The Glenwood post., 1916-09-09
Answers Mrs. Goddard and
Praises Gov. Carlson and
Constructive State Policy
ONCE OPPOSED HIM

sept. i.-l notice that MIS-. Eliza
beth Cass Goddard of Colorado Springs
,as made an eleventh hour public d..
;ack upon Governor Carlson in which
'he states that under his administra
ion nothing has been done Of construc
i've value for the state of Colorado.
How strange that such an attack
should come, from Mrs. Goddard, who
IS 1 recall, attended the Republican
state assembly and there seconded the
of Mr.. Nicholson, the gov
2rnor's opponent
Mrs. Goddard, how futile and inhar
nonious is your attack when contrast
I'd with that hostile assembly's splen
lid, though grudging, endorsement Of
Governor Carlson's administration.
fear that you have forgotten it and sc
hat YOUR memory may be refreshed,
quote it literally:
"We unqualifiedly approve, en-
dorse and commend the brilliant,
splendid, economical and construct
i've administration of the existing
Republican state government in
each and all of its departments,
which took up the affairs of state
with bankrupt treasury, has paid
all deficits, kept appropriations
within the source of known reve-
nue., accumulated a surplus in its
treasury, given the state the
beneficent result of statewide
prohibition, restored law and or
der, inangurated a workable work
mems compensation act, estab-
lished an efficient industrial COM
mission, which has greatly aided
both employers and employees in
the solution of labor disputes and
given validity and effectiveness
to a languishing public utilities
commission"
Now, Mrs. Goddard, as the only per
ION to second Mr.. Nicholson's 8 nomina
ion, I must assume that you were very
Influential with the majority which con.
rolled the assembly and the question
occurs to any fair-minded
person, why did you not protest when
his resolution was offered for approval !
Again, Mrs. Goddard, it seems very
trange that you should make such a
statement in view of the fact that just
ecently in the city of Colorado Springs,
,our home town, the Colorado utilities
made an adjustment of the
light and utilities rates which amply
protected the consumers and settled
controversy which had
,rown exceedingly bitter. Such action
would have been impossible before
Governor Carlson freed this commits
ion and put into it the breath of life
md real service.
You must forget that as a result CT
he workmen's compensation act,
worked out and enacted through the
ireless efforts Of Governor Carlson,
hundreds of thousands of dollars worth
# safety devices were Immediately
Installed in mines, mills and factories.
Although you seem passionately inter.
sted in the humanitarian achievement,
ret you seem to have overlooked the
act that as result Of the joint opera
ion of the compensation law and the
law, coal mine inspection
ecords show that there were but six
cen miners killed during the past six
months, while the average number Of
oal miners killed every six months in
he seven preceding years was sixty.
Does this appeal to you as construct.
We, humanitarian legislation?
You state that you are interested IN
he children of Colorado. Could any
hing be worse for the children of Colo
ado than "wet' state? As a re.
ult of the prohibition law, which Gov
,rnor Carlson alone championed among
he Republican primary candidates for
governor two years ago, the number Of
inmates in our state penitentiary has
,een reduced from $40 to 1895.
For several years state administra-
ions had not found the means or shown
he inclination to. take care of .hs
hree hundred and fifty insane scat
ered through the different counties,
Governor Carlson recognized the nee'l
md because Of most careful economy
md management a magnificent appro.
,riation of $225,OO0 was made to con.
'truct the new buildings which will
,ouse all of these uncared-for insane
Was this not humanitarian achieYe
nent and does It not evidence a heart
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