The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-07-22

less. in my opinion, the condemnation re-
sulting from perception of the fact that
we are very practical We are very prac-
teal and material no doubt, but laJterly,
the ideal is becoming factor among US.
The race for wealth among the masses of
the people is not so sordid nor so intense
as some would have US believe. We are
beginning to live for something else be-
sides money"
Mr.. Stevenson is a great admirer of the
western type of character. He thinks
the hardy life of the gold fever days de-
veloDed traits which have been transmit
ted to the present generation intact, and
which are destined 10 plry an important
part in our future NATIONAL lie owing to
the influences of heredity. The south,
too, he loves, declaring it indeed, the
home of chivalry, romance and refine
ment. The New England states seem to
him to be the abode of the scholarly ele-
meut of the country, AID the Middle At
lantic commonwealth are the homes
of the money makers. He does
not believe that sectionalism has
any meaning nowadays. The sense of
national unity is so strong that all parts
OF the country take pride in the triumphs
and distinction of any other part. Della
ware is as proud of the natural won
ders Of California as California herself
can be.
Mr.. Stevenson was asked for his opin-
ion OF the beauties or ugliness, as the case
may be, of American cities.
Architecture has always been more or
less an experiment with US" he replied,
until recent years. Now, if you notice
the structures going up, you can see lndl-
cations of what our national type of arch
itecture is to be. if, indeed, such way of
putting 1T can express what have in mind.
The smaller cities naturally show the eff
tects of the growth more quickly than the
large ones. Our residences are tasteful
in design now rather than pretentous,
and the monotony of streets is getting to
be thing of the past. l do not think it
fair to compare our municipal architect
ure with that of Europe When our
cities are as old as some of those in Eu-
rope they may be more aesthetic archi
tectually than they are now, but hardly
more magnificent. Still, it is little I'M
fortunate that the assessed value of arch
itecture is sometimes made too important
for due appreciation of its aesthetic value.
Yet we are outgro wing even that
There is nothing of the demagogue
about Adlai Z. Stevenson. He is never
afraid of expressing an opinion merely
because it is unfavorable. He would on
occasion, tell his countrymen their faults,
as he saw them, and not shrink from the
task. Nevertheless, he has a pleasant
way of putting things, that in themselves
are not pleasant, and he seems to have a
well developed sense Of humor. Unlike
Mr.. Cleveland, he has decided knack of
saying things that are witty. Were he a
Frenchman, his gift would be called es-
prit,
All this summer he and the chief
justice will be much together in the quiet
Maine woods. Mr.. Stevenson always
lives in the simplest and most unosten-
tatious way, and his household will be
organized on a comfortable but not luxuri-
Gus scale The Vice President likes to
sit under q tree in the warm afternoons
reading book, aud when he rides he is
careful not to speed along too rapidly.
This is out of consideration for the horse,
as cruelty to children and to animals is
abhorrent to him. Mr. Stevenson is
quite unconscious of self in his rural
ram bles, and no one would dream from
his mere manner that the second man in
this republic, whom any accident may
convert into the first, thinks him
self an important parsonage He walks
ABOUT the streets in the most everyday
manner in the world, and has been jostled
and pushed about by many persons on
crowded thoroughfares, just like the rest
of US. He gave his seat to an old woman
on a ferryboat recently who thanked him
without recognizing him, and to all APP
pearances only two people on the boat
were aware of the identity of the courtly
and mllitary-looking passenger who per-
formed this act of politeneSs
Contrary to some opinions, all our Vice
Presidents do not sink into insignificauce
Not few, indeed, like the studious boys
at school, have been promoted.