Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1879-02-07
We Don't Want such as Y.u.

As Oregon and Washington territory
are at present, it is positive cruelty to
seek to induce men Of culture to come
out here. None but brawny sons Of
toll, and, best Of all, agricultural labor
ers, arc fitted for the country. In all
the towns there are three times as many
merchants" as are needed. The peo.
pie are narrow minded and ignorant,
with passion for land grabbing, low
tastes and desires, so that for any one
to leave moderately comfortable home
in the east, and cast his lot among them
Is bad policy in every way. Except in
the far off portions Of Washington ter
ritory. fine productive land is not es.
pecially cheap, and have it on cred
ible authority, that hardy worker can
make as much out of his land in Maine,
aud procure the same as cheaply as he
can here, with the advantage Of being
there, within forty.eight hours Of such
. city as Boston, Cor, Of Chicago
Tribune.
Much depends upon the kind Of
couture" that men possess to qualify
! them for a life in Oregon, Washington,
or Idaho. From the exhibit which
this correspondent makes of his own
culture, it is evident that he is not fit
ted to dwell among US and We think it
doubtful whether he would make a
good citizen Of any community. Per
haps little "cruelty' experienced by
this correspondent would give to him
some little brain above that Of petted
spoiled and braiuless dandy of some
metropolitan city. But at any rate
our people do not want the task of in
fiicting this cruelty to any large mum.
ber Of his ilk, and hence there is no
danger of our seeking to induce the
Immigration Of many such ''nen Of cul-
ture" as he must refer to when writing
as above. The men of culture we want
are those whose intelligence and obser-
vation of country and people arc
such as to convince them of the value
Of the provisions which God and nature
have lavished upon people, and such
t as to inspire in them fortitude to fore.
60 with hope al! such privations as arc
necessarily incident to all new countries
: and a resolution to labor to bring to 6
good country as rapidly as possible
such comforts aud lux uries as may b.
found in Older settled comm, mites
a The charge of "narrow mindedness'
J aud IGNORANCE" slow tastes and de
& sires" would be applicable in double
!, sense to the mass Of the people of thu
state of Maine or Massachusetts,. Nor,
k white people in proportion to the who'll
: number of the population in each, ar
r capable Of reading anl writing in the
territory of either Washington or Idah
I than have these attainments in tn
state of Maine, and they read more th
current events of the day, and thci
Il Iexperience from observation and inter
: course with people of all nationalities i
4 far more matured ond their judgemen
of men and things far more clear an,
!. correct. The fact is the bulk of tn
J. population Of both Washington an
idaho is composed of the more ntelligen
r and enterprising portion of the mid
ding classes Of people Of the olde
" states. We value men more in accord
II ance with their real worth, than fror
any tinsel of Partisan etiquette, fashion
~ - able dress, line Of ancestry, or high G
low position they may chance to occuf,
That VIC have some ignorant men ,
er mong US is not denied, but you ma
q q take up 25 men as you indiscriminatel
er find them, even in the city OF Bosto,
,e (Which seems to be the par excellence ci,
~ of this correspondent aud gather u
lie the same number in one of the towns
either idaho or Washington, and Pr
" sent to each, 25 questions, of pract
is cal nature, in history, geography or at
~ ~ of the practical sciences, and much IL
y. greater portion of these questions vi
y be answered correctly and promptly
the Idahoans or Washingtouians. "
er do not speak unadvisedly in this ma
Sc. ter. We have personally been amor
@ er all these people, and personally mat
~ tests of the relative intelligence, al
~ -, yet Boston is the seat of learning in {
in New England and deservedIy called &