The Monte Vista journal., 1917-01-13
Gunter A Strong Character

man who should bring great nonor
to the state thru a progressive and
just administration. He has served
as justice of the court of appeals and
supreme court and is a lawyer and
jurist of extensive experience and
unimpeachable character.
Governor Gunter's inaugural adj
dress was short but comprehensive
of all important phases of state gov
ernement. He cautioned the legis-
lature against the enactment of use
less and excessive legislation and
urged their attention to make our
present laws effective. From the ad-
dress we take the following:
The law-maker should stop and
consider we'll before old laws are
amended or repealed and before new
laws are enacted. But when after
careful deliberation, the change is
made those laws should remain un-
til the wisdom of the enactment is
tested. Colorado takes steps in
progressive legislation-some wise,
some unwise. The action is herald
ed thruout the Union. Soon there
after the law is repealed. Unfavor-
able comment is justified. Let us
give our legislation a fair trial be-
fore it is radically amended or re-
pealed only after we have tried out
the new law by amendment and
otherwise.
State Educational Institutions
Next to the church and the home
no influence is so effective in build
ing up among the youth of the state
high and useful citizenship as the
school system of the commonwealth.
May we ask you to give patient and
careful consideration to making our
school system more efficient and to
properly recognize by salary and
otherwise, those giving their lives to
this respected and useful calling?
Penal and Quasi-Penal Institutions
Penitentiary, Reformatory at Bue-
ma Vista, Industrial School for Boys,
and Industrial School for Girls. Here
again we have the unfortunate. En-
vironment, home training and her
edity have been determining factors
in many of the untoward careers of
the inmates. Many of them have
been born and reared under Colora-
do skies. Let this great common
wealth, while approaching them in
the spirit that it's laws must be res
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solicitous, to extend a wise helping
hand to every deserving inmate, and
especially to the young girls and boys
who have fallen under the ban of
the law The heads of these institu-
tions, imbued with the modern more
kindly spirit are earnestly endeavor-
ing to set apart the hopelessly vic
ious and yet to give opportunity of
improvement to those deserving and
worthy.
Allow us in this connection to
ask your serious consideration of a
Tour per cent serial bond issue, the
proceeds of which shall be invested
in permanent improvements, such as
cummings, anu lHe acquisition or
lands, especially those for agricul-
tural purposes.
Soldiers and Sailors Home
Here are gathered those whom the
state desires to surround with every
comfort and to whom the state
would do honor. Many of them are
advanced in years, many manned
and feeble. Their requests are mod
est but they have substantial needs.
No request that is made of YOU an
peals more to the chief executive of
the state, than the appeal from this
home. Consider well their requests.
BE generous to this institution.
State Highways
A great material interest of your
state. Investment now more than
$4,000, 900. Six hundred and
twenty-five miles of state highways
nave been surfaced, $500 miles
nave been graded. Five hundred con-
crete and steel bridges have been
erected. 1t is estimated that So
100000 were left in the business
channels of the state by those enter
ing In automobiles during 1916.
Head of the department enthusiastic