, 1923-01-02
ROSS PLEDGES
|. BEST EFFORTS
TO The

In this solemn moment, when
/ appear in your presence to quail
fly for the position OF honor with.
which 1 have been entrusted, 1 do
so with a profound sense of re.
sposibility and obili -a:ion to the
people of this state. My chief
concern is that there may be added
to my unfaltering devotion to
their interests, wisdom SO TO adj
minister the office as to justify
the confidence hat has been
placed in me.
l shall briefly touch upon a few
which appear to be outstanding at
this time and which are absorbing
the attention OF the people.
1t is natural, I suppose, that
every administration has problems
TO solve which at the ime seem
OF unusual Importance and so It
appears to me that those with
which I find myself suddenly con.
fronted are OF extraordinary con
sequence and the solution of which
challenges the best intellects of all
pOltlcal parties.
I assume this office with an
open mind ready to entertain and
give full consideration to the diff
ferent points of view which upon
all questions shall be presented to
me. I shall not only welcome but
seek the opinions OF others, re-
Numbering. however. that in the
end 1, and E-I my counseliors,
shall be held to a strict account
for my acts. and having no desire
TO evads that responsibility, I must
in each case follow the course
that appeals to me as Just and
right.
It Is my confident hope that the
Executive branch of our State gov
eminent. working in harmony and
cooperation with all Others who
have chosen to help administer the
affairs of the state, shall be able
to plan and execute such eStectual
policies n laws as materially to
promote sthe welfare OF our people.
The Legislative and Executive
branches Of our government are
so closely allied that cooperation
between them is of the utmost i'm
portance in order to secure for the
people we represent the benefits Of
good laws.
I want here to acknowledge
with gratitude the many assur.
ances / have received from mem.
bers of both the House and Senate
regardless of party utilization,
that I may depend upon them for
that cooperation, and I assure
them that 1t is my earnest desire
and intention to work in harmony
with them. Working together we
may reasonably look forward 10
four year. OF great development
of our natural to an in
crease in u population, TO a
reduction of our state ETAoINE7
higher standard OF living for our
wage arners, to a reduction OF
our state expenses. to the lowering
Of our taxes. to a condition OF
greater prosperity, 10 a higher re.
gard for our laws. and to a finer
type Of citizenship. The achieve.
ment of these happy results await
our united efforts. for aftetr all the
development OF our state and the
promotion of the welfare Of u
people constitute the task for
which we have been commissioned
and for which achievement we
have been given power and au.
thority.
The people OF wyoming. in
common with those Of all the world.
are at this time feeling the stress
OF financial depression. They are
expecting tho best possible govern.
ment for tho least possible expen-
diture Of money. In accordance
with this desire we must eliminate
all waste and unnecessary expenses;
we should abolish all useless Of
fices; we should consolidate de.
partments where 81 a be done
without sacrificing public interests.
we must strive for with
efficiency and at the same time for
both equalization and reduction of
taxes.
1t is my opinion. which / believe
IS shared by many, that expendi-
lures. which. in normal times
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developing new enterprises and
perhaps in sustaining some that
are not new and which probably
arc not essential. should DO dc.
ferred or eliminated until such
time as the strain incident to the
present financial depression shall
have been relieved.
There is no other state within
the Union which has storeS away
within its bosom rich natural re.
sources than our own. The Salt
Creek OIL fields is said TO be the
richest spot of It's size on the face
of tho earth. Our coai fields are
as bountiful as any that nature
has provided and iron ore
mines compare f~avorably in quail.
fly and quantity with any on our
continent. Few states arc blessed
with such remarkably rich r.
sources a. Wyoming.
n might 10 ppoaed that aItrL