The state herald., 1921-01-11
SHOUP'S MESSAGE
TO LEGISLATURE
rwsNrY.rHiRp GENERAL ASSEM-.
sLY HEAR Recommendation
OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE.
WANTS BUDGET SYSTEM
GOVERNOR SAYS, "LGr gvGRY IN.
oiviDUAL DO ALL M CAN TO
HELP AND gNcovaAoE!"
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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 thoss charged with the duty Of
making and enforcing laws, and It v
bet an exaggsratiou to say that this re-
spoassbi!ity rests heavy at this time
both In state and nation. The situa.
Non Il hopeful rather than alarming.
but II must engage our most serious
thought and consideration.
recently had the pleasure person
ally. and the great honor as Governor
Of Colorado, to attend the G0vern0rs'
Conference at Harrisburg. Pa. where
there was promulgated what has since
come to be known as The Ideal Busi-
hess Mans Greed. The sentiment IL
appealing and therefore take the lib
erty Of quoting 1t in full:
'aThe financial situation In the whole
country is cause for the gravsst con-
cern but not for despair. All lines Of
business are realizing heavy losses. but
the swift decline Of prices Of farm
commodities to far below the cost Of
production threatens a national disas-
ter. The situation demands infinite
patience and forbearance and su-
prcme wisdom and courage. Nothing
but evil can result from anger or fear.
"We believe that the tenseness Of
the situation can be relieved IN sew
eral ways:
"1) Let every individual do all he
can to help and encourage his neigh.
Dor. Let there be a complete mobiliz-
alton Of the financial and spiritual as
sets 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-
tons It 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) Libercl indulseuces and 70.
newals should he granted by the manu-
facturers to the jobbers. by the Job.
hers to the merchants. by the mer.
chants TO the individuals. II II no
time for a creditor to seize his debtor
by the throat and savagely say, Pay
me what thou owest'"
Farmer and steekraIssr.
Colorado has not suffered out oi
proportion to other states In the re-
adjustment OF business conditions to d
peace time basis. What legislative re
lief can be afforded must. for the most
part. come from the national Con
gross. desire 70 assure ysu. however
that any measure for the improvement
of the condition Of our people. upon
which the General Assembly may
agree. will he given sympathetic con
alteration when presented for my ap
proval. Particularly, relief should bs
afforded. II possible. to the farmer
and stockGrower. upon whom we all
depend for subsistence.
Federal Aid for Mining.
The mining industry In our state did
not benefit ns did other Industries be
cause Of wartime demand. This Is par
ticularly true Of gold mining. which
hns suffered severely because OF In
creased costs with no possible CORE
spending increase In sale value. Thls
industry, after oil. Is the one to which
we owe the original greatness OF oui
state. and With the passing Of the pros
pector Its future development Is n Sc
rlous problem. II Is InconceIvabie tha,
there should be opposition to the en-
eovrassment Of the production Of gold
upon which rests the credit and none
tAry stability Of the world. I realize
that there II little that cnn be done
through local legislation that can bs
W hsWsR W tusS bhpVttaut uuuHtIys w,
do most earnestly urge that In some
fltting and forceful manner the situa.
tiou be brought to the attention Of ouI
national government and that our ma
tional Representatives BE- assured OF
our unqualified support In the effort
which they will make for its revival.
industrial Disturbances
Serious Industrial Disturbances have
given us deep concern In the past two
years. With 4 single exception the,
have bssu adjusted without loss Of III,
or destruction Of property. In tive
Instances II was necessary 10 mobilisa
the National Guard, and this organisa
tion quistiy but effectively protected
the rights snd property Of those on
both sides Of the reErettabie contro
vsrsies. On another occasion the
newly formed Ranger force was d.
rccted TO preserve order In a strike