Gunnison news-champion., 1921-01-14


. IT, ceIessde NasOsrA
Ny experience has ccnsipcea -
that there b no Deans ssa "a sissfe the
state By sxtich these situations esu he
tcutrn,isA la-shs' Interest Of all paf1les
eppcessed - efSsrstseiy ias by sia1e
police. Accordingly. J have revived the
rpnsssbulary under fhe provisions of
he act approved August :. 1917. and n
rsw b an efficient organization. To
obtaIa the fullest safety to the state
aud efficiency to that department. !
recommend an adequate appropriation
for Its maintenance from the general
fund or from the national defense.
bonds. and .reSis,au of the act under
which u osserste<. to make II perrnan-
cBt II manIfestly would he In the
interest Of harmouy and efficiency 10
pisce the department under the aslju-
tart vcnerni and 10 make that offIorr
ex-offlcio It's supesintendent. Life and
pcryerty In Colorado must he prosest~si
md ! earnestly recommend the ~nn.
sinuation Of the Ranger force ~ the
surcst and most ecomontcal agency for
accomplishing this result.
Defence 0snda.
The state frequently :. Handicapped,
by lack of funds to meet unfores.-n
emergencies when the General As
scmbly is not b, Ns.ssion. I recom
mend That tile Issue of ~asional de-
f-nse bonds he exs-r,is.l for tln. years
1921 and 1872 and that ~ large .ep
propriation b. nia.l. therefro,n for
such contingencies as may seriously
involve the welfare of III. state.
National Guard Armoriea
Tie state is obligated 10 maintain
nm adequate National Guard for the
dcfcrse of the fcsierni government
G.ner"us appropriations should liz
pn,,ic from the n;iti.nal ticfens.. bpnsi
iss,c for the constitution of urinori,s
where National G,iar,i units have b.en
organized aud rs-,gnizs.d.
Better Roads.
Highway legislation Of construc
ton character IL demanded by the
people. ! believe that state roads
should he planned. constructed and
maintained exclusively by the state
'lai they should In. In The hands Of .
'pfmhIc. experienced official with wide
I" n comprehensive program Of de-
vrlopmcnt uHd should be responsible
directly to the governor for the ee
fieient performance of his duties. The
state aud national governments have
been generous with road appropria.
lions, We mnsi br eurt.ful thnt these
funds are judiciousIya expended.
Boards and Bureaus.
For two years have given attention
10 the functioning of State Depart
mcnts. commissions, boar,is, ETC., and
have considered seriously the need for
IN effective coordination Of theii
activities The Lieutenant and actine
governor recently mppoInted Senator
Francis :. Knanss af Denver and
Represeniaiive-eIect W. b. Gordon OF
Lamar te give the problem special
study. Their examination OF the
sfntutes ~ this and other states and
>of the valuable reports published In
1915 by the Survey Committee on
State Affairs has led to the preparn.
fion Of series OF bills which, l am
sure II enacted. VIII eliminate much
Duplicated work by Consolidation of
Departments OF similar purpose and
VIII lessen the cost Of transacting pub
lie business.
The committees study led to the In.
evitable coaclnsion that q new code
il needed to systematixe administers
tive work.
The experience Of several other
statee With > board OF control In which
all the powers and duties Of the nu.
merous commissions. bureaus, etc. nre
lodged has proven helpful. The com
mittee found, however, that while such
. central board might and probably
would be ah Improvement over our
present system, the plan cannot b.
worked out compEehensively under the
constitution of Colorado. In this con
ciusion I am rsluctantiy forced to cnp-
cur.
New censtltutien.
Our present constitution was adopted
many years ago and under cpndltions
essentially different from those now
.abtaIning II has been frequently
atusnded and each amendfnent hss
been designed to meet specific need
without due regard to lts effect upon
the Constitution ~ Q comprehensive
wAols. Therefore. because only new
oryanIc lsw win meet the actual needs
Of the state. Il y my dsliberate con.
virtion that this General Assembly
should submit to the people q pro-
poaal for coastitutionai conventtoo..
budget System.
The experience Of the budget de-
partment IN its first twoN years
strengthens my conviction that the -
commeudafiou9 Of me head Of flhne tlA.