New-York tribune., 1890-04-19
MR.. DEPEW ON THE SOUTH.
HE TALKS TO YALE ALUMNI ABOUT HIS
RECENT TRIP.
HUMOROUS DESCRIPTIONS AND CoMMENTs-THE
NEGRO QUESTION DIsCUssED-EDUcAT1oN
AND PROPBRTY.OWNI WILL SOLVE 1T
FINE PROSPECTS FOR THE FUTURE.

at Deimonic0's last night for more than an hoIr
about the South. What he said could not be
described as speech. and il was not a lecture
II was simply a chat about his experiences and
observations on his recent trip in pursuit Of
health, bat il rich in interesting information,
well spiced with anecdotes abundant in practi-
cal comments and suggestions. and full Of happy
sayings. 1t was, in fact, alive with Depew,
and there are few other men who could in the
same length Of time say much worth remcm-
bcring and worth repeating.
Mr. Dcpcw humorously described his expert
ences with newspaper interviewers. who recorded,
some of them accurately others not 80 accurately,
his opinions on the South. These interviews went
all over tie country, with the result that there
was developed on the part of the South some
thing that Mr.. Depew did not know before, an
abnormal scnsitivcncss Said he
We In NcwNork don't n button what ANYBODY
about us l think that even Chicago has passed tho
period OF caring daughter But the South Is very
much in the position that tho o. .he country in
when Dickens visited H. aud when got on our hind
leg a. people aud expressed profound dgu-t and
indignation that the novelist should have lbcei us
a. he did IL discovered pccullafc- hero which were not
common 20 ENGLAND and not 10 hi. eNpefi-
cnce Immigration from abiold and internal emigration
at That period had changed al the pIoyincalisn ~
the VARIOUS p1rs Of the county he visited hy 'te
cAagreraon OF the provincial he created now types OF
TEN RECEPTACLES or HIS owN BLOOD.
Every time that the southern editorial writer has ng
ulatyey hung NY hide upon the fence either he or a
friend has sent marked copy to me-. laughter !
have now ten large scnpbooks cory with my blood
daughter. and while impression created
whon in South CAROLINE Georgia and Florida. from
the great policncs, Of these people the stranger that
II should Tor President oi the tinted state. uns,
might change. l convinced from what tn lh'.f'e"
done Tor that II should run as Republican
Of .. f-rtf I'D.
break solid South. daughter think even Georgia
would give a majority against
This sensityenc~s from, that there arN
one or two things about which tho Southern f.is
himself that correction might be applied in some wag.
he doesn't exactly what II - Hut when stranger
proceeds 70 critlcise comment It he naturally
eard- him enemy. and It has become common eN-
preston that the man who tell, s'ont southern types
about Southern development. whore there j, no d.
yelopnont outside oi the lines o. the mineral d.
,elopment. undff' Tie great general CATEGORY
an enemy South. Ifc may boz the South'- bot
iilerd lie may have AL p,fi
desire for Development. H. nay have the kntet
feeling toward H. people. II" may have the most cen'u.
remembrance Of it, hospitality. H. may have tae n"'
fer,id recollection Of cultured. generous people. who
have done everything his time with them pl asant
But while b. has made only very few observations and
recessArly could hasy TIP. yet II hc generates
bunch tho -de al the good and on the
side things b. think, age lad 'e statement -
the bad makes hlm The "eneuy q The SOUTH
blDWlNI lEAlnt 'f II'HlDN.
Mr.. Dcpcw went on 10 tell Of the wonderful
contrast between long stretches Of Southern conn-
try through which he lad passed. lis aspect,
apparently only those Of hopeless poverty. and
the Development. beauty and spcndors II ST. /
Augustine. Flor Ia. lie spoke in the strongest /
terms OF admiration OF Florida. the great sani-
tarium OF the American continent. Of It's climate.
its soil and the opportunities for settlement IL |
offers 10 young men with small capital lie de-
scribed how the old Spanish town of 81. Augustine
had been transformed into wonderland hy the |
enterprise and money Of Northern man. H. |
told how the realities Of The war OF /
the rebellion had been viyidly forced on
his attention in his visit 10 scenes OF battle and
bloodshed He travelled over the line of Gen |
cral Shcrman's march and said lc. 81 was /
impressed with tie fact that General Sherman /
is 10 live longer. for while a reality and
then legendary and gigantic character, than
any other famous hero OF the civil War"
THE MICRO AND POLiTIc-.
Coming 10 speak Of tie race question in the
South Mr Dcpcw said In part:
The negro i- not badly tr'Atd ia e south so flE q
h- physical relation T. The conn unity which he A,es =
concerned. II i" leaves politics alpnc hr treated
probably bitter u,n b. nero because o9l,s-
tuniics the south which De- A4. not Ons u l
.alcc,t uia.s that harpai yis.ts o. cllcard
negroes 70 nv Once. VINO come ~ me- complaining Thar /
there j. no.Ang ~ 'cuoat- nerio - DO ia NewYoi"
lhvr, a large section n tae South VINO say. '~oNe
the raee problem by picking re whole population up
and eaIpllr then {" y Islands II fc ~r,. ~
Central America N Africa" Hut the more Intelligent
southern p,oIr t- not ilotra ly th'oIl,
lreuatlons. but Who facing tr problem 81 tAs de-
veolncAt = th,f State the must stay. Eight
tenth, U. coumun'; -i. o cannot s,t along witAo.
them and then thc question comes which nineteenth.
don't know A0w 10 sol.e Aow - get along with ui'a.
The force which Dee working and they
Vlf Oft fIll
question are education sld tAc acquisition oi property
Education rapidly solving u.e problem in and
at ue samo time throwing dhrulte- "a another wa.
Supplement eduratlon by the church. and the ne-
cnce enforce upon him the moral innu,n.,,
which como from the sentiment o. the community which
sit, down upon snd ffowA, upon anytime NOT ~ hgf
mora! charlc.r add that tc a.qul-lo prop.
eriy and that cNt, nnd the pro lem solved.
man vita - 900 20 TO The Legislature and III Ia
muncip, council. 1h,y ar happy t. have hin, d.
II. They confidence IA him.
FANOKIN6 POSTAL SAYINGS BANKS.
But the difficulty j. IA accunuaiing money. Tor IN
money matter, nero trusts nobody. b.iir,e
II t, te The imperative duty Of tn, Government q 'tab
l.n postal bank In postonce ia the soui.
Appils.) blc,e tlzt -s.tein with a pro, for
Interest enough deposit. shorl formulated
that the Of the South VINO has one dolag WILL In
stead Of going without WORK until that dollar !. spent d.
post it In satns- iank and r'doublc his work 10 eei
.her dollar ~ add % IT.. lApIau,cJ
Mr. Dcpcw amused his hearers with dcscrp
ion Of his investigation Of the person and Labits
Of the intelligent alligator OF the South lie
entertained them by sketch Of tine Old-fasn-
ioncd Southern conservative " blue blood. with
a big genealogical tree. a type of American
citizen now exceedingly scarce. lie passed on To
speak Of the New South and its cNpOncnts: OF
the vast development Of mineral wealth, which
was building up cities and bringing prosperity.
Now, then, he said in closing, Tie net re-
suit OF this visit 10 the South from hearty
observation ald broad ecncralization to my mind
inst
future We have developed all the great and
sudden opportunities for wealth or most Of them
ia our northwestern states and on the Pacilc
slope. But here is vast country, with the best
climate in the world, with conditions OF health
which are absolutely unparalleled with vast for
csts untouched, with cnOrmOuS NcIns Ot