Gunnison news-champion., 1915-03-05
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Senator John +. Pearson of Gannsson,
~ the senatorial sponsor OF the Colo
rsdo State Normal School. and Cover
Ror George Carlson az the chief expon-
snt IN urging the passage of the indus
trial commission and workmea's $ com
pensstion act during the past week, have
induleea in Legislative cad political
bout which has attracted censidersble
stteation 1t does not stSsear that Sen
ssos Pearson is opposed to the work
0sn's bill. for he is in favor of proper
A.0islstion on this subject, nor dues il
appesr that GoverR9 Carlson 10 oppos-
ID to the demands ef the Normal School,
but it does appear that the whole affair
Aas been play to fsroe certain legisls-
zion.
Senator Peassoa, in taking to . rep
sssentstive Of the kews-C Champion over
che phsne yesterday, said that the Nor
nal School AsA sot suffered in the least
end that the school had plenty of
friends wAs would see that il secured
its just AsRaads. senator Pesrson
nade it Plsin that he was not opposed
- the compensation bill, but ssid de-
Anitely that he would vote for it when
esrtain features in the original Garrison
6ill we're changed.
The cisshiRG Of Iegislstive end exscu-
tive forces csoe up when the iRA0strisl
esmMissin end werk@ea's csapsaas-
eiea bill was referred TO spscial esa-
0ittee Ter sevisioa sftss The sAniais-
0aAisa AsA uassccsssfslly fsuGAt fss
siaht hours - prevent its pefessnes 70
this special csMmittee which was not IN
accord with the Carlson forces,
The Governor was not feeling very
oood over the progress Of his particulsr
0sosxre, end sttacked certsin ssnotssv
end IN the course Of his rsmarks MaAe
TIE following statement:
why don't these senators see they
Win be 0f value to ColoraAo according TO
what they do themselves end net &C.
eoraiag to what they keep s0sneoee else
from doing. Why csn't they see how
0scA injury they ere doing to the state
when they are wrecking the admins
tration. There is Senator Pearson for
example, who wants . substantial ap-
propriation for the Gunnison Normal
School. He doesn't only went the ap-
propriation promised but he wants the
sdasinistrstion to pay it. Yet he 10
eeedy for partisan reasons alone to
wreck the very administration from
which he 10 expecting DO much, and to
Wsste $50 . day Of the funds of the
the state in carrying out this wrecking
plan"
On the face of the remark, this was q
hasty and unjust reference to the par
tisanship of Senator Pearson who stood
for the right sort of . compensation
bill as he saw it, and who was seeking
. reasonable support for an educational
institution, such an appropriation to be
paid. not by the present administration.
but by the tax payers of the state. He
saw the need for the right sort of .
''work mems bill," but he also saw the
need of an educational institution of
greater importance. Although Senator
Pearson is . Democrat and thus not in
accord with the entire program of Re-
publican administration measures, he is
nevertheless a friend of the working
man and every state institution which is
conducted for the good of the young
men and women of the state.
Senator Pearson made strong reply
to the governors statement and in part
is as follows:
He declared that he served on the
industrial committee as Democratic
member, but the bill as reported out by
the committee did not necessarily en-
body all his views on the subject.
when the proper legislation on this
subject is brought before this senate |
will be as loyal to the governor as any
Republican, he declared. Il will vote
for compensation bill, but | will not
allow the governor of this state or any
other person to force me to swallow a
Ccn-,u, an nm -,orona pn~s