New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-09-09
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HONORIN4 GREATNESS.

The gentleman who started the remark that the
world knows nothing of It's greatest men," evil
IDENTITY was not privileged to be In Philadelphia ON
Monday For had he been there he doubtless would
have been constrained by his sense OF what was due
TO the white winged angel of Accuracy to send
correction to the Associated Press SO much OF the
world as is Philadelphia knows all about one OF It's
greatest men-and IL treats him accordingly, treats
him with the distiu guished consideration WHICH
thorough appreciation ever awards to high and brill
liant merit. Ibis honored son of the Quaker City
arrived home yesterday. having just concluded a
notable professional engagement IN Cincinnati The
reference is TO Domnick Mccartney, who had been
try ING conclusions with John Lawrence Sullivan,
OF Boston.
IL the engagement had taken Mr.. Mccartney into
TIE realm OF prophecy instead OF the realm ot
pugilIsm, Philadelphia might not have delighted TO
honor hun, and he might have gone from tie rail-
road station to his place OF residence alone foot
carrying his own baggage, the unobserved OF ali
observers As 1t was. Cleopatra herself when she
went sailing up tho Cyndus TO meet Antony hardly
travelled in moro state than did Mr. Mccartney In
his journey from the Broad Street Station TO his
Eighth-st. saloon. If his name instead OF being
Dominick had been Horatlus and If instead CT
lighting q fellow-creature for money he had been
saving Rome by keeping q bridge over the Ilber,
lie could hardly have been decorated with more
signal marks of admiration. A cheering crowd met
hun when the tram stopped; triumphant music
announced his presence; band OF enthusiastic
friends. while tho strains of y Hail to the Chief"
Heated away on the Pennsylvania air, lifted him
bodily from his feet and bore him aloft on their
shoulders to a splendid carriage drawn by four
prancing horses; q body guard of 500 devoted
fellow -citizens followed the carriage down Chest
nut-st; directly in front of the imposing chariot
ran goodly number of the youth of the city, max
ing constant proclamation they ran that the
Chief was coming; at Eleventh and Chestnut sts
three fair Philadelphia maidens-of course intended
to typlfy Faith. Hope and Charity, although none
of the local papers say so-wayed their handerchleis
at the Chief who in turn bowed modestly."
Thus came the puglist home. So Philadelphia
welcomed the return of Dominck McCairey. John
Welsh had such reception on his return fIom
Europe. But then be had only been Minister at the
Court of st. James. benjamin II. Brewster had no
such reception on his return from Washington. But
then no had only been Attorney General OF the
United States. Daniel Dougherty had 10 such a
reception on his return from his most successful
lecturlng tour. but then he is only great orator.
Domuck McCahrey is a pugilist. The rising gen.
Grafton IN Philadelphia can draw its own moral.
1t is just as well that William Penn Is dead. Had
he lived to see this philadelphia day he would have
been cut TO the heart. Could he have known that
a time was coming when the chief city Of the COM
mon wealth bearing his name would accord such a
ball to such a "Chief" the chances are that
Pennsylvania would never have been founded.