Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1910-06-22
A ROYAL HOME COMING
Welcomed to Ex-President Roose-
welt After World Trip
NEW YORK GIVES GREETINGS
Splendid Naval Pageant Followed by
Land Parade


With the guns Of two forts and a
battleship booming out the Presi-
Dental salute, Theodore Roosevelt
came into his home port Saturday
morning after an absence of fifteen
months, during which time he has
journeyed more than $4,000 miles
The steamer reached quarantine
at $40 o'clock, and after that it was |
one continuous ovation. He received |
such a welcome as no other private
citizen has ever been given in Am
erica. There were miles and miles
of ships, while hundreds of thous-
ands of persons lined the bay at
every point where a glimpse of his
vessel could be caught. Many
officials went down 10 meet him and
also members OF his family His
pleasure was evident when he
greeted his two boys. Only the
famous European tour of General
Grant could be in any way compared
with it, and this lacked the pYro-
technic features which characteriz-
ed the Roosevelt tour. One year,
two months and twenty-seven days
have elapsed since the eX-President
sailed from New York for Africa,
and scarcely a day has passed that
he has not been in the public eye.
Only when he and his party we're
hidden in the thickest jungles OF
the Dark Continent, hundreds Of
miles from a newspaper cOrrespOn-
dent or a telegraph station, were
the news dispatches abbreviated,
and even then the killing of an ele
plant, lion or some other denilen
of the forest by the mighty Nimrod
was duly chronicled.
Despite the predictions of alar
mists that he would succumb tC
fever or the poisonous sting OF some
Jungle insect, the proverbial ROose
welt luck remained with him. anC
;. he emerged from the jungle in ex
i, cellent health to find the royal arm
of Europe extended to him.
The doors of kings we're throw
open, European monarchs vie,
with one another in enter tanning
, their democratic guest. His transi
, from city TO city and country
!, country partook of the nature OF
triumphal tour.
;, The press in every country herald
ed his approach and at every static
where he stopped ne was greeted b
; the enthusiastic cheering of larg
=, crowds.
>, In every country through whic
he passed he was welcomed by ii
rulers and leading statesmen, an
y he gave the conclusion of his trip q
official tinge by acting as speci;
. ambassador CT the United States
= the funeral of the late King Edwar
:. of England.
~ Arrived in New York Colon
-, F osevelt was welcomed formerl
b. Mayor Gaynor in the midst {
- thousands of his fellow -countrymel
In brief reply the former Pres
dent said in part
I have been away year and
he quarter from America. | have SET
20 strange and interesting things ALL
d in the heart of the frowning wilde
e. ness and in the capitals of the mig
lest aud most highly polished
ce civilized nations. l have Thorough
al ly enjoyed myself and now L al
il more glad than l can say to g
es back among people l love, and | a
ch ready and eager to do my part
n far as l am able in helping TO SOL
of problems which must be solved
as we of this, the greatest republ
he upon which the sun has ever shon
ir are to see its destinieS rise to &
as high level of our hopes and oppC
tunities. 4"
Judge f. w. Saunders was non
=, mated for Congress by acclamati
at the Fifth congressional distri
-, Democratic convention, held