Bisbee daily review., 1904-05-03

The country has been assured that the Maytiower, which the president is wont 10 use as his yacht when he wants to do a strenuous turn on the high seas, is not kept for the presi- dentiai pleasure, as was supposed, and tho president has caused it to be an- nounced that his Mayfower cruises are not wholly at government expense. De making it a point to foot the bills that would properly be considered per sonaI
 The country had need to be thus re- assured CT the eve of the national election, and now maybe we shall have some of our suspicious dispelled SIS to other alleged extravagances of the tenant of the white house. We would like, also. to know whether the grand naval review held in Oyster Bay last summer. during the prest dential vacation at his country home. vas held in those particular waters because they afforded the best maneu- yer ground available for the north At hndc squadron, or because President
 
 sit in his big porch chair, like the king vho "sate on the rocky brow which looks OCT sea-girt Salamis," and view inc spectacular assemblage of war teviathaHs ready to do it's beck and bidfng, in gala attire for his especial gloriheatien.
 Then, while the administration is rising to the point of personal privi tege and explaining, We shall be de lighted as our suave president would say, to know the inside facts about the presidential special train junket across the continent On this head. The Worcester tAass) Spy, a stalwart sepublicaA organ, enlightens us thus partially:
 FEe president has not yet settled the matter Of transportation over rail ways.
 It seees to US that this is a matter rather for congress to settle, either to ieqrire the railroad companies to port the president in special trains free or at a fixed cost or to sanction One present methods under which the chief executive often becomes the guest Of the railroad both because the railroad company desires the adver- GsemeRt of the business and wishes, haturaliy, to avoid any acicdent to his person either through assassins or otherwise.
 The president, personally, can be under no obligation to the railroad companies of the United States or to anyone of them for courtesies extend sd Th4re is no need Of making lHss over the present arrangement ex- septilg On the part of those persons &ho fail to see the great problems and Busy themselves with imaginary and ,inimpertaRt things.
 The objection to this might be less, 500, if a president of the United States were eligible to but one term and not inclined to turn his railroad junkets into swings around the circle for the purpose of making reelection can tass of the country. The fuli sig kificanee of Candidate Roosevelt's late Spellbin2iRg tour from ocean to ocean vas not lest upon the national democ- tacy, at least. and it must be admitted 6at there would be less ground for criticism had the president or a cam taign ec=Eittee Of his party defrayed lis travelling expenses.
 We are not surprised that the ad- nlinfstratisn has awakened to the ne $essfy of explaining these little things, Aut we very much doubt if the ex- planatien win be accepted by the American people as explaining any ttinz.
 We shall hear more about the mat Ger when the eampaigners of the De pocrocy sst busy this summer and likely we shall find some interesting Heading matter, statistical and other wise, aprspee. in the forthcoming Dem &Tatic national campaign handbook.