The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-09-08
RETURNS FROM CHAUTAUQUA.
Judge ID. p. Baldwin Compares New
York and Indiana.

At the Spencer House Judge d. p. Bald
win talked to a Journal reporter yester-
day. II have just returned from my sum-
mer vacation in New York State" he said,
most of which was spent at Chautauqua.
The difference between New York and In
diana is each year becoming less and less.
Forty years ago one could easily tell when
he reached Indiana by the different type of
people. and especially by their dress. This
cannot be done any longer The railroad
cars of Indiana contain people just as well
dressed as those of central New York. OF
course as you near New York city. it is
different. In that city. as well as in Bos-
ton you hear the English accent and see
Paris clothes.
"Chautauqua is a good place to study the
East and West, as well as the South, for
there you find large delegations from all
sections. But with the exception of the
Southern accent there is very little differ
ence in the various representatives. Just
as bright people come from the West as
from the East. The old-fashioned HooSier
of 1850 and 1860 is a thing of the past. OF
course, there is far greater wealth in New
York than in Indiana. OF this the colleges
of the two States are good illustrations.
Those of New York are vastly better equip
ped. Their buildings and surroundings are
simply magnificent. But when it comes to
the work done and the men, both professors
and students, there are no small colleges in
New York that do better work than those
of Indiana Professor Goss, of Purdue, has
just published a book on Locomotive
Sparks which would do honor to Cornell or
Columbia University.
'"The New York farmer is upon the whole
better housed than his Indiana neighbor,
and is compelled TO farm what is called in
tensively. But the soil of Indiana is so
nue., better that the HooSier is fully up
in all the comforts of life with his fellow
laborer. The public men, teachers, law
yers and others, are of no higher grade
than those of our State The common
just as loose and extravagant those OF
Indiana. Everywhere, with one exception
the State-there are high taxes. The legacy
and the corporation tax pays the States
Depew and Platt, do not in ability outrank
| Fairbanks and Beveridge; nor do their
| thirty-six congressman average any better
| than our thirteen.
"A very pretty and enjoyable custom is
| growing in New York which we might
| profit by in Indiana-'old home week Each
county annually celebrates a week by gala
| days in each town, where all the old anC
young people get together, tell each Other
| of the past and brag of local great men anC
prosperity, winding up by county day a
| the county seat, in which all participate.
Taking il all in all, l would as soon live
| in Indiana as in any State west of New
| England. We have no reason TO fear the
| comparison of our public men and present
authors with those of New York and Penn
/ syIvania, although those two States have
| 100000 people to our 2,5G0,000; and grea
cities like Philadelphia. New York anC
Buffalo to our single big city of $4,000
which city, in the matter Of newspapers, Il
| equal, if not ahead, of all of them. Their
the English language than our indianapolis
| Sunday Journal"