The Ordway new era., 1919-12-12

] 10 intimate llllI lntTt is IL utSlTt bl
the part of real Americans to discrim-
mate against citizens of foreign birth
or untecedents.
We are all subject to the same laws
and we. all benefit from the same priv
| ileges and are blessed with the protec-
tion of the ..tin' flag that has never
known defeii. For this and many
other significant reasons the propa-
ganda of the anarchists or other gov
ernment-defying and government-de-
stroylng individuals and agencies must
be suppressed.
To poison the minds of our fellow
citizens with the virus of hate and
vicious lawlessness is as reprehensible
as Is the poisoning of the body or the
destroying of property. There is room
In Colorado for every loyal citizen, no
matter what his antecedents or the
cline under which he first saw the
| light of day.
There is no room here for the doc
trines of anarchy or those who pro-
pound them, and 1t is our duty as pub
lie officials to provide the wise legis-
lation needed to eradicate this recog-
nized abuse Of our rights as citizens.
TO avoid placing upon the shoulders
of worthy and responsible citizens the
burden of initiating important amend
ments to the constitution of the state,
1t has been deemed proper to ask this
body to refer TO the electors of the
state three proposed amendments.
Two of these amendments refer to
the salaries of elective and appointive
Officers and are intended to revert to
the legislature the power of fixing
these salaries, as this body already is
al.
of all other employees of the state,
thus making uniform the method or
agency for fixing salaries,
The other proposed amendment has
to do with the tenure of state officers,
which / believe should be increased,
for with the adoption of the recall by
the people a number of years ago there
no longer remains the excuse for the
two-year term that perhaps existed be-
| fore the recall was made a part OF
our constitution.
| earnestly recommend that these
three amendments he submitted TO the
p23ple at the election of November,
1920
Under this head are included sew
eral items that are urgent Al this time.
| The regular session inadvertently
omitted appropriations for the Colo
RADIO State RefOrmatory at Buena Nis-
tn and for the State Hospital at Pu-
eblo. For the former recommend
an appropriation of Sl20,OOO and for
the latter an appropriation of not less
than $4,000
The State Industrial School at Nor
riSon is seriously In need of added
equipment. Due largely TO facts as
stated in reference TO The anti-auto-
! 10 nF
stitution has increased TO n humiliat-
ing extent, and If the state is TO prop
erly care for its delinquent girls and
| make of them citizens worthy to be-
| come the mothers of our children,
steps must he taken Immediately for
their housing and training at Morri-
son, and | recommend an appropria-
tion for This purpose.
The appropriation asked for the
| Colorado School of Mines is essential
if Colorado is 10 retain the expert
mental station at said school, toward
which several neighboring states are
casting envious eyes. ! recommend an
appropriation of $4,000 ns the mini
mum to secure the cooperation of the
federal government and to assure the
continuance of the research and cS-
perimental work in the school at Col
! den.
The development of ColOrados re-
sources is u matter which should en-
list the support of every citizen who
realizes the largcness of the task and
the tremendous possibilities of accom-
plishmcnt, and suggest that n suit
able appropriation he made for the
carrying on of This work which means
So much 10 the future prosperity Of
the state and the happiness and con-
tent of its people
| During our recent industrial trou-
bles. especially in the coal mining sec
tions of the state. the Colorado Nation
nj Guard. composed of some of our
finest and most trustworthy citizens,
has hccn our bulwark of safety and
our assurance that none of our laws
would he ruihessly disrcgarded or
broken, and thai the services of the
| Guard have been salutary and eff
cient. bringing this organization into
| the higher respect and sympathy of the
I people, is i recognized fact.
| ! recommend that this session pro-
vide the means for paying the person
mel of ilIc Guard their mcagcr allow
nnce. ms well as all other expenses in
cidental 10 their service for the peo-
| pie, and That YOU grant such further
encouragcment and recognition to
| them iis VIII make the National Guard
an organization To he depended upon
| in fines of danger or stress.
recommend for this purpose such
- sum ms may he needed to liquidate
/ the obligation.
/ The executive assured the members
| of the Guard that their dependents
mt home would he cared for while they
We're making sacrifices for the state,
and for that reason and rs II matter
of Justice to llosc who were subject
TO privntion and loss while their sup
portcrs w,'e absent in the service Of
the state. l recommend that suitable
provision be made by this legislature
along this line. for such citizenship ms