The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-04-19
PRss1DxNrs JOURNEYS.
Hsw the Custom Has Grown since Johnson
Swung Around the Circle.

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How the Custom Has Grown since johnson
Swung Around the Circle.
From tie Chicago Journal
The Presidential Junket was begun under
| President Andrew johnson: It was partially
| developed under President Harrison. and was
| brought TO its present state Of high develop
ment under President Mckinley. President
Roosevelt u following In the footsteps Of his
immediate predecessor. Prior TO the days
| Of johnson. American Presidents seldom left
the capital city unless II was for flying trip
Of q purely personal nature to Phlladelphla
New York. or some other nearby point and
these trips were not attended by any special
ceremony nor were they widely advertised.
30 new was the idea Of Presidential tour
that when johnson proposed 1t and made
his plans for what was sfterward known
AZ his ewing around the CIRCLE the entire
country talked about II, and opinion was pretty
well divided as 70 the propriety Of the thin g.
II being known that Johnson's purpose was
to attempt TO allay In some degree the bitter
feeling which had crown out Of his Recon-
struction policy and which at length cul-
minated In an attempt at impeachment. The
idea that the President was at liberty 10 use
the immense prestige Of his high once for
partisan or personal purposes did not set
well on the average American mind.
The opposition which johnson sncoun-
tered In his violation Of the prophecies, a.
they were understood In his day, prevented
his Immediate successors from folowin 9
his example. Grant made no trips Hayes
went for q trip to his old home in Ohio. and
while there accepted an invitation to Wait
Detroit. where he made an address. Be-
fore returning to Washin gton he stop ped at
half dozen different places. making speeches
and meeting the people. but all this was an
sfterthou sht, and was not in his mind when
he left the White House.
}srheid. during the few months he was In
at the Pennsyivania depot one mornin 9
more when he fell 6y the assassin's bullet;
OF tours Of any sort, his occasional absences
from Washington icing due to caiis OF o
private business character 70 New w iors citX
was made by Cleveland In the fall OF isss,
during his first term. shortly after his mar.
was conined to the country east Of .hs Hiie
tirsinia II lasted only q few days and ,hs
WIS, VIVA, later fresideSss have done. tleS.isns
went as far west as the Missouri River and
e. far north as the cities Of MinIsapslis and
Omaha. st. Joseph and Ksn.ss City or the
from whSS PAINT be Web s,
ss route ,ss s n si and
u: cs ss from Of CHI tsS .SO:s
This one long TIP WAS The only ons Of
SSqns s,Ssr ~ Il. lsr Hs vent oss
rivers and bay, near the coass and within
sions he was invisible 70 the public and away
from the sorutinising gaze Of the CORE
President Harrison took up the Presidential!
junket where Il had been left on by Csyelsnd
during the lstter's first term. and sdded 70
IN The he numS s and im d, Of spsschss
made, The Harrison junket, there was but
one Of them-was q memorable one IN. several
srs.sd.ns 70 %" q. H County, 3. one q Is nos
eloquent foroeful and tactful short-spsech
makers Of e entire history. The sps.ehss
and thsir subject matter dkciosss meeS .of
the culture and polish. Of Hsrrtson's spleodd
SaD nS 1 SSS. e sI S t ssSs .1a =: most
In the second place. this junket rsysaled
to the country . new desire. namely. 10 see
q hs.s s% e. osn IL.
discussion Of the oveetions Of the day, 4
radical change IN PUBLIC continent a. 4 had
= ne s%: g dr. :Sa s
accepted a. . MATES. Of course and - one Of
r. Hshs thet EhiOh had been g ssyssslS
criticized In the days Just AFTER ne srsst Cfvii
1T H. 70 President Mekini:y. e stl,rs.dy
v iopmsnt o. f he Prssdenttai sour. p.psrs-
ins iTs% n sSd each Is. tss
nss y. %s,c n. ch sns ss
puIpo:s Of :tiTul:tinf n the H,b,Iic iofttsr
the nations present and prospective treat
McKiDey Travelled on h: tour: Ss mill