Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1890-08-26
wuuea fcr The Osfori Dvm@rsi.
SOME SOCIAL CONDITIONS IN The
NOR1hWCST.

NOHIhWtSV.
The Northwest IL q notable place for
change not only as pertains to building
aud business, but men chang. about
more than here. This Ia natural, there
belng more new places and things than
these are herr to excite curiosity ani
cause changes. The msn Who has been
everywhere Il no uncommon spectacle In
the Norihs vest or In the West anywhere
for that natter. \ hve or .lN hu idrtd
mile trip Il but walk before brcakfs.'
Ia the thoroughly western man. This IL
one social condition of Wes,eru life that
ircuicatcs In the Western man the habit
of being social With everybody. thus
resulting In some good, giving rise io .
condition that We wouldn't fall to notice,
a. showing one of the favorable thing.
In this part of Uncle Sans dom,in.
The very fact that people knock about
an much works to their advantage in on.
wav II In no other. for their ,ariei e>-
periencr take. out of them all ideas of
caste, causing .ort ~ common level .o
Ear as bu.ine.. relations ARE concerned,
.o that In ordinary western town. the
MN Who labor. !. Just as good. just as
much IN be rccognlycd, a. the man he
labor. for. other things belng equal.
While thl. !. more true II country towns
than ~ elite. In the west, vet there u
some difference between Minneapolis
aud To.,oa In this respect.
"A wealth works westward this may
bc different, wealth always tending oo
the average to an sr.stocrscy; but !
.hould hopc not, for when mrn begin
io feel they are great sni powerful ani
take too much pride In ih. fact. II u then
thry begln Ia decline Ia mental stature,
for u 4. the litilene.. of msn that make.
him feel great. Irt any well meaning
man, rich or poor. step Into an average
country plac- in the Northwest, aBi as q
general rule he will ~ rccognl,ed equally
by all, ani will feel q. though all around
him are doing what they can In q social
Va, to max. him feel st home. N such
a msn Il not made to feel at home by this
Treatment hat on the other hand tskes
90 picking flame. with hl. neighbor's
country, they all loo. confidence In hlm
and II be kr-p. on hn,lly com. a. di.-
like him, for on no point IL the man ~
the Northwest more -xsctlng than on
thl. one, that you shall pralsc hi. coun.
try. An eastern man must III With eyes,
ear. and mouth Vide open to hear the
West talked ~ aud expatlai.i upon, q.
well a. io hear 20 hi. own native haunt.
In term. ~ .lsnder, and receive II all ss
so much worthy instruction instead 81
with any feeling % jealousy or Injustice;
hut q we.,snman, no, never You can
TRAD on hl.dlgnlty more certainly In TIL.
~ay than In any other. II !. the "unpar-
ionable .in." The Norihwrsternsr love.
hi. country, aud he want. you Ia " you
stop Ia u.
The yankec make. gooi citizen
generally speaking, In thc. Northwest,
snd much ~ its enterprise, as u well
known, 1. due a. him. hut th. Nank-.
Who grow. to love hi. western home,
Who become. In short, "Westsrnlf-i,"
h-come. at th. same Instant q bitter en-
.my ~ the East, calling u . good place
only for one thing, "to cmlgrate from"
The Yankee In becomlng Wcstrrnlfed,
also change his custom. more or les. In
conformity with th. populsr Western
spirit. An Instance 10 this IL to b. had
Ia the wsy these people observe Thanks
giving. No Thanksgiving dinner, no cali
Ing home ~ the wanderers, or reception.
Ia the proiIgsl sons. Instead ~ q pcrpci-
uatlan 81 the.e time hononc,i customs, We
fnd the day commcmoraied only by
church Observance. aud while all church
=. observe IL In some measure, yet, the
msagr, audiences attest to meagrr en-
thu.la.m, even for thi. form ~ ob.cr,-
ancc.
Another way In which Yankee
change. hI. habit. q. Northwc-tern.r,
I. In regard to the con,cnlenc-s he re-
aulf-.. iIl. mode II life, forvcd upon
him az II va. In many Instances when he
came herr, has left II. m'rks upon him,
aud governs his conduct, even now when
he IL an independent farmer or mechanic.
Ia n manner douhtle.. somewhat similar
Ia the impress. ~ pioneer lie upon our
ancestor. of the East. These we.isrulf-
ci "Nank." arr happy With lc.. con,en-
i.nc.. q. class. than they wanted herr.
II make. little odds Ia them whether
they can put under cover anything be-
.id.. themselves aud cattle ar not when
winter comes. We desire q shed full of
wood the height of their ambition !.
wood box full, and they are just a. con-
tented with the on. AZ We are With the
other. Til. may D. q temporary condl-
tiop--a stage la q mstsmorho.is that
will finally evolve q creature of more re-
auIr-meni.. Already there arr excep-
tons; but We hnd them mostly In the
be.t populated dlstrict.-particularly In
the citIe-, ar city yicinitie..