East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-10-21

match, is now choosing its mates, aC
cording to Miss Blanche Bates. anon
the stalwart, vital men reared in tn
great spaces Of the west and middl
west, instead of among the manikin
into whom the youths of the effet
section are declared to have degen
Grated.
'The genuine American man." say
Miss Bates. herself a Girl of tn
Golden West" does not come from
the thronging, overstrained civilization
OF the east. The real New Yorker
as he is fond of calling himself, Il
fast running to seed.
Look at the young men of New
York. What are they? Weaklings
They waste their days and squandei
their nights. See them walking down
the street-bloodless, anaemic, list
less creatures.
And now look at the young wom-
en- OF New York-bright, healthy,
fearless. What a contrast The New
York young woman is stronger phys
ically than the New York young man.
Would you trust your sister to one of
the decadents whom you see every
where there?
The man who really does things,
who creates something, is the one
who lives in the broad territories OF
the west. He breathes fresh air. he
Is alive, he is primitive in his strength
and his use Of it. He makes the most
OF his opportunities, while the New
Yorker stands around whining that
he never had a chance.
But the westerner finds plenty of
chances in New York. Do you ever
hear OF born and bred New Yorker
who by his own efforts wins success
in the metropolis?
Praises for Men of West.
Eastern young women who wish
to be happy are choosing their hus-
bands not among the spindlings Of
their own section, but among the men
whose vigor and courage charms them
the valiant, hardy manhood sprung
from the bold pioneers who a few
generations ago conquered the empire
OF the west"
The disparity complained Of by Miss
Bates between the masculine stamina
OF the east and the west has long
been a popular belief, reflected in
numerous novels and dramas, and
confirmed by the success which
westerners have achieved in New
York.
Weak. worthless Larry Pole. in
Robert Herrick's Together" laments |
that American women know they are !
strong and that they need to be |
tanned" Recent American literature |
abounds in situations in which young |
women of the east, dissatisfied with
the mates allotted to them by geog-
raphy. find the tender strength for
which they yearn in the rough but
passionate love of the builders OF the
west. Perhaps the best-known story
thus motived is owen Wisters "The
An example Of the opposite case
was seen in "The Lion and the Mouse"
n which Shirley Rossmore. a most
capable and resolute young woman,
outdoes Ida Tarbell as a disturber of
he peace which multi-millionaires 90
% church for, while her amiable. in
iolent young lover a scion of eastern
wealth, loafs around until she and
ather settle his fate between them.
Miss Bates Example.
Miss Bates herself, starring this ,
eason in THE Fighting Hope" Of y
ers still another example of eastern
7omanhood superior to eastern '
manhood As Anna Granger. she y
urns lady sleuth to obtain evidence 2
( her unworthy husbands innocence. p
nd becoming a stenographer in the +,
mployment Of a bank president, hits n
My the high places on the typewriter
nd spends most of her time delving \,
mong the presidents archives for \
he proof with which to free the mis- -
rable Mr. Granger.
What are the natural causes which %.
ave sunk eastern men into feeble h
udes who part their hair and their a,
ames in the middle? There are two -
widely apart, but pro- II
lcing the same results. -
The average young New Yorker Of ~
ealth either does not work." says -
iss Bates. or only pretends to. He fa
scomes an idler and a sluggard. The fa
anly impulses Of labor and conflict
ave been extinguished in him by or
.osperity.
Dissipation drink, and the fashion -
ates are his highest excitements. tr
g does not cultivate his mind. be- -,
use learning is not the vogue among
nerican young men. Clothes and No.
.tomobiles are his noblest ambitions -,
Idleness and luxury ruin whatever
ysical attractions he ever possessed. -
he grows stale, flat and unprofi- ~
ble' to the keen young woman OF 10 10
s class. 'e
Ne" lork Iirls Not Affected. tn,
For, strange to say. the causes be
lich have wrought his downfall
We not affected his sisters.
Wealth has brought them an op-
rtunity for mental culture. which ho.
s been ayidly seized. The new W.
.edom permitted woman in Ameri- aa,
has stimulated her to develop her o.
cry faculty to the fullest, and the -
lsible fad Of physical exercise has az
'de her "a thing Of beauty and NJ, NJ
? forever" Ia
The average young New Yorker w.
10 IS not wealthy Is condemned
m his youth 10 enervatlng tolls.
ich do not raise the mind and
ich weaken the body. At the same bu
le, his nerves are lnjuriously over mo
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