The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-08-24
Presidential PilgrimsRes.


With characteristics alacrity aud genial
amiability Editor Dana has been aiming bis
New York Sun at President Harrison and
telling him that his late jaunt up to Ben
nington is not strictly original even as a
transgression of official propriety. With
out stopping to think that the policy Of the
Republican party is always Numerically
opposed 10 the policy of the Democratic
party, the 'urbane and gentlemanly" CEN
sor of the Sun then cheerfully proceeds 20
remind Mr.. Harrison that when once asked
to go on a junketing expedition President
Thomas Jefferson made answer by saying:
II confess that am not reconciled to the
idea Of a chief magistrate parading himself
through the several states as an OBJ
ject OF public gaze. and in quest Of an
applause which, to be valuable, should be
purely voluntary. ] had rather acquire
silent good will by faithful discharge Of
my duties, than owe expressions Of it to my
putting myself in the way of receiving
them. We're to make such a tour to Port
land or Portsmouth, must do it to Savau-
nah perhaps to New Orleans and Frank
fort. AS have never seen tho time when
The public business would have permitted
me to be so long in a situation in which |
could not carry it on, so have no reason to
expect that such a time will come while
remain in office. A journey to Portsmouth
or Boston. after | shall have become Il pri-
vate citizen, would much better harmonic
with my feelings as well as duties"
Yet much of the force Of that once irref-
utable argument is lost when we take into
account the greatly changed conditions of
to-day by comparison with those OF the
time when that was written. Visiting Sa-
vaunah or New Orleans would not now
Washington that it then would have done
when there was no telegraph nor railway.
But it is when Editor Dana draws the
deadly parallel and points out that Mr..
Harrison is merely following in the foot
steps Of the eminent hen professor of Ohio
that he really bears down hardest upon the
President. That is 1.-The most unkindest cut
of ALL"
1t is really true that the one-time Presi-
dent Hayes did make identically the same
pilgrimage when he held the same Office,
and received pretty much the same sort of
greeting, even down to an tncoherent tele-
gram from the vociferously patriotic Elder
Editorial Freak Shepard.
When Harrison journeyed thither he got
perfect duplicates of all of Hayes trophies,
telegram and all. Therefore he might have
found Hayes useful as a companion, guide
and practical sympathizer to identify OBJ
jects and explain their significance
When the people cheered he could ask of
him: Hayes, is that full measure, and up
to the regular point of enthusiasmp
When the band played he could inquire:
"Hayes, is that band doing its full duty
according to custom herep
When he was welcomed he could ask :
Hayes, is this the best these people
can dow
When the banquet came on the inquiry
would probably be: Hayes, is this their
best feed9"
When the Shepard telegram arrived, he
might ask: Hayes, is this regularp
And as they travelled back toward Wash
ington he might reasonably be expected to
inquire: Hayes, what did you do for a
living the first year after you failed to get a
new contract at the old wages, and was
evicted from the white house and left out of
"a ioh2 Hey7r