The Raymer enterprise., 1921-01-13
SHOUP'S MESSAGE
TO LEGISLATURE.
TWGNTY.THlRp GENERAL ASSEM-.
DlY HEAR RECOMMENDATION
or CHIEF EXECUTIVE.
WAN7SBvDCET SYSTEM
GOVERNOR SAYS, "LET EVERY IN.
otWpUAL DO ALL HE CAN 70
HELP AND ENcouRAoEs
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10 the Members Of the Twenty.third
General Assembly Of the State Of
Colorado, Greeting:
Great responsibility at all times rests
On those charged with the duty Of
making and enforcing laws, and It Il
not an exaggeration to say that this re-
sponsibility rests heavy at this time
both in state and nation. The htua-
lion ID hopeful rather than alarming,
but It must engage our most serious
thought and consideration.
recently had the pleasure person
ally, and the great honor a. Governor
Of Colorado. to attend the Governors
Conference At Harrisburg. Pa, whore
there was promulgated what has since
come to be known an The Ideal Bust.
meas Mans Creed. The sentiment II
appealing and I therefore take the lib
srty Of quoting It In full:
The financial situation In the whole
country ID cause for the gravest con-
cssn but not for despair. All lines Of
business are realizing heavy losses, but
he swift decline Of prices Of farm
commodities to far below the cost Of
production threatens q national disas.
ter. The situation demands infinite
patience and forbearance and su-
prsme wisdom and courage. Nothing
but evil can result from anger or fear.
"We believe that the tenseness Of
the situation can be relieved In nv.
eral ways: ..-
"(1) Let every individual Do al he
can to help and encourage his neigh.
bsr. Let there bs . complete mobilis-
alton Of the financial and spiritual A.
ssts Of every community. Neither God
nor the government ought to be asked
to help those who do not first make
every effort possible to help them
selves. There ought to be united ef.
fort In every community to keep any
good man from being destroyed BE-
cause he cannot Immediately meet his
obligations Under existing condi-
lions II would be the acme Of inhu.
manity and Of unwisdom to force any
debtor into bankruptcy II by the most
liberal indulgence he would be ulti-
mately able to pay. Business failures
do more than wreck business: they
ofttimss destroy man.
"(2) Liberal indulgencss and r.
pswals should be granted by the manu-
facturers to the jobbers, BY the job
bers to the merchants BY the mer-
chants to the individuals. II Ii no
time for a creditor to seize his debtor
hy the throat and savagely say, Pay
me- what thou owest.'"
Farmer and stoekraIssr
Colorado has not suffered out Of
proportion 10 other states in the re.
adjustment Of business conditions to
peacs time basis. What legislative re-
usf can be afforded must, for the most
part, come from the national Con.
srsss. I desire to assure yen, however.
that any measure for the improvement
II the condition Of our people. upon
which the General Assembly may
agree. win be given sympathetic con-
sidsration when presented for my ap-
proval. Particularly. relief should be
afforded, II possible, TO the farmer
and stockrower. upon whom we all
depend for subsistence.
Federal Aid for Mining
TIE mining industry In our state did
not benefit 40 did other Industries be-
cause Of wartime demand. This is par
heulariy true Of gold mining. which
has suffered severely because OF In.
creased costs with no possible corre-
spending increase In sale value. This
Industry, after all, is the one to which
We owe the original greatness Of our
state, and with the passing Of the pros
pector Its future development Is a Q.
rious problem. It 10 inconceivable that
thsrs should be opposition to the en-.
csurassment Of the production of gold.
upon which rests the credit and none
tary stability Of the world. I realize
that there IL little that can bs done
through local legislation that can be
II help to this important industry, but
! do most earnestly urge that In some
dttins and forceful manner the situa-
ton be brought to the attention Of our
national government and that our ma,
tional representatives be assured of
our unqualified support In the effort
which they win make for Its revival.
Industrial Disturbances
Serious Industrial disturbances have
given % deep concern In the past two
Searh With q single exception they
have been adjusted without loss OF life
Or destruction Of property. In two
instances 1t was necessary to mobilize
he National Guard, and this organixa.
uoo quietly but effectively protected
he rights and property Of those OH
both adss Of the regrettable contro.
vn1te2 On another occasion the
nsWiy formed Ranger force was dI.
rectsd to preserve order In strike
zon4 but happily no serious trouble
dovel0ped. When lives were lost in
rlo(lns incident to the Denver Tram
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