Evening star., 1919-08-03

Chicago in 1866. lis mission being to
speak at the laying of corner stone OF
monument to Stephen A. Douglas ~,
Johnson already had gotten into como
warm fights with Congress and the
leading newspapers Of that day. and had
not yet learned to control his anger
when ruffled in pubic. In going to Chi
cago ne travelled by way Of Philadciphta.
New York and Albany, and the hecklers
that confronted him in those cities
trapped him into saying some startling
things about the Congress and his enc.
mics in general.
1t was on this trip that the President
in one of his speeches remarked that in
holding every position from alderman
to President of the United States he had
made the complete t'swing round the
circle That was too juicy a r1orseI
to let pass. and the paragraphers
hoped upon it with glee. BY the time
he returned to Washington his trip was
being universally characterized as q
Swing round the circle" and the
phrase to this day is applied to any ex-
tended tour of President, which was
not at all what President johnson had
in mind when he voiced 1t.
One biographer says that the expert
ences Of that trip taught President
Johnson to set a bride on his tongue
in making public addresses, and so wei
was his lesson learned that though he
left the White House the most dis
credited man in public life he returned
to Tennessee and before his SUCCESSORS
second term was finished had been
elected to the Senate.
Hayes Expedition Brilliant.
For sheer brilliancy and social dts.
tinction no trip has ever surpassed that
of President Hayes which he took in
the autumn of 1877. After warm stin-
mer in Washington the President had
retired to his home in Fremont, Ohio,
where he spent q week with his family.
When he left there September Ia the
announcement was made that he was
southwark bound 'on tour which had
for its objects peace and the restoration
of good will between the sections so re.
Gently at strife with one another" 80
Three cabinet officers and the gov
! ernors of three states Joined the presi.
Dental party at Cincinnati, where they
were welcomed by the entire city.
Crossing the Ohio river into Kentncxy
they were met in Louisville by the
mayor and leading men and women Of
the city. From there the President vis-
tied Nashville and assisted in laying the
corner stone Of the new custom house.
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and Atlanta were visited in the order
named, q
Crossing the Blue Ridge, and Alls-
gheny mountains the party returned to
Washington by way of Lynchburg and
Charlottesville, Va, stop being made
at Monticello, the home Of Thomas JEFF
ferson. In Virginia President Hayes
also revisited the scenes of some Of his
civil war campaigns. and paid a visit
to the building at Culpeper Court House
where Gen. Grant once had his head
quarters. He returned to Washington
October Is. 1877. in time to open the
special session Of Congress called for
that year.
Arthur's Excursions Shorter.
Though President Arthur made no ex-
tensive tours he took several trips-dHF.
| ing his administration, the first one
taking him to Boston. where he was the
guest of the city before going to Marsh
field. Mass. to attend celebration
| under the auspices Of the Webster His
torical Society. That was in October.
1882, and in August Of the following
year he was present at the opening of
tie southern exposition at Louisville,
KY. Subsequently he spoke at the un-
yelling Of the Burnside monument at
Bristol, r. l., September rs. 1858, and in
November of that year was present AT
the unveiling Of statue of Washington
in front Of the subtreasury in New York
| city.
Cleveland Made "Guide Book" Tour
| During his first term as President
Grover Cleveland was the guest Of the
city of Philadelphia, September, 1851.
and on his return to Washington began
westward tour. His first stop was Is-
st. Louis, Chicago, Milwaukee, Madi-
| son, st. Paul, Minneapolis, Omaha and
Kansas City. Starting eastward he vie
tied in turn Memphis, Nashville. Mont
gomery and Atlanta, with number of
brief stops at intermediate points. He
returned to the White House about the
middle of October. .sis5s.
This trip ives frequently referredto by
President Cieveland's political opponents
as .'the guide-book tour" their allegation
being that he had guide book" giving
the important points in the history. of
each town, and that just before making
a speech in any particular settlement
he would refer to the book and then dis
course more or less at length on the
history of the place. tress
Harrison Went to the Coast.
The first President to get as far
west as the Pacific coast was Benjamin
Harrison, who during his administers
tion travelled the southern route to Los
Angeles, stopping at the principal cities
en- route, and visited San Francisco,
Portland and Seattle before starting
homeward by the northern route. He
was well received along the entire route,
and it has now come to be a regular
thing for the residents Of the far west
to expect at least one glimpse ofsevery
President. .',s
Mckinley Covered 1o,5so Miles.
President Mckinley felt it beneath his
dignity m travel about the country ao-