The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-06-25
Nal PROCESSION
and'l Great Demonstration In
homo of. Queen Victoria.
IMPRESSIONS OF DR.. DEPEW
eminent New Yorker Writes n Re-
law of the splendid Pageant-MOst
Magnificen Spectacle of Modern
Times Its Significance

& Ns Burdett-COutts, gives his impress
o. the great spectacle as follows:
- dysmdhd jubilee procession has
lCi u Mfs1 Is left q lasting impress
ingrecy II, III 'heStion required 60 years,
.GA /ef in so minutes. Pride,
PaIl OF ~edoration were it's charac-
Special Nd eI Hde in the imperial posi-
oe.l.L ofYseat Britain in the world, an
'~S!1lly bItioA of power/Ehich inspires this
bnal gy2ltatj60n and fervid loyalty
4. ction, expression and thought for
- queen.
s to the pageant, it was dramatic
- historic. The lori mayor, in his
- of office, meeting the sovereign at
IN ity gates recalled tie early sugges-
W of liberty, in the privileges won
kings by free cities and the sher-
, medieval costume escorting the
!. arch within his baiiwick, gave a
En pse of the origin aid recognition
vii rights by the throne.
M he monarch, escortet by princes
guarded by the military forces of
III realm both regulars and volun-
"th national and colonia, evidenced
ne strength and permane1cy Of the
-, T.. archical system with this people.
y Nv Ne Americans glory in or country
he in its marvellous developments In a
Ii, dred years and duly asser ourselves
4PJ he Fourth of July. The Celebration
TN, he Germans of the twenty fifth an
.ba ersary of the battle of Se1an and
founding of the German empire.
ch 1 saw, was wonderful exhibit
of race and national feelny.
zen But the concentrated and irrpressi
Pies joy and cry which preced,d, ac-
f0ay hpanied and followed the que,n like
Il esistless torrent, surpassed anthine
WI. pr witnessed before. Though many
~. Y PES and many tongues particilated
NH dominant and absorbing expression
as English, and the glory was eng
90 pos. Peers and commoners, matters
be 4 workmen, millionaires and the mil
or ude were welded by a tremendous
ce. This concentration of loyaty
pm the remotest corners of the cath
fo Ole wild, frantic mass of patrioic
Yfnusiasm had an effect upon obser,-
which can be llkened to nothirp
- much as to the north and south elet.
fed by the first gun fired at For
pmter or by the Seventh regimen
IA. larching down Broadway to the de.
nse of the capital
On The Enthusiasm and Applause.
=. The enthusiasm and shouting wer.
pr different from those evoked bv the
'4elnd hueror. Men and women eagerly ex-
eeuo1 pressed to each other and emphasized
2 thai 70 foreigners as the colonials marched
and py tnat they were not captives chained
n moi 70 the chariot of their conqueror. but
.csss willing subjects, free citizens of our
,sr. Il worldwide empire. following their SOW.
-7H. ereign.
vi White, yellow and black soldiers
Aoiy trooped by each accelerating and in
theN creasing the tidal wave of enthusiasm
sue and presenting a panorama of power
Mr. unequaled In history. The seeds of this
was power were in the American Revolution,
bieb and 1t expanded into this wonderful
q, spectacle by the principles of self gov
ernment so triumphantly indicated by
out the founders of the United States. The
oe sovereign and the British statesmen
r OF who believed the colonies should be gov
the erned from London and taxed for the
hu. benefit of the mother country lost fol
OF England the American colonies, and the
ilv sovereign and statesmen, taught by our
=. success, who have left to each settle
~ ment absolute independence and home
- - rule, have builded upon these founda-
II tons and have vastly strengthened by
C. this reunion the British federation OF
empire.
a. Among the American spectators
K there was no jealousy nor stint of
a praise and applause. We could both
/. glory in the vitality and virility of the
mother country and rejoice nightly.
We were not marching in the process
sion, but we were present as the proud
equals in all that constitutes a free peo-
pie and great nation.
1T was pleasing to note our neighbors
Of Canada. They easily took the lead
among the colonials, and the fact that
the province of Quebec was in re-
Dellion when Victoria came to the
throne and that her premier, now here,
is Frenchman and Catholic appeal
ed to English imagination. That the
descendants of Montcalm and his coun-
trymen should vie with the children of
Wolfe and his soldiers in their loyalty
and that Canada has made beginning
by favoring Great Britain as against
other nations in her tariff have touched
both the British heart and pocket.
A Popular Ovation to the Queen.
I can conjure no tribute like the
popular ovation given to the queen ever
being given to any human being, ex-
cept the reception to Washington by
the people on his way from Mount Ver
non to New York to assume the posi-
ton Of first president of the United
gratitude are words too tame, and there
is no intermediate expression between
tnem and alteration. This practical
age does not worship; but, leaving out
the idea Of divinity this greeting to the
queen and empress is its equivalent.
Inat she was deeply moved is evident;
out she seemed more absorbed by the
lnsignifcance of the event than con-
scious of her past. Therein she i'm
pressed me as proud and happy with
this grand tribute Of her, but at the
same time sharing with them the uni
Versal Joy In the thought Of both OPP
pressed and elevated that there has not
peen such go years in recorded time
mat all nations have enjoyed its bene-
MS and blessings and none more than
our own But for this time and place
.ne crowd only saw what Great Britain
mas gained during her reign and ac-
corded praise therefor to her. Her
reign has been period of emancipa-
uon in English history. The preroga-
uves of the throne have diminished, and
oy her rule and conduct it's power has
~so increased that this welcome came
with such acclaim and unanimity from
ene Tree people, governing themselves,
VINO gave 1t its might and majesty.
making due allowance for the exal-