Show c COL ROOSEVELT'S HOME RECEPTION Tb n h r 1 THE rIm TELEGRAM M published an n article over which s was the heading Sec See the tito Conquering Hero ITer Comes When the pro proof f came in the compositor had changed the first letter of the heading to 0 G which made it read Gee Gec The Conquering Conquering Con Con- qu ring Hero Comes On reflection wo we arc are satisfied satisfied satis satis- fied fled that that would be the better hea heading in for the stor story of the rca real coining coming on Saturday last The reception wa was a rouser cure cn enough and it was most fitting that the tile storm of the season wrecking circus tents overwhelming boats in thi the r river er id nid bay d. d deluging streets ts and c cellars flis is i's and culling up reverberating thunders Is immediately f follow th the tho cou COll heroV heros departure He Ic had hud just spoken with soft soft voice w Why should net not the storm re- re the people that the big stick was still in evidence The rec reception was a decided punctuation tion point in the history of Theodore Roosevelt True it is not much for enough of f the people of New York Cit City to get up upa a gl great reception reception recep recep- Hon tion at a moments moment's m notice but there was more than that that hat at t the c reception on n Saturday All the states had lad representatives there and there was a cordiality and Jid heartiness about it aU which all which made macic it in truth a I nat national onal reception And Aud the recipient of it carried carded himself splendidly and in thi th the b best st of t taste In the long n ago ago Rome was wont to give her r re- re turning great chieftains royal triumphs They rode in u g gilded l cd chariots escorted by their imperturbable and fierce Rm Roman m legions bearing their eagle cagle mounted standards while following were captives and slaves in chains an and in other chariots were were f the lie visible trophies of a new conquest for Rome But the reception on Saturday in New York was finer iner nel than anything the tte inh inhabitants bit of the seven seven- hilled city ever witnessed A citizen in plain clothes was returning from a hunting trip in tho the jungles and the people with ro roaring ring guns music flags and cheers by hundreds of thousands turned out ont to welcome him him- It w was s all aU joyous and superb and we e ar are re sure no one could have begrudged ged the re- re his mighty y triumph At the the same time we I must all keep in mind that the the comer corner was just Teddy reddy Ro Roosevelt Yh who vho is great in many wa ways s 's but weak in a a. few and if il any anyone one doubts this thiR let him him himell tell ell the time same out ant loud and arni the conquering hero will stop a funeral procession long enough nough to call can him mm urn H a a a liar |