St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-08-05

stay with them. I'm all nv travels I
never met with class of people so truly
great" said he.
Since his trip was purely of a pro-
fesSional nature, Mr.. Dickens saws he
has found no time to mingle in society
in this country, but he considers it fully
on par with that of England or any
other country in the old world. Boston.
he thinks, is more like England than
most American cities, and might be
termed the seat of culture in our coun-
try. Should Mr.. Dickens ever take up
his residence in America, which is very
improbable, his preference would on first
choice be for Denver. Col, ana on second
for Portland, Or. He saws these two
are the brightest cities he has seen. He
thinks he never had more intellectual
audiences except in st. Helena, Wyo.,
where he was truly surprised at the
condition of the people of what, in his
own language. is mining town with
all its adjuncts."
fright here" said the gentleman. 81
wish you to say through the Star for me
that you Americans should drop the
time-worn excuse that your country is
still an infant, or. in other words, you
should not plead infancy for any of the
shortcomings of the country or people
in it. L tell YOU" he continued.
America, or the greater part of it, is
an old country"
Mr.. Dickens thinks the business
center is moving west rapidly and that
only few years hence the West will
WELD the balance of power. He speaks
of the extreme West and Northwest as
most beautiful country and would adj
men who are blessed with a small
amount of money and plenty of ambi-
ton, to go there, as he thinks the re-
sources of that country do not lie wholly
in mining, and even that is but half de-
veloped. When boy he went to see
some American Indians who had ar
rived in England and has since had
poor impression of the race, and agrees
with Amos Wood that "Iniuns is poi
son."
Taking each state separately, Mr..
Dickens favors New Jersey, and will
always remember its citizens for the
deep interest manifested in his work.
His first readings were before New Jer-
Sey audiences, and he thinks no other
state can produce a more brilliant lot of
men.
Mr.. Dickens still has his poor opinion
of New York streets and the method of
heating railway coaches, but, neverthe-
less, he classes New York among the
great cities of the world.
With the newspapers of this country
he is wonderfully pleased. He says
they are both newsy and bright, and
can compare most favora5ly with the
best of English journals. Mr.. Dickens
will not publish an account of his
American trip. AS the reporter was
about to leave Mr.. Dickens said:
81 am now going to say something to
the American public, not as politician,
but as friend. have met nearly all
the prominent men of the United States,
including President Cleveland, and it is
of him / wish to speak. Although our
conversation was but brief, was won
derfully impressed with him, and in my
opinion he is eminently fitted to fill the
high and honorable position he now oc-
cupies."
In comparing the American and
English governments, Mr.. Dickens
spoke in flattering terms of the Ameri-
can system.
In the short period of eight months
Mr.. Dickens has visited 140 of the prin-
cipal cities of the country, and has de-
livered 270 readings, which have in
every respect been very successful.
He will visit the United States again
next wear.