The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-06-01
LIBERTY
FREEDOM
AND THINGS
Patrick Henry Writes
Concerning the
Presidents S Visit
Can't Just Understand Where
Baling Rope and Militia
Gets Tangled up With
Freedom

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by large sized commotion and upon
inquiry found the President was TO
be here, with his staff Naturally I
turned out to see what the result
would be. On my way down town |
found a neighbor hanging out a large
flag on his balcony. and out OF curi.
osity asked him what Il was. He re-
piled Il was an American flag, the
emblem of the home of the brave and
the free. ! asked him II he saw any
difference between the freedom of
the brave and the bravery OF the free
He abruptly left me TO get his bicy
clopOedia and repair his knowledge
box on this matter fastening on to
the front found soldiers. mounted
men, womcn and children throngins
the public (all streets do not belong
TO the public nowadays. you know
streets, waiting TO see the President
the sovereign power OF the home OF
the brave and the free.
The idea of the thought OF freedom
seemed uppcrmoss In the minds OF
the people. Everywhere we're
strcamsrs and banners denotlng the
popularity OF freedom and good will
towards all Upon inquiry | learn ID
tho President was 10 be let on at the
| passenger depot. 80 | coasted out to
that place. Here the emblems Of
freedom were on IN warpath. 1
found the stopping place TO be SUR
rounded by an army of soldiers.
armed with guns and bayonets fast
oncd 10 the ends thereof a heavy
taxpayer present whispered To me
from behind the water tank that some
In crowd like that always forgot
10 fasten down their locomOtor
ataNis, and the President drew the
line at two-legged encounters.
This looks like freedom" says
TO a man who wasn't busy Just then.
TO see this army OF soldiers and
bale rope" He replied that he
thought the bale rope stretched all
around the railroad grounds was all
right but he didn't catch the idea of
American freedom In seeing the In.
fantry on duty says TO him.
What's the difference between
American freedom or European free.
dom, or any kind. for that matter?"
You see he was rather foolish be.
cause Europe has the same kind
The only difference between the two
Is that In Europe they pay amies 10
keep freedom and they don't In this
country. Seeing we were about TO
have an argument. gave an I'M
tanned MohGir whocp and jumped
into the masses and just then the en-
gine whistled and the President
stepped from the car He was sur
rounded by a lot OF men who wore
the same make OF a hat couldn't
tell at first 10 which one OF these
hats the President belonged. | after
wards learned that these other high
hated men were members OF the
Presidents party. One was his sec.
re,ary. Another was DR.. Rlxey. An.
other was a shorthand reporter. An.
other was a photographer. and 80 on.
AS soon as this party had connection
with the platform. IL was surrounded
sixty-nine and h half secret service
men. forming a body guard This
little maneuver strikingly reminded
me OF the stars End stripes flying at
iull mast over the surrounding terri
tory. had momentarily forgotten
we were living in the land OF the
free and the home OF the brave.
my sentiments (it was very easy as
was standing very close TO the
express car. and a college graduate
OF the SO class kindly enlightened
ma He said this body OF detectives
followed the President all over this
free country. For this he didn't
blame the President. but the country
They did all the handshaking for the
President His secretary was neces-
sary 10 wire the different mayors
about the country that the President
wanted them 10 ride in his carriage,
and 10 arrange for revenue cutters
20 be on the Sound 10 escape. n
necessary, the compound embrace OF
Tacoma and Seattle. He also at
tended 10 other such important mat
ters-tO the President Dr. Rixey
was on hand TO see how the PTesl- !
dent withstOOd the trip. | have since
learned he has given out 20 the AssO- |
ciated Press that he Is OF the opinion
that the President will get home ali |
right, though he had grave fears al
first he might not be able 90 stand |
the trip. The doctor Is much eXeF-
cised now over the balance Of the /
party including himself suppose
IL "a all right. but who would have
ever suspected, but this doctor, that
our President a man who can Nil
lion with one hand. a man who led /
the charge at San Juan, a rough rider
a brOnchO buster. a mountaineer, q
cow puncher. q wrestler. and ply
sical and mental giant, who could
not ride out 10 see Oregon ana the
Pacific Coast while he was out here
without undergoing an operation for
appendicitis. or have DR. LOrenz re-
duce bis dlslocatiOn.
To look al Teddy you would never
suspect bat he could make this trip /
as easy as he could scale a mountain
and skin a bear However. In the
presence Of 10Th Century knowledge
We do not always know just where
We are az The Shorthand reporter
and the photographer reduced to-
writing and picture every word and