Gunnison news-champion., 1921-01-14
SnOUP'S MESSAGE
TO LEGISLATURE
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0lv MEAN REcossMEMoATsoMe
OF CHIEF GxGcuTsvG.
WANTS BUDeET SYSTEM
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hGLp AND ENCOURAGES.

e0Gsso Nssp0s uao - aveDD
~ he Nenbers Of the Twenty- third
0eneral Assembly of tie state -
Colombo. 0reeting:
Great responsibility At an umes rssts
- thoss charged with the duty Of
s.Aking and enforcing lawA and u =
o0t IN exaGsentioa TO ~ that this 70
eponsib!lity rests heavy at this time
6eth In state and natioo- The sltua-
tion II hopeful rather than alarming.
but II must engage our most sefi0ss
tAought and consIderatioo.
rscentiy had the pleasure person
ally. and tho great honor ~ Governce
ef Colorado. 10 attend the Governors
Conference at Harrisburg. Pa, where
there was promulgated what has since
come to be known ms The Ideal Busi-
ness Mans Greed. The sentiment 70
appealing and therefore take the lib
erty Of quoting It In full:
The financial situation In the whole
country Is cause for the gr2vest con.
eern but not for despair. All liRes Of
business are realizing heavy losses, but
the swift decline OF prices OF farra
commodities to far below the cost OF
production threatens national disas.
ter. The situation demands infinite
patience md forbearance and su.
preme wisdom and cournge. Nothing
but evil can result from anger or fear
Eve believe that the tenseness Of
the situation cnn be relieved in sev-
eral ways:
"(u let every Individual do all hi
can TO help and encourage his neigh
Dor. Let there be n complete m0bilix
alton OF the financial and spiritual as
sets OF every community. Neither God
nor the government ought to 6e asked
to help thuse who do not first make
every effort possible tn help them
selves. There ought to he 4 united ef.
fort In every community ~ keep any
good man from being destroyed he
cause he cnnnos Immediately meet his
obligations. Under existing coDdi.
tions II world he the acme Of Inhu-
mnnity and of uuwIsdnn IN force any
debtor Into bankruptcy f by the most
iiberri Indulgence he would he ults.
matciy able to pny business failures
ofttimcs destroy man,
"(2) Liberal lndnigercrs md re
newals should he grnbied by the mann.
factursrs To the iohbcrs. hy the fob
hers 10 lie merchants. by the ,ner.
chants To the individuals II Is M
time for creditor so seize his d.bto,
ny the throat and savngely say. Pay
me what thou owest'"
Farmer and steekraiser.
Colorado has not suffered out Of
proportion to other states In the re.
adjustment of business conditions to Q
peace time hasis What legislative re.
lief can he Afforded ms,xt. for the most
part, come from the national Con
gress desire n assure ron. however.
that any measure for the improvement
OF the condition At our people. upon
which the General Assembly may
agree, VIII be given sympathetic con.
sideration when preserted for my ap
proval Particularly. relief shouid he
afforded. II possible. IN the farmer
and stockgrower upon whom we MI
depend for Subsistence.
Federal AID ser Mining.
The mining industry In our state did
not benefit n did other. industries be
cause Of wartime demand. This Il par.
ticularly true Of gold mining. which
has suffered severely t,ecnuse Of In
: 9eased costs with M posslble corre-
spending Increase in sale yalue. This
Industry after al. b the one y which
ws owe the original greatness OF eus
state, and withthe passing Of the pros
pector It's future Development 10 q.
r1ous problem. II b incoueslvahle that
there should be- opposition TO the en-.
coursgement Of the production Of gold.
upon which rests the credit and none.
tAry stability Of the world. u realise
that there ID little that can ne done
through local legfsiation that can b
Of help to this important industry, but
4 do most earnestly urge that in soms
hitting and forceful manner the situa-
Hon be brought to the attention Of ouf
nAtfona1 government and that our ma
ttOnal representatives he asgured OF
our unqualified support In the effort
which they viii make for its revival.
g industrial pisturbapesA
Serious industrial disturbances hava
Owen us deep concern III the past two
ysars. With Z single exception they
have been adjusted without loss Of life
q destruction Of property. In tive
1Ast1nces II was necessary to mobilize
the National Guard. snd this orgaplxa.
tlsn quietly but effectively protected
- rights and property Of those o.
bo1h aides of the reGrettabJe ennt1n,
yoazaea O an6thsr 0ccns16n IL
newiy 1srned Ran0er fsree ms u
: rseted - preserve order n = strfke
B6aA ~ happily no ssriuus truuh1s
lsvias1sd. Wheo lives wsss ,loat ID
eolaadw eSeehnnt A. fnsn Gknmvaw 49,