Cheyenne record., 1915-01-14

their dependents, relieves the courts
of much litigation and tends In a con-
siderable degree to remove the bitter
ness so frequently following contests
in the courts between employer and
employe.
The people are demanding that this
Legislature increase the efficiency ana
eliminate the extravagance and waste
fulness of the present organization or
our state government. 1t Is earnestly
urged that early in the session your
fee as You may aepon, for the
pose. make thorough survey Of ev-
cry office; board. bureau and depart,
ali existing inefriciency and lack Of
Many fields of inquiry suggest them
mands have arisen for boards. bureaus
and commissions to perform certain
functions Each &C need or maginsS in
office From time to time these needs
have changed ceased to be urgent and
in many cases ceased to existMbut the
offices having different policies and
covering the same field has caused ex-
ecutive and administrative authority to
until at the present time it Is difficult
and sometimes impossible: to execute a
unified policy. After such a survey Is
made. all duplication. lack of co-ordi-
nation. unnecessary boards. bureaus
and commissions should be eliminated
ton substituted.
It is highly Important that there
accurate statistics on the expense of
our state government. This Legisla-
duts Of the heads Of evsry
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 be made
for the pu blication of these estimates.
ing the treasurer's 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-appropriatton. Pub
lication of these figures would inform
the public more accurately on the eX-
pense of it's state government.
Abolish Classified Appropriations.
The present system of classified ap-
appropriations. AS a result, depart
ments of government classed below the
second class. and having no mill levy
have been without funds for as long
as half the biennial period. To secure
efficient results. each department of
government must know exactly how
much revenue it has to work with.
Otherwise, the operations of the de-
ueDaftmentS a11eCteu by ONef-apDrOprl-
ations are restricted. and in several
instances in the past. have been COM
pletely demoralized. Il is Just as un-
to spend more than its income rs it is
for an individual or business concern
to do the same. The states revenues
priations should be kept within the
available amount.
At the November election the people
decided that on January. 1915. this
state is to become dry. The duty now
peop1ss viii Rp by S" @ faeS a1d 1 ade
quate legislation. Great care must be
taken n preparing this lawsto avoid
forceabie. If poor law is drafted
wholesale evasion and consequent law
lessness will follow surely, and the
PEELED to pay heavy tribute. You should
be guided by the experience of other
states has Asr Of Kan
forceable and effective.
Certain rights of purchase and sale
amendment and these rights should be
safeGuarded but not extended. Whole
salers should not be permitted to sell to
retailers for any purpose whatsoever
Adequate means of enforcement and
punishment for violations should, be
provided. Those upon whom the duty
of law enforcement will fall intimate
lv should have the power to discharge
iully tnis dutS. AueqHate means OF
breaker from getting his first start.
Inadequate means will provide him his
opportunity. Such notices and records
should be required to be kept as will
make it impossible for anyone to pro-
cure intoxicants without the knowl-
edge of the aut horities Peace Off
GERS should be given the same right of
search as is given now in the gam
bling statute. 1t should be made easy
to remove officers who refuse or neg
lect to enforce the laws passed by you.
Mining.
The Bureau of Mines has become
chiefly an inspection department. This
was not intended to be its only func-
ton. The bureau was established to
encourage and aid in the development
ties. it should conduct experiments to
ascertain the best methods of treat
ment of our low grade ores: it should
stimulate and direct prospecting and
carry. on general eNperimental and re-
search work of practical value. Use
Of the LABORATORY Of the school Of
the School of Mines will provide the
former with ample facilities for this
work. and without additional expense
to the state.
Public Lands.
The public lands. water power and
other natural resources of this state
should be opened to DEVELOPMENT Thir-
should not be taxed to maintain gov
ernment over the whole state. Devel-
opment in the older states came only
states should not deny to the younger
public land states rights equal to those
that they have enjoyed themselves.
Public Defense.
So long as Colorado is able to make
streams rising within her boundaries
and flowing into adjoining states. she