The Elbert County tribune., 1919-12-12

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IL is a fiction far-fetclied for anybody
to intimate that there is desire on
the part of real Americans to discrim-
inate against citizens OF foreign birth
or antecedents
We are all subject to the same laws
and we all benefit from the same priv
ilegcs and are blessed with the protec-
uon or the .,-.iD flag that has never
known dcfedi. For this and many
other significant reasons the propn-
gnnda of the anarchists or other gov
ernment-defying and government-de-
stroying 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 it 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,
it 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
clothed with power to fix the salaries
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 i believe should be increased,
for with the adoption of the recall by
the people number of years ago there
no longer remains the excuse for the
two-year term that perhaps existed be-
fore the recall was made part of
our constitution
/ earnestly recommend that these
three amendments be submitted to the
people at the election of November,
1920.
Under this head are included sew
eral items that are urgent at this time.
The regular session inadvertently
omitted appropriations for the Colo
RADIO State Reformatory at Buena Wis
ia and for the State Hospital Mt Pu-
eblo. For the former / recommend
an appropriation of S120,000 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 MS
stated in reference to the anti-auto-
theft law, the population of this in
stitution has increased to a 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 be taken Immediately for
their housing and training Mt Morri-
son, and l recommend an appropria-
tion for this purpose.
The appropriation asked for the
Colorado School of Mines is essential
if Colorado is to retain the expert
mental station at said school, toward
which several neighboring states are
casting envious eyes. l recommend an
appropriation of $4,000 as the mini
mum to secure the cooperation of the
federal government and to assure the
continuance of the research and ex-
perimental work in the school at Col
den
The development of Colorado's re-
sources is II matter which should en-
list the support of every citizen who
realizes the largeness of the task and
the tremendous possibilities of accom-
plishment. and | suggest that a suit
able appropriation be made for the
carrying on of this work which means
so much TO 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
al Guard, composed of some of our
finest and most trustworthy citizens,
has been our bulwark of safety and
our assurance that none of our laws
would be ruthlessly disregarded or
broken, and that the services of the
Guard have been salutary and eff
cient. bringing this organization into
the higher respect and sympathy of the
people, is Il recognized fact
| recommend that this session pro-
vide the means for paying the person
nel of the Guard their meager allow |
ance, as well as all other expenses in
cidental to their service for the peo-
pie, and that you grant such further
and recognition TO
them as will make the National Guard
an organization to be depended upon |
in times of danger or stress.
] recommend for this purpose such |
. sum as may be needed to liquidate |
the obligation.
The executive assured the members |
of the Guard that their dependents |
at home would be cared for while they |
were making sacrifices for the state, |
and for that reason and as matter |
of justice to those who were subject |
TO privation and loss while their sup
porters Were absent in the service of