The morning call., 1891-04-20
HARRISON'S TRIP.
How He Proposes to Make a Cir.
cult of the Country.
Luxurious Travelling Comparisons With the
Journeys of Early Presidents
pleasant Incidents.

The journey to this Coast which the Chief
Magistrate of the Republic is now under
taking is one of the most remarkable trips
in the annals of the White House.
Heretofore, with one exception, some OF
our Presidents have visited, during their in
cumbency, more than small section of the
country over which their rule extended,
though General Grant in the beginning of
his career was resident of this Coast for sew
eral years, as well as an extensive traveller,
and his triumphal journey from the Pacific to
the Atlantic. on returning from Lis foreign
tour, is still a matter OF well remembered
history
Rutherford B. Hayes, the solitary excep-
ton referred to, was one of the greatest
Presidential travellers, bat most of his trips
were confined to the territory south of
Mason and Dixon's line, where, on account
of his policy, he received considerable fiat
terry at the hands of the political leaders.
His journey to California in the latter part
of his term does not compare, however,
with the Harrison tour, inasmuch as 1t was
made with so much haste that comparatively
little Of the intervening country was seen.
TRAVELLING IN STATE.
President Harrison, on the other hand.
has started out on tour which embraces
its to the leading cities en- route, with stop
pages of greater or lesser duration to the
importance of the place from political or
business standpoint, or Tor Its natural at
fractions. In the towns at which he Will
stop over he will be called upon TO listen TO
numberless addresses, and. of course. to re-
ply to all in fitting terms-a task for which
he is peculiarly fitted by reason of his pru-
dence in handling facts combined with great
fluency of speech. He promises, however,
ftfVsaff fui
and from the itinerary which he has mapped
out for himself will return to Washington
with clearer idea of the country's needs
than any Of his predecessors gained.
He travels with all the luxury BETTING his
rank ON special train of sleepers and par
lOr cars, with his family, members OF his
Cabinet and score of cooks, walters and
other servants. Its interesting to compare
all this state with the simplicity OF the
early days of the repIblic.
PRESIDENTIAL CUSTOMS.
Washington. the most stylish of the first
Presidents, journeyed about the country in
a white chariot drawn by four horses and
driven by Positions, large retinue always
following in his train. lie carried his CON-
miSsariat with him wherever he went, in
spite of which hindrance to rapid locomo-
ton his trips were made with considerable
dispatch. His first tour after assuming the
Presidency was to New England. he
started from New England with few prom
inent men, his Secretary and servants, and
proceeded in state to Boston. A few years
later he made a southern trip from Phila-
delFbia and spent two months on the road.
His journey covered 100 miles and was
made with the one set of horses.
Andrew jackson was quite traveller in
his day, and Tor his fatherly ways and kind
heartedness was almost worshiped by the
people among whom he went. He invaria-
ply travelled in an old-fashloned coach-and-
hoo l.pt full If fhat
he refused more than one offer of stylish
turnoutS TO take its place. 1t took him
month 10 reach Washington from Iennes-
see on the occasion of his Inauguration.
HISTORIC JOURNEYS.
Jefferson did but little travelling during
his iucumbency, and that little was on
horseback. Madison followed similar
course. Monroe, however, took a new de-
parture, and made official visits to every
part of The young republic in his humble
carriage. He was the first President TO visit
Rhode Island, and one OF his remarkable
journeys included a visit to Portland, Me-,
Boston. Cleveland and PittSburg, trip of
5000 miles. William Henry Harrison was
so attached to horseback riding that he re-
fused 10 ride TO the Capitol for his inaugu-
ration in the coach and four which had been
provided for the occasion.
Presidential tours, as a rule, are full of
dangers for the distinguished traveller, but
there is little fear that the trip which Mr..
Harrison is now pursuing will give rise to
any OF those painful incidents which marked
the progress of other Presidents through the
country.
Garfield was assassinated when he was
starting for Long Branch. Tyler came near
being blown up on the Trenton. James K.
Polk had his nose pulled on a trip down
the Potomac. Andrew Johnson's famous
''swing around the circle" aided materially
in his defeat for denomination. President
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and one of the most bitter insults offered to
President Cleveland was the newspaper
SANDER uttered concerning his wife aud
himself While he was visiting Minneapolis.
Ready for the President.
The Unit, States cruiser Charleston will
come down from Mare Island next Friday
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