New-York tribune., 1890-07-13

test their endurance. For a time, under TIE
Peoples Party organizations, San Francisco dld
enioy some years of good government hab
has happened may happen again, though at pres
ent there are few indications Of Improvement
OF course it was perfectly natural that in
State where unusual percentage Of rich men
lived the fact that the people at large were better
of than in any other part Of the country dld not
prevent them from becoming enviouS and dis
satisfied. The gambling in mining stocks, winch
had become 50 general that working men and
women were among the most confirmed speculat-
ors, not only nterfcrcd with the formation OF
thrifty habits. hut concentrated the attention ol
the poor upon the methods by which large for
tunes we're rapidly accumulated by manlpulators.
Those methods were in the majority of cases
utterly tagitous; yet in spite OF warning ami
example the wacc-carncrs poured their money
into the Golfers Of their pundererS, and the more
they lost the more did they rage against the
means of their imp0Vcrishnent. Mr.. Bancroft miIht
have made the sketch of the gambling era and
its effect upon public morality and feeling much
stronger, without eXaggcratng the truth in any
way. The mining situation had much to do with
the outbreak of communism, which at one time
so threatening aspect, and the general dis
content was not cSsoned by the knowledge Of
the truth that those who lost their money in
stocks owed their msfortuncs chiefly to their
own blind and stubborn crcdulitN. Fortunately
for California, however. her people are Singularly
buOyant and gifted with rccupcrative force. In
a country where every other man has gone tie
full circle of Fortunes wheel more than once,
nobody thinks Of sitting quietly down 10 endure
poverty There chances iHnumerabe. and
there courage 10 seize and versatility 10
utilize them lie who is underneath to-day may
,I,o
dies
When we turn to the dc ctclopncnt OF the Golden
State, under Mr.. BancrOft'S guidance. realize
the secret OF this universe, optimism, NJ blum
dcrs, pcrvcrstieS. no cccentrcit:cS have been
able for any apprecah!c period to affect the
growth Of California. Though she has sometimes
waged war upon her most useful and public-spir-
tied citizens. though she has fang away with
hand the riches gained by the other, though She
has had to contend with such serious evils as land
monopoly. attempts 70 monopolizc water rights,
attempts 10 carry on an industry 81 the expense
Of another las in the case Of hydraulic mining,
her resources constantly expanding and enlare-
ing. have brought forth sources Of wealth
steadily. and developed undrcamcd Of riches. in
cereals and wine and fruits, 10 take Tie place Of
the dccaync maeS. Ever ready 10 discount the
future the "oll;orrans have sometimes pushed
ahead too rec>cssly, III the ease of the south
ern real estate boom But the prosperity of
those southern counties is already assured. and
natural cmiaratior must in few years produce
rsults exceeding the most daring IMAGINATION Of
inpatient spectators When irrigation is FULLY
svstcmatIzcd there will be no nor" desert lands
in any part of tie State and the stca y extension
Of interior railroad communications will open up
every cultiyablc area 10 settlement The statiS-
tics given 50 cjfousv by Mr. Bancroft speak for
themselves as 10 the progress Of all the newer
industricc and leave no room. for mlsGlNlne as TO
the futurn All that Tcmair@ omen To conjecture
is the development of the people themselves. ana
there the indications. though not uniformly
BRIGHT, are hy no means discoura0ine'
II is probably too soon TO look for sians Of
marked divcr4cncc from = national type III the
case If III" Caiiloruioue. but many writer's nov"
lclicyci that such changes were already pcrcrptI-
BE. and Nh Bancroft appcars 10 favor THIS view.
That ,hc climate Of Sar Francisco does produce
marked notifications Of physique is inconte'tahe'
but il must be borne in mind that the climate ot
San Francisco is not that of the interior OI III"
state and that in most respects II diners ral-
icolly from the latter. The chief rccullaritN oi
Central California i steady dry heat I'r 'hc
summer months alternating Will generally pr.
f,.c rain. in the winter T-GTc are months
when not Il drop Of rain falls, ana SOMETIMES ''
,,iutor rainfall IS sparse The extreme dryn"S,
Of the air necessarily produces physical ch'f'''
l,ut as Il rule il operates rs Stimulus Ih' hoy
north winds have peculiarly irritating eh'"'
unon the nervous system, exciting the aggressive
10 puenacty Personal assault, and crimes "'
violence are always more frequent when these
winds are blowing a fact long since remarked
l.,. the polico Of the interior towns. certain
inul>iycrcss characteristic of the Californian may
lao n,r,Iv due IL climatic Influences. HIS chccT-
filnc>s is also in part derived from the excess
of sunshine and pure air be- enjoys. rs Teeard'
his moral and social pccnliaritcN, m"S' oI 'h''
may be traced directly to his anteccdci'S al"
surroundings.
II this volume Mr. Bancroft has recap'nla''H
tho main events in the history Of California IN
sucl a manner IS TO present remarkably VlNl'
ard clear picture Of one Of the most interesting
/ works of Statc-niaking to be studied anywhere
/ Va information has been omitted which could con
! ducc 10 a more thorough apprehension Of the pro
| ccSs and the reader has unioldcd before HIM
chronicle which combines romanticisrn and realism
/ in q fascinating way. Through all the changes
and yicissitudcs Of the State, appears predominant
| the masculine vigor Of the pcopc-a quality which
rises superior every vice and error, and WhiIc
carving them safely through many stormy cpl
! sodo, promises TO conduct them, better ana
stronger for trial and suffering, 20 The haven "i
established order and completed civilization. MI
bancroft has accomplished his difficult task well
and worthily, ard his history Of California is in
formed with courage and candoi which the peo
/ plc Of his State should know how 10 appreciate
even when their exercise taxes tie form of rchula
and sharp criticism for faithful are the wounds
Of a friend
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