Show COL ROOSEVELT'S HOME RECEPTION r d div in TELEGRAM i f published on nn article over which was the See Sec the Conquering g Hero Comes Conies When the pro proof r came in the compositor had hart changed change the first letter of the hea heading ing to G which made macic it read Gee Gec The Conquering Conquering Con Con- Hero Comes On reflection wo we are satisfied satis satis- fled fied that would be the better heading for the story o or of the te real cal coming on Saturday last The reception was a rouser lUre cure cn enough ugh and it was most fitting that the storm of the season wrecking circus tents overwhelming o boats in ib the thc river rive Jid id bay deluging streets and cellars cellai's and d calling up reverberating thunders rs should hould immediately follow the COllIn cou COll In heros departure He had bad just spoken spoke l with ith soft vOice Yh Why should not net the storm remind remind re re- re- re mind mind the thu p people the big biS stick was still in evidence 7 The reception ion was a decided punctuation tion point in the history of Theodore Roosevelt True it is is' not much mitch for enough nough of zif the people of New Ness Y York rk City to get up ii a a. gr great recep- recep tion ion at a m moments moment's ments ment's notice but there ther was more than that hat at t the reception on Saturday All the states had lad representatives there and there was a cordiality and rid hei he heartiness about it all which made it in truth trutha a real national t oDal reception And the recipient of it carried himself splendidly l and in the best of taste In the long ago Rome was wont to give her returning re- re turning great chieftains royal triumphs They rode ill id u gilded chariots escorted by their imperturbable ble and fierce R Roman man legions bearing their eagle mounted standards while following were wele captives captin s san an and slaves in chains anti and in ether other chariots were the visible trophies of a new v conquest for Rome I But the reception on ou Saturday in New York was finer than an anything tl ing the inhabitants of tho the cven- cven hilled city ever wit witnessed u A citizen in plain clothes was returning from froni a hunting trip in tho jungles and the people with roaring guns music flags and cheers by hundreds s of thousands t turned out to welcome him him- It was all jo joyous ous and superb and we wo are arc sure no one could have begrudged the recipient re re- re- re nt his mighty triumph At the same sarno time we mu must t all ke keep p in mind that the comer corner was just le Teddy dy Roosevelt who is great in many ways but weak eak in a d. few an and 1 if jf any anyone one doubts this l lt t him himell tell loll the same f out ont outland loud and the the conquering her hero herd will UI stop a funeral procession long enough to call h hm im m a liar |