Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1892-01-12
THE Full Fl1oosp wesreaNtR.

A year spent In Minnesota gave me
some idea of the chsrsctertstics ut
typical westerner. ! refer to the man
~ho Ia wholly welded Ia the West; Who
knows nothing of, or ~ill not r~ccgni,c
the merits of any other parts OF this
broad land, and Who sometimes sneers
and .'poke. fun" at the older portions of
the Union, notably the East.
such man. somehow, seems In have
got the idea that the marvellous progrr.s
% the West, especially Ia his osn imme-
disie vicinity, belongs To his soil ju.i as
much a. IL. large volume 81 latent fcrtill-
~, aud Ia about the same sense. lie I'm
puis. everything Ia the rial e.i,ie be-
heath hls o~n fcet--c,erything In the
way 81 advance. n he IL western born,
he always thought thus, W be IL an "im-
port" here, thi. idea has devsloped With
hi. growing love Tor his r.gion-by de-
gree.
The we.tsrucr who IL thoroughly
we.ternlfe,i, roll. hls "a extensively aud
1Iludes to "Maineiics," or New Engsnd-
ers In general With . sort of Character
I.iIc puf'ine.s. lie admits, however,
" hen ''pinnei down." that much al The
beat blcoi ani brain. ~ the W..t came
from "lans.ciom," bat qualities" hi.
''inad,ertent rvmark, with the we'll pat
one, that With the superior advantages
~ the West, these Nankccs have been
''impro,cd." grown NJ With the country,
'kinder somehow"
Til. exposition 10 the case NAV Do Ia
console a bcnlghiei We.,erncr, but not
form.. I .uppo.. there Il q degr-. 81
truth Ia II, but It.. ~ little use Ia talk
thus, q. II goes Without saying, on the
very fac, % u. With .cn.lblc men Who
stop Ia think unbiased. that eastern snet-
gy az represented In any part of our
good land Was horn east, that u is inhe-
r,nt In the typical New Engl,nder, Who
.l.o IA. th.,sry surrounding. Ia dc,rl-
op aud nurture it-.ufrOunilngs That
III. West knows M, Of.
Not that the Wet Ia. not a many
har,i.hlp.-lt has mor- on the frontier
for the I-oor m an, sni the fron,lsf " hi.
.'l-.t bold" too. II !. the -,onomy of
th. Ea.t that th. West knows az little
Of: aud the difference Ia environment,
that give. rice e. thl. condition that IL
opposed a. ,hl. ccoOomv aud consequent
thrift 1. thi. In th. West, life '. mor-
ntful, AMI when q man gains u 10 rapid
ani large gain quite probably. rh'-,
although u occur. only nov AMI th"n.
originate. . spirit 70 speculation that u
rampant, the result. 81 which Ia turn
bring lavish Expenditures and eNirs's'
gsnce, and on the part of the y,'ans
natly,-hofn cla.. induc- much la io-
lenc. aud prodlg atty. Consequently
thee Young p.r-ons ar. not imbur'i ~tii
/ the energy ~ their fathers Ia many In
.iAnse., and TIL. nc-,lci cnergy !. of
recruited from the East by mean. Of
land sharks and railroad men. .. veil a.
from other part. ~ the glob" sherr sim
liar conditions produce u.
Ia order not Ia s~cm too severe In my
l Judgment and conclusion. 10 m-n aud
l thlng. In IA. West, . admit quli. 10, ol
Iexcrldlons Co these conditions aud ~
suits. I only .tat. thl. |. the Nay "
averages, 10 NV observation u correct
l The West I. c-risinly . wonderful c"un'
try ,ls~s ~ frum IN. standpoint 81 quick
Accommodations, and yssincss 81 rr-ourC>
q. In CERTAIN directions.
I In conclusion, hs,e few facts aEd
/ usufr- Nbltu IsfNAlh W pAhuF-N'ft hss'
might be Interesting Ia some sui crrtaln'
I IL Instructive Co all Who Will take tbs
palm. 10 read them.
geographically. thl. state cccaple. an
exactly central position In the con,lnen'
of North Amsrics. b-ing midway L.
tween the two great oc~sn., aud midway
/ h~tw-sn IInisoa Bsy aud th. Gulf oi
Mexico. Prom H.. southern bound,ry u
| II. northern I. about Ia mile, aDd fr"u
T.. most eastern point Ia th. -xir-m'
western, about il mlles. In sr-s u u
/ fourth In m. uniou. II contain. -, III
square miles, or about ~, 'CD,uS scr.s
| la altitude u appear. TAI d. Que ot the
highest portion. 10 tb. continent, 81. th'
be D. alter. 10 thr-- great river system'
sr- found In ". limits, thos. 81 streams
/ flowing norihwsri Ia ilud.on Hay, east
ward 10 the Atlantic Ocean, AMI south
ward Ia the Gulf % Mexico.
A.. T.. HErp.
south Bridg,on, Maine.