The South western news. (Dawson, GA.) 188?-1889, 1888-04-18
CITY AND COUNTRY BcY3.
San Whc Mrs Ore Of the h ticr Writes
Pithiy k5oW Them,

Which is the better place 20 lie
borr and reared in, city or coan,
try. if one wants 10 achieve success
in life ? This question lsasked oc-
casionally ard there is a vide
ppread popular impression that the
country boy has the better chance.
he claim Is tmthfuily made that
nearly I'LL tie erect American sta
tcsmen Of the first century Of this
governments existence were coun-
trymen ard that the leading repre-
scntatives Of Professions and bust
ness eli terpYisos were born in rural
districts.
While this is mdouIt,3ly true,
so far rs tie past is concerned, It
would hardly he safe to Jump 70
the conclusion tbat a city bred hoy
is forcortaiCcd 10 stand ell bis life
at TIE foot Of the ladder end gaze
, with feelings OF envy and alaira-
ton willie his country cousin
climbs to the highest pinnacle al
success. Franklin was city horn,
and so was Sumner. T~.o ceuofa
tons of Vandcrbiits and three OF
Astors have been city born, while
Girard, if not e..actly city born,
soon gravitatcd to the city and
made his career.
If there have been moro Amcri>
can statesmen furnished by the
country than by cities il is partly
because there were more country
than city districts 10 be ryprcscutea
in Congress and legislatures. and
partly because while countrvmcn
Of good abilities sought political
ca eers, city ausd men of the same
class devoted themselves 10 bust
ness instead. II many of tie lend
ing business men Of our largo cities
are country bonn. it must not be
forgotten that American cities are
mostly new, their population being
made up OF countrvmen and tor,
eigners, without whicl there would
have been but few cities Of imrdr-
lance. The fact is that The real
test between city and country as
starting places in life is vet to be
made in the United States.
Philadelphia, ore Of lie oldos,
most stable and conservatives af ~
the American cities, is represented
in Congress by q solid city bred
delegation. and it cannot he sail
that Kelley or Randall suffer by
comparison with the country born
representative of other districts.
Is it not quite possible dat other
cities besides our own viii in time
duplicate Philadelnhia's experience
tn this rnspectq 81 far the fact
GROWING American cities have offer
ed the greatest or;zos t. men ans
bitieus for wealth and professional
distinction. and have serv 4 70
drain whole Statos If tLo;r. oblos4
and most ambitious men. thus aiy-
inc = oreut nronondaro,1s 70 the
country born among those who
have achieved distinction evon m
gtusiness life. But will tl.is process
continue indefinitely > Il is Very
dorbtf,,l
An ANALYSIS Of relative alvanta-
ees of cisv and country dnrioo the
forp,a.;va ner;od &c . boy,s l;fo
- ~. ',.o,1.. si ~,
SHOWS 'ie'" " ","i'! eqoa,' ne
city hoy has access to Libraries,
lectures, The best schools, and is
subjected to the quickeuing inda-
ences Of tile busy lite that sur.
-.,.J1; o,,o,.,.,rlono n, H.
ioui''S III" '." 'o' -" ,"1
contrary ne Is Deset oy a mutt
tude of temptations and distrac-
tions which do not assail the coun-
,rv b,v The latter has favor hooks
- -,
e"e' ils'i "'.o's anu Ms SUI ''u'''''
lngs are less lnsplntlng than those