The times., 1888-10-12

year, the second year Of my administration,
S499. S32. $3.50 less than it was in that
low tax year of 1880. Applause.
Now that is q complete answer 10 all
this balderdash and stirring the people up
by A. A. Ellis. who has shown his unfit
ness for the high Office Of attorney general
and he is corroboratcd by Mr.. Burt-but l
will not say anything about him-any fur.
iher than that.
Now, l say 10 you while I thought at
first he was mistaken, know now that he
knows better. He knows that he is talsi-
flying the record, and speak earnestly
because the case deserves IT,
Now, the other part of the expenses for
the institutions. We paid in lSS7-now
listen just three minutes and am done
to the university. $91 200. ommitting the
hundreds, more than we did in $780, We
paid in 1880 $64. 900 to the university, and
we paid in 1887 1856, ,0009l more than we
did in 1880. We paid to the normal school
$52 900 more than we did in 1880 to con
struct building: we paid for the mining
school, new institution, SAT 500; we paid
for the agricultural college $31, 900 moro
than we did in $780, making q total to these
four educational institutions of sect, 500
more than we paid in 1880. Now it may
be we have been running strong for these
appropriations. l am myself, as | told
you, etcrnally opposed to raising more
money than We need, but we want TO take
good care Of these things Many Of yom
know that stepped in and saved to the
people of this state IN one way and anOth
or in the appropriation of 1887, more than
5000, 900. Whether right or wrong, this
was certainly done by your executive.
We paid last year for the soldiers home
$4,000. This is n new institutions; il
was not here in 1880; we paid for the pris-
ON In the Upper Peninsula, 1926, 900, Il
new institution. i say new institution:
thel elehavebeenno new institutions whatever
during my administration. There were
three established during Gen. Alger's and
have got along by adding these cottages
to the insane asylum without any new il.
stitutions. We paid for repairing and re.
building the Jackson prison $1O5, 200 last
year. Now that had become II regular
rat-trap and disease breeder. and believe
In my soul we ought to have made that
appropriation. We looked it over very
Now / have got il down 10
e235, 600. l will not follow itany further
will say 10 you that tins addition os
b235. 600 went 10 the Flint institution for
he deaf and dumb. The blind. the Lansing
eform school for girls, little addition
llong the line for this $235, 900 that is add
ID over and above the expenses of 1886.
light years ago.
Now l have gone through that state.
nent in relation 10 stale tax. We have
10 defense ta make we want you should
ome up and examine. / will say 10 you
rankly / give my entire time, except now
When am out trying to save the country,
o state affairs. am the first man in the
apitol in the morning, / am the last ono
'ut at night. am not u bashful man, !
wade deep into the departments and there
5 none of them do much of anything in
he way of financial management but
What know something about it. wade
MO the institutions and call the managers
o account. 1t is true appoin. one per.
on TO those several boards, and l hold
Iirect control over him. l give. however.
he very best attention There IL not d
nan before me or there isn't man in
irand Rapids gives more vigilant atien-
ion TO his personal business than do &c
he State Of Michigan. [Applause.
l have almost entirely surrendered my
private affairs and passed them over tc
ome other men To try and serve the peO
lie of this stale, and have only the one
ambition to give all tine people, democrats
nd republicans. good faithful, honest
Industrious and economical anministra
ion. [Applause.]