The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1889-09-20
"0H. IT'S ALL RIGHT"
SAY THE EDITORS, SPEAKING OF
THE CITY OF DETRDIT.
Michigan Only Needs to Give II HcmO-
cratic Majority to- Make it Great
State.

last National Republican Convention Il
new method of booming candidate for
the nomination was inaugurated by the
friends of GEN RUSSELL \. ALGER, a res
| ident Of this city. In response TO the in
quiry whats the matter with ALGER'
| that proceeded from the owner of a stem
| torian voice in one gallery, the opposite
gallery answered back 'Oh! he's all
right" If this mode of expressing ap
proval, with some variations, had been in
| troduced into the Editorial Convention
which has just adjourned in this place,
| the Northern members might have in
| quired whats the matter with Detroit?'
| and the Southern men III real enthusiasm
would have called back "Oh! its all right" p"
| And the East and West would have made
the same response.
The editors representing every section
of the United States have spent four days
| in this lovely city at the National Edito-
rial Association | have already written
of the cordiali,y Of the people and their
princely entertainment. | believe that
the readers OF the CHRONICLE will DC glad
| to knew more OF this city which, with its
$50, 900 inhabitants, is easily the netropo
lis of Michigan
This is a great State great il resour
ces and in achievements, and It is free
from debt. When it was made a State
| MIR. JEFFERSON wanted to give it the
classical appellation Chersonesus, ''but,"
says Hon. THOMAS NJ. COOLEY, -, kindly
| PrOvidence spared it the hard fortune to
be thus named, and when it was organ
lied in 1905, inspired its godfathers TO
give it the appropriate christening" It's
name is derived from an lndian word
signifying great lake. GEN. LEWIS CAss
was its first good Governor. To him
| more than to any other man is due the
glory of the State When be became
Governor but few settlers of American
birth had located in the territory, but
| these We're
| The first low wash of waves where soon
| Shall roll human sea-
The population of Michigan is now near
| ly two million. | have been studying the
secret OF its prosperity aud greatness and
have found it, | think. t.arly-even III the
semi barOarous times - common schools
were established. They We're rude schools
but as JUDGE COOLEY says they were
1.-The forerunners of system not surpa-s
ed in the world" Early provision was
made TO put these schools on a permanent
basis which would insure TO every child the
| advantages of q good elementary cduca-
| ton. wish that the CHRONICLE had the
space for me to give history Of edHct-
ton in Michigan and the wise and liberal
legislation that has fostered learning.
That cannot be, but few figures Will silo~
| something of What has been done. There
is permanent school fund OF 81 3S9,-
524 81, derived from the sale of public
lands, and the schools get per cent o.
this fund. The amount of money experd-
ed for public schools il Michigan in 1883
was So, 112, 739 80. aud the average month
ly salary paid to the public school teachers
was, for men $45 50, for wolnen $31.57
| The number of children who attend public
schools is 425,219, and the average length
of the school term is seven and half
| months. 1t makes ne sad to contrast the
advantages of a Michigan boy viii the Il
vantases of Moth Carolina boy. We
have no permanent school fund We Gid
have one until the Republicans obtained
control of our st ate Government in 1868
when they stole and oquandered it. We
expended in 1888 for public schools SGgl,
1873. 20, although we bad 3:7, 1892 children
in school only 81 $50 less children than
in Michigan. Michigan spends an average
of 81 sc per child in its public schools.
North Carolina spends SO cents per capt
ia has a school of G3 days /. year, and
pays its male teachers $40 SO and its female
teachers *23 II per month.
1t is not alone in public schools that
Michigan is wise. 1t has a great Univer
sty to which it has been very liberal 1t
is singular fact that the I.dians We're
early contributors to the fund for endoW
ing the University. BY the treaty with
Gov. CAss they granted six sections oi
land 1t turned out to be SO valuable q
gift that Pontagni and the other Indian
chiefs are often spoken of as the founders
or the University. 1nlS ana Otnef lanC
sold made fund of $3.50, 900 from which
the University realizes $3s, 500 year. Ii
addition to this the State annually appro
pirates $40, 500 to the University, and il
very liberal in donations Of money fol
buildings, apparatus, &c. Since the es
tablishment of the University in 1887 the
State has appropriated from its own treas
ury 81 ,O24, ,O71. The gifts to the Univer
sity have amounted to over $4OO, 900. The
University is open to men and womer
alike. 1t is entirely unsectarian and nt
tuition fee is charged. 1t is great Uni
versity-the greatest in the West or North
west The President says that experience
has demonstrated the wisdom of taking il
women.
These things will explain one reason
why Michigan is more prosperous thar
North Carolina. In paying so much more
for schools than we do, the burden upo1
its tax payers is not much, if any, heavier
than ours because of its magnificent per
manent school fund and because all it,
people, and not only one race, contribut.
) to the support of the schools.
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