The Raymer enterprise. (New Raymer, Weld County, Colo.) 1910-19??, 1919-12-11
MAILS MESSAGE
TO MEMBERS
GOVERNOR PUTS REcoMMeNpA.
TONS IN THE HAND OF
y lxo,slAroas.
SETS NEW PRECEDENT
SAYS ANARCHISTS OR RADICALS
HAVE NO PLACE IN COLO
RADIO.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Following is the governors message
In full:
TO the members Of the Twenty.Sec-
Ond General Assembly Of the State
Of Colorado, Greetings:
In issuing the call for a special SEES
sion Of the general assembly the exc
cutive Is aware Of the fact that such
gatherings Of the law-making body
have never been very popular with the
people, but matters Of such import
ance have developed since last you
met that l have deemed II necessary
TO call you together to give them seri-
Gus consideration. Such Is my conf
dence In the intelligence Of the mem
bers Of this body that am free to be-
lieve you will perform your duties ex-
peditiously and give unbiased consld-
Grafton to the best interests Of the peo-
pie.
Since 1t first became known that a
special session was contemplated, the
executive mail has been hnrdened with
requests for legislation Of various
kinds, and scores OF citizens have call
ed at the capitol to make personal
pleas for various measures. All such
requests have been given candid and
serious consideration.
The matter Of a ''blue sky" law has
been advanced by many, but as the
National Congress Is giving attention
to this subject, with the prospect that
1t viii soon pass sanitary legislation
along this line, 1t was decided best to
withhold state action until something
tangible as basis has been evolved
by the higher legislative body with
which our state could cooperate by
appropriate legislation.
My thought Is that when the next
regular session convenes the incentive
for making II political issue will
have passed away and there will have
been time for serious thought and the
formulation Of measure that would
accomplish the end desired and result
In action that would be worth while.
Likewise, the matter Of the high
cost of living" has been urgently sug-
gested as a subject for legislative ac-
tion, but 1t Is believed that as this
matter Is not q condition peculiar to
Colorado, out rather is nationwide,
even worldwide In Its scope-the real
son for high prices In Colorado, In
many cases, being directly attributable
to conditions In other states--it was
decided not to act on this matter in
Colorado until after the National Con-
gress shall have suggested remedies In
the shape Of enacted laws.
The Colorado commission appointed
short time ago by the governor and
the attorney general to investigate
this subject has done a tremendous
amount Of work, investigating the sub
ject from various angles, and while
1t has gathered a large amount Of data
and assembled great many conflict
ing facts, the committee Is not yet
ready to suggest even tentative plan
for snppressing or regulating such
abuses as may exist, and for this rea-
son 1t was not considered wise to EN-
brace In the call matter concerning
which 1t has not been possible to come
to any definite conclusions.
Az to the matters embraced In the
call, kindly allow me to offer few
recommendations:
Happily Colorado was the second
state In the union to recognize the
rights Of its woman citizenship. and
they have capably exercised this right
for many years.
/ heartily recommend the ratifica-
ton Of this amendment to the federal
constitution and trust that 1t will be
brought about by unanimous vote
Of the members OF both houses, 50 that
the prestige OF our beloved state may
be Increased throughout the land
The imperative need Of new and adj
ditional legislation on the subject Of
automobile stealing ID keenly realized
by those who have made study Of
the subject. Carefully complied sta
tistics disclose some astounding facts.
The automobile business Is the larg-
est business In the State Of Colorado,
and whereas at no very remote day
the automobile was considered as only
q vehicle for the pleasure Of the we'll
TODD, today II Ii recognized as one Of
the absolute necessities Of the times.
II III stated that SEQ, 000000 are In
vested In automobiles and trucks In
Colorado, and most OF this Investment
il. for business purposes. There has
10 \ on increase In motor vehicles Of
x1.B per cent In 1919 over 1918, and
in the matter Of thefts during the same
period there has been an increase OF
about 100 per cent.
Further, II Is stated as fact that
delinquency among girls hns increased
MT an alarming rate during the past
year because OK the use OF stolen cars
by so-called "joy-riders' who have I'M
lawfully appropriated the same for
their temporary use.
/ recommend thar rigid anti-auto
theft law, with suitable penalties. BIZ
enacted as one OF the most Important,
measures which Will be submitted for
your consideration.
The need for the enactment Of leg.
islatIOn to curb and eradicate threats
against our form Of government by r.
responsible agitators has been brought
prominently before the public by the
events Of recent days, and II Is deemed
imperative that prompt remedial
and suppressive action be taken by
the general assembly In the form Of /,
comprehensive, well-coHsIdered meas
ure provided with all OF the penalties
needed for Its practical and rigid en-
forcement.