The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-02-13
The Spr ng Election.

The Importance of the approach
ing spring election should not be
underestimated. Not only will
Michigan elect a Judge of her su-
preme court that shall hold his Of
flee for ten years, but also two re-
gents of her university who will hold
their offices for eight years respec-
lively 1t would indeed be a calami-
ty to the state if, through the apathy
OF the people, IAN Altgcld should creep
upon the supreme bench or PETER
onto the board of regents. 1t is only
when vigilance sleeps that such
plaques fall upon the people. Had
Kansas realized such endless destruc-
ton TO her institutions would follow,
as have followed one false political
step, she would today have belonged
to the sisterhood of republican
states. instead of being political
outcast. Let Michigan make no such
mistake. Combinations of the polit.-
cal malcontents are rapidly being
formed, and it bchooves, not only
the Republican party, but the good
people OF the state of al shades of
political faith to bestir themselves
at once.
Judge Long has made an able, hon
est, upright and efficient Judge and
by his judicial fairness has won Il
place for himself in the hearts OF the
people irresdective of party. He
will be unanimously renominated by
the coming Republican convention,
and unless the people are dead to
their own interests, will be over
whelmingly elected.
Bat victory next spring is rem
dercd doublv certain if the convpn-
ton Shall name as regents men who
will bring to the polls the enthusi-
aStlc support of all classes of our
people. There is no denying the
fact that for some reason the univcr-
sity of Michigan has drifted away
from the common people. This is
evidenced not only by the actlol of
the various farmers organizations,
says the Lansing State Republican,
but by the unseemly struggle in the
legislature two years ago over the
university of Michigan appropria-
tion. 1t is charged that for years
past only gentlemen of means and |
leisure have been chosen to the Office
OF regents; that the farming and
labor interests are ignored by the
board, and that the university is
becoming the rich man 5 college. |
That instead OF following the course
by the founders OF the
present system and placing men up
IN the board, VINO should, 50 far as
possible, represent not only all the
varying interests of the state. bat
so distributing them as to give each
portion of the state IN equal repre- |
sentation upon the board. they have |
been centered in the southeast cor
hrr OF the state. We may concede |
that all these matters are imaginary, !
still they exist, and il would seem to !
be the part of wisdom TO undeccive |
the people on these questions and |
bring them back again to the res
pect and vencration for the greatest !
Of all our state institutions that
it 50 justly deserves. To do |!
ths,we would suggest that u practi-
cal farmer, one in whom the whole ,
EARNING interests OF the state has /
"a man of liberal and /
broad culture, be placed upon the |
board OF regents. Such man is J.
II. Brown, of Coldwater. and for
the second place we would suggest |
James NJ. Wilkinson, of Marquette, |
a man of brains and experience.
These nominations would not only /
SO distribute the various members /
Of the board as to cover as nearly as
possible every portion of the state,
but would place men upon the board |
who fully and completely represent |
all the varying interests Of our state.