Telegram-herald., 1890-09-12
WHAT THEY WILL FIND.

The Democracy OF Oakland county
adopted platform plank like this:
1t is to the interest of the people OF
Michigan TO look TO State affairs.
While the bonded debt has been paid
the debt of the various educational
funds has been increased TO about
5000, 600. The people wish to know
what has become of the money? The
swamp lands, amounting TO nearly
5000, 900 acres, have been disposed Of
only a small part as homesteads, but
more in the pretended opening OF high
ways, while the crownIng act of profit
gate waste was consummatcd IN the
grant of 1926, 900 acres to a syndicate
of Detroit mIlionaires who use the
Doodle TO corrupt the ballot and elect
to Office those who will do their Uld-
ding.
This IS not the first time the Dem
ocracy has had a sDasmodic desire to
"see the books" The books were seen
in Begole's time and the results of the
seeing" were not especially promul-
gated by the Democracy. But what the
Democrats of Oakland county would
find IS very clearly set forth by the
Lansing State Republican. 1t says:
Tho bonded debt OF over g, $50 900
left by the Democrats IN 1854, and the
war and war-bounty bonds. increasing
the amount Of over s, 600, 900 OF bonded
Indebtedness has been paid. These
bonds carried with them a coupon, or
interest debt OF over e., 500 600. This
makes over Sl2,500,000 Of bonded IN
debtedness discharged since 1854.
What IL called the debt Of the educa-
tional funds N the Oakland coupty
Democratic platform IS s5,315.000 IN
stead of 81, 900 900, as stated. The State
constitution requires that the money re-
/ coived from the sales of certain lands
/ donated by the United states Govern
ment for educational purposes shall
| constitute funds upon which the State
must pay a certain per cent each year
I for the benefit of schools. Ine money
/ $3.50 COO received from the sale OF
/ these lands has been used in accordance
/ with law for expenses OF the State gov
/ eminent and for sinking fund purposes.
| But az the same time the state has paid
/ from her treasury as interest upon these
funds for the benefit OF our schools
/ g. CSC. .000 only slss. 90 Of which was
paid prIor 20 1855. and under another
i provision Of our constitution al sddi-
/ tiopal amount of S4,7l0.eoo none of
/ which Vas paid PRIOR % 1850, snd by
! direct appropriations s3.60t,0e only
/ SID. l25 of which was pad priog 80 1855
or over SI4e94, coo fonly sol .la5 Cf
/ which vas pald prior % 1855, for the
/ benefit of school alone.
Indeed. 80 liberal has been The
/ States support of our schools that the
/ two-mill tax was reduced 80 one nil ia
1879. thus efeCung a saving n local
I TAXATION % the taxpayers of the Stafe
I at the present. time, of a5oUt 81 0o .i1l
/ Per asnum.
cover s4.o2so00 from the saIes Of
/ swama lands have been ase8 30 ths
+ construction Of wagon roads As e.
1 thc graat of l.S25 coo acres of sTar1y
land for building a raiircsd ia tas
f Tprer Peninsula, We Mi sinrlv sas
that it was considered a wonderful
stroke # luck on the part ~ TIE Ststs
authorities 90 Sud any one rash enouzf
/ enough 60 undertake the enterTri 50
81 s the geuersi UNDERSTANDING that ths
/ undertaking was rot a zltteFlrz suc
cess 5n = financial wsv g. TIE sFseero
m ii lona'rss. II t1e meantime 80
| pioneer r2luoad IA thls wilderness ws.