en-;
actment OF law providing that all
| appropriations have equal rank MS
| claims AGAINST the states revenues
and that II there is not sufficient rcvc-
nue. to nay all appropriations in fun,
each separate appropriation shall re-
! ccire an amount bearing the same ra-
10 to the fnl, amount OF the same as
total amount appropriated.
Prohibition.
At the November election the poopl.
s sesIae d ,hh aeon on January 1919 this
deVoives upon you to carry ont tn.
| peoples will by appropriate and ado-
Vuhtt l'plsihtIon. Great car. must he
| taken In preparing this law to avoid
legal difficulties and to make IL en-
forccable. lf poor law is drafted
wholesale evasion and consequent law.
icssncss VIII follow surely and tho
taxpayer of every county will be com
PEELED to pay heavy tribute. You should
be guided by the experience Of other
states. After years of experiment Kan.
sns has prohibitory laws that are on
forceablc and effective
Certain rights OF purchase and sale
Tor medicinal and sacramcntal purposes
are provided by the constitutional
amendment and these rights should b.
sai"gunrdcd but not extended Whole
| salors should not be permitted to sell to
retailers FOR any purpose Whatsoever
| Adequate means OF enforcement aud
| punishment for violations should b.
provided Those upon whom tn. duty
OF law enforcement will fall intimate.
~ should have the power To discharge
fully this duty. Adequate means OF
law enforcement VIII prevent tho law.
breaker from getting HIS first start
INADEQUATE means viii provid. him IA >,
opportunity Such notices and records
should be required to be kent ns VIII
make II impossible for anyon. To pro-
cure intoNicants without tn. Euowl-
"dg. OF the authorities Peace off
GERS should be given the sam" right OF
search ns IN given now In the gam.
bling statute. II should be made .nny
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