The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1905-01-06
QUEER CALIFORNIA Disease
Which Causes Natives" to View the
Rest Of the Country as Of Lit
tie Consequence.


When my wife and came to San
Francisco from New York we expect
ed to settle, if not permanently, at
least for long time, but we have
since changed our plans; why, the
public might be interested to know, as
our case is a typical one. We discoT-
cred that this part Of the country is
infected with its own peculiar aftiic-
tnon, which is Of endemic f0rm-a
''natiye-born" product Of the state,
writes a correspondent OF the San
Francisco Argonaut.
Californianitis is principally a de-
fective sense of proportion. We have
no doubt that California is big state.
and that CalIfornians are called to
big things, but the native sons OF the
golden west might do well 70 remem
Der that there IS something else be-
sides their state, and that there are
some other people, and good for some
thing besides serving as trinkets in
their hands.
II had never occurred to as that we
were "easterners" until we found our
selves chained to the triumphal car Of
some native daughter Of California as
she passed to her drawing rooms
showing us as the victor's spoils We
found ourselves declared foreigners,
and called upon for daily largesse Of
dutiful homage.
We look in vain for justifications OF
distInctively American pride, or de-
yeloped Californian originalities; IN
fact, the chief things held out to US as
the glores OF California are the mis-
sions (which are SPANISH. the Chi
nese quarters (Which are oriental)
the Mexican restaurants (which are
half-breed), and the Kaleidoscope
scenery (which was here some years
before Californians).
The Californian refuses for his state
the modest place claimed for itself BY
every other In the union. abreast q
its sister states. but, on the contrary,
insists upon for it an isolation, gold
en-haloed. though at times he himself
be conscious that the golden halo is
only plated wire.
In a recent issue of a San Francisco
daily paper we read an edlloria. on
the yacht races for the American cup.
in which the editor mildly suggested
that San Francisco might be better
place for the races than New York
there is certainly wind enough to
swamp the yachts, but what about the
fog?
This is funny enough; but irresisti-
bic is the idea OF the chief objection
he foresaw New Workers would make,
the loss Of trade brought by visiting
enthusiasts-which, By the way.
might number 10000 Isn't this sizing
things too much by local units. when
it takes a Dewey parade with S.000.OOo
visitors actually TO crowd New York.
and an extra 100000 is there wonted
influx Of ordinary travellers
Some time ago a California writer.
describing the mission period Of Cali
fornian history. declared that the
Spanish monks had given to the world
a new style Of architecture and a new
form OF art, the mission furniture.
The facts are. the mission architee-
tnre is nothing but the 'baroccoe style
Of ecclesiastical constructions used
widely In Spain and Italy in the sew
enteenth century; and the mission
furniture is easily to be found in ali
the medieval castles OF Europe. with
only this difference. that the former IS
made uglier and the latter cruder be-
cause OF the want Of suitable materi-
ais and good artisans
Living in San Francisco would be
particularly pleasant II it were nor
NAL, but since there is q bacillus
here, Zoo. and we must choose be-
tween the pains Of caiifornianilis and
the panes Of New Yorkitis. We prefer
the latter avery time