The Paducah evening sun., 1910-06-15
ROOSEvELT's RETURN.


New York. AS an ex-president re-
turning home after a long sojourn
in distant lands he would be entitled
to this honor and there IL something
labout the personality of the man
aside from the high office he has
filed that appeals to American senti-
ment and gives him a wonderful pop
ularity. There will be no discord
in the hearty reception awaiting him
on his home e-coming.
Hunting big game in the African
wilderness. Mr.. Roosevelt has been a
picturesque figure, giving an exhibi-
ton of the strenuous life he says he
loves. The undertaking had very
thorough advertisement before II
began. and with his own pen and
kermit's camera the ex-president
placed all OF his exploits on the veldt
and in the jungle very conspicuously
befort the world
Returning TO civilization he be-
came at once the creator OF sensa-
tions He caused a great furor in
the ancient city of Cairo by counsell-
ing the Egyptians contrary to their
will to submit to English dominion.
land before he left Egypt the found
alton OF a sensational episode involv-
ing the vatican had been laid. He
was prepared to spring the whole
affair on the press on his arrival in
the Eternal City. The rest OF his
continental journey in Europe does
not appear to have afforded oppor-
tunity for anything out OF what was
Expected, but Notwithstanding his
funeral mission in England he might
have created "bIooming row" by
his Guild hall speech II John Bull
had been in a humor to treat his dis
cussion Of Egyptian affairs seriously.
But with all this Mr.. Roosevelt has
so deported himself abroad so as to
command respectful attention. al
though he created that divided opin-
ion concerning his character and cap
abilities which exist in America and
makes him more or less problematic.
His three addresses In Paris. Berlin
and oxford, all made before great
universities had respectful attention
The first was an especially happy eff
fort. and well received, though the
two others have been the subject OF
some criticism in Europe was such
as was expected OF one of his rest
less, versatile and self assertive
temperament, and he has, in some
respects, done credit both to himself
and the country.
There has been nothing, however
in the European tour TO call forth
for the ex-presldent any undue adup
alton at home, and some Of the ex-
OF the honor reflected on the coun-
try by his splendid department"
etc, have no substantial foundation
In fact. Public curiosity. respect for
the high Office he has filed. and that
abundant advertising which his Afri-I
can hunt and other things had con
spired TO give him. made him the OBJ
ject OF marked attention abroad. He i
has the faculty of getting himself
talked about wherever he is. He is
a remarkable example of perpetual
motion. His energy Is abundant. He
is always doing something. He stlrs
up things and necessarily he is the
subject OF attention and discussion.
All America Is glad to welcome
Mr.. Roosevelt home. but with the
great majority the welcome has no
reference TO his political future or
any influence he Is expected TO ever |
else on public affairs. The idea that
have in some way gone
wrong during Mr.. Roosevelt's alb
sence and that he has come to set
them right. Is entirely fatuous. The
country Is in much better financial |
han II was when he left
office. The policies Of prosecuting |
the trusts have succeeded better un-
der his successor than during his sew
en- years in office. The country
is at peace with all the world, and
internally prosperous. Mr.. Roose-
welt would have small power to set
things right IL they were really I
wrong, and, In fact, the country was
never in its history in less need OF
regulator.
There are few Americans Who'll
have that exalted idea OF Mr. Roose-
velt's influence in the country's af-
fairs which caused an officeholder
discharged for characterization to
seek him in Europe. His position
relative to the issues dividing the Re-
publican party will be important po-
litically. but not to that extent which
has been assumed. He cannot at his 7
will make or mar the cause OF the in
surgents. and he can't bring recon-