The Detroit Tribune, Free Press And

Journal recognizing the value of the University to the state have been very outspoken in their sentiments in favor oí" the Iegi6lative appropriation. Say, young man, did you ever 6top to think that every drink of whiskey you take 9 the interest on a dollar for one year ? There is many a young man loafing around the streets, out of work, and bewailing his hard luck, who, if he had saved the money he wasted in liquor and tobáceo could command capital enough to carry on a large business, and be of some benefit to the world. A litelt discussion is going on in the papers as to the question whether President Cleveland will consent to be the democratie candidate for the presidency in 1888. Some ssy that he will, and others say that he will nok If he acts in accordance with his letter of acceptance when first neminated, he will decline a second nomination. We strongly suspect, however, that he will accept another nomination if he can get it. Ex-Vioe President Wm. A. Wheeleb died at his home at Malone, near Watertown, N. Y., at 10:30 a. m. Saturday, aged 68 years. He was bom in the same town and was educated in the common school and an academy and studied two years in the University of Vennont. He represented his district in the legiBlature Beveral times, and was in the 37th, the 41st, 42d, 43d and 54th Congresses. He was serving in Congress when he was nominated for vice president by the republican national convention in 1876 on the eame ticket with Rutherford B. Hayes. He was a quiet but useful man and served his constituenta and hig country welL He had been in very poor health for some years. Immiqration 8tatistics for the first quarter of the year indícate a far larger movement to our shores than in either of the past two years. Two thousand a day is the present rate of arrival, and the prediction is made that the total for the year will equal that of 1882, or 730,349, the largest in our history. The number of arrivals at the six principal ports in Maren was 39,680, as against 22,919 in the same month last year, and during the three months ending with March the number was 64,299, against 40,931 during the first quarter of 1886. Every part of Europe contributes its quola, and the return3 from nearly every country show a very large percentage of increase over the immie;ration of either of the two preceding yeare. Senator Gorman's bilí to regúlate Catholic church property by taking it from the bishop and placing it in the hands of trustees, still lingera in the legis'.ative halls. Although this measure has been much discussed, criticised and abused, its real terms have cot been known. Early in the session the senator introduced a skeleton title " to regúlate Catholic church proper - ty." Senator Gorman was asked if he intended to push the bilí to a final hearing. "That remains for the friends of the measure to decide," eaid he. " I have framed it carefully, and now if they want me to go on I am ready to undertake the work" It is altogether likely, however, that the bill will be allowed to slumber and expire with the close of the seseion. If it were pushed there would be no chance whatever of passing it in the face of the enormous protest made against it. Governor Luce's message vetoing the University appropriation bill, is the one great act of his administration that will render him famous, but it is the kind of fame of which his prosterity will not have reason to feel proud. Iü his great desire for retrenchment and economy in the use of the public funds, he seems to have lost sight of the fact that often the cheapest priced articles are the dearest There is no institution in the state of Michigan that has honored it more, and been of more real benefit, and none towards which the tax-payerg can afford to be more generous. The reduction proposed by Govrnor Luce at this time could not be made without great injury to the institution ; the legislators were convinced of thig, 'and the board of regents who know much more ot the necessities of the University than does Gov. Luce, and who are doubtless as careful as he of the interesta of the people who iDtrustedbim withthis charge. It would seem tbat under the circumstances the governor could have conscientiously deferred to the judgment of the legislature, the regents, the leading papers of the state and a great majority of its educated and most influential citizens. It is to be hoped that the bill will be carried over the veto by an almost unanimous vote, and thus my be averted the deadliest blow the University has ever received. All good citizens will pray for its passage by our legislature, of Representativa Grenell's proposed purity of elections bill, or one equally as good. If there is anything that should be well guarded in this governnient of the people, ït is the voter's right; and any plaa that will purify the present eystem, do away with all opportunity of bribing, buying, intimidatins; and in any otber disgraceful way of hindering a free and intelligent expression of every man's w6hes at the polls, should be looked upon favorably. The stability of our republican form of government, demands a revolution in its present method8 of voting, and it will be an honor for Michigan if she takes the lead among the states in this noble duty.