The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1910-06-23
ROOSEVELT IS HOME
Landed In New York Satur.
day Morning. on Sehed-
ule Time.


EiF.A aHfnp~e o. the ex-FTNSa0rnt
- His Cutter Came Up Co Land-
tng-Gr~esed With Doom Of Gan
non and Continuous Cheers Prom
the Vast Crowd That Had Gather
ed to- Welcome Him Home-Sow
at Oyster Bay.
New York. June ts.-Theodore
Roosevelt set foot on h!s home
shores to-day for the first time in
nearly afteen months and received a
rousing welcome.
lie bore with his usual honyancy
day Of heavy fatigues. public du-
ties and private emotions commin-
gled. and, at 4:40 o'clock this after
noon. after family reunion at the
home OF Theron Butler. grandfather
OF his prospective daughter-in-law.
Miss Eleanor Butler Alexander. left
the city he had surveyed the same
morning from a float. reviewed IN
parade ashore and greeted by ex-
more intimately by his lifelong
neighbors at Oyster Bay. L. l.. to-
night. Tomorrow he will rest.
AS q private citizen. he was still
the same outspoken for the right.
vigorous man of both words and
for thirty years, and more latterly
ambassador to the jungle and mon
itor TO those who sit In the seats OF
the mighty.
He had an expansive smile for
everybody, a CHEEKY word for "the
boys" his old friends. the newspaper
men. a pat anecdote for the poll
ticians, especial greetings Of affec-
ton for his old command, the Rough
Riders, and a quick eye for abso-
lutely everything.
Roosevelt good luck" still follow
ed its name-sake. Though hot and
sultry, the weather held fair until
the marine parade, the exercises at
the Battery and the march up Broad
| way and Fifth Avenue to Central
Park had been carried through with
punctuality and precision. Then IL
rained great guns. A torrentail
thunder shower, accompanied by a
high wind that did much damage,
swept suddenly down on the home
ward bound visitors, but cleared
again shortly before 5 o'clock. The
welcome to Roosevelt to-day was
shot through with a dramatic expec-
fancy which long ago found popular
expression in the typical phrase ''the
return from Elba."
His welcome to-day brought men
prominent in all walks OF life from
all parts OF the country. There
fore, it was national.
The first zest Of public curiosity
satisfied, speculation now turns on
what share Roosevelt will take in an
acute political situation within his
own party But On that score spec
ulation must rest until satisfied. The
The colonel had positively declared
his intentions by wireless the night
before:
II shall have nothing whatever to
say in the immediate future about
politics." and he kept his word.
Therefore, there vas nothing In
the only speech he made here to-day
that could be construed as applying
specifically to this or that phase OF
immediate State or National issues.
That he will be importuned to take
T. asrxxa
this fall is foregone conclusion. but
by his own declaration he will not
commit himself TO any expression OF
opinion until he has acquaint him
self at first hand. OF Just how the
political land shapes itself
The sharp crack Of the familiar
Presidential salute wakened Mr..
Roosevelt at o'clock this morning.
as his ship. the Kaiserin Auguste
Victoria. drew into the harbor. From
the mists of early morning merged
first the drab hull OF the battleship
South Carolina, two lean. swift de-
stroyers and two torpedo boats be-
hind her Then spoke the guns
Blue clad sailors lined the decks In
close packed ranks. while massed on
the quarterback OF the South Caro-
lima stood the marine band. solid
splash or scarlet coats. pounding out
the Star-Spangle Banner.
It did not take the Colonel long
10 get on the bridge, dressed for the
formalities OF the day in frock coat
and a top hat For q moment, he
stood bare-headed and waved to the
men in silent answer to their cheers.
Then the sight Of the South Caro-
lima touched a heart-gtring-
by George, that's one OF my
ships" he exclaimed. Doesn't she
look good? / built her, and those
destroyers, too"
In the excitement and suspense OF