Imprimis，therewassomesortofadisputebetweenNewYorkandChicagoastowhichtownshouldgiveanexhibitionofproductstobehereafterholden，andthroughthemediumoftheirmoredignifiedjournalsthetwocitieswereyahooingandhi—yi—ingateachotherlikeoppositionnewsboys。Theycalledithumor，butitsoundedlikesomethingquitedifferent。
Thatwasonlythefirsttrouble。Thesecondlayinthetoneoftheproductions。Leadingarticleswhichincludegemssuchas\"Backofsuchandsuchaplace，\"or，\"Wenoticed，Tuesday，suchanevent，\"or，\"don’t\"for\"doesnot，\"arethingstobeacceptedwiththankfulness。Allthatmademewanttocrywasthatinthesepaperswerefaithfullyreproducedallthewar—criesand\"back—talk\"ofthePalmerHousebar，theslangofthebarber—shops，thementalelevationandintegrityofthePullmancarporter，thedignityofthedimemuseum，andtheaccuracyoftheexcitedfish—wife。Iamsternlyforbiddentobelievethatthepapereducatesthepublic。ThenIamcompelledtobelievethatthepubliceducatethepaper；yetsuicidesonthepressarerare。
Justwhenthesenseofunrealityandoppressionwasstrongestuponme，andwhenImostwantedhelp，amansatatmysideandbegantotalkwhathecalledpolitics。
Ihadchancedtopayaboutsixshillingsforatravelling—capwortheighteen—pence，andhemadeofthefactatextforasermon。Hesaidthatthiswasarichcountry，andthatthepeoplelikedtopaytwohundredpercent，onthevalueofathing。Theycouldaffordit。Hesaidthatthegovernmentimposedaprotectivedutyoffromtentoseventypercentonforeign—madearticles，andthattheAmericanmanufacturerconsequentlycouldsellhisgoodsforahealthysum。Thusanimportedhatwould，withduty，costtwoguineas。TheAmericanmanufacturerwouldmakeahatforseventeenshillings，andsellitforonepoundfifteen。
Inthesethings，hesaid，laythegreatnessofAmericaandtheeffetenessofEngland。Competitionbetweenfactoryandfactorykeptthepricesdowntodecentlimits，butIwasnevertoforgetthatthispeoplewerearichpeople，notlikethepauperContinentals，andthattheyenjoyedpayingduties。