Monte Vista journal and Monte Vista graphic-reporter., 1923-03-16

j horse; this 10 not suid In dlsrespect,
but because Of the absence, due to
I sickness, Of some Of the members. Il-
portant legislation II being held back
for q few days, as their opinions may
be valuable to the state.
= 1t would seem that the public have
an Idea that legislation ought to be put
through In hurry; the opposite Is
'itrue. More evil things are slipped
through In hurry. than good things
are lost BY deiiberative consideration.
i The Lambert bill and the code bill,
ef Governor Sweet, will be On the cal.
endar soon A word about them may
be interesting.
For several years Co,orxdo's state
government has been hainpered BY the
Increasingly large number Of bureaus.
boards, and commissions; both parties
have recognized the evil, and attempts
have been made to solve II. The two
bills above mentioned are the latest Of
ferinxs On that topic; anu they repre-
sent two methods Of attacking this
evil, and fungus growth that has MP
pearetl Ut the State Capitol. The Lam
bert bill says, 'Come On. feiiers. bring
your pruning hooks, und let's clip off
4 branch here and there, but let's see
II we can't preserve the tree, and let
II grow bigger and more beautiful"
Mr.. Sweet csune BY and looked ut
this political fIy tree, and saw moth
Sing but leaves" and . great bunch Ut
political Office holders resting In the
shade thereof; and he called Out.
; Come On, fellers, iet's dig this tire
~ kroot snd branch bring your spades
and natt0cks, and get busy" To our
way Of thinking this represents, In
homespun. the real fact In the situu-
ton.
J Going more deeply Into the situation,
II ought to be said that One u thess
hills represents the political philos-
0phy Of Alexander Hamilton, and the
other the political philosOphy of Thosn.
- jefferson; and we venture the Ne
sertion that the authors VI neither blu
recognized the situsti"n when they
wrOte their bills And-whst. ssrangs
bedfeilOwx politics dO naake!!!
4 In the above case. We suggest that II
II sbOut time for the old time citizen
u put u his xiasses and iook into this
thing. The 'modus Operansll" VI our
state government Ii shout to be
changed. Governor Sweet will take his
cause to the people II need be.
Ex-Governor Mcxeivy Will l,e invited
to deliver m address before the iA.gis-
nature. He put tlse code law into ef.
feet In Nebraska.
Daring tire week, the two bills TINT
have caused tlssS ,u.,st agitation were
! the "Brush Hospital Biil" and the
"Gnme Law" creating closed sensOu
IN daer. especially. We anticipate that
neither VI the bills will get By" the
Sea~ts. We find ourselves wondering
oace In while NJ u what must lDe the
!. political PHILOSOPHY VI mum who fAv.
10rs . SlOO fine for killing squirrel.
rb1 h nOs Interested In the unhappy
sosisi conditions of boys and gtrir. men
Sand women Of today. We suspect that
II is the SiuO.
, Lobbyists around tile Capitol are ~
thick NJ buyers NJ IN auction ssis.
6Onss 0f these days We are going to
y''riss w In meetia'" and offer q mss.
tiOa to Dnd these people home. Whe-
thsr they DO any gn'd for their cnuss..
Vr not, II very questionable. In the
mind Of this scribe: We have known
.sosns of them to effectuslIy kin tile bill
tsr which they profrss to bs workiax.
Thsss 70 s0nss oppositiou to giviAS
Governor Sweet the money asked sOe
40 I'D In law enforcement. We sus.
gsse that Il 10 time for the folks hack
hsns to sst bosy. We have observed
\hat a0thing PTS results - quick -
= ossd I've .wirs. rsd bot, seat u .
Asnbse ftosn hSsns felix's. We hsve
Asro twe q thrss blown clear out Of
the wntsr viva the right purity preassd
. tn bsttoa.
TAs Wills fse ssiievias the farmer
VIII Ill ~ passed: the salness' quail
incatlaa ars hss bssa ordered printed
railrsad lsGss1atioa h go,ns to get ~
solta
I PFshab,y ~ pssp,e will b asked TO
nsead the rnoseltuttSa at the nsxt
.s,ses3us hy eliminating civil service.
Ths Assssntiy has now besa IN -.
asa tws mootAs. ed Will prsbsbly last
3raoeAss noath. Ths nsssaasrs srs juse
sseting acvuaistsd With saeh ether
,shst 70 nsceasary TO 81 the best ~
tsa1tA B0sns great achisvssnrats hsvs
Rssn rsrsrdsd tisns far. The Turkish
.far has en4s1. ths rrsach have en-.
tsrsl Ruhr. COaxrsss hiss adjourned.
. .asd ths RaAesss havs bssa flrsd. The
nsxt mseth Will - ~ MI xaaax hesss.
ftst ~ srsss snd ~. 'l'raIss Oed
.tro0 when ~ bluuuin9D 0Ow.'"
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