The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-12-08
the least national. although far more

the ledsE udt4ohdis aAlhouBu Tar more
Il can give you no better example
than this; A year ago, you remember
inaugIArated in Chicago; there was a
much worse one at the time in California
The reason that most people did not
rose between and blotted out what Law
behind. But when l tell you that on the
18th day of July, 1894, in San Francisco,
the latest New York paper that We could
get was of date June %, you will realize
what the strike was like. IL was like
a blockade-a blockade by foreign coun-
try. OF course l could tell you many
more things about 1t. l came back here
TO the east and alluded to it among my
friends, and my hearers were utterly un-
aware that such a thing had occurred.
They were perfectly astonished. / simply
give the instance as an Illustration of
the Indifference that exists in this part
of the country to the welfare or misfOr-
people here seem TO lack the national
feeling very often, while frequently tniaa-
Ing that they are more educated. have
more advantages and are not so crude.
Vow I win give you another illustration
OF an opposite order to show how head
long the west sometimes is. In July
or this year / was approaching Denver
on a train, and made the acquaintance
OF well TO Go and well informed bust
ness man of Denver. I looked out of the
said, What road is thatY He said, The
Santa Fee / then remarked that l was
glad l did not have any stock in that
railroad. He laughed and said, We'll,
they are reorganizing it, said 'Reor-
ganizing cannot help it He replied,
you are right. you know the only thing
went on talking about the subject at
great rate. Now, he is quite capable a
year from now of forgetting he ever held
these views. l should consider him
What I have especially noticed about
westerners, however, is their extreme
L xrrIaf qh I hax in ora ga
of life. l have wandered about great
deal you know, camping, hunting, etc,
and l must say that l am deeply i'm
pressed by their kindness at all times. 1t
is wonderful
How about big game?"
Il have killed every species of big game
in the Rocky mountains excepting the
mountain lion. l have also missed ev-
cry species of big game in the Rocky
mountains, including the lion; | am not
in the least a good shot and / suppose
it is the outdoor life and riding that l
go for 1t has lately been my habit to
let all animals go that are not needed
what part of the west do you like
Il have been out west fifteen different
times now, and for the purpose of pleas
ure / find the country Of Wyoming and
the Wind river mountains more beautiful
and more full of fish and game than any
where else / have been. OF course, going
so often, I have made many acquaint-
ances there. My familiarity with the ar
my came about through these various
trips when / encountered the officers and
became acquainted with them. That led
you know, to friendship. and when they
come east. / do what little | can for
bs b and when s9 %ss fhSe Their p bos
pitality cannot be surpassed. If i posi-
bly, can get off, shall return next sum-
mer to hunt. just as l have done in the
what do you think of the new move
ment in art and letters which seems to
be taking place in Philadelphia?
81 do not think should be over-stating
il in saying that 1t seems to me that with
in the last ten years Philadelphia has be-
come much more progressive in bellies
lettres than formerly; certainly in arch
aeology and certainly in music. We have
more music this winter than we know
what to do with mean local music,
standpoint l say provincial, in that one
must regard Philadelphia as provincial
just as others of our large cities are pro-
vii eial, in Contra distinction to q me-
tropolis. AS to the literary movement, I
should think it was spontaneous. A num-
Der of young men who had gifts in that
direction simply fell to writing and grav-
itated together Being so similarly placed
they found each other out. do not think
there is anything self-conscious about it.
Mr. WiSter is American to the backbone.
He believes that his country is full of ma
terial for literature and art. He thinks
too many of our authors are subject to
foreign influences. 1t is we'll to get as
much enlightenment and civilization as
end one should be natural and national
One should know about foreign countries
in order to appreciate ones own.
Arthur Stedman.