The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-08-04

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cause from party point OF view.
The greater majority of the. younges
Mormons at least. are natural hepuo-
licans. They have the thrift ana IN.
dustry peculiar 10 Republicanism and
are prosecfionists and lovers OF their
country. It was seven or eight nun
dred OF the Young, progress,yes; c mo c.rr;aS
Salt Lake City for the Republicans ana
against Democracy and polygamy tnfee OF
four months ago. 1t is time for the amer
lean people to stop the persecution OF the
Mormon church in its present cnaracIeI.
mean the Mormon religion, as u - now.iIeeu
citizens of that church the same rights and
protection that are given to other amer.
icans The industrious and inteiiigent
polyparr Gus Mormons Of Salt Lake are now
good Americans. This Is largely true on
the Mormons of Utah and oregon, VINO are
anti-polygamy and as anxious 10 90 rignt
and be right as any other citizens inere-
fore, / think the test. though imposed by
q Republican congress. is one OF the lew
mistakes of the Republican party, ana
feel sure it will soon be repealed.
..You speak so plainly and frankly on
this subject, tell us what you think OF the
citizenship in the far West and its typ1cai
character; its degree OF intelligence ana
patriotism. I"
1T is a pleasure to do that. have
made q close study of the Western citizen
for that purpose. / have been delighted
to find him broad in citizenship, manly IN
character and above the average in inteiii.
gence, while he is the most thorough and
intense American / have ever met,
whether he be of native or foreign
birth or extraction. He has the breadth
and height of his country made mp OF
broad plains and towering mountains.
Everything is on a great scale In the
physical features OF the country, ana al
WAYS landscape has its effect on character.
The experience of hardship and dangers
that the older people there have had
have given them distinctive feature
of character, courage and pride OF
country. Then the later emigi alton
there is of the best and most
enterprising blood OF the Eastern, Middle
seen such composite OF American char
acter as there is in the country between
Nebraska and the Pacific ocean. For the
citizenship there is composed almost en-
tirelv OF people from New England, South
ern Pennsylvania, Ohio. Indiana, Mlchi-
gan, Wisconsin, and with many rom
Illinois, Iowa, Kansas and Nebraska.
1t is very remarkable element that has
gone from the country lying between Chi
cago and Denver. Young people who nave
gone to the new country TO repeat there IN
taking up homesteads and making fort
unes, the experiences OF their fathers In the
older West years ago, other people VINO
have left cooler for warmer cisnatei
and there is also small sprinkling OF for
eign-born people. but not such percent
age as in the Middle states, but all Of good
class and quickly assimilating American
ideas and habits. There is no other
part of the republic where the popu-
lation is thus made ups-people from
the Southern, Eastern and west
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mountains of the Pacific slope, and be-
i;eve, therefore, that the typical American
in average of character and intelligence
will first be developed in that region. Pio-
neering now in that country has little OF
the hardships that were involved IN settiing
the country between Pennsylvania and
the eastern base of the Rocky mountains.
The railroads threading every part of this
country supply comforts everywhere, and
you find many attractive. re-
fined and educated people among
those of more adventurous ex-
perience. 1t is easier there 20
make living than it is in the East, South
ment of social life. that is too often miss
ing in the work-aday, practical, grinding
life of the elder states. The men do not
have the nervous air of work of the Older
states. The women show the benefits of
the easier life, the softer climate and
healthier customs. Among the younger
people there, sons and daughters of
oder settlers, college graduates are
numerous in towns and ranches; for
instance, at Fairhaven, away up on
Puget sound, q town of magical growth,
eight months old and 4,Co0 population,
Harvard club, made up OF some thirty
members, was started the day before |
reached there, and a Yale club was in
progress of organization. In the towns
and cities, on the ranch. in the mills and
factories all over the country the college
graduate is a numerous occurrence. So
ciety in its most refined form. cultured and
fashionable in all the cities and towns, and
farming population Of unusual intelli-
gence and quality. The most refined or
finical person could find congenial associates
in almost any portion Of that new coun-
try"