El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-06-11
By
Frederic
]. Haskin

for his trip around the world. He re-
peated it in New York, and with that
/ repetition ended his chances for the
| presidency. The expression of an ultra
radical idea at the moment when the
| Whole country was eager for some mes
sage of power from the Nebraskan
caused the political disaster.
Presidents Compared.
Col. Roosevelt is nothing if he is not
a destroyer of precedent. It was a ira
| ditiOn supported by history that a man
/ elected vice president who succeeded
TO the presidency on the death of the
| president could not be elected to the
chief magistracy on his own account.
Mr.. Tyler, Mr.. Fillmore, Mr.. Johnson
and Mr. Arthur had tried it and failed.
Mr. Roosevelt tried it and did not fail.
This is but Oae of the thousands of
precedents broken by Col. Roosevelt.
both at home and abroad. He may
break others
When Gen. Grant returned to the
United States from his long trip, he
found at San Francisco a welcome
which, he said, surpassed in its hearth
ness any ovation he had up to that time
| received. His progress around the
world was a continuous series of ova-
tons Whether in Asia or in Europe.
he was everywhere greeted by vast
him great warrior and a late head of
one of the earth's mightiest nations.
| When he reached San Francisco, it was
asserted that during his lifetime ne
| had seen more human beings than any
other man in the history of the race.
During his service in the army, he had
seen millions of people, and during his
terms in the white house he had seen
other millions. No one ever attempted
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the throngs that had greeted him on
his world tour
Grants Return
The people Of San Francisco stood on
the tiptoe Of expectancy while awaiting
the appearance of the steamer City of
Toxic in the harbor of the Golden Gate,
Cor there was no wireless in those days
to proclaim the approach of the dis
tinguished traveller. Every hotel in the
city was thronged with visitors from
the east, and the shipping in the har-
! Dor was gaily bedecked for the Occa-
sion, as was also the city itself. Vixen
| the ship was sighted his son, U s.
Grant, jr-, went aboard tug and ac-
companied the reception committee
down the bay. He was the first Amer
lean TO greet the distinguished traveller.
Gen. Grant had taken his son, Fred
with him, just as Col. Roosevelt had
Kermit to accompany him. The nearest
approach to big game hunting Gen.
Grant made was when Fred went boar
shooting in the wilds of India. Gen.
Grant was away almost twice as long
as Col Roosevelt has been.
The Dewey Arch.
The return of admiral Dewey in the
fall of 1899 represents the most spec
tacular Homecoming America has ever
seen Not only did New York city out
do itself, but it inspired the whole ma
! ton TO take up the refrain. In more
than 200 cities cannons bopmed a well
come to the victor of Manila bay It
! was estimated that during the two days
of the great celebration visitors to the
metropolis spent $25, 00o, 600 One of
the features Of the celebration was the
great naval review Here admiral
Dewey was in command of the largest
fleet that had ever gathered under the
American flag. The land parade was
more than seven miles long The Dewey
trtumphal arch was modelled after the
great arch of Titus built in Rome to
commemorate the fall of Jerusalem.
The figure Of Peace on this arch was a
representation of a blacksmith and
Robert Fitzsimmons. then in the hey
dey OF his career as a prize fighter
posed as the figure.
Bryan Dead One.
Mr.. Bryans trip around the world
was another series of ovations. Greater
honors were paid to him than ever have
been given TO any man who has never
held high office. When he returned
to New York his reception, although
participated in mainly by Democrats
was the greatest demonstration ever
given in America to a mere private cfti-
zen Cen Grant was a war hero and
had been president for two terms Col
Roosevelt still is President Roosevelt
on the tongues of millions Mr. Bryan
made little reputation in his short serY-
ice in congress. He was a twice de-
feated candidate for the presidency
when he was welcomed home from his
great tour. And now he has been de-
feated once again.
The Roosevelt reception will set a
new record in the demonstrations ac-
corded to private citizens. The Dewey
Nelccme was in the nature of a military
triumph. and is not 10 be compared
with the others. Political history will
be enriched, no doubt, by what the
colonel has to say upon his return to
his own, his native land.
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