The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-01-14

and patriotic. Peace and good order has
prevailed within Its borders. During the
depression of recent years it's financial in
Btitutions have, TO as large an extent as
anywhere, maintained their standing. Its
manufacturing institutions, giving employ
ment to hundreds OF thousands. have sur
yived the ordeal of distress and disaster
consequent upon the panic. Its farm la
Dor has maintained It's independence. The
last two years have been characterized by
good health and freedom from epidemics.
Every sign now Indicates that under the
blessings OF providence. and a wise adj
administration OF the law. Michigan Is about
to enter upon a new and yet greater era
9 OF prosperity and development. To this
end Invite careful attention to the recon-
herein contained.
state Institutions.
4 In proportion with the increase of popu-
lation there Is an Increase of the needs and
requirements OF the state institutions, es-
DeciaIly OF those devoted to educational
and charitable objects. Our asylums. de-
voted to the care Of the most unfortunate
wards OF the state. are constantly crowd
ed Not having at hand the means of pre-
venting the increase of insanity, We can
only continue TO provide more room and
additional facilities for the care, nurture
and treatment of It's victims The four
asylums devoted to this purpose are under
the care and management of competent
superint endents and assistants. and II will
devolve upon you 10 give them such sup
port I'm their labors as the condition OF
their pG.iects may require.
Care OF Children.
The st .te has created at large expense
five institutions for the care of children
and per,ons OF tender age. The home for
abando. ed and neglected children. at Cold
water. deem one OF Its most excellent
charititL. Under the care and manage
ment & a competent superintendent, and
gx.ellpni hoard of control. homeless
and spnndoned waits from all over the
state there find comfortable abiding
place surrounded by every care that can
be gwen them, until more permanent
hOmtI can be found for them among the
char cable people of the state. To deprive
this institution of what II needs would be
falsl economy and would be closing the
doos against the exercise of noble char
tty.
Thu school for the deaf, located at Flint.
is cre OF the state Institutions that Is per-
haps better known without the borders OF
Michigan than any other. except the uni
versity. because of Its excellent manage
men. and most perfect system of instruc-
tion, and of the high character and ability
OF its faculty, II Is recognized as n model
Institution, not only throughout the United
States. but also in foreign countries.
Industrial school for Boys.
The institution for the care Of Juvenile
offenders, located at Lansing. Is under ex-
tie inmates are given the best substitute
for a good home and parental care that
the state can furnish. Many boys OF very
tender years so young that, In my opinion,
they could have but little appreciation Of
the fact that they had transgressed the
law, lind their way TO It. l advise the adop-
tion OF such reasonable measures as will
make II impossible for parents to have
children sent to this school, either because
they wish TO be rid of the obligation and
,f FOR bpp or baa Ina ha
think the school presents better facilities
Tor training them. l also recommend that
every inducement for county agents and
others to bring children TO the home, such
as the payment OF mileage for bringing
them here. be removed This system Is an
outrage on youth and places premium on
n decision against them. l make these
recommendations, fully approaching the
fact that many boys leave the school bet
ter prepared TO maintain themselves, per-
haps. than IL they had been continued in
the environments OF their own homes.
Home for Fecbie-,Iindcd.
The home OF the feeble minded and
epileptic, located at Lapeer, Is one OF the
newer institutions of the state. To its man.
agement and methods invite your care
ful attention.
Central board of Control.
I submit for your consideration the
recommendation that there be created IA
central board OF control of all the institu-
lions OF the state, and that the system OF
separate boards now in vogue be abolished
NJ a step In the direction OF economy.
Ionia Reformatory.
! will dispense with specific recommended
lions as TO the several institutions. except
in the case OF the state house OF correc-
ton and reformatory at Ionia. This insti-
tutIon u legally termed rcformatory. but
its province as such has been lost by the
confinement within Il OF some OF the most
hardened criminals, as well as young and
first offenders. The law permitting the
scnte ncing OF old and hardened criminals
60 IL should be amended. so as to prevent
this Objectionable practice, and only FIRST
o0endfrs and the younger class OF con-
vfcfD should BIO confined there. The inter-
minSiinE Of youths with those who have