NATION GREETS COLONEL ROOSEVELT. 



The following appeared in the editorial column of the New 

 York Times: " New York's welcome to the returning ex-President 

 of the United States will fitly represent the feeling of the whole 

 country for its most illustrious citizen. Whatever of political pur- 

 pose may underlie the great civic demonstration, there is no doubt 

 of the sincerity of the ])ublic's esteem and affection for Mr. Roose- 

 velt, which it so vociferously demonstrated. His compatriots are 

 not all of one mind as to his ability as a constructive statesman, and 

 the value of his services to the Nation. But while his faults may 

 be obvious, his merits are equally clear, and they are of a kind that 

 appeals strongly to the sentiment of the American multitude. 



THE COLONEL UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO THE PRESS. 



" As for the publicity accorded the world over to every act and 

 utterance of the ex-President, it is only fair to say that he has done 

 much more for the newspaper press than the press has ever done for 

 him. Pie is the most alert, interesting, and conspicuous private 

 citizen in the world. He is accounted by many the greatest man 

 of his era in this country, by some enthusiasts the greatest ^i its 

 history, and he has won this superlative measure of esteem, rot by 

 any deliberate bid for public approval, not by craftily minist.,ring 

 to supposed popular prejudice, but by his broad humanity, his un- 

 questionable patriotism, the wholesome cleanliness of his life, his 

 mental as well as physical vigor, and his courage. Few can help 

 sharing in the enthusiasm of his welcome. 



" Mr. Roosevelt has been absent nearly fifteen months. Much 

 of this time was spent in the African wilds amid the rigors of 

 primitive life which few of his fellow-citizens would care to en- 

 counter. He has since been received with tremendous acclaim in 

 nearly every European State, and, unlike most travelers, has been 

 giving rather than receiving impressions. His utterances have 

 been eagerly heard and widely reported. The small amount of 

 hostile criticism, of equally small importance, inspired by his im- 

 pulsive speaking has been lost in a great chorus of praise. 



" Academic and civic honors have been showered upon him. 



