Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-01-04

one raniily among our ONE people. excite the
deepest interest: and am confiden. YOU viii
not hesitate in providing means that will en-
able them TO receive the training and inssruc-
/ ton that will open up to them a new and
( brighter life.
! A suitable home should be established, where
/ these little helpless children, during their
4 school years, may be constantly under the care
/ and guidance of the teachers of the school
! The cost of building adapted to this purpose,
would be comparatively light.
| The State is educating twenty-one blind
children at the Perkins Institute, South Bos-
! ton Massachusetts,. Suitable provision must
1 be made for their future welfare. think an
| annual appropriation of s2225O is necessary for
the education and care of the deaf dumb and
| blind Any unexpended balance of the appro
priation for this humane object, will be covered
/ into the treasury.
The amount of funds received for school
purposes is rapidly growing, having increased
during the past five years from s4l6,6l9.l3 to
s54l, $50 ID; and it will continue to enlarge in
the future. The expenditure for the deaf,
| dumb and blind is purely for educational pur
poses for the benefit of school children Of our
! State 1t seems just that the appropriation
for their education should be a charge upon
| the school fund and paid from that source,
and not be appro oriated from sums re-
ceived by taxation for general purposes 1 be-
lieve every municipality in the State would
| cheerfully recognize the propriety and justice
of such legislation, permitting these children
to share IN the general fund set apart fof
I educational purposes.
Labor.
The cause of labor should always receive the
i the highest consideration at the hands of the
| legislative branch of the government. Amel
iorating laws have been enacted in the past,
and no effort should be spared in the future to
| conserve and promote this great cause
! Friendly relations should be maintained be-
| tween the employer and employed, a spirit OF
| confidence and good will should be fostered
| for industrial peace is the strongest promoter
of the welfare of labor and the State.
We are being constantly warned that great
! danger threatens our free institutions and the
well being of the industrial workers of our
country by the tide of immigration that Is
| flooding our shores.
We welcome the industrious immigrant, who
comes as friend and not as an enemy of the
| Republic who comes for the purpose of making
| a home and becominga good, law abiding citi-
! zen, ready to uphold the Constitution and laws
| in times of peace and defend their majesty in
time of war. We had a conspicuous ilustra-
! ton from 1861 to 1865, of the loyalty and de-
votion to our flag of the adopted citizens of
our country. and they We're found i'll almost
! every regiment and brigade of the Union
Army. A different class are now seeking our
| land from foreign countries. The civilized So
ciety of America should not tolerate the pres
/ ence of anarchists and nihilistS who come
the destroyers of our institutions, and who
would substitute rioting, violence, lawleSsnesS,
bloodshed and anarchy for good government
State Institutions.
| Ihave visited the various institutions Of the
/ State and find them in good condition The re-
ports of the Trustees and SuperlntendentS, OF
/ the Boards and Commissions established by the
/ fat vii IA - [ }
tention is invited to the rAcomm eldatlols and
suggestions contained in the same.
| College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts.
The State College Of Agriculture and Me
chanic Art is a part of our free educational
system, and its claims upon the State should
be recognized. The law of Congress, under
! which the College was endowed. provides that
/ its leading objec5 shall be to teach such
/ branches of learning are related to agricul-
ture and mechanic arts, and without cXclud-
ing other scientific and classical ssu lies This
institution offers an opportunity for pra'ti-
cal and advanced education, at a reasonable
cost. The attendance during the past two
/ years has steadily increased, and the number
] of new students in 1891, was more than double
/ that of the preceding year.
A new course i'll electrical engineering has
! been established, enabling our young men to
/ gain systematic training in the use of cleo
tricity which is destined i'll the future to bear
an important part i'll the development and uti-
lization of the immense water power of the
State for manufacturing and other purposes.
/ Instruction in pharmacy has also been intro
duced and two courses established. In addi-
/ ton to the full course i'll agriculture, shorter
/ courses have been arranged to meet the con
venience of those desiring instruction i'll this
| important branch, but who are unable to de
! vote the time for a full course.
The General Government also requires that
/ instruction in military science shall be given,
! and in October last an encampment was held
/ bv the students at Portland. They exhibited
marked proficiency in drill, thorough dia'ip-
/ line, and their gentlemanly bearing woil the
commentator of thousands a. citizens who
I had an opportunity to obSerNH 3len while i'll
4 camp This department is under the direct
1 supervision of Lieut.. Mark l.. Jersey, L. s A,
| who, in addition to his duties at the College,
! has rendered valuable service to the Maine
National Guard.
'E Reform School.
Two thousand one hundred and two boys
have been admitted 10 the Reform School since
its establishment The number in the school
December first. 1884, one hundred and
forty. The State should not treat this pc
nal institution alone, but as branch of the
educational work of our State. Many of the
inmates are of tender years, whose young lives
have never been blessed with the kind and re-
filming influences of a happy home and a de-
+ voted mother anu 1atner. MANY OF tHt'ln WntH
arrested and arraigned before the magistrate,
had no conception that they had committed
any wrong or any crime against society. Here
they are receiving moral. intellectual and in
dustrial training, which will fit them for use
full employments and good citizenship. The
superior advantages of the cottage system have
been fully demonstrated and the institution
should receive cordial support.
The Insane
That there may be no misrepresentation a.
to my views relative to making appropriate
provision for the insane, you will all wv refer
ence to a former communication, addressed to
the Legislature in 1898, upon this important
subject, wherein it was stated: The insane
( are entitled to the special care OF the State.
Their lot is the saddest that can befall human
ity. To the great credit of our State, you have
never reluctantly or stintingly bestowed your
public favor upon this unfortunate class, and
we SHOULD continue to make appropriate pro-
vision for their care Many, with proper treat
ment can be restored to their families to So
cie.y and activity in the busine IS world. The
incurable should have the kindest restraint
consistent with public safety
B At the last session of the Legislature. two
committees of that body, the Committee on
Finance and the COMMITTEES on Insane Hospital,
{ acting JOINTLY a. special committee, had this