Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1876-10-11
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TYRONE,


Our readers are aware that Prcsi-
dent Grant seldom stays at Washing
ton when Congress Is not IN session,
but goes tramping over the country
like circus bill-poster The Govern
mcnt family turned up at Tyrone last
week, and the Democrat, in alluding Ia
the affair, says:
"On Thursday evening last II was
given out that President Grant would
arrive Mt this place about nine o'clock
on special train over the Bald Eagle
railroad, and stop at the depot for a
short time. At the hour named the
Sheridan Band and several hundred Of
our citizens, OF both political parties
and both sexes had assembled 10 pay
their respects to the Chief Magistrate
OF the Nation, and as the train failed
to put in an appearance for some time
the Band entertained tho crowd with
number of choice pieces Of music.
But finally, shortly before ton o'clock,
the train arrived and the President
made his appearance upon the plat
form when the Band struck up "Hail
to the Chief" After the Band had
done its part toward receiving the
President handsomely the crowd look
ed for some one of the Presidents ad-
mirers TO speak briei piece by way of
welcome to his Excellency, but they
waited and waited in vain. The Presi-
dent looked as though he was waiting
for some one to say the words of wei
come. But there was no one Of his
political friends who deigned to do him
sufficient reverence to utter word.
All was quiet---the people uttering no
word Of welcome and the President
having no word OF cheer for the poo
ple--in total, monotonous silence he
stood there, and like mutual admnn-
ton society the crowd looked at the
President and he looked ut the crowd.
He looked embarrassed, poor man, and
we don't wonder at it. To stand alone
for fifteen minutes to be gaped at by n
crowd, surrounded by political friends,
yet no one to do him the poor rover
encc of offering friendly word, is
quite sufficient TO embarrass any one,
much more our silent Chief Magistrate.
Any other man than President Grant,
however, in response to the cheer given
him, would have had at least a few
pleasant remarks for those who had as
sembled specially TO meet him, but oven
that seems to be beyond the capacity
of the present Chief Magistrate OF the
Nation, and being the first OF the kind
it is sincerely hoped he will be the
last. That his party friends Stalled sadly
in properly receiving him is freely ac-
knowledged by themselves, but the
failure on their part did not warrant
the President in standing there like
mummy. But this, we are aware, is
nothing unusual for the present occu-
paut ofthc White House. Doubtless be
did not appreciate his reception in Ty-
rome, and will hold it in remembrance,
any thing but kindly though, and any
applicants for Presidential favor from
this neck of timber would scarcely be
safe to venture within reach of the
Presidential boot After stopping about
fifteen minutes the train left for Pitts.
burgb, and we doubt not the President
felt greatly relieved in getting away
from Tyrone. We understood that
Mrs. Grant accompanied the President,
and they were on their way to Wash
ington county TO visit their friends