Telegram-herald., 1888-09-30

going to deal somewhat In statistics. and
this may be dull. there Is no bumor in 1t.
Thirty-four years ago when the Republican
party took control of State affairs. We had
two institutions. State institutions, we had
the University down at Ann Arbor and the
State Prison at Jackson. Those constituted
the State institutions. Now. we live In an
age. whatever else may distinguish 1t, that
will be in all history distinguished as .
humanitarian age. Thirty-rour years ago
our insane were locked up, chained in log
pens, lsnguishing in cells and in the poor
houses. These insane people we're suisr-
ing agonies of the most unfortunate
of all Gods afflicted. This hum
anatsrisn spirit dictated that We
must build the asylums for the
detsntion, care aud treatment OF these un-
fortunstes. Twenty mine years ago, and
hat 10 all, we opeped the institution at
kalamazoo. We erected one there, and
finished il, that We thought would do for
.nirty years. 1t would care for 500 patients,
out in q few years that one was full, and
We eeeotsd one at Pontiac, with provisions
for 700 OF these unfoItunstes, In . few
years that was full. We erected enc than
on the salubrious waters Of Traverse Bay,
at Traverse City, that will accommodate
800 patients. and In q little while that was
Iull; We erected one at Ionia TO care for the
criminal. or honicioal insane, that would
take care OF 100, And that 10 full At the
last session OF the Lssislature L had con-
ceived ideas in relation tn the construc-
tion of additional asylums that would be less
expensive; the large ssly yums cost rs 81 900.
for capacity for each patient. We had some
of US conceived the idea of erecting cottages
that would accommodate forty or fifty each
in connection with the penal institu-
tons have farms upon which the patients
should work. Ia the message which had
the honor to present to the
the Legislature and recommend
| was sstonished to find the several
boards, superiutsndents, and people sener-
ally were willing to try the experiment.
and last year We provided for the erection
of i've of these cottages that would accom-
modate 200 patients. Those cottages are
now completed. and we are taking care of
200 patients in the cottages, and have still
room for a few more patients. Ii costs
about 800 each for each patient in those
cottages. Now, all this has cost money
inevitably cost money-but thev were con-
structed at the dictates OF this humanitarian
spirit born of the Christian civilization of
the day in which we live. [Applause.
Thirty-four years ago-and that reminds
me bow old | am gettlng-I was elected q
member of your Legislature. l visited the
State Prison. at Jackson. The whole prison
system has been chang since then. Then
We saw chains and fctters on the feet OF the
prisoners, and by the side of those clanking
chains saw boys Ia. Is and l6 years old,
and my heart went out IN sympathy with
those boys, and We passed bill providing
for the establishment of Reform school
for boys. II Is located at Lansing. Almost
four thousand boys have gone out from
that institution, eighty i've per cent. OF them
have become good citizeus. They ar bank
ers. railroad men, mechanics. manufactur-
ers. farmers and la0orers. scattered over
this State and land of ours Applause.
The State sends them out a. Is,
but still watches and guards over them,
looks to their welfare. This institution was
built, too. IN harmony with the Christian
civilization Of this grand sgs in which We
live. There are 450 boys there aou. IL is
q pride 10 the State of Michigan. and we
refer to il With honest pride in the enter
prise Of this Bnpsrsl leIsd state Of ours. We
saw sgain the deaf and dumb without places
for education. coming up helpless and in
ignorsnce. and this same Humanitarian
spirit that stands ont In the front rank in
tnis common wealth. dictated ne should
build sn asylum and a school for them, and
vs erected = large one at Fiint-bers there
are three or four hundrei Of them-tsught
thsm to read. read ths Word OF God aud
study arithmetic. and they 90 out broader
stronger and happier than they were before.
AL these things cost money. We saw
again and this suns unitarian heart Of Ours
fhr0obed n sympstaT ~th the little waits
that lsv in tas drv xaods boxss. that tramp
the streets and ~srs in the poor houses With
oct the sbeifering care eta meth-rss affection
- fstasrs strong arm % support them,
eoidrsn without parents snd children With
worse than no parents tast hsd sozae. Ihis
ARrsAaitarisn spirit right or vrosg. dic-
tateo vs should provi8. homes for the lit-
tis as D0~n Cod d~stsr re co1straote3
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