The Dolores star., 1923-03-09


the Assembly returns, ana goes
through the whole process again. III is
a great game for the American people
All legislation is the final result OF
A compromise, since people, equally
honest, will have different ideas ON
the same topic; If any thing is TO De
done, then, some one must give IN
point, another one, back down on his
attitude of extreme demands; In this
way they get together. and once in a
while some monumental laws are
placed on the books.
In the actual workings of legisln'
live body. psychology plays It's part,
is il does everywhere else. Some days
the members are in u mood to enact
anything: next day they VIII do
nothing 1t may have been bad
nights sleep, or an indigestibie
breakfast but we observe this condi-
ton prevails here as elsewhere In life.
We have observed some uneXplaina-
BILE things There are II few fellows
here who are So in the habit of voting
no." that IL has become fixed; moth
ing progressive is supported, and any
thing that has money in II raises the
Ire of these would-be patriots We
have frequently seen members vote
against IA bill, and ten minutes later
vote in favor of the emergency clause.
Three times last week, we noticed
members voting No ON the question
of correcting mis-spelled word. 1t Is
just habit. they can't help it: they
were born in the objective case. An
Did preacher used to remark that there
would be two wonders" in heaven.
me would be that he got there, and the
1ther would be that the other fellow
got there. BY gads, there are some
wonders here, too.
The hard-boled partisan gets no
where in Il body like this. The legisla-
tor needs Il stiff backbone; but he
ought to have IL well-Oiled neck, SO he
can see the other fellows side Of the
| argument.
Few people are visiting the galleries
this year. We are disappointed in
this; there is so ihuch orutory wasted
| on the desert air here, that it is no
wonder that Denver is 30 smoky "the
morning utter"
The "pari-mutuel bill" as it is
| called, passed the House the other
| day. The bill is described as meas
ure for the promotion of the breeding
OF ood horses, especially race horses.
The promoters thereof conclude
that to produce good race
horse, there must be good gam
bling to encourage him to run. In
| other words, this bill is legalizinE gam
bling in Colorado, and let no one be de.
ceived by its title. Is Colorado ready
| for It? As usual, the good citizens"
| were asleep at the switch, and the
| thing went over without II protest from
| the moral element Possibly they
were thinking of that bit of philosophy
from Josh Billings, who said, You'll
never have an honest horse race until
| you have an honest human race"
| Therefore, let's give attention to the
| human.
The governor signed the bill, dis
charging the pardons bOards their
work. 1t is rumored, will be done by
the Board of Charities and COrrec-
tions
The Legislature has visited the state
institutions in Pueblo, Boulder, Gree
ley and Fort Collins, recently This Is
not time lost. If these institutions
must have II million dollars, or two,
from the Legislature to operate, the
Legislature owes it to themselves to
investigate conditions, before voting
out this money.
Partisan labels are a curse, and. usu-
ally II hindrance to progress this will
| surely be true where small partisans
are chosen to office. They must be ed
ucated before they can see the prob
lens in their larger aspects.
| one thing we wish TO correct, in 80
| far AS we can. 1t is customary for
many persons, and some papers, to de-
cry legislators, as small politicians"
and "grafters,' and lame ducks" This
mental attitude has done much 10
break down respect for American in
stitutions. At present, we doubt if
| Colorado ever had Il better class cf
men in her legislative assembly than
she has now: we do not know of Il nun
here Who has not the good of the state
mt heart, and who is not working for
IL. We may see things different, It
times: but we are all anxious to make
good"
The Senate repealed the onehalf
mill levy, which brought into the treas
ury of the State Highway Commission
about SI5OOOO; now, 1t is proposed to
raise II greater amount by adding u
tax on every gallon of gasoline sold. to
take the place of that This means
that the tourist, and the truck operator
who uses our roads will help pay the
| cost of those roads. md In all ,o,o,