The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-08-28
The EHete East"

That is just what the editor of this
journal said when he dumped his grip
in the little one-mule office of the
best hotel in Albany, the 100000
pop. capital OF New York state. And
then, when he paid his $1.OO for a
breakfast ticket he smoled a wicked
wink OF sarcastic grief. But when
afterwards, in the dining room, he
pushed frost-smitten chunk of f.
'brous musk-melon from him, and the
darkey funkey asked him, "Have
you had good breakfast sir,"-(n-
vite for fee), we promptly said mo
SIR" and waltzed out
Niagara Falls must be moved west.
1t is too fast and noisy for the east.
If those men who have stamped in
the conservatism of the east with
dollar-brads don't watch those Falls,
some western Ajax will steal 'em
and make them useful.
We used three different New York
Central trains. We expected, in each,
to quail before their silverine splen-
dor. But neither under the cobwebs
nor the peanut shucks-nor in the
disreputable sleeper with two wash
ebasins-did we find the genius OF ele-
1phantine magnifcence!
The cities are closely built. The
blocks OF residences are all zen
block" in fact. The sidewalks are
poor, the hotels are "cussy' 1--WE
sought the best, so as to judge),
and, outside of Central Park, N. Y,
their parks are not comparable with
the larger city parks OF the west
mot referring to St. Paul and Mime
apolis!D
We did not get any opportunity to
mlngle with farmers. Our visits were
nearly all with the plutes! This was
unfortunate, but unavoidable, as we
rarely remained more than four
hours in city. The most consider
ate, thoughtful, kindly, reasonable
and sympathetic spirit we found, in
regard to the great Peoples Party,
was the elegant and charming wife OF
a New York State ten millionaire!
And she was really well informed.
Then we visited two whole days with
the pastor of a large, city Methodist
.church-and he avowed his intention
OF voting the Peoples Party ticket
particularly if some goodprobibition
doctrine vert Incorporated in the
platform.
1t has generally been understood
that eastern people are more diff.
cult to get acquainted with than
western people. We did not find il
so. In short steamboat ride from
Troy to Albany we became pleas
-antly acquainted with an educated
young lady whose name we did not
and never will ascertain-without thu
slightest effort or apparent impropri
ETY.. And on the way down the Hud
son, in brilliantly lighted cabin
and amid a throng of five hundred
moving people, we had long politica
talks with company OF four or fiv'
gentlemen in a group. Afterward w
took seat, on one side of us two
handsome young girls, who wer
alone, about IA years OF age; and OF
the other a Watertown young lad,
and her attendant, also alone, an,
touring" the Hudson. In ten min
utes we were all cheerily talking Q
western matters, schools, wealth an,
poverty, and "suffragep' We parte'
at the city OF Hudson, all shakin,
hands, the curtain was rung down,
little play closed-and a night G
years follows. Not even names ar
known.
But we found, while talking wit
wealthy and influentialI people
who still cling to the old parties
that they recognized the latter da
poverty of the eastern farmer The
were strangely ignorant of the grea
western movement. They need
Great East like the "Great West!''